Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-09-27


more nervous,--John more frightened, Ton
more affectionate. Every rod was uplifted ii
the air-every hair on the head stood uprigh
every arm was neryed for the desperate en-
counter. The animal by this time had swan t
within twenty feet of the wagon-"Oh my God,
exclaimed John, sI wish had some brandy I'm
so faint" ''Strike altos sether strike for you
lives - screamed ont Crusoc, rs he brought dOwI
| his rod in search of the monsters head, at thu
same time missing his footing and tumbling intt
| the water, and notwithstanding the water wa!
] not deep. the poor fellow was so exhausted
by fear, that it was with the greatest difficulty
he was prevented from drowning. The noise
started the serpent in another direction, wher
the thought struck us that possibly it may have
been the same one killed by Crusoe, and cast
ing our eyes towards the shore, true enought i,
was gone. Crusoe swore it couldn't be so.--
Didn't he kill it? Didn't he smash its head :
Didn't he know when q snake was dead Per.
haps We took him for a fool, but we would find
out our mistake after while. He kne,v it was
not the same snake. 1t was true the snake he
killed was gone, but the one in the water must
be its mate--it couldn't possibly be the same.
just then his snakeship made his appearance
again, and it came so near us that we could
plainly see it scas the identical snake so brutally
mutiated by Crusoe, for its head was smashed
and it was entirely incapable of seeing. Crusoe,
forced to admit he was mistaken, finally put an
end to the discussion wth--ssdamed if it is the
same snake any way you can fix it-that's the
way to tell it.''
1t is remarkable fact, that nearly all snakes,
but more particularly those that live in water,
will not die until the going down of the sun. In
stances have been known where they have united
themselves and crawled from the place where they
were attacked and finally found dead the next
day. Such was the case with this snake, for the
next day his body was seen floating upon the
water.
After the occurrence of the incident We have re-
lated, but very few fish were caught. Every nib
bic was considered the bite of a snake, or the
appearance of some huge monster of the deep.
We hitched up the horses, drove down to Lake
Hattie, wandered by the shore of that lovely lake,
passed on three miles beyond to Big Lake, the
largest sheet of water in this section of country
loitered for time on its bank, and then started
for the cabin, perfectly well satisfied that Pioneer
life has its pleasures as we'll as its hardships.
Lest the reader should misunderstood US, We
would remark that the cabin We have described
in q previous article, is not in the town of Cam
bridge, but about half mile from it. In and
about the town there are some seven or eight
houses-it is true as yet no frame houses, but
houses that are comfortable, and which will soon
be replaced by others more modern and more
tasteful, as there are several mills on Rum river
and others in course of erection.
This morning we finish our &c Week among the
Pioneers" and are Homeward Bound. Our arti-
cles have been longer than we originally intended
readers any new ideas of Pioneer life, or aided
in beguiling leisure hour, they have performed
their task, and we close them with the hone
that those who have the power of disposng of the
Public Lands will look upon and treat more kind
ly the sacrificing Pioneer who endures the
hardships of frontier life in order to secure him.
self home, and to aid in developing the resources
OF our already great and prosperous country.
New TowN.-Another town by the name of
Harrisburgh, says the St. Anthony Republican, is
located ten miles above this place, on the west
side Of the river, at the point where the Saltwater
and Glencoe, and Minneapolis and ST. Paul roads
intersect. At this point, it is said, the river is
particularly we'll adapted to holding logs-from
ten to fifteen million feet can be doomed BY the
aid of large island. The projectors of the
place are said to be " solid men,'' and mills and
hotel, together with dwelling houses, are to be
commenced Immediately.
OUR ST.. ANTHONY CoRREsPoNpENr.-The Ex.
press will observe that our Correspondent in his
letter of to-day, treats Of matters which never
appeared in the Express as part of the history
OF the CITY, they having transpired since the ar.
tices alluded to by the Editor were published.-
Traveller seems to put the facts together about
as we'll as the Editor could himself. Are you not
disposed to be little captious, neighbor? Per-
haps you do not desire publicity given to the
growth and prosperity of your city. Is it SOP
-'
ALHAMBRA SUNK.-We learn that the Alhambra.
on her way to St. Paul with full load of freight
and passengers, was blown on the rocks near
sengers were all taken of safely, but the freight
is under water. rs sa..-- ~--.4s.
GRAND OPENING OF THE FULLER HousE.-We
call attention to the advertisement in o-days pa
per, in relation to the opening of this magnificent
Hotel. 1t will be seen that the arrangements are
on splendid scale, and brilliant time is antic.
ipated. Price of tickets to Ball, Concert and
Banquet, 5000 ticket to include as many la
dies as the gentleman chooses to bring.
OUrRAGEs BY DRUNKEN INDrANs.-The settlers
on Jordan Creek, few miles beyond Shakopee,
complain of sc crowds of intoxicated Indians, -
who come among them whooping and shouting,
and not only rob them of their crops but threaten
to destroy their lives. They demand whisky of
the settlers, threatening to kill them if they do
not procure it for them. If such is the case, the
proper authorities should put speedy stop to
these outrages. ab ~ 1a%
ORIGINAL NAME OF HAsr1Ncs.-The Sioux In
dians, says the Journal, long ago gave the point
where Hastings is now situated the name of Our
ooooofd, in their language meaning grizzly bear.
Even to this day in their superstition they think
the spirit of that inmate of the forest hoyers
around the place plotting evil against the Dakota.
HE SroRx IN MINNEAroLrs.-Wc learn that a
large frame building, rooted and partly enclosed,
and also two or three small and unimportant
buildings, were blown down during the storm on
Tuesday evening. On the same evening, says the
Republican, four or five miles up the river, on the
west side, four oxen belonging to one man, we're
killed BY lightning.