The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-02-07

kot,s, hut their efforts were soon discontinued.
Mr. Denton Is now citincn Of Illinois. while
his associate Was oricrd by tho society 10
which he was attached, "a Oke urklx NsiaNk0
among the New York lndiNs- Tho Catholic
denomination have coalaned thsir labors TO the
winnehagoss, they nevw having made any 10
cations in the Dakotu country. fs
The missionaries have xcalously devoted them.
selves to the work allotted 10 them hat Il Is 10
bc regretted that tlcrc has been no good rsxu.t
prehccd In the northwest. except g paxtic~.
lar points COMMENSURATE with tie amount of
money expodel aud the labor bestowed upon
the enterprise
rioNkkS FARMERS,
Messrs. Haskell and Norris arv entities, TO In
considered the first farmers who made Minu,so
Ia ihcir home. and Who demonstrated that our
lands arr equal to any other In thu WIS, Cor tbe
production of the wnals. fact which was dc
nicd not only by men MT rsiteLt 10 the Ter.
ritory, but by individuals among us, The ag.
riculiufal and hInisr interests mr. 10 l~ thc
great levers h. raisc n in our carver OF prs~,rr.
ity, ami the orighators Of zach. the u,cn who
have borne tho burden and best Of the day, y
should he remcmbcrcd with honor IN the history
of Minnesota mas ~
visirs on NOTABLE CHARACTERS, ~
Since the establishment Of Fort Suclliag
this region has been visited q vnrloua timm BY
men distinguished for thels public pnition or
Tor their literary or scientific sttaiumeats,
| Ia 1920. Lewis Cas- with ANAL party,
traverscd lake Superior Ia bark canoe, mn.
dor the orders OF the government made the
portage % SANDY Lake and after various cx-
rloraiions. during which be yisitel tho fine
body Of wafer that bears his pAmc he descend.
vi the Mississippi TO the mouth Of tho Wis
cousin river.
In 1894. Major :, u. Long with icw SCH
cntifc men. and an oUort Of soldiers, explored
tho valley oftbe Minnesota, and Pie country
! lying between the sources cf that stream and
| Pmnbina. where. or rather ncur which point,
he designated the line Of <se north latitude,
between thu United States territories and the
british Posscssions, by fixing u prominent post,
with suitable inscriptions. ,lrcp In the earth
Henry II, Schooicraft. In lha2. was placed
In charge Of mn expedition by the Government,
10 examine the region between Lake superior
and tho Mississippi. On this trip he discover.
al tho source ~ the Great Father OF Waters.
ltasca Lake. lie also added much other val.
liable information 10 whit wss known of Tho
valley of the MisatSrippi, and Of its trlbut,fy
streams
,srua II = als ,,s,,> .s. r.. ,s iai,a.s
this Territory " 40 ,Iecply indebted tirpt yisi,
ci Il In lsak, When In tho employ Of TIM
Government IL 1879. he came across from IT.
Pierre On tho Missouri 10 Mendoza. land with
him was John 4. Fremont. that being the nrrt
experience II the latter IN prairie litr. They
wcro my guests for several weeks, and Fremont
then ACCOMPANIED me ON one of INV annual
hunting excursions with the Italians. Ia tho
Rcd Cedar river. from whcurc I conducted
him 60 Prairie du Chieu.
| In the same wear Gcoruc Cstllu made hia
APPEARANCE a man whoss work on the North
American Indians proiuccd much sensation il
This rountry ma well ma IN Eurspe, or nh
those who have visited tho wl.is Of the North.
west no one was rccIyei with greater aiten.
tion than George Catlin by resident white
,rc,. und no one deserved 4 20 little M he AID
Ills intention 10 tlevotc q long ,,mu 10 tho
atuJy of Indian life and character. and his emf.
ncni fitness for such IN under taking, wcrc made
Inc aubi set al frcoucnt citorIalu IN The columns
,he cbargc N Coj stone aud of other lea,line
nr;,,s A cordlnv 20 ihclr REORGANIZATION, tLs
,a,,n,, vo,li ,.s NJ lcnyth IN he l,l....J " mn
mch \ ,yoluc,ion ma tbs INTEREST anJ imnori.
anco ~ iho sni,loc, reouiraJ i,rlrv r,rnIshss,
viii ,,,,c,. ~ ,o;,,,r,, oa,,cs,, .nd civiI,an.
a., an. f,on,,e, hs ,,.. .L,e~I h, svsrv manner
n".sih,o m. oi,,.ct In coming heyo was IN
ri.i, IA. p,no sion, ou.rry anil / 6,roIsbsJ
h",so. wifLap, chor,,e Mr. bimseT and III com
,.nioo AZ Wnoa ~, trsIjsh ,,rtl.,,,nn "A
n,e, G -,voyid,si then, with n tr,.tv In.
diam ,n,de AMI paws them also Ictters 40 tho
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