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 citinn of Illinois. while
4 his associate Was orlcrh BY the society 20
which M was attached. "a t1ke uPhm WAllkdlN
among the New York lnaiAaa Tho Caiholie
Denomination have conflnesi their lAbon 10 the
winnebagoes. they nevw having made any 10.
eatlons in the pakcts country. o.
The missionaries have scalously devoted them.
SELVES TO the work allotted 10 them. hut Il istu
b. regretted that theN has been no good rSu,t
proiuccd in the northwest excerpt d partics-
lar points commensamie with tie amount II
money eSpodei aud the labor hestowel upon
the enterprise
I rioNkss rARSNRs,
! Mossrs. Haskell and Norris arc cntitlo,, 10 liz
consi,lerd the first hrmcrs who made Minpeso
Ia their home, and Who DEMONSTRATED that our
lands arr equal Ia any other IN thu wes, Cor the
Iprciactien ol the erals, fact which was dc,
niel not only by men MT resident IN the Ter.
ritory, but by Individuals among US, Tho ag-
ricultntal and humber Interests nc 10 he tAs
great LEVERS terwise N In our carver Of prosper,
ny. and the orighatom Of each. the incu whc
have borne the burden and beat Of the day,
should hc rcmcmbcrcj with honor h the history
Of Minnesota a "Eg' SO
L IA. .,apty..g AZ.
/ VISITS of NOTABLE cuARAcrkRs
Since the establishment Of Fort Smelling
this region has been visited q vArioua tims BY
men distinguished fcr thar public position, u
for their literary ar sclentille attaiuments,
In 1890, Lewis CaN with n small party
travcrsed lake Superior In bark canoe. un.
der the orders Of the government. made tho
portage to Sandy Lake, and after various cx.
rlora,ions, during which b. yisitei tho fine
body Of water that bears his name. he descend.
nj the Mississippi To The mouth Of the Wis.
consin river
In 1879. Major $. u. Lang with lew sci.
cntifc mon. and au escort Of soklicrs. explored
tho valley oftho Minnesota, and 'hc country
lying between the sources Of that STREAM and
Panbina. where, or rather near which point,
he designated tho limo Of Ass north latitude.
between the United STATES territories and the
British Possessions, by fixing u prominent post,
with suitable inscriptions. deep In the earth.
Henry II, Schooicraft, In lA31, was placed
in charge OF m expedition by the Government,
10 examine tho region betwecn Lake superior
and the Mississippi Tn this trip he discover.
sl the soarcc Of the Great Father Of Waters
itasca lake. lie also added much other val
liable information 10 whit Was known 81 the
valley Of tbs Mississippi and Of Ia tribaiiry
4.
jean &. NiISoirSi, ffS iiiad % waossr th,bcs1
this Territory " 40 deeply indebted, trst visit.
ed Il Ia is9S When In tho employ " thu
Government in 1899, hc came across from ~,
Pierre on the Missouri 10 Mendoza, land with
him was John G. Fremont that being the FIRST
experience II the latter In prairie life. They
were my guests for several weeks, aud Fremont
then accompanied me- ON ono Of my annual
hunting oxcursions with the Indians, 10 the
Red Cedar river, from whence I conducted
him 20 Prairie du Chen.
| In tho same year Georpc Catlin made his
appsaranso---a ,nan who's, work on the n orth
| American Indians produced much seuaatlon Ia
this country US well IN In Eurspc. of all
those who have visited the wilda Of thc North.
west, no ono waa rcccived with greater attsn.
ton than George Catlin by resident white
men. and no one deserved IL 30 little Us he did.
lila intention 10 devote a long time 10 tho
study Of Indian life aud character. and bis cmi.
nent fitness for such OH under taking, werc ma,s
the subi ct ol frequent editorials III the columns
of the &. \. Csss,sye,ai advertiser. then under
the charge ~ Col Stone. and Of other leading
n,,,ts According IN thcir reprrrents ti,,.. ,hs
,,.,Iioy word was M length io Ina blc.s.L " h
mcb n proluction M thc internal and Impori.
nncn ~ The su,,Icct reonIrexi I,riup furnished
with letters 10 military otyice,r and civilian.
IN ibs frontier he WINS mi.lc,l /. every manner
poasiblc Ills obiect In co,uiuv here was 10
wall Inc Pine stono Quarry. ami furnished
horscs witLnut cbnrre lar himself and Iis com.
RAMON .Nr Wood nm EneIish vrntlcu,un o.,
Intelligence -,,royI,led then, with = trustv In.
dian uniJe. and paye them aIso letters 70 the
gentleman at tho head Of my trading posts on
Inc route. which rendered Il anlte certain that
they would meet with no immiIneot from the
Indian. Thcy we're oucs,ioued nv thr Dako.
An. M I'm v,rr, .lw Rioux IA IN thar intentions.
but through Inc Interference of M. Proyencalle
a, TINT station. they were allowed 10 proceed
without molsa,atIsn RI iuive from CstlIn's
dr,rr;r,,on N mo Trim ono wouId s,,,pose th.l
be h.d beon Lent clos., srisoncr for r,wr ti,oe.
and that po,h,ng I'm, IL avn heroic dayIny
49, y,J h,,, srn,, ,,.Ina ,I.yn,,.,i hv h. nj u
Noel ,bir.,y .ayagas I'M. ic,tcrs nuy,nrtirs
,a have hccy w,iitcr ~ ,hr PIrr asooc Ousr.
nv Inn, which dId not snnc.r m i'm Nav York
| ,n,rr. until sfter his ,jeoarturc from the lin.
,c, Missi.sinoi contained r,yece ,anetinss
n,ou The military and upon fra,lrrs sllkr ~.
csnse The Ir,Ilass verc mot bstaes to,oy,sl
tLan 10 iu,erlerc with an American citIun 4,
bis passage through their co,ntry. Ills letters
aboap,;ef with ,o:,.ts:eEct,ts. aud the voIin,.
inoss xork sub..uvrssll h v,v,.asc.d he hI,o awss
"o,,al IN them h ,has ,,.r.ct Thc n,,yuls IN
tbia quartet wore absolstsIy astounded a. hIs
misrcprcwniatious oi men and thjugs. There
h bat one rcdermpr fcatlrf, IA his book. and
that W DIS NkrtfHsn W Ibnlnn uces anu bcHUVS,