The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-05-24
Written for the Pioneer.
ST. Paul and Lake Superior.
CONCLUDED FROM Yesterday

CONCLUDED FROM Yesterday
Imagine, therefore, that the party is at the
intersecting point, faces turned little west OF
south, and the
FIRST MILE.-On ridge, with few breaks.
On the left, good lay meadow on the right,
belts of hard wood soil, black and rich wa
ter, good track of road,white oak and brush
wood; u few very large hickory trees.
SECOND MILE.-Very level; soil, light /;
timber, scattering white oaks; good meadow
in vicinity.
THIRD MLE.-Land, rolling soil, light !;
brushwood and scattering pines. A branch of
Goose Creek crossed here.
Fourth MILE.-Rather low land soil, good;
some poplar, willow and marsh, skirted by
good heavy timber appeared in the distance,
like pine and hardwood intermiXed.
FIFTH MILE.-Similar to the preceding
mile. Willow and underbrush stream runs
through fine gravel bottom to the right is
high bluff, and through an opening in the same
the stream runs saw beautiful red fox; prob
ability for mill seat here plenty of pine seen
in the distance, two or three miles.
SIXTH MILE.--Tolerably level; bur oak OPP
water in small ponds
beautiful and level, with nice lake on right );
bur oak timber; sandy loan soil, and good
grass growing here.
EIGHTH MnE.-Light timber oak brush ;
small lakes; gently rolling land.
Ninth MILE.-Same as preceding; Cedar
Greek partly runs through land, level and
good.
TENTH MILE.-The crossing at Cedar creek;
beautiful meadow on the Creek, and thrifty
growth of young oaks and frs scattering
pines Oh the edge of creek very level and
good.
ELEVENTH MILE.-Small oak timber level
land partly open to the right and left large
belts of heavy timber about a mile distant !;
soil varies considerably, the best and richest
in the underbrush, which is excellent
TWELFTH MILE.-Level burr and rcd oaks;
light soil brush wood, considerable good
patches of hay meady, tamarac and scattering
pine to the right and left about halt mile
from the line.
THIRTEENTH MILE.--Considerabl broken !;
dry marsh, tamarac and pine to the right and
LETT as in the preceding mile
FOURTEENTH MILE.---Poplar ridges oak,
and few scattering pines soil, light; lake.
FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEENTH M1LEs.--Descrip-
ton about same as the Fourteenth Mile.
SEVENTEENTH MILE.-Pretty level mid
ding oak timber; marsh ON the left, and two
Lakes high banks and clear shores; this is a
pretty locality.
Fearing it may become tedious 4 general
description of the remainder of the distance
will be sufficient The soil is of the same de-
scription as that which is between Saltwater
and St. Paul in places much better, and in
Others not quite SO good but upon an average
will bear comparison with any. The streams
and lakes are numerous and beautiful, the
grass abundant, and almost every description
of timber can be had on the route. Tamarac,
that most necessary article, is in abundance.
There are meadows for cattle; wild cranber-
ries and huckleberries grow in profusion game
-sucl as geese, ducks and deer-iS in abun.
dance, and will not iail, for years to come, in
being source for subsistence and perhaps
profit. TO actual settlers, wanting homes on
what must inevitably be the great thorough
fare of the Territory, this is the course for
them to steer.
1t will be remembered that the question of
a Railroad has not yet appeared in this article,
yet of u surety, beyond doubt, q Railroad
will and must. be constructed between Saint
Paul and Lake Superior at no very distant
date, and the natural question arises what
route will it take? The writer believes it will,
take the shortest and easiest of construct A
and through, that community and locality where
can be got the most traffic-and all this is to
be found on this very route. Already on the
Sunrise River great settlement is in embryo,
and under the guidance and supervision of
such Pioneers from our Eastern cities as DIR.
Comfort and others, who have chosen that
locality for their future homes, the Delta and
that beautiful strip of our Territory between
ST. Croix and Mississippi Rivers will rapidly
fill up with hardy enterprising emigrants. Al
ready in the Starkey settlement, there is a
Carpenter, Millwright, Turner, and Black
smith and though last not least, the Rev:
MIR. Camp, q Minister of the Gospel, has located
on the Sunrise. Messrs. Knox and Schurmeier
contemplate erecting Saw-mill on Sunrise,
near the Lake; and Mil is already in ope
ration at the head Of the Rice Lakes, under
the proprietorship of Mr.. Peltier. In fact, all
the elements Of a good community are quietly,