The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-06-16

Westward HO!-The last La Crosse Demo.
GRAFT has the following intelligence in regard
to immigration into the Southern part of the
Territory
For two weeks past. more than thirty emf
grant teams have crossed the Mississippi daily
here at La Crosse. Cattle flock over by hun
dreds, all bound for Minnesota. And the crowd
accumuates. Teams have to lay over a day.
waiting their turn. A dozen or more gather
upon the bank near the landing. the balance
lay lack in the bushes, resting their horses. aud
taking camp quietly on the GROUND. The av-
erage complement of u wagon load" seems to
he Il man. wife. and five or six young tow heads
not counting the dogs or CHI ckpns.
These emigrants, we notice. are almost cx-
clusiyely. a good class of Anne leans. well
equipped for border life. Many are from the
eastern part Of the State: others from Michi-
gan, Indiana aud Ohio. Alter crossing the riv-
er they take the ridge road" some bearing
northwest to the Zombro valley. but large
majority. without chart or compasss push on to-
ward the South Bend of the st. Peters. Their
idea is. to keep moving till they find place
that suits them. As far rs pract cable. they
pitch upon the skirts OF the prairies. and in a
week the smoke OF their cabins Will mark their
new home beyond the Miss ssippi
In our count. we have only considered the
eastern line Of emigrants passing directly
through our place. The numbers that hold up
at points in the eastern section of our Land Dis
trict. or that bear to the north or south of u.s.
we have no proper data to figure from But
the number of brown-Eaced farmers that load
the eastern stages. that come in on foot or horse
back. that crowd the Receivers ice, with
applications" in their hands and yellow boys"
in their pockets. go to show that the current of
travel and settlement in Wisconsin, is this ,cay
and not towards the swamps aud copper mines
of Lake Superior. You Milwaukee chaps: you
Eastern railroad builders, where are your
eyes:
FORT ATKINSON This Fort. advertised some
weeks since for sale by the Government, we
learn. was purchased by a French gentleman
for something less than 81 600. The land is
valuable and is to be devoted to the raising OF
stock Gdiena .Adu.
1t is true that Fort A :kinson has been sold
by the, Government. as stated by the Advert
ser; but We learn that two French gentlemen"
instead of one, are now the owners of that de-
sirable property. If we are not mistaken Dr.
Tavernier and Mr.. Flowers of ST. Paul have
ton of the State Of Iowa. and are about to en-
ter largely into the stock raising business upon
the lands of their new purchase. Hence it is.
that DR.. T. advertises his property in St. Paul
and vicinity for sale at auction Oh the 18th
inst. Thus one business transaction gives birth
to another; and the tact that DR.. Tavernier is
about to locate at Fort Atkinson. renders it
very probable that bargains in real estate can
be had here at home in the shape of purchasing
bis valuable property now advertised for sale
by Moses. Keitering & Clelland. Aucioneers.
And further. as thinking of any one branch Of
associated subjects leads us to think OF Others
we wish it to be recorded that the gentlemen
who have the sale of thisaSt. Paul property i'll
hand are daily doing quite lively business in
the auction line generally. which they transact
to the entire satisfaction of those who are dis.
posed to engage their services.