Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-05-24
Correspondence OF the Times
Supesior-Its Location-Its Busine >e-Character OF
the People, and General Prospects.
SUPERIOR, DOUGLAS o.WiscoNsIS,
. Afav6 1874

rthrt Z NAY Os lO0Os ttaI
DEAR TINES :--It has been so long since
promised to write you that am quite ashamed
to begin, but as every thing has commence
ment, Isuppose my long neglect will be pardon
ed when this is received.
When l left your beautiful and prospering city,
with my head turned s'topsy-turvy'' for this
prospective commercial city, had resolved upon
giving you brief description of the Gas l sup
posed from what had heard,) beautiful scenery
abounding on the Lake shore, and minute detail
of this o-be large city, but as was disappointed
in every thing, saw, and especially in this city,
have postponed my narrative from time to time,
until could gethar more facts to interest you.
This city, as you are aware, is situated in Wis
consin, at the head of 'sLake SUPERIOR" It. is
separated from the Lake by narrow strip of
land, running from Minnesot. in Il south easter
ly direction, which makes fair harbor for
boats during the prevalence of storms and winds.
The entrance to this Bay has eight feet of water
in the channel. and not ten as stated by those
visionary founders Of the commercial city. The
city itself is about forty feet above the water,
andis located upon regular stoamp. Many of
the residents here, an elsewhere, who are inter
eSted in the growth of the city, deny this, but can
substantiate my statemsnt. The soil is soft,
uninviting clay one, and except the season has
been an unusal dry one, persons cannot step
unless they sink to their ankles, and very often
higher, in the soft past-like clay. There is no
farming land within fifteen Or twenty miles ex-
cept in Minnesota. 1t is one dense forest of
And hat ash &c IN 4
maintain the place Does it look reasonable to
suppose that Minnesota will build up city in
this State for the transportation of ner products
abroad, when she has on every side of her out
let's for her productions No, Minnesota is
wealthy, and she will retain her wealth within
herself.
Many here bcmoan and lament the dav when
try, and had they means they would instantly
leave for other parts. ..-..
Vice in all its forms has here a::ine home -
Drunkards reel through the streets and like hogs
wallow in the mud. Gamblers an / other incen
diaries to christians peace, have here their den
Why, would you believe it, last winter when
church was herd over a certain saloon in town,
prayers to the throne of Grace, and invoking
blessings upon this Il can almost say God forsak-
en- city,) those in the rum hole, (or IA more ap-
propriate name woald be hell -hole,) were curs-
ing so loud that their oath were heard in the
church, while the chnk of their money, as it fell
upon the table around which they were seated
made many face turn pale with horror. Such
10 =, tbn DIT
there is another class to whom wish to allude
and in doing so,I could almost weep, aud who
think you, they are? Why the respectable mer-
chanLs. Upon the representations they made last
fall, the people failed to lay in their provisions
AMI now they are almost in starving condition.
M,ny live on nothing but fish, while many who
have small ones depending on them for sus-
tenance, have not sufficient to last them three
days. What they will do God only knows
And can it be possible that He will allow those
merchants to pass unpunished? hope not. A.
soon as navigation was closed last fall, like the
bloodhound upon the fugtive's scent, they fell
in the track of the hungry and duped ones, and
knowing that the poor had money, but no -four.
they, the christian observation-disclosures, entered
into bond, and raised the price of that neces-
sary article, to toenty dollars per barrel, from
which it raised to the enormous rate of SIXTY
DOLLARS per barrel, and when it was all gone
6end-like, they laughed in the wo. begone counte.
nances of those they had duped and politely in.
formed them they must live onfsh. And now.
all the money in the market, which they have
stolen, yes! stolen from the poor NAN, and thr-
ty barrels of -four could be brought up from
Grand Portage, and respectable profit realized
upon the article at twenty-five dollars per barrel
after paying freight, &C., they refuse to risk a
single sixpence to relieve their suffering fellow
MN. Oh! heartless fends your actions have
been seen-your language noted, and terrible
but just sentence is to be pronounced against
you. SHIFTS a.. ..~eas 49,. -- ..-..,..~
The weather here for the last fourteen DAYS
has been very disagreeable. Constant hail, rain,
and northeast winds have met US at every turn
scarcely can person leave his freside.
We havehid no boat yet from below. The ice
disappeared on or about the Goth ult.
Business is suspended here in consequence OF
the scarcity of almost every thing. e.
Lumber is scarce and in great demand. "A
vessel has been lying at our pier, waiting for a
fair breeze to start for La Point, toi .fpat 81
lumber. . -s- ::::: =
Time is waning. the mail will not wait, and
must close. Respect &C., CANTHARIs.
The BoATs.-The New York and Delegate, both
from Pittsburgh, Clarion, Globe and Northern
Belle, lay at our Levee on Saturday. The North.
ern Belle left in the evening and the Delegate ar.
rived in the afternoon, with freight for our mer-
chants. Busy scene at the Levee.
The Galena arrived on Sunday morning and
departed again last evening for Galena. The
Granite State came in at noon Yesterday. She
left this port Thursday noon-thus making the
trip from here to Dunleith and back in just three
days. The Golden State arrived about noon yes.
terday. She reports the water falling. We are
indebted to the clerk, A. II. Wood, for late pa.
pers. The Fairy Queen, stern wheel boat, made
her FIRST appearance at our lcvee, yesterday after.
noon. The Luella and Reveille arrived from tn.
Minnesota River during Saturday night. The
Golden State and Granite State leave for below
at 10 o'clock this morning.
Hy The steamer War Eagle, Capt. Har.
ris, left St. Paul for DunIeiih on Friday after.
noon, and to the astonishment of our citizens
feturned last evening at Is minutes past nInf