Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-06-14
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GOV. STEVEN rail- Rad

An Accompu nttssfan "a nue.
scientific attainment. arrived here last
week. en rosae ny Gov. Stevens survey,
70 Fort Union. d. The Missouri River
sspe. haxdrwd end ninetesn miles from
this place. He makes the journey sssli-
tary and alone. We knew nct whether
to be most astouished or amused at his
recital Of the singular mode he, r 4 =
dpp,ed Cur performing the trip Hs teok
no supplies whatever with him, but ~
lies upon his gun for .aeans IL s,,bsiAi-
ence through the route. His entire
d outfit consists of gun, amuni.in.
blauk hooks, pm and paper aud scieots 81
ic Instruments. He travels III tcsSs
and draws bis aswgre outfit in. ! ss6l
hand cart with his own hand Idsthis
Aniqas mode Of travelling, he believed
hsscould belser aequains hinself .iti,
sMe typography Of ihe cooatry, she sail
and its geological Characteristics, than,
we're he accompanied, rs u usually the
case, inssuch expeditions. by retinnei
as eompagnons du rosage undistnrbed
and untrammeled he proposes BY hitnsen'
20 make a thorough exaninatinn Of this
interesting regionsof country. transfsr-
ring 10 his blank boaks IS BIZ proceeds IN
sninutiae, the resalt AZ his observations
The enterprise is worthy of Audubon il
his pa'my days, when he trayersed the
wild haunts Of Texas. rejoicing in the
song If birds, his dearest co,npanions.sss
We were CHI lr,ned with the courage ard
enthusiasmso Of the man. He IS but yet
young man, but evidently belongs i"
that class Of scholars whose enthusiasm
for the acquisition Of natural science and
new information inspires them with the
! courage to encounter every difficulty
and brave every danger. \ 81
~ In these mercenary times We mee,
with few such; and when we do. We
cannot but look upon them as adventur--.
Gus spirits Of lofty impulses, disilnel,
commissioned, for thu purpose Of adj
ding, through toll and danger. q the
fund Of human knowledge, and thence
to the aggregate Of human happiness.
We do not know that the journey in
question before our traveller il positive
~ perilous one. There =, however,
reason to fear il might become p . one
alons upon the plains. The Si0px AND
Ojibwas often pass the line Of the Sur
vey in large bands. War parties from
these tribes frequently sweep over the
plains and il has always been deemed
advisable to secure safety to be well
protected both in numbers and arms,
when any considerable advance into the
Indian country has heretofore been
made. Distant nearly 400 miles either
way from Fort or white settlement, one
entirely. alone, must, il seems tnAus, ex-s
perience a decided feeling of loneliness
and isolation, it not &c positive danger.
At any rate, but few have the resolution
to venture SO far. But having cressed
the ri,sr justsppposite town, and drawng
his little cart fairly npon the spot from,
which Gov. Stevens commenced his sun
vey, he bid us hearty good bye, and
started of with light heart ONer che.
bluff. away overthe praifis. soon be was'
out Of sight.
Altogether it was IN intereating oc-
eurrcnce. The man. polished ia min
ner and mind--the s6tjec. Of the jouGpey.
1.-The mode in which il was 10 be made
lii being over the famous Rail Road
Survey, starting precisely at 9 point
opposite the -town--all made the occa-
sion one DC more thansordinary interest
We learned H'tlr.ef our friend , histpry
He was, ! part 1tsn education, vel M
ted1or the enssrPriss heshsssse c alsss!
ageously nnder.akentf HI has lived
wihsthe Indian, and with him hunted the
Budasbe an9 trayersed the prsifie j; NJ
acquain,yd with the ~igwam end htank-s
.et and aisaya Alppy, whether " M
midst If the plain q 70 foot Ell
moss-grown osk n ths frssf. - =
bank IF fhs brook prsrivsf n III III q