The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-12-23

ed to this, tandem, with thongs and harness
OF buffalo hide Two buffalo robes, a blanket,
a shot gun, and 10 pounds Of pemican were
the return outfit of the traveller, who was
alone and 10 fine health.
He informs us, says the Democrat, that
train Of sixty dogs and some English gentle
men might be expected here about this time
from SeIkirk Settlement.
The Democrat says that company Of
men, have gone out to open up rev State
Road to Breckenridge. They are cutting
through the heavy timber at the st. Cloud
end Of the route.
The Democrat is quite as fierce as the
Stttp1fer Messenger upon Indians, but with
better reason, apparently, than the latter.
The Messengers grievance consists in the
pictorial representation Of Indians on State
seals and the vgnettes Of bank bills but
the Demoodt has more substantial castts
bedh mo pun is intended with the bodily
presence Of the veri,able Indians them.
selve., who, according to its account, have
taken possession Of Stearns county, and are
sweeping it clean OF game, and Of some
things not legtimately included under that
designation.
We are now convinced" it says. there
are from two to three hundred men, with
lul complement Of women and children, or
squaws and papooses. They are Sioux.
and occupy several different encampments
West and Southwest of US, the nearest seven
miles back. Reliable, cautious men think
they have killed full one thousand head Of
deer, beside goodly number of bears and
other game. Our citizens are very much
dissatisfied with these incursions of our say.
age neighbors; and claim that the United
States authorities should prevent these TO-
rays, and that if they do not, the inhabitants
should organize and drive the hunters back
into their own territory. II our deer were
protected from these savage foes, it appears
as if, in few years, they would be surpas.
singly abundant; and it is not only wild an.
finals that the Indians claim as their prey.
In every neishborhood where they come
cattle are driven of, vacant houses robbed
and provisions stolen, while the settlers are
kept on the perpetual alert to watch their
property and resist the most impudent and
persevering system of beggary."
Well, We don't know about this driving
the hunters back. They are troublesome
neighbors, to be sure but then, consider
the sacredness of natural rights, and all that
oh, JANE!
Mrs. SwIssHELM has lost fine dog.
Mrs. SwIssHELM expects to see the boys
pelt with Minnesota grown apples every
lufdel who has whispered doubt about the
future cider mills Of ST. Cloud there
is no doubt about the ability to produce
fruit in any qaantity-explains the i'll sue
cess heretofore in Stearns, as they explain
other things up there, by blaming the grass
hoppers
There isn't any doubt, JANE. that We
have fine capacity for fruit up in this cli-
mate JANE gets up q model local paper,
and when JANE does not displace all other
topics, deserves to be encouraged
The Prescott Democrat gives list Of
buildings erected during the last summer at
Point Douglass, at an aggregate cost Of
$4,000. Arrangements, it says, are being
made for erecting a goodly number Of vari-
Gus kinds of buildings the coming season,
and there is no doubt but that Douglas will
yet be q large town, with her mills and
manufactures extending down to the meet.
ing Of the waters Of the great river aud the
placid lake, opposite to the foot Of Orange
street, in Prescott.
The day is not far distant when nice cot
tages and palaiisl residences will reflect
their white and dancing shadows from the
bosom of Lake 81. Croix on each side from
Prescott and Douglass to Saltwater and
above Hudson.
The scenery Is not to be surpassed by
that Of any Other lake on the continent, and
It's shores arr free from all sloughs aud ma.
laria.
Tie Monticello Times furnishes the fol-
lowing items
CLAM JUMPING. Sixty four acres adOin-
ing the town OF Lower Monticello. aud which
Las been claimed by Riggs 4 Bro, Of this
place, has beeo jumped by a Mr. Myers, of
TINS town. who built shaDty on the same
90 Saturday last, but was torn down by the
parties first mentioned herein.
Wood is selling 10 this place at $500
per cord Wheat 30 cents pr bushel:
Corn IS esnts; Potatoes IS; Corn Meal
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