The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-05-13

q Pioneer and peua~rsl.
WAaAsllAw, May s, Is,

resuining you Wouiu ike 10 near worn
or two from Wabashaw, IL take my pen In
hand" 10 chalk down few. Strangers are
beginning 10 land here and look about AMI
those who have arrived say tina, more are
coming or, AS my old friend Mr.. SmAnsrsARs
used 10 say, the cry is still they come
We had almos, dcspaircd seeing many I'M
migrants here this season, considering the
long time the steamboats, have been running
without dropping any but now We seo with
q different vision. We see the beginning OF
the effect of the vote of the people on the
railroad question and when WE see the
end OF lift We ever do sce tive shall sec
Minnesota grea, and mighty State, u
young one 10 hc sure, but very large of her
age, vigorous, seli-rclant, proud of her posi-
ton in the world, and, whether admitted into
the Union or not. TO all intenis and purposes,
STATE Il the Black Republicans will
persist In keeping her out OF the Conlc,lc.
racy, she can live "a State aud be indcpcn.
dent until called upon, il it bc no, until our
Representatives can ride all the way FROM
81. FauI 10 Washington on railroads. 80
whether SHE is admitted Immediately or moi,
who keers Perhaps, however, she will be
taken IN before this reaches You.
Business Is waking up here considerably
and the times are two thousand per cent
better than in st Paul, considering the size Of
the town We have two steam saw mills,
two hath machines, one shngIe mill aud
steam sash, door, blind aud turning mill, Nil
in lall blast. Much merchandise is being
landed on our levee, aud immense RATS of
lumber ARE every day coming in from the
Chippewa river, which lumber il being
hauled out, and piled mp and sold houses
are being built all over town, the merchants
are doing good business. and the aspect il
cheering aud fall OF rich promise. Verify,
there Is good time coming When was
IL 81. Paul the other day, everything there
looked dull and gloomy. except the gaslights.
Speaking Of st. Paul, reminds of IA.
yorablc notice OF the steamer Key City,
which you gave the other day. lcamc down
on her las, Tuesday, and insure you tbat
not halt the truth has yet been told of this
splendid boat. We left st. Paul at o clock
A. NJ, and M soon ~ her head was right"
she begun Ia make turns ahead" nj u rapid
rate. Zone Of US suspected that Captain
WonDES was bent On getting ahead Of ,hc
Pembina Jaw which had left sometime bo.
fore we did, 80 ~ 10 take in nil the morning
1 passengers that might be at the landings,
! and think we were right. Tor ut Hastings
We overlook the Pembinaugh, and in one
hour and hall from the time We len ST.
Paul leyee We were at Prescott Thirty
miles IN ninety minutes IL good speed and
but little behind n 240 pacc. After we
had go, the proper distance ahead speed
was slackened, and the Key City came
down to her regular work, and picked up
she passengers at leisure. However, she
was only for'y-sevcn minutes from Red Wing
to Lake City. On her trip up Of that yoy.
age she was only twenty-five hours and
thirty-cight minutes from Dunlci,h 10 -.
Paul, and during that time made thirteen
landings Capt. WoRDEs has no running
time for biz boat--bis time Is from Dunleith
to st. Paul, and all time spent at the land.
ings Is part Of II. She was new when
she took her place IN the line year ago, and
although the water VIA extremely low las,
-eason, yet she never has used spar bat
both Of those sticks 30 important 10 some
boats, have always stood where they were
put before she fret began TO move. This
must be owing TO light draft and good man.
agement, for she is large boat and carries
heavy cargoes The Key City IL model
boat, Capt. WohDgs il Il model master, and
Mr.. GEosaE y. PiKscg il model clerk. If
requires no boisterous nor proiane language
70 manage affairs on this boat, ba, every.
thing moves on like clock work. IL safe
TO say that she has made the best time Of
any boat 10 the trade, AMI yet, up TO this
time, she has never hal the credit Of il in
the newspapers. Good luck 10 her
The Wabashaw Jouynai, which has not
been issued for the last two months, owing
10 the absence Of the editor, who has Just
returned from the Fast, will I've published
nert Saturday, and weekly thereafter for
all time. Mr. SAsDEnsox returns full Of
T'gor and hope, accompanied by biz wife
and children.
You viii most likely see in your city, our
highly esteemed fellow-citiz1D. ALyxp Ban
~ Esq., who has just returned from Wsh.
iDgton, and who can give you good idea Of