The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-05-07
VOL. TX, NO. 5.


The ,.., ,,.,,l;s,,.a ltter of B.,ANnT,,
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L"R " IN u"' 1''''ss " 'a1 '", '''a"
aboat ?00 miies north of ss"ckham wher
h. Was the ceth of December The follow
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from sunoss'lse w ofheTas HSm sAflos'
hest vsin. The Journey Il Ipore sgreabls
than w.s sxn..-t..l The znatl.y -. et,ll
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"a' IN" more D '"AA ~ ~ ~ ". ~
tern STATES during the pal winter. " DE-
grre~ below nero was the coolest experienced
n ar,...rS that fhey rf.Ie a., miie-a vi,hnu,
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1"PPaes !" "A'" "" s'' ss'''' ~
'sstssr than cta' nv ine eefdf ars
tilE race and thcv IKE much mar eomf,fts
~, TIA, h h>.i sa,;,nsrf.,f Tfs ,r,,h /.
a., =,
""'e mn" y H'''4''''''"s vi" ""S' "'"''"'
will not prevcnt him from surrminting him
slf with the comforts anil h,yuries of n war.
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was s'''s"'y uArh y, "u' o..Sh' ana
oor 'es, h1.sS "e'e 80 $40" ,na' 'ht INS'''-
'''n,' n.. = i.A'h', n'e'y oos' "n''s' l''"r was
ht'ie 'oae1s' oy my renols'ra"" A'''n'
~ sps o' a1' n's ticr~' 70 pr,hg ~ 10 'he
.a'lo" ~ 80" NJ :; we Hofsua ~ wea' "n
A"sn's'". .s',u' Wv, 'aIgo' s''s"" !"
NoI.netn s~w~,l. Angetnaa's" Tue
ea"ry wh'ch u arai's' v sa'a 10 oe very
~.ki ana oAati'ai 'seioa. wnere some 'raSs
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PHu ocalH'nAsia ar ye' 70 % iouhd N .ne
,a'ules u i's Sc'nats, PoPulat'oh' ~ We
da. we 'am exce'eh. 9uArus. n neat,
quiet' o'a-!ashioned u,'@ servant giri Oh
Twelve or fourteen to"s caarge ol U.S. and
Mpenueo 10 ~ our wants w''h ue gn@''s,
issidnity. we nan . goo" suppct' sinaii
"at neat room. cieah oeus, anu coHee III the
norning, beside p"h'iia' provision Tor
"eskas' on 'ne way Tor SUI" 'Yoa' !" S''
enty nve cents ,..---.
we hit a, ~ ihe waning moo" i'nng
.hx on tne hof'1oh' ana 'he hrS' @nios'
impresepine 81 Oh um morning
twiiignt ~ the cast; Inc Angerinan HSer:
which is here mils broad was irozen' anu
cur foad ie,d direc'ly acros. in surface Inc
wlhd o,ew uo"n u Mru~s 'he sno"-eoseren
zee making our iaces ,hgt' WIN preino'ii'
tofy Signs "' 'rszi,l:' as the mercury was
httic psaow zero. my msis were chilled M
1f 'he iur ini'te'e' aho ! was oDNg''i 10
rup my nose 'reGueMiy' 10 prevent !, ~ing
nippI. Inc DAY was raw ami emmy. and
the temperature roe very iithe, although The
hlls occasionaiis siei'ersi us from the "'nd'
Inc seenefy' also, grew darker ana wIier ~
We advanc'I' Ibe Or trees weic shorter and
stunted, and OF q dark gr'enlsh brown winch
At little distance appnrd completely black.
Nohing could excecd the bleak, 'nhosptable
character of these landscapes The inie's
oi !he bothnian 'uli. wer iard' snow Gov
ertsi plains. inci"stsi by bold, ragged hta'i'
lands, covered with INK black ior'ss Inc
more distant ridges ladei INTO . anu indigo
hue, i'ecked WIN patches o' shasty Whiie'
under the lowering sni''r' shor'-'''s' DAY
light. 80,
Our road " AZ much roughtr than hitherto
We climbed along ridges, only to descend by
his s'esp dec'isities on the northern slie, :"
cross The tssl OF an miami S'ram' ana 'he''
Ascend again. lhe valleys, however, were
,nhahited and apparently well cultivated, Tor
the houses were largo and comfortable. and
the people had a thriity prosperous aud sa'is
ted ar. l'esde the 'arm houses were IN
mense racks. twenty ieet high. inr the pur-
pose of drying haS and grain, AMI Mt the
datiog the people offered Tor saf' very hhe
and beautiful tnen oi Their own manufacture,
This IS the staple production oi Northispd'
shere the short summers ore iIsn'i'c'ent 70
'aaturr The gram CROP lbe 'nns wer all
Comfortable baiidngs' WIN very fa'r hfc'm'
iaoiAtiors Tor tfaveiers.
We had bad laek w'ih horses tbs day
however. Two or thre' Hasthrs having ~sn
IN ad,ancs and had The puck VA one dage
oar bagEs9esieh was driven ~ q Po'ka ~
not MON than ten y'ars Oh darling Eel
low. with fane as round fresh AMI sweet a.
damssk roe+e, the bhpsi "'eyes AMI ''s"ud
"i aiken goshii 'ia'r
At Hornas' they cav D. ~Hplsf ID an
.lsd cold pig Bel, admirable Dsis' ar' "rr"
"nly detieHot IA The matter ns wat'r 'o'
Sashing, We awokc With fs.li;irhe,. 'n ',e-
coan' of gaS from the tight 9uss'an stove.
Fbc tinP'raturr, al iaifiny, ~aS u Dig
below lsro--e"st'f than eitb'T 81 rs had
ever t@iore known w" were iIlia' rur'-
Gus. oil hr-i, to knoS bow ws s'oabd endure
4. bai TO cur delight. fand ""n~dy's warm
aud con'of'aha me ar Wa SUI ~ a,si
'kiiei"'s 10 ihiiaA'- Ny i's1' 'Seas'odsa''y
r4nirei 'fici"D. and my trard aih mfH''-
tache bscaus' 'll'd mas ei ",' ir"@h "
ether 20 thai ! cot'Nd ~rasc'iy oI'n ny
mouth. anal hrfniy iasteasd u. NY iof e"Ih
We uAseisn ~ H'ss aN "e' 'e'a'e
hours on the way W feit no inHoheFfif'nee