The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1857-08-01
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to be cancelled under the decision of the Commissioner
and money required to be paid Revolutionary Virginia
script will be received in such $125 per acre.
instead of money, whenever is is offered This decision
makes scrip much valuable than heretofore and
it will doubtless be in good demand WASHINGTON STATE.
PLow1NG PRAIRIEs BY SrEAM.-It is known that an
eminent landholder of Illinois has offered premium of
900 for practical Steam-Plow for the praries
Flow inventor OF New York proposes the following
model:
Steam-Plow for the prairies should consist of
metal frame mounted upon wheels in the periphery of
which sharp pins teeth to hold upon the earth-
In front is an independent wheel, fixed to swivel so
that the machine may be steered by in any direction
and be capable of accommodating itself to the irregular
ties of the earh Upon the frame is the boiler with
the engine attached also the tender for fuel and water
At the part Of the frame second Frame arranged
to be raised and lowered at will large toothed wheel
surrounded for about third its front periphery by
several small Wheels and below these smaller wheels are
the cutters suitably braced These cutters will be YER
nearly so and will consist of several blades placed
sprally around shaft Motion is given to the large
wheel from the engine, which causes to revove carry
ing with it the small wheels and cutters As the cutters
revolve they may be lowered into the earh screwng it
and casting it their tops SO that it will fall in
perfectly broken-up Having thus plsced them in
the earth the machine presses forward chipping the soil
into thin shavngs similar to the shavngs from wood
planning machine) and casting them their tops mix
ing the whole together in manner superior to any
work that be done BY pow and leaves
it entirely like batch of meal separate cafiage in
the rear will carry the planting and covering mac6inn
This will be perfectly simple, that by slightly changing
it will either SOW broadcast in drills or in hills The
covering apparatus will follow and perform its work &C.
cordg to the in which the is to be covered
will be that instead of going over the ground
six times to perform the work, it is better done at
single passing it. One man can conveniently ma
mage the machine, which will pillow and plant from 20 to
30 acres per day. It will work in stony ground but
will readily cut all roots and mix them with the earth
AN INDIAN ADVENTURE The following incident
narrated to Lieut. Beckwth of the Pacific Railroad
Expedition party, bya Delaware Indian guide as they
were traversing mountain pass which was marked by
numerous gullies and ravines
He was traversing this pass at midnight accompanied
by his squaw only, both mounted upon the horse
and the dark that could neither see the out
lines Of the hills nor the ground at bis borses feet
when he heard sound (Which he imtated) SO slight as
to be scarcely percepbe to Indians ear Of an arrow
carried in the hand striking only with slight
tick, against bow Stopping, he could hear nothing
the horse that she might by possibility be seen-and
placed his ear to the ground when he heard the same
sound repeated but few feet distant and was therefore
satisfied that however imminent the DANGER he had not
been seen nor heard, for Indian would make such
noise at night in approaching his foe he therefore arose
and took his horse by the bride close to his mouth to
lessen the chances Of his moving winning and ONE
hundred and seventy of his deadest enemies the Sioux
on war party, fled past him within an arms length,
while he remained unobserved. 81 e5a c1ss Il i =
A GREAT FIsH KErr1E-Mr. Robert Postans. wri.
ting to the London Times gives the following descrp-
ton Of natural fish kettle in the Island Of st. Paul:
Perhaps the chief reason Why St. Paul does not need
hospce is that possesses natural unfaing sup
ply of provisions which to have been entirely for
gotten by those who advocate the erection Of hospce
there. you doubtless aware volcanic island
on the side Of which there is large and deep lagoon,
evidently the crater of exhausted burning mountain
One side of this circular basin broken away, and
through narrow throat entrance the ebbs and
flows The opening is about pistoshot wide III this
lake, which is about two miles in circumference, the
water is as smooth as in mlpond. In rowing rsund
this exhausted crater found smoke rising amid the
stones its beautiful beach in various places and on
landing found the water close to the shore 50 hot that
could not bear my hand in it. The temperature Of
the air 73o by thermometer which, on being plum
ged into the water ascended to 1000 repeating the
experiment in various places to similar elevation
and even to the boiling point The agoons are full Of
delicious fish, but ignorant Of their names they
appeared to to be species Of haddock and cod only
larger and easily caught with piece of bunting or
piece Of pork fastened to hook After catching aboat
load Of fish party boiled them in the springs and
is belt Of in the lake. which may be styled
No fishes water where it is too hot for them b1t it
extends only few yards from the hot WATER % that
is possible for to catch fish in the bow Of !
moderately long whaleboat and walk aft and drop Il in
TO hot water and cook it. Vamming the Dutch navi.
gator who visited St. Paus in 1897 mentions this fact
and if any of your readers should feel disposed doubt
the truth Of this statement beg to refer them to Hors
burgs Sailing Directory to the East for description Of
this remarkable lagoon. ss
ST ~ 8Eses at
Submitting to What {
The late Ephraim Peabody, about twenty years ago,
was attacked with bleeding Of the lungs, and was
obliged to resign his pastoral duties at Cincinnati his
only child laid in New England grave his young
wife had temporarily lost the If her eyes his home
broken up and his prospects very dark They
had sold their furniture and went to board in coutry
tavern in the town Of Dayton. One day q be came
in from wall, his wife said 70 him d
4 have been thinking Of our situation here, and
have determined to be submissive and patient"
Al" said he ssthat y goodsesoution let us see
what trials We have TO submit 70. Twill make list At
our trials First, 10 have heme-ws viii submit 10
that Second, We have tie comforts Of life exe will
submit to that Thirdlywe haye each other Fourthly
We have multituds Of fiends Filthy, W hare God TO
take caro- Of U.S. $40 @#1sxs sfgss sast sa4s
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