The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-28
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
Superior Items.

From tho Chronicle.
STEAMER MIcHIcAN.-This boat. from De-
troit, enroute for this place, was overtaken
by the severe storm on Saturday night, be-
tween Ontonangon and La Pointe. Nothing
has since been heard of her, and fears are en-
tertained for her safety. She had on board
large mail for the upper ports on the
Lake.
A race for one thousand dollars side, is
to take place on the ice, some time between
Christmas and New Years. The horses en-
tered are noted for their speed, and an inter-
esting match may be expected.
THE PIONEER H. & L. Cove are inform
ed that this company is in very fourishing
condition, numbering upwards of fifty mem
bers, and having in the treasury nearly two
hundred dollars.
During Saturday night and Sunday, snow
fell at this place to the depth of several inch
es. At Monday noon the indications are ia
vOrable for more snow.
This morning five steamboats, lying at Que-
bee Pier-tbe Star, Elgin, Iron City, Seneca
and Carson,
DEAPRrED-Hon. W. w. Kingsburv,
Delegate to Congress elect from Minnesota,
left for st. Paul by the steamer North
Star.
The weather last week was unusually disa-
greeable-ralning and storming almost inces-
sanity.
ID. Ray, Esq, has been appointed depu-
ty Sheriff of this county.
Roam MEETING.-The meeting on Tuesday
evening last, to consider the subject of open
ing wagon road from this place west to the
Mississippi, was fairly attended. After
lengthy discussion Of the various routes pro-
posed, committee-comprising Messrs j.
q. Wise, H. Robinson, and l. l. Moore
was appointed to confer with the proprietors
of Medary in reference to their road and al
so to learn whether the money appropriated
by the Superior proprietors, to aid in building
this road can be made available the present
winter.
The Committee is empowered to call fur
ther meetings. The meeting on Tuesday ev-
ening was but an informal one called principal
ly for an interchange of views and elicit the
interest our people feel in the proposed I'M
dertaking. Much information in reference to
the country between this place and the Mis-
sissippi was elected and profile of the
route TO Medary presented and eXplalned.-
This road connects with the military road at
Trenton, twenty-eght miles from Superior,
and runs in an almost due west course to
the Mississippi. The country traversed is
well timbered, possesses good soil, and al
most entirely free from swamps. No expen-
sve bridging is required, as the streams eros
sed are generally small. The entire distance
is eighty-two miles, twenty-eight of which is
already opened, leaving fifty eight miles yet
to construct. Mr.. Parker estimates the en-
tire cost of opening a good wagon road, for
summer as we'll as winter travel, at about
81, 800. Five thousand of this has already
been appropriated, ard We think the remain
der can easily be raised among our citizens.
A short distance east of Medary, branch
road diverging to the south forsixteen miles,
reaches the northwestern shores of Mile Lac,
the point where the roads from Crow Wing,
Little Falls, and st. Cloud center. The pro-
posed road to Medary is not only the most
direct to the numbering regions of nothern
Minnesota and the Red River of the North,
but also the nearest and best to the numerous
and growing settlements on the Mississippi
between St. Anthony and Crow Wing.