The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-11-25

Tie st. Peter Salesman speaks as follows
OF b. F. PRArr, one ofthe euterpvising citi-
zens Of tie capital city:
He has now in operation one each Of
FIGURING and SawmilIs, and large Furni.
ture Manufactnry in Saint Peter and dur
Ing the past year has cultivated the great.
est portion Of farm OF leo acres, adjoining
town. has raised some so or 60 acres Of
excellent corn on one Of his timber farms
in lie Sueur county. and cultivated 100
acres Of wheat on another farm in Dakota
county.
Although Mr.. l.. is one Of those men
who generally make everything they take
hold OF pay, yet bis business enterprise and
means have been OF incalculable benefit to
this place ana the entire community. His
business last season amounted to over 1tco
Hundred thousand Dollars; aud this year
it will doubtless be as great, If not greater.
The transaction of this amount OF business
during one year in new place, where there
Is bat comparatively small community,
must have very beneficial influence upon
both the place and people.
We also take the following items from
the Statesman:
Through the government contracts OF
Messrs. u. W. Piper and Samuel Dunning,
OF this place, and the Transfers employed
by them, and also by the Messrs. Donnelly
OF Traverse, in hauling supplies for Forts
Ridgeiy aid Abercrombe, IL is estimated
that at least 100000 will be received by
residents OF this county, which will be most
| ly circulated here this winter.
1t ia believed by our farmers that in some
localities there has been enough sugar-cane
raised the past season to fully supply their
demand for syrup during the next year
and throughout the county there has been
sufficient of this valuable farm product cul.
| tivated and manufactured into syrup, to
supply at lesst three.iolrths of the country
demand in tbs county.
In lulfllment Of the promises Of our cit;-
zens to the people Of the county, Messrs.
Pratt Swift and Howes are erecting very
substantial Jail on Park Row, near Third
street. 1t Is to be sixteen feet square, and
two stories in height. 1t will be built Of
two by eight inch pieces, laid Hat. aud thor.
oughiy spiked every few inches so that it
viii DO more difficult to escape from than
cue OF stone.
Very few distant readers have any just
conception Of the extent Of farming lands
under cultivation in this vicinity. On the
prairie, adjoining Saint Peter there are from
helf to dozen farms on which there Yves
the past season, from 100 to l60 acre. uu.
der good cultivation; aud throughout the
county there are quite o large number Of
farmers cultiyatiug from 40 to 60 acres-and
some even more.
Ga lie Suenr prairie, from four TO six
miles from this place, there arc some four
or five farms on each, OF which there l60
acre, OF excellent Land under fence and o
high state Vi cultivation.
ltrequiros but three or four years, with
little means, considerable energy and
reasonable amount Of industry, to place l60
acres Of prairie land 10 fine producing con
dltion and We know of no place where agri-
cultural labor will meet with greater reward
than in this valley.
By tie official returns, We learn the fol-
lowing, as the vote on members of the Leg
i..-taro in this county aud district: