The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-04-25

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good bridge, covered with plank, across the
same stream, two miles above.
River Items.
BoATs FOR ST.. PAUL.-We find in the
Missouri Republican, April 18th, the follow
ing river items.
| KATE FRENCH FOR ST.. PAUL.-The favor
lite steamer Kate French, Capt. French, is
receiving for St. Paul, and will leave on
Saturday evening, positively.
HENRY CLAY FOR ST. PAUL.-Passengers
bound for the upper Mississippi to-day will
find the new and elegant steamer Henry
Clay ready to start at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. Capt. Campbell commands this fine
boat.
MoNTAuK FOR ST. PAUL.-The fayorite
steamer Montauk, Capt. Burke, is receiving
for St. Paul. and will leave to-day at 4 o'clock
p. NJ, positively. Messrs. Mullen and Ditto,
both popular officers, are the clerks.
TlsHcMINGo FOR Sr. PAuL.-The swift
and elegant steamer Tishomingo, Capt. Sar-
gent, is receiving for st. Paul, and will leave
this morning at 10 o'clock.
HENRY GRAFT FOR Sr. PAUL.-The por-
ular Henry Graft, in command of the popu-
lar Capt. McClintock, is receiving for st.
Paul, and will leave this morning at 10 o.
clock, positively. Mr.. Stewart, a clever
clerk of the Graf.
SoLD-The steamer Saracen was sold by
the United States Marshal Yesterday to s.
Sanderson of this city. We are informed
that it is the intention Of the purchaser to
run her as regular packet between this city
and St. Paul. The Saracen is almost a new
boat, having been built at New Albany, Ind,
less than one year ago. She is to be COM
manded by her former gentlemanly captain,
H. B. Stran. She will leave for St. Paul on
Tuesday evening next.
The steamers Appleton Belle, Orb, Nelson
and Metropolitan, were also announced as
loading for St. Paul at the same port.
The river at this point has fallen about
two feet since last Wednesday, having been
swollen that much above the usual mark by
the melting snow.
PROSPECTS FOR THE "FrRsT BoAT."-The
editor of the Lake City Tribune thus dis
courseth, in his paper of the 18th.
s'The ice in the Lake is still hard and firm.
1t is travelled daily as far down as Roscco's
by persons on foot, and we have no doubt
but that in most places it is strong enough
to bear loaded teams. Our town people
have ceased to speculate upon the probable
opening Ct the Lake, though we heard a
reckless individual the other day offer to
bet that it would be clear of ice on the 4th
of July! Ills head is right.
THE Yeatman was still under water when
the Equator passed her, but her officers are
confident that they will have her in order so
as to proceed down to-day.
We are informed by a gentleman who
came up on the Equator yesterday, that
when at the foot of the Lake, about three
miles of the ice moved out; and the Key
City, the new Packet, steamed up as far as
the clear space extended, and endeavored to
force her way through, but was unsuccess-
full. 1t was the firm opinion Of all the old
river men, that boat would go through in
about two days.
The Reveil!e arrived early yesterday from
Lake Pepin, bringing quite number of pas
sengcrs.
The Equator arrived during the forenoon,
from Red Wing, bringing large eastern
mail.
The steamers F. Steele and Lacrosse left
ST. Louis on the 18th inst, for this port
The new steamer Northern Light, Capt.
P. Lodwick, built for the Minnesota Packet
Co., was advertised to leave Cincinnati on
the l4th inst.
Several boats are announced at Cincinnati
and Pittsburg, bound for the Upper Missis-
sippi They are spoken of as being loaded to
the guards with freight and passengers, the
latter being mostly emigrants to Minnesota.
The Reveille turned back to the head of
the Lake soon after landing.
The Time and Tide returned to the head
of the Lake yesterday morning, pretty we'll
filed. The injury to this favorite boat was
of the slightest kind-the hole, very small
one, being repaired in few minutes. Capt.
Roberts assures us that she is Gas good as
new," and perfectly tight. She carried down
large mail.
The Wave went up the Minnesota river
night before last, crowded with passengers
and loaded to the guards with freight.
GOLDEN ERA.-This splendid boat made
the trip from Dubuque to Winona last week
in % hours! Fast time that.
The following description Of another of
the new boats of the Galena and Minnesota
Packet Company, will be interesting to our
readers. 1t is from the st. Louis Republi-
can:
Still they come-those five new boats
lately built by the Minnesota Packet Com
pany. Two of them have come and gone,
one-the Grey Eagle-arrived from Cincin-
natl yesterday, loaded for st. Paul, and two
more are coming. The Key City and Itasca
are fine boats, but the Grey Eagle eclipses
them both in point of speed, beauty and
convenience. The Grey Eagle is said to be
the swiftest steamer of her draught afloat
anywhere, and proved herself SO in a late
trial trip at Cincinnati. She is worthy OF
her name, and Captain Orrin Smith, Presi-
dent of the Company, who superintended
her construction, may well be proud of his
success in boat building. She is beautiful
model, and in all respects beautiful and
graceful boat. Her dimensions are: Length
on deck $50 feet beam IS feet; and five
feet depth of hold. She is furnished with
four tubular boilers, 40 inches in diameter,
and l6 feet long, with fveinc' fiues-thc
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