The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-06-21
Letter from Northern Minnc-
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rDsxR JoURsAL:-The FIRST copy of
home paper have seen since tleft Ev /
ansvilIe, reached me this morning. II
was dsfed May gath. aud contained,
among other articles, enc copied from
the Louisville Democrat. The latter
paper, In its pleasant way, gives curren-
cy to a report. widely circulated in Jour
own city, that CoLoskL DREw bad been
superseded in his Agency and had been
transferred to Superior; or as some OF
our friends in Evansville haveif, had
been removed. and would shortly return
home. Up to this time, nothing Of the
kind has occurred, aud Col Drew con-
iinues Agent OF The Cbippewas Of the
Mississippi, the Office he has held since
Tie 4Lh Of "A pril last. II is true that
the Superior Agency has been offered TO
Mr. Drew, and he has, not yet decided
wheth err to retain this agency or accept
the other In either ovenr, il Is entirely
al his discretion what to do in the case.
The. Superior Agency, may remark,
embraces about eleven thousand Indians,
and the points ofpayment are accessible
in summer to steamers. The agency
quarters moreover, s-e located in the
City OF Superior, description Of winch
appears in the copy Of the Journal be-
fore me. II is considered by many as
the most desirable agency in the North
West, aud Cul. Drew may conclude TO
go there. You are probably appraised Of
the dangerous illness OF Major Cullen,
the Indian Superintendent, who is now
ia Philadelphia. At last accounts he
was not expected to recover. Daring
his absence, at the request Of Governor
Sibley, Mr.. Drew has remained in ST..
Paul. he being the only Irdiun Agent ID
the State al this time. rA
} l would have written you a description
J Lof this country long since. but that ii Il
difficult TO describe il. One knows no
where to begin. Whether to speak o
the prairies, almost boundless in extent
J and unsurpass 10 fertility, the pin,
J forests, the beautiful rivers or countless
lak,s.
The scenery on the Upper Mississippi
: between Prairie Du Chem and ST. Pau
/. must be seen TO be appreciated. Tn
D water Of the river is as clear as that O
the clearest mountain stream, aod ever
mile brings with it new scenes Of beauty
' The bluffs upon the share and the is
lands in the river, with here aud there
: lately born city, all unite to make up
= picture not seen elsewhere 10 the State,
and which can scarcely be equalled tn
world over. st. Peul has often bee
described in your columns as one G
the wonders OF this age of progress. :
u Laid out and first settled only one yea
before Evansville became al Incorpora
ted City. it has in the twelve years Of il
existence grown TO city of nearly iwic
the size OF Evansville, and is known a
u the fastest of the fast places of the Nori
West.
o The country between st. Paul al
n Crow Wing, is fast filing up. and
e steady tide Of emigration has been pou
ir ing in this spring. Every other man
m the State is either "banker'' or II
h proprietor Of "paper town." i. g., a tow
J. on paper and in his own imagination, al
Va no where else.
o. The condition OF iie fndians alon
le the Southern line Of the Reservation
as deplorable. The white traders supp
e, them with whisky in spite OF the be
by enseavors OF, toe Government 10 su
press the traffic. They pass the agen,
every day, with their six gallon he
:, well filled, strapped 10 their backs, {
- route for Leech Lake and the upper cou
try. The missionaries have despaire
W and many Of them are returning to 4
NC States. 10 another letter I will gi
70 You better conception of the state
MI affairs among the red men. You o
e probably advised of the late battle b
~ tween the Sioux and Chippewas nj
70 Shakopee, in which eleven Sioux WI
"' killed and five Chippewas. A war pa
70 of four hrndred Chippewas, headed
Holein the. Day. who lives within q IN
on OF the agency, starts FOR the. Sioux cor
in try Tomorrow. They expect 10 bri
nd home many scalps. The Governmt
,c. is about to take measures 10 suppr
nod hostilities between these tribes.
~ Our friend, Mr.. H. G. Cooper, arri,
ne in st. Paul on the lst inst. He repo
re you all well.
be Yours, &C., G. X. D., Jr