The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-04-19
River Items.
of the newly formed Dubuque

Speaking OF tue newly AoA INV Ouou4uo
and Minnesota Packet Company, the Ex-
press and Herald of the 31st has the follow
ing in regard to the boats of the line:
"The number of boats which the new
Packet Company will put into the trade on
the Upper Mississippi at the opening of nav
igation, will be five in number, all staunch
good boats, and will be commanded by able
and experienced men. The Excelsior is to
be commanded by Capt. Kingman, the Fanny
Harris by Capt. Worden, and the Kate Cas-
sci by Capt. Harlow. The names OF the TWO
other boats or their officers, we have not yet
learned. The Fanny Harris, which is spoken
of as a crack boat, will arrive here as soon
as navigation opens, at which time all the
boats will take their places in the line. We
CONGRATULATE our merchants and business
men upon the increased facilities which will
be afforded them for the trans sction Of bus
mess the coming season.
THE PACKET LINE.-The Galena Courier
says that Capt. o. Smith, President of the
Galena and Minnesota Packet Company, re-
turned last week from Cincinnati, where he
has been nearly the entire winter, superin-
tending the construction of splendid boat,
to be added to the line. 1t is expected to be
finished in about two weeks, and will prob
ably be the first boat to go to St. Paul. The
other two boats, the Granite State, at Pitts
burgh, and the Ocean Wave at St. Louis,
have been purchased, and will be here as
soon as the river opens.
The Fire Canoe, II. s. Allen and Equator
arrived from the Lake on Saturday after
noon, we'll filled with passengers. They re-
port the ice in the Lake as melting away
very fast, and that we may expect boat
through by "Wednesday or Thursday.
The Golden Era and Lady Franklin had
arrived at the foot of the Lake, each bring
ing large number Of people, mostly imm:-
Grants to Minnesota.
Then name of the new boat which the Galena
Packet Company are about to br ng out is
the Northern Belle. She will be commanded
by Capt. Pres. Lodwick.
THE MINNEsoTA-The Henderson Demo-
crat of the 10th states that the Minnesota
River is higher at this time than it has been
at any period since 1853. All the tributary
streams of this river have been unusually
high, and we learn that the saw and grist
mill erected last fall on the Big Cotton
Wood has been greatly damaged and the
dam washed away. Also the mill on the
LIE Sueur river belonging to the Winnebago
Indians, has been materially injured, and the
dam, together with large quantity of logs.
carried down stream.
The H. s. Allen and the Globe both de-
parted for ports up the Minnesota yesterday
The Time and Tide and Falls City arrived
from Lake Pepin during Sunday night-the
former bringing up a heavy mail and about
$50 passengers. The Falls City also had a
goodly number of passengers. The Time
and Tide returned yesterday.
The officers of these boats report that tic
ice continues giving away gradually in the
Lake. From the mindle to the last of this
week is still thought about the period when
boat will get through.
The Falls City goes down to the Lake
to-day with pleasure party from st. An
thony and ST. Paul on board. She is well
differed and manned and if tie weather
be pleasant, delightful excursion may be
expected.
the foot of the Lake, previous to the Time
and Tides departure from Wacouta Oh Sun
day evening.