The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-07-05
THE MIN N ESOTIAN,
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 3, 1856.
SALTWATER IN 1856.
GENERAL PROGRESS OF THE CIT


had heard, however, very often that she was
going ahead more rapidly and substantially
than any other town In the Territory, ex-
cept, perhaps, st. Paul. But we were not
prepared to see so great a change. In fact,
st. Paul herself cannot boast of so rapid a
stride during the past eighteen months as
Saltwater. In that time she has more than
aouJ1ea her population. Her business in all
departments has also increased correspond
ingly. There are now twice the number of
stores in Saltwater there were year ago,
and all appear to be doing twice the amount
OF business. Manufactures and mechanical
branches of business keep pace with all the
Others, of course,
ADDITIONS.
There have recently been made to the
original plat Of Saltwater, several additions,
embracing within their limits the beautiful
hills and bluffs which environ the old town.
In company with W. II. Mower, Esq.-a
gentleman, by the way, who always takes
pains and good deal Of pride in showing
visitors over the new city Of which Ire is
one Of the most enterprising citixens-we
visited all of these new additions. The first
we canre upon is Staples Addition, located
down the Lake, below the extensive saw
milf Of Herscy, Staples & Co. Itisa beauti-
fhi site for building purposes, and already
has some thirty Or forty houses erected upon
it.
Ascending the buff from this point, and
proceeding back of the old town, in the di-
rection of the st. Paul road, you come first
to Nelson's Addition, high and dry, with a
splendid view of the Lake and river for
miles either way. Several dwellings already
mark the progress of this beautiful spot.
Adjoining, is Holcombe's Addition, which
is now about one year old, and already dis
plays about one hundred neat and comfort; :
bic dwellings. Captain Holcombe has just
finished one of the finest residences Cor HIM
self upon this Addition to be found in the
Territory Mr.. Fullerton, of the Land Of
flee, is also building fine residence near 10y.
Both are handsomely situated upon beau
tiful lake. Holcombc's Addition appears to
be progressing more rapidly than any other
portion of Saltwater. 1t has enterprise at
the head of it.
Up the Lake, and near the site of 10.
Browns old embryo town of est. Croix
City," is CARL & Schulenberg's Addition.
Streets have been laid out and improved,
and many handsome residences erected.
This part of the city is bound to 60 ahead.
In addition to all these extensions of the
city of Saltwater, Messrs. Thompson, Par
ker and Mower are about to lay out an adj
dition, beautifully situated and commanding
fine views of lake and river, between Hol-
combc's Addition and the original town.
Mr.. McKinstry has it in contemplation to
lay out an addition on his grounds, upon the
st. Paul road, and our own fellow citizen
Judge Cooper, has forty acres Immediately
above the city, high ON the bluff, which must
also now give way to the onward march oil
city improvement.
THE ORIGINAL TOWN.
The number of buildings erected the past
year, in the original town of Saltwater, can
not fall shoit of two hundred. Among
them are some most splendid residences,
located on the hill side in the northern part
of the city. Among the new business houses
is a large and substantial three story stone
building, erected by Mr.. Sawyer. In the
third story of this building is the Masonic
and Odd Fellows Hall, a handsomcr, and
more convenient and extensive room, for this
purpose, than can be found elsewhere in the
Territory.
Among the buildings in process of erection
is one of stone, adjacent to the one just men.
toned, but of larger dimensions. 1t is te
be elegantly finished with cast iron 'front.'
1t is the property of Messrs. McComb and
Simpson. F. r. Delano "bosses the job
of erecting it, which of itself is guaranty
Of its superior structure.
LUMBER TRADE THIS YEAR.
Saltwater it well known, is the head
quarters Of the Timber trade of the St
Croix and as that trade has extended this
year to more titan twice its former figure
of course Saltwater materially prospers &C
cordingly since; the opening Of navigation
pine logs and lumber have been measured
by the acre at the head of Lake St. Croi,
and on the river above. Three or fou
thousand men have found constant employ
ment in getting the logs ready for marke
and ira importing them thereto. The grea
bulk of the trade is over for the season, We
logs and RATS still line the shore of tn
Lake and cover it's surface from its head t
a considerable distance below Hudson. TIL
amount of lumber produced on the st. Croi:
Ahich has been and will he sent out this sea
SON is over 2O0OOO,0OO of feet. Logs sti
brig a very high price bel W, and of cours
this business is bound to go on increasin
from year to year. 4,
LUMBER MANUFACTURING AT sTILLwATEE
Saltwater has now tour extensive saw
mIlls-the old McKusick mill, driven b
water power and Sawyer & IIeaton's, HeI
Staples & Co.'s, and Schulenberg's steam
mills. The two latter are considered tn
best mills in the Tcrritory-IIersey, Staple
e 10 IS heiup the most ov.o: ~,