Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-09-20

\ "Camping Out !"-kich, isn't it I? Decidedly
rich to watch all night, to fret all night, to be
| tempted to swear all night, to work all night
and for the pleasure of-whati To have it said,
.. we've camped out.'' But in our case it was
different. II Was not our purpose to camp out
when we left st. Paul, and yet We we're prepared
| TO endure the "rough AMI tumble Of life" in
order that we could better apprec.at the wants
Of the hardy Pioneer. We think We are posted,
and have no desire to repeat the dose.
| At the early dawn Of mo ming John hitched up
the horses, the bedding and beans and whisk.
bottle were carefully slowed away, and we were
opce more on our route--whether right or wrong
the future was to decide. Crusoe was uncom-
m,onlv still--he complained of a disordered stom-
ach ard slight twitching of the nerves. John
WAS 50 thirsty-he thought he might stand it a
little time longer, but be was sure that be would
certainly die if not relieved soon. Tom took the
reins and guided the horses, and thus conditioned,
We could hear nothing but the crsckling Of the
drew the hsa W load after them. BY dint of oon-
siderable efo.-t, and after several hours search,
we struck the banks of Rum River and by fol.
lowing it in a westerly direction, soon regained
the road. We think we hear some ono more
wiser than the rest of the world, laugh at the
idea of our getting lost on the Prairie. This is
quite natural, but let those who imagine they
know everything, attempt to make the same trip,
and they will come home at least with s. dea in
their ear" The truth is, not one in a hundred
know ANYTHING about the Rum River country.
They have contracted idea of ito extent and
beauty. They suppose it to be marshy and unf,
for cultivation, whereas it is just the contrary.
Better land for farming u,poses cannot be foun
in the whole Territory, and there is plenty Of 1t.
We passed over P,airies, beautiful oak openings
meadow lands, and noticed several very fnt
firms. About fifteen miles from Anoka the land
is in market and c.n be entered-beyond tn ,t i
is subject to pre-emption, and if we were dis
posed TO be n farmer we should want no better
place for farm, as the Pineries must afford for
years to come, an inexhaustible market. Emil
grants who study their own interests, will by all
means visit this section of country previous &c
selecting tn, h,m-elves locations. Ano her induce
mcnt for farmers t" locate Ae,e, is the fact that
the cn untry abound| with game AMI the lake.
with b sh,-pike, ckerel, bass, DC. And the
there i., an innume.ahle number Of cranberry
swamps yielding plentifulIy. Deer, Prair.s
Chickens, Pigeons and Bears are easily o,ught
except the latter,) aad sell readily in all part.
of the Territory. as s.l sata4
1t was just Sundown as we forded Rum River
some sixty miles from st. Paul, and drove around
the edge Of bluff which gradually ascen1s from
the rivers banks, and which a. you N sun,
stretches of for miles in all directions, pre- sent.
ing q most lovely scene. Here 10 u beautiful
grove of oaks-there a beautiful un iulating
Prairie here ~ charming spot for . country res
idenee-there a. lake rejecting its pure waters in
the Sunlight-here. gently slipping b II leading
to the meadow, and over there, just on the right.
,neandering amid the green grass that mods at
our coming, is the River, tn its ire water buh.
bling around the curve its wakes, and singing it,
song of welcome. This is CAxssiDas, a new
town, we Learn, recently laid out, and we ure
willing to risk our reputation on the assertion,
that q better site for town never WAS chosen.
But Of this we i,hall have more to say in our
next, as we'll as of that little shanty just ahead
Of us, to which be Driver has directed bis horses.