The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-11-18

~ 10 ptcolar Que ~ tue lcauhH vegetable pro
ducts ofthe West that the tune will come when
it Will equal 10 US in Importance our crop of
corn; that Il will do for IA What the sugar cane
has done 'ur Louisiana, and cotton lot other
States.
soafh-W.s,eSn Mn .-ots aud Dakota
Little has been said o, that beautiful por.
ton of our State lying south ives, Of the
Minnesota River, aud adjoining the ceded
portion OF Dakota Territory. This region
Of country lies some g west aud from | c
TO ~ south OF 81 Paul. II embraces
the Big and Little Cottonwood and Red
wood rivers, and the head waters Of the Dcs
MONIES, Watanwan aud Rock rivers 4,
also embraces some of the finest lakes in
the State; among which are .nxs'H ',,car.~
Lake Shaeck. Dcyier Lake. Pelican Lake,
Badger Lake and Cottonwood Lake Lake
Benton, which is supposed 10 be hall and
halt in Minnesota mud Dakota, IL some 20
mles in length and averages 3 miles in
width The shores nre well timbered, and
the lake furnishes mn abundance of cxcolcn,
fish. Lake She,cck is nearly AS large NJ
Benton Lake. snd il heavily ,lmbcred for
some distance around II. The other lakes
mentioned are not much inhri0r in size, md
are surrounded 10y beautiful groves of tim.
Der. The rivers are well wooded and at
ford good water powers. The climate in
,bis reg on is somcwha, mler than in the
locality Of II. Paul, while the soil ia uusur-
passed anywhere in depth mud fertility.
Eighteen months ago no white man had q
habi'a,ion or place on this extensive area.
The DAKOTA Land Company, We believe,
were the fret TO open the way 10 i,s settle
ment. This company was organized in s.
Paul nearly two years ago, and received
their charter, (Which was very liberal one)
from the Legislature nj ia extra session In
June, last year.
On the 2lst Of May, 1851 the steamer
Wave, Capt NAVEL, commander, was
chartered by the company to carry twelve
months supplies, forty men, teams and wsg-
OBS, sash, glass, nails. doors, furnishing lum
Der agricultural and mechanical implements
&c, g., up TO the Sioux Agency. The dc
sign Of this expedition was 10 explore, open
up and colonzc The south western portion Of
Minnesota, and that part Of Dakota which
is subject TO settlement" This is being
most encctuay accomplished. Hundreds
have followed in the wake Of tbose pioneers,
ard now boast Of their choice hom steads
Wagon roads mail rsn,es have been cx.
teadcd 10 meet the wants Of the settlers.
The mail from NV Ulm 20 Medary
passes through Ica,enworth, Brownsville,
Bangor, Saratoga. Redwood Centre end
Mountain Pass. From the lower Sioux
Agency. west, it passes through Chon,acba
LIND, and n'crsnc's the other route a,
Mountain Pass. The service on the Hen.
dcron and Sioux Falls CITY route IL pr.
formed by the contractors Of the New Ulm
ard Mcdary route
The valley Of the Big Cottonwood and
Roirood Rivers, and the lands adjoining,
are fast settling mp. The face Of the country
is smooth, gently unIola,ng, well watered,
comfortably 'imbcred and the soil is excel.
kut. We are informed that there are plenty
Of magnificent claims yet TO be had 10 this
rage. There are l1e settlements On the
,oatbern brsuches u the Cottonwood and
The ZANE also at Lake Shc'eck. The town
Of LeayenvOr,b IL some fifteen or twenty
miIes above New Tim, On the Big Cotton
wood, a, the junction d the north branch
with tie main river. This IL said % he
charming spot, and surrounded by rich
ayr cultural country. AZ high up as the
" By timber" near the beadwa'ers u this
stream. there IL the town Of Saratoga, a
NAL station. srd some Gf,srn or twenty lam.
Hrs 10 'bs vi,idity. Twenty mics 10 the
soa'h of Saratoga, and interinedaiely, are
se,'l-rs On the besd waters u The Dcsmoncs.
In short, where h year md a hall ago there
wss %, a single white man. within range
u 90 or 10 miles. there ar, nov flourish
log 1wns and huc farming beighborboods
TIE bod moves Of iew men have brought
shoa, these rsuls, IN the short space Of
eighteen moulbs sbd thu, TOO without The
moonshne system Of freed emigration ard
hctI'ous sTecala,iohs. While we are 10
SPECIAL friend Of corporations, We .haIl not
withhold from the Dakota Lnl Company,
the credit u developing q fine portion Of