The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-12-27

H. Qs INSlSOu3 VOWS ooN S~~PS' ''--->-'-,
been making flying visit to Superior and
back, these pleasant winterdays, and on Sum
day evening brought down with them on
their return mail only about four days old.
This is an improvement in time, sup north,''
certainly, much needed there and elsewhere,
and we hope it will continue.
Mr.. Nelson informs us that business be-
tween st. Paul and Superior is greatly i'm
peded by the non-completion of the Q. s.
road above Kettle river.
They have not so much snow at the Lake
as we have about st. Paul. We have before
us files of the Chronicle of the 9th and 10th
instant, from which we make the following
extracts of local news. 1t will be seen the
editors brag on their warm weather up that
way:
From the Chronicle of the 9th.]
REAL ESTATE the passage of the
railroad bills by the Legislature the prices of
real estate have had an upward tendency,
and town lots and lands meet with ready
sale. Lots have advanced fifty per cent
Shares in the town that two months ago were
offered at SO, 900 and $4,000, now as read
lily bring $4,000. Unimproved lands with
in five and six miles of town are selling from
five to ten dollars per acre. We have seen
lots, purchased one year ago, sold for double
their original cost; and lands entered by pre-
emption the present summer, at one dollar
and twenty-five cents, bring from SIS to $3.50
per acre. The rapid advance in the prices
of real estateis an evidence of the great pros
perity of Superior.
Our RAILRoADs.-The Legislature having
disposed of the lands granted by the General
Government to aid in the building of Rail-
roads in Wisconsin, and the several compa-
MES to whom they were appropriated having
completed their organizations, we may now
anticipate vigorous prosecution Of these
lines.
The lands on the east side of the State
were given to a new company, authorized to
construct first class road from Fon du Lac
the present terminus of the Chicago, st. Pau
and Fon du Lac Railroad, to Superior, touch.
ing the Michigan lne and giving come C.
ton to the roads from Marquette and Ontop
agon. This company embraces men of ener.
gy and experience. Should Congress sane
ton the Legislatures Interpretation of the
act granting the lands, the company will ter
inmate their road at this place. The roat
penetrates the valuable numbering and min
eral regions of Northern Wisconsin, and the
business and treasures to be developed ant
transported over it will render it one Of thu
most profitable investments offered to CAPT
talists. 1t will, by its branches and future
connections, secure for Wisconsin and Illinois
the trade of the mineral districts of Michiga,
and Minnesota.
On the west side of the State the land
were granted to the La Crosse and Milwau
kee Railroad from Madison to Hudson ant
Superior. The La Crosse and MilWauke'
Railroad Company have cOnsummated an ar
rangement by which all the lands granted by
Congress lying north of Hudson to Superior
, and Bayfield,, arc transferred to the Sain
f Croix and Lake Superior Railroad Company
and this company Immediately contracted
with Messrs. Dillor, Jackman, Jannett &
, Co., of Pa, for the construction of the rOa(
, complete. The work is to be commenced be
fore the first of January, and completed
within two years from next July. This il
; destined to be the pioneer railroad from LAX
Superior to the valley of the Mississippi.
Our citizens cannot but feel proud of tn,
, past growth of Superior, which, from the frs
settlement, has been one of uninterrupted
prosperity and will hail this result as al
earnest of our future success.
MILITARY CoMpANY-We understand tina
an independent military company is about
being organized in this town, and that abou
thirty persons have already enrolled thei
names. There is ample and excellent mate
rial here for such an organization
, BAYFIELD.-A post office has been estab
lished at Bayfield,, La Pointe county, ant
Joseph McCloud, Esq. appointed Postmas
ter A line of sleighs runs semi-monlhly
between Taylor's Falls and Bayfield,. The
distance is about one hundred and eighty
miles.
THE WEATHER.-Several mornings las
week the weather was quite cold, the ther
mometer ranging from four to nine degree:
below zero. Much ice has been made, ant
teams now safely cross to and from Minneso
ia Point.
: LAND ENrRIEs.-Afuch land is being en-
tered at the land office in this place by pre-
, emption.
From the Same of the 16h.l
OVERLAND TRAvEL.-We understand tina
there are eight or ten teams, destined fo
Superior, on the military road between St
Paul and this place. Some have oysters ant
canned fruits and others are loaded will
venson. In return, we can send our neigh
bors some delicious lake fish The exchange
of these articles, with the passenger travel
will keep up quite brisk intercourse be
tween St. Paul and Superior.
FIREMAN's BALL.-The second annual bal
, of tie Pioneer Hook and Ladder compan,
takes place at the Superior House on Thurs
day evening next. The object is to rails,
money to procure additional fire apparatus
The members of the company are mostly
young men who have but little pecuniary in
/ terest in the town, yet to provide for th,
public safety they have organized themselves
into an efficient company. So far they have
borne the greater portion of their expenses
but now that the increasing importance o
the town demands more costly apparatus
they ask the assistance of the citizens to en-
able them to purchase.
COLD WEATHER-ST. PAUL AND SUpE
RIoR.-We learn from the THERMOMETERS
record of the St. Paul Minnesotan that from
the third to the seventh, of December the Their
mometer at that Office stood below zero
BY comparison with our record of the sam,
days we find from seven to eight degrees
difference each day in our favor. The cold
est weather experienced at St. Paul up t.
: our latest dates was twenty-three degrees