The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-12-09
Our own State.

Our own state.
We understand, says the Belle Plaine En-.
quirer, that it is the intention of steamboat
owners on the Minnesota to provide for the
business OF the next season, two large side
wheel boats.
Capt. DAVIDSON, of the Frank Steel"
has already made arrangements for one in
Cincinnati, and Capt. NELSON RoBERr's Of
the Time and Tide" and owner of the
steamer " Jeanette Roberts," has also Sc
cured q person to select and have built
another boat for that line.
Game is abundant in the vicinity Of Hen
derson. The Democrat is full OF bear aud
deer stories. II says that on bright Sab
bath morning, few weeks since, an old
bear, with two full grown cubs, undertook
tcool sport, we think, at this season Of the
year,) to swim the length of the lake. As
they neared the town, their identity was dis
covered by the citizens. some Of whom
armed themselves, and in boats attacked the
varmnts," and in few minutes succeeded
in capturing the lot. A week afterward, q
fine looking deer attempted the same feat,
but was discovered by a man, who without
any deadly weapons sprang into a boat, and
made for the swimmer. Arriving there, he
raised one Of the oars, and dealt q blow upon
the decr's head, which shivered the weapon,
but did not check the progress of the ami
NAL.
A neighbor had been out for couple OF
days, sporting, and shot several deer and
the last that WAS heard of him, he was
on the trail Of bear, which was dropping
blood and showed signs Of weakness. Last
Friday, JACOB FRASKrSFIELD, of this place,
killed deer, which weighed 200 pounds !;
and on Sunday, he shot fine doe. Mr..
MKUSE also killed large deer, on Friday ,
while the Indian doctor who lives in Clarks.
vile, killed three or four, during last week.
The Rochester Democrat says that large
bear was killed short time since, five or
six miles west OF Rochester, it being the
second one killed in that neighborbood this
season.
In d few days, according to the Belle
Plaine Enquirer, the work Of grading the
railroad from Mendoza to Belle Pl1ine will
be completed.
The Root River Railroad is also in rapid
progress over the first twenty miles.
An exchange says that the Transit Il X.
Company have made an application to the
Governor for another issue of bonds. They
ask for SlO0000 In few weeks they
viii make application for 5000 900 more
making total Of $500 900 during the year
1858. The work on the road is being push
ell ahead with that energy characteristic Of
the contractor, Col De GRAF.
The Brownsville Herald is in rapture.
over the engraving Of the " llage Black
smith" BRowS, who is great on literature
is splendid in the fine arts Bao WV objects
to the praise contemporary critics have
awarded the horse in the picture. An
emergency" he says. may have occurred
In the annals Of history wherein kingdom
sunk into iDsigu fcance, as 10 value compar.
ed to feet horse. We are not in with
the cry Of the horse we say the wo
man, with her peculiar expression, is the
soul Of this splendid plate. The horse Is
we'll enough, the dog is well enough, the
blacksmith is all right but our talk is, the
woman, the woman all the horses, all the
dogs, and all the blacksmiths. too, for such
q woman ,hem's our sentiments"
FioArrSG BRIDGE Silyertbn has
obtained license for building floating
bridge across the Mississippi at this place.
10 Little Island, Tor winter purposes. lie
has two years 10 complete the work, and We
hope 10 see il pat through, II i. a good
enterprise, aud W have no dolbt Of is prac-
t,cablliiy and success
A floating bridge Tor winter purposes
acrcss the Mississippi may seem a novel
thing to persons not acquainted with the
river at this place. bu, II must be remem-
bered that tse river never ireszss for de
taBcc o! several mic. bel9w The mouth Of
the -, Croix, which Is at this place. and a
bridge across the orsr water IN the winter.
woa.d save wood hA1es and other team
s'ers from below. 4 vas. deal Of lraycl --
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