The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-01-02


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Is, With one sweet emotion the less ~ -
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QftAs Ninsssotian: a. ~ -
q n Grip to the Sank valley.
ie ,,ng for nearly two weeks in the
pectation that enough snow would
slcighing good, at length de-
.-,- try our luck on wheels, and &C
started towards the last of No
\ clear and tolerably cool morn.
ermometer marking 100 below
lie Weather was delightful, bracing
" in tact, just such winter weather
t. only can produce. ."f
Tough St. Anthony, we reached
Rice Creek) about 2 o'clock and
j 70 refresh ourselves and horses.
vas good enough, but by a
rs at of our Irish waiter we were
. the dining room just when one
had taken q notion to clean the
nc IS two of them were open and
rricane was rushing through them,
r Insure % Of being famed by
.ner so gentle nor so oderiferous
Al2py the Blessed. The conse-
nat having such superabund-
,sh 1xygen we were enabled to
81 Extraordinary quantity of car
shspe CT roast beef, potatoes, rice
Ca &c. .s.i.7.y.- .". lrH I'D
portant affair being concluded, we
.t- chr horses, and proceeded on
very pleasant mood, which was
;n-reased by finding the road,
8 heavy from sand, now in most cap
hard and smooth as could posi-
,e sired. Between Rice Greek and
*, Is or Z miles) we crossed two
Sep -rearls, one of them rejoicing in the
of Pleasure Greek, but for the life
81. ould see very little that looked like
.- bout or around it. The road rises
e nds al each of thesestreams consid-
ll'. nd in the summer time the sand is
l.1 and the poor horses have a sorry
l.> 7ulliGg heavy loads through it. But
10 ground is frozen, we passed over
s. and pleasantly. At Coon Greek,
ice size I'm, there is small tavern
.it quarter of a mile farther on,
' large one is nearly finished. With
cept;ons there is not house between
81. .e Coon Creeks, unless sort of stable
ssure Creek can be called such.
Coon Creek to Anoka, "A or S miles)
. = two or three houses, and the road
god, winding all the way through
es " nen about one mile south of
acre car be seen some capital speci-
fencing, composed of tamarack poles,
n Z very neat and workmanlike man
cached Anoka about an hour after
aud BY the light Of bright young
ireely yet in her teens. The breeze
away early in the evening, and moth
! be in agined more charming than
ness Lat reigned around the soft
Inc noon that danced upon the
raves which yet hung upon the
Of the jack oaks, and the dry grass
flowers that slept at their feet.
AZ noka re found pretty comfortable
aud Laving partaken of good cup
--s so'cd over the papers, made some
about the place, hunted up my 9TH
which lad gone ahead, and finding
retired for the night. Somewhere
O'Clock l awoke, and fancied heard
and Unexpected sound Of rain pat
ainst he window panes. At first 1
must be dreaming, and gave my
Cd Inch or two in order to deter
natter, and very speedily came to
Ision that it was actually and posi-
Bing However, whether rain or not,
ssedt md l speedily fell back in the
forphsus. Intbe morning l was up
soon found my surmises correct,
hal rain lad actually fallen during the
was quite small in quantity howey-
gb the sky was overcast and CON-
lge lad come over the face of ma
yesterday. This was q change Of
anne which was totally unexpec-
vas an understood thing that as
.o.4 or set in it would continue, and
6l, a ond have none Of the vicissitudes
~ e.a q 40 he Eastern States. For once,
Do us, i was evident the weather-wise
.e. iinoesota were ont in their calcutta
9rs 81 not knowing how much rain Y We
4 ea. re, it was deemed the best policy to
4 our way with all possible des-
-4.a aj 50 well did we put this plan into
rro-anas that that night found US only
usen aiIes this side of St. Cloud, a,
Ia,u,s where we stopped. Fortunately, al
heavy mist prevailed during the
easy no rain had troubled US; and, il
aat none would come, we retired t
ssas sad slept pretty soundly unit
ag morning. ncqu i'"i'"o 1921 ::
lot make SO early start the mex
might have done, and as tn
S Getting no better very fast, W
aid we'll it was We did SO, for j
ninutes after our horses, were j
and our wagons safely housed il
o0's barn, down came the rain ii
/ 1t rained all that day, the 'en
I'D more or less during the mex
1aF we ware compelled, nolens roJea