The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-03


AN things consideru; 'hn indians perform
ed tneir contract iatn'uny' And win much 10
duigeoce 10 'ne't 'oio"ers whs acquired
better knowledge OF their character as the,
pfoceeosu
Ioe a.mca'tns were oy no means over; I'M
norm. vest company c'"tnnfng TO troubi'
tnsn ~ opM nosuiity and covert tre.chery
foor u"es' 10 hct' Aad the WORK OF sestiemen'
% uegin anew; aod wnsn the Illusions nay
Co npany unauy tfiempaed over their rivsii
snc oeoagsa tnem oat' naturai cvih continued
70 neset tne coaoa'sm; IN one year 'of example
!ney nsd sno~ " june snd Irost 10 august
10 $40 'ney were sis''ed Dy temenhons H.
ui"s..oo' "h'cn neaiy ru'neu Toe co'ons.
he win'ef nao becn unusually severe nav
ing oeyln carrier AMI con,inard ist'$ ,nan
usual ihe siiows aSerAgeh thrcc ret dcep
and IN the wonh from iour TO hve ieet' The
cold was intense, helng otten oOS below zero
the 'ce measured i'Sc 'eet seven inches IN thick
ness Notwithstand'ne all This. the colonists
felt Do drcad I'LL the spring was iar advanced
when the now ~ wafer IRON the melting OF the
accumulated snow. became really alarming
On tho 2nd oi May, the day before the ice
started the water rose ',c' perpendicular II
thc t~eo'y,'oar ho"rs. Sucn r,se IN" never
Etore been nct"'N 10 'ho Ttd "ifSf' ST'7
the Indians were startled; and Us they stars'
with a he~'lder'ng gaze p1f.'he'r hands to &C.
their mouths eNc'aim'ng Yea no yea no.
an expression OF surprise, :" nat docs tn's
mean what does 'h's mean un 'he IVA inc
water "vernowcu 'he BANKS OF 'he river ana
now spread S" mst' ih"' almost before 'hc Pe"
p'c were awa" " Tue "anger u haa "acned
their dwellings Terror was depic'e' on every
countenance; and 50 'eVe' was the country 70
rapid the rise m inc wa.ets' that on 'hs 'th al'
the settlers abandoned Their h"nscs ana sought
refuge on higher ground.
AT this crisis every src'es oi property
became oi secondary e"hs'nerat'oh' ana was
involved IN one common WICK OF aoandone'
IN despair. Ihe people had 70 ny from tfe'r
homes Tor The dear me- some "i them saving
only the clothes they had on Their hacks The
shr'cks Of children the lowing Of cattle and
.le howl'ng oi dogs "idesi terror 10 'ne scene
Inc company servants ex'rt'd themselves 10
Tue utmost ana d'd eood service WIN tneiI
Doas. Inc generous anu nutnae uo'efhor ol
The colony, Mr.. u. Mckenzie, sent ms own ooa'
to the assistance OF the settlers though MN
sell and iAm'ly Depended on II Tor tne'r safety
as they were IN an upper story, with ten iee'
Of water rushing through the house. ny excr-
tions Of this kind, and much sefsacrfcc, the
families were all conveyed TO places OF safety;
amer which the first consideration was to ~
cure the cattle. by driving them many miles
off, to the pine hills and rocky heights. The
grain, furniture and utensils, came next in or
der OF importance; but by this time, the coun-
try presented the appearance Of a vast lake
and thc people in the boats had no resource
but 10 break through the roofs ol their dwell
ngs, and thus save what they could. The ice
now drifted in u straight course from point to
point, carrying obstruction beiore II, and the
trees were bent like willows by the iorce OF the
current
Religion and religious differences iorm q
prominent topic in the story OF the Red River
Settlement. by an early agreement, the Scotch
were TO have minister Of their own pcrsua
sion; but be never made his appearance Mr.
Ross attributes nh improper zenlfor the Church
Of England to Lord Selkirks agent and Com
pany. II would rather appear To be habit aDt
indifference, than Over-zeaI, that seDt out cler
gymen OF the English Church. ~ Tor ten years
there WAS no minister Of religion in all the place
and the "Pspist, Governor, when applied TO
treated the matter quite IN the s'yh "' the ""
school OF colonial Governors.
mo commnnicAtion being made to the col
ony either by Lord Seikirk or his Agent Mf
Pritchard, application was msde time aiteI
time 10 Alexander McDoneil. who had been re
Gently appointed Governor oi the colony, bu
equally without result. That gentleman, HIM
self Pspist, did not take much interest II
Presbyterian Pol''ics; but told Tue oco'ch' .!
way Of consolation. that they m'gh' h'e ~ NJ
himself did. without church h' All
In addition to the regular story "i thc oo'o',
told in the form 81 apnal'. tho reader w'll hn'
q variety Of miscellaneous toptcs trca'ai IN th'
vo!urr. There arr pictures "i hali-breds an'
Indians; with description OF 'h' nh.'"hnht
lngs that take plar' upon large ''a~ ever
summer pursuit when Mr' i'~s nays; oc
morslizes the people. and ',erang'. the o'"'i!
by carrying oti all the labor and ra's'ng ~
price: the peorle "f Frnch AID Italian rzc'T
never settliog to regular work, Il they can by
possibility exist in any other way We ais'
catch some gimIsss oi tp Amricans acros
the border, and oi their efforts to inu'e d'scon
tent with their Government into the simple
minded people OF the colony. How simple the.
must h. NV 'de's VIII 'po""u' -" f"A'
thirty years tleli, i,iS''' 'h' "''s'sn, wa
without lawyer dispute. ',,'g 10, a'''
caoly. o' ny 'ne s'r"9f' ~ ""i ~ =,
'ha, the prac'''loi.r n'a %, 90 |" ~ "" ,n,,n T.
cord bn' s~ ~ oy y" 'olnp.n
and hecorrFr' WIN n''" t'n" ",,;n
aglne N .ne 'a,''n,, "a u;,,.k,. t,I !, ,Or"m ,p
IKE 'ho"i'ng nfn ava t.' ",s~ .sa sen,,,nr ~ ~" rrs
tenn'. hs' p'e'alr'i rom 70.