The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-16
The Routes OF Travel from 81. Paul to
Lake superior.

The Routes OF Travel from 81. Paul to
Lake superior.
The growing interest which is felt in the
lake Superior region, and the uncertainty
which rests upon the minds of thousands
who are DESTROYS of going thither by way
of st. Paul. has induced us to make such
enquiries from experienced persons as will
suffice to give some slight idea, at least, of
the various routes travelled, and of matters,
necessaries, incident to the journey. Alrca-
lily, many of our citizens with praiseworthy
energy and hardihood, have marked out
practicable lines, and have cut roads through
the primeval forest to facilitate the passage
and progress of those who may come after
them. Less than year ago it required
the experience Of royager to make the
trip either by land or water in safety, but
now, on the land route, the road is so plain
that the most inexperienced may safely
travel it-while the land and water routes
have been deprived Of many of the disagree
mems which formerly attended them.
There are fec routes from St. Paul to
Superior, at the head of the Lake, viz ::
LIST. The Land route from Chase's Camp
ria Saltwater and Taylor's Falls. to Supe-
rior 2d-The Land route from st. Paul
to Kettle River, and thence by the Point
Douglass and Lake Superior Military Road
:5d-Thc St. Croix and Bots Brule route.
4th.-The Mississippi and St. Louis Rivers
route. 5th.-Mississippi River, Galena and
Chicago Rail Road and the Lake route
We shall consider them in order.
ROUTE FIRSTLY LAND FROM CHASE'S CAMP,
VIA SALTWATER AND TAYLOR's FALLS.
The traveller starts from St. Paul, and
can proceed by wheel conveyance or horse
back as far as Taylor's Falls, ria Stillwa-
ter, and thence through densely wooded
country to Chase's Camp, o further distance
Of IS miles. From thence to the head of
the Lake this route must, during the sum-
mer season, be travelled on foot, on ac-
count of the numerous and extensive
swamps which are impossible for animals or
vehicles, but during the winter season there
is good wagon road which the enterprise
Of some of the hardy pioneers, has caused
TO be cut out The distance across the
country to the head Of the Lake is Al
measured miles. From Taylors Falls on
the st. Croix, to the camp, an old lumber
mans road is used.
There are stopping places along this route,
and during the past winter it has been ex-
tensiyely travelled, it being both the short
est and the nleasantest Of any yet laid
down, and, also, the line over which Mr..
Nettleton's stages travelled during the past
season. The time occupied is from four to
five days, from St., Paul In, summer how
ever, it requires strength activity, and endu-
rance on the part Of the rcyagear, andis in
deed hardroad to travel, many stalwart
man having been worn out by the conjoined
effects of fatigue from over exertion, and
theilaxatiye character of the swamp water.
We may add that during the summer, the
trip may also be made by water to Chase's
Camp along the St. Croix. Provisions,
cts can be obtained at the Camp. -.
ROUTE SECOND.-BY LAND FlsOM IT.. PAUL TO
KETTLE RIVER, TNTERsEcrING THE Military.
ROAD. ,5.srs 's - 7 II
Messrs. r. c. Knox, and Deacon Cald-
well, Commissioners are now actively en-
gagged in marking out the Territorial road,
between st. Paul and Kettle River ALI
thorized to be constituted by the last Leg
islat,lre. The distance between the two
points is but sixty miles, and at Kettle riv-
er the road intersects the Point Douglas
and St. Louis River Military road, and
thsszfomw tAe shottest aad safest route to