The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-01-02
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Grip to the Sauk valley.
z : for nearly two weeks in the
cation that enough snow would
good, l at length de-
~ our luck on wheels, and ac-
led towards the last OF NO
Lear and tolerably cool morn
marking 100 below
leather was delightful, bracing
} Gact, just such winter weather
My can produce. .r
ugh St. Anthony, we reached
&c Creek) about . o'clock and
to refresh ourselves and horses.
IS Is good enough, but by a
at Of our Irish waiter we were
lie dining room just when one
IL taken q notion to clean the
81 two of them were open and
ne was rushing through them,
sure O. Of being famed by
7 so gentle nor so oderiferous
by the Blessed. The conse-
It having such a superabund-
xygen we were enabled to
Extraordinary quantity of car
e Ct roast beet, potatoes, rice
ant affair being concluded, we
n horses, and proceeded on
= pleasant mood, which was
'eased by finding the road,
W from sand, now in most cap
! and smooth as could posi-
Between Rice Greek and
or 7 miles) we crossed two
IS, one of them rejoicing in the
'i,asure Creek, but for the life
see very little that looked like
or around it. The road rises
II each of these'streams consid-
the summer time the sand is
ne poor horses have a sorry
, heavy loads through it. But
Ind is frozen, we passed over
leasantly. At Coon Creek,
] I'm, there is a small tavern;
Ia ter of a mile farther on, a
one is nearly finished. With
Is there is not a house between
Creeks, unless q sort Of stable
eek can be called such.
Creek to Anoka, { 4 or 5 miles)
c three houses, and the road
Vinding all the way through
y zen about one mile south of
be seen some capital speci-
. composed of tamarack poles,
ry neat and workmanlike man
f.. Anoka about an hour after
r the light Of a bright young
ct in her teens. The breeze
-arly in the evening, and moth
ii agined more charming than
at reigned around ; the soft
loon that danced upon the
v'hich yet hung upon the
} jack oaks, and the dry grass
IS that slept at their feet.
re found pretty comfortable
/ iaving partaken of a good cup
j over the papers, made some
. the place, hunted up my 9TH
, Aad gone ahead, and finding
sd for the night. Somewhere
,a l awoke, and fancied l heard
inexpected sound Of rain pat
ne window panes. At first l
d t be dreaming, and gave my
,ilch or two in order to deter
or, and very speedily came to
that it was actually and posi-
However, whether rain or not,
Ind l speedily fell back in the
dsus. In the morning l was up
a found my surmises correct,
I'D actually fallen during the
5 quite small in quantity howey-
be sky was overcast and a COM
had come over the face of ma
'terday. This was q change Of
le which was totally unexpec-
an understood thing that as
set in it would continue, and
have none Of the vicissitudes
he Eastern States. For once,
was evident the weather-wise
scta were out in their caleuia-
ot knowing how much rain we
4. was deemed the best policy to
Jur way with all possible des-
we'll did we put this plan into
at that night found us only
es this side of St. Cloud, a,
iere we stopped. Fortunately, al
ayy mist prevailed during the
D rain had troubled US; and, il
none would come, we retired t.
lad slept pretty soundly unit
morning. - iH .s'.''. ~
/ make so early a start the mex
light have done, and as tn
letting no better very fast, VI
I'D we'll it was we did SO, for i
.nutes after our horses were i
I'd our wagons safely housed il
q sbarn, down came the rain ii
1t rained all that day, the en-
ID more or less during the nex
sc ware compelled, noyens voleass
'ur oars, and make ours elves q
as under the circumstances W
: nd it was a very hAppy piece. 9
! hat we were enabled to,get int
9 quarters as we did just "a
of time; for had the raj
hour or two before it did, th
) would have not enlyabeen yeF
0 ourselves personally but ver
y