Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-07-24
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CsIcaSo. LII, July 10th 1855
n, E6rsr. HAD INTENDED writings tOiezbty
f,,II and rseurafs description Of st Paul; but 70
NV no tttie cl,aeri,, find to-day that the notes
hitch / had carefully written while there have
5issppes-sd from my Portfolio; 50 you must Pe
eoutrnt With the lew facts IhaPPen TO rememosr.
s. PAN. from the upper deck Of = steamer
l.,I,. Il. Tnot river eities,that is, don't look
,..rI a N. One can see but the few houses
elus.eriing along the banks. and seeming Z. Their
neTness and nearness 70 thsfTater 70 pc ah tnh'
one t,ss to look for. But when you climb the
I,;i and cet on the level ground above, you are
not !. lsttie Surprised at the number Of people,
4l,e eity-like appearance of the streets, and the
l,1st,e and confusion that NEE. you on all sides
And must acknOWledge that the display OF
c,1Ti,pes and irays, and Porters, and omnibuses,
and people, and noise, and halloing, at the land-
ing i equal to the same kind Of display on any
,~l,.rfI ever saw, of three times the size.
We took a carriage for the 5" Hinslow House,
and ana driyeof quite annie and a half found
ourselves IN that small but comfortable Hotel,
where the proprietor and assistants did all IN
,heir power TO make MS comfortable. After a
,,r;nil or t,yo Of cold water, IstaTted in search
or cur mutual friend, Judge 4IeSdHder G. yoaes,
iormersy Of Wheeling, but now resident Of
ST PAM. found him at home, and not whit
The les yirginian than when he LEFT the oLd
dominion. To his kindness and polite attention
am indebted for one Of the pleasantest days Of
toEy aaST
,;,e pleasure. what L IL tomeet with friendand
gentleman, In strange city, far away from home
And Il Is but proper for me to say, that Judge
A. c. Joaes position in that glorious little city,
Is one be may well be proud Of
Minnesota is an indian term, and may be
translatcd-.the land of the sky eolored water,
and It is = very appropriate name too, for tie
water. III over the territory, is Of the Pnrest
kind. 20 clear tlatin some lights you can scarce-
lv see it at ali, for ii il as limped as crystal
st paul is situated in rather high prominence
~ land ON the Eastern side Of the Mississippi,
about 100 miles above Galena. The foundation
ON which the city, as a whole, standsmnst be OF
the most lasting kind, as there Is nothing put
limestone rock for several miles in circumference
and only two or three feet below ground. You
,ri,J. see in 4 rnoulent what charming cellars all
the business houses may have under them and
.yhat everlasting foundations. No falling in OF
walls here you may be sure
Around the city there extends beautiful
ridge Of ave or SIX miles in circumference, and
of tic most proposing position for residences I;
As IT ovorlool1s the city and river, and is as
round and perfectly formed IS if cut out espe-
cislly for that purpose. Some day the whole
circle win be covered with handsome houses, and
pleasant drive the whole distance round VIII
make 1t the BoHIeearIss Of St Paul, and one OF
The most beautiful places for pleasure in the
North West. Who knows, Mr.. Editor, but that
YOU may, one of these days, drive pair OF fast
horses around these very bouleyards for wager
Of swictzer cheese and Lager Beer?
The history Of st Paul is the strangcst in
point Of rapid growth on record. Six years
400 there was not hardly village there, three
wears ago they claimed two thousand people
and to-day lis not supposed that there are les
than ten UOusaad The census report OF las
year was ever eight thousand, and am told b!
versions who arc in the habit Of making visi
there yearly, that there is not doubt of tn
two thousand increase. Just think o. that, Mf
Editor. Why, friend of mine from New HoFi
city, told me MT Dunlieth, not more than te
days ago. that St Paul was the fastest place i
the United Statcs-not excepting even Chicag
and believe him nor, though did notthe'
The emigration to Minnesota Territory ha
been so great in the last few years, that the Ind
aus have been known to run away for the yer
fear that some of their braves might be kille
in the rain Of The pale faces, whom they though
the Great Spirit was dropping down from tn
skies in the place of water Until the last yea
the people about St Paul have been compelle
TO live in the poorest kind of houses, there h'
ing no time to build better ones, and the dcman
for houses so great that people were content
nut up with any kind of place that woul
shield them from the wind and weather. No
it is entirely different, as there some beaut
full residences about the city, and all the hous'
look neat and comfortable.
Tho State House, which has been complete
some time, is quite handsome building, an
reflects much credit upon the city. And u
now hotel building, erected during the last eig
teen months, looks exceeding well. 1t is abo'
as large as the Mcclure House, in Wheeling, al
will be found capacious enough for St Paul
there being two or three other houses besid
which are very comfortable. Tho great error
building hotels in this age of the world is Il
desire to have them grind affairs, whether the
be business enough to support them or not
There is also theater in progress Of erectio
and 1 doubt not that it will be good stock,
the great quantity of strangers there during t
summer months will we'll support any go
amusement A company was playing in one
the halls during my stay, and with very go
success. I'm told.
There are any quantity Of shops and stor
and saloons. and all the other necessaries to