The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-18

Routes OF Travel to Lake Superior.
FOURTH ROUTE. - FROM ST. PAUL, VIA MIS-
sIssIPPI AND ST. LOUIS RIVER.
This is one of the pleasantest, most con-
venient and favorite routes to the lake, and
to Minnesotian it has the recommends
ton of passing in its whole line, through
our Territory. Travellers who select it,
either take canoe passage from the Falls of
St. Anthony, up the Mississippi, or proceed
by stage from st. Paul to Crow Wing, an
Indian trading post distance Of 1872 miles
from st. Paul, and miles above Fort Rip
ley. At this point, Clermont BeauIeu keeps
splsutiful supply Of provisions necessary to
further progress on the journey, and can
furnish complete outfit Noyageurs, ca
noes, ETC., can be obtained on reasonable
terms the royageurs for 81 per day, and
birch canoes from So to $l2. These canoes
are handled by the royagenrs as sklfully as
o Camanche does his horse Having pro-
seeded up the Mississippi from Crow Wing
as far as Sandy Lake, where Messrs Gut
teuden Il Lynde have trading post, the
party ascends the Little Savanna to near
its source, and by portage of 5 miles
reach the Big Savanna, whence the trip is
made to ST. Louis river Two portages
are necessary one Of a mile and a half, at
Knife Portage and the other Of 9 miles,
at Grand Portage, before reaching the head
Of the lake. These portages are by no
means laboriousgto the traveller, but Oh &C
count of their shortness and the relief they
give to the patient sitter in canoe during
many long and weary mile, quite accepta-
bic and refreshing 1t constitutes pleas
ant deviation from the monotony necessarily
incident to travel on the water ~.'
During the dry season, the Big Savanna
is not navigable even for canoes, as it is al
most dried up, and travellers are compelled
in consequence. to make a portage Of 80
miles to reach the st. Louis River The
scenery is delightful, and its grandeur and
d picturesqueness commend it to those who
have feeling Of enjoyment for the wonders
. and beauties of nature. The route also
has this recommendation, that it carries the
traveller far through the upper portion Of
the Territory,-throngh places where the
foot of the white man has seldom trod.-
The portion which lies between the two Sa-
yannas, is somewhat wet and marshy, but
not difficult The other portions of land
transit are dry enough for pleasant travel.
1t has often been traversed by ladies and
children, and the scenery is glorious in its
primexal beauty-earth and wood, and wa
ter and living things affording ample store
Of instruction to the geologist, the geogra-
pher and the naturalist.
The direct distance by this route from St.
Paul to Lake Superior is 40 miles, and
road could be made not to exceed that dis
lance A railroad route from Hudson, II
miles directly east Of st. Paul, to Lake Su.
perior, has been surveyed, and the measured
length Of the line is 1876 miles.
A military road is row in course of con-
'struction between Point Douglas and Lake
Superior, which when finished, will, by the
-
connection Of the Road from this place to
Kettle River, open new route to the lake
country 5aa r.atn "a, sI'lss1 s--s." e.
=. = We learn from New Orleans papers that
sthe commander Of the steamship Daniel
Webster when brought to- by the Spanish
Cruiser, be Was told by those on board that
it was their duty to examine oil steamers
IN the vicinity, Of Cubas ,iiaasss3 :" .es}
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