, 1859-01-08
WesteT1t sNR2Us Items.

FRoN Red R1v1R---A half-breed, named Nj |
oaael -, residing at Grand Portage, arrived
hero with his dog train ca Saturday from tho
Bed River Of the Sorth and the 9askatchswan
ve1ius party seut out recently by the Canadlau
government. He has msde the journey in twen-
u days to this place, though he Ha2 eight daJ4
IN making the journey from Grow Wing to Su-
perior. When the Crow Wing road is con-
pleted this journey can be made il two days,
about tEa-Eseks.-
y hen be left Red RiTer the SNOW was but
shfee Inches in depth, aud the Saskatchewan
HEs not entirely frozeu-that is, as late IS the
Northern Pacific route.. who. aka so frightened
bT the bug-bear OF deep SLOWS and extreme
cold, ought to make = no.o Of this--Sups1iyr
city Chronicle, Dc a5:A =
GoyERSxEsr SczrI1s n H1ssRsorA.-Tte St.
Paul Times says that party of ten or t~elre
surveyors, under the superintendence Of Josiah
T. King and Eugene Wilmer, lett that city last
week for Ai!le Lac. where they viii be engaged
| during the winter in surveying the government
| lands ID TINT rtcicity. They are to survey and
| snbdiride eleven townships immediately bur.
rounding the lake. From all We can Learn, the
| pe.ior to that in aaT portion Of the State. aad
the road now being built from Superior to
| Mile Lac will greatly accelerate its speedy set-
| tleCaeot-Lb.
Two Yorsa MEs FsozxS TO DsA1n.-P7obe-
bly, the most distressing and hcsrtrending event
| that ever trnaspired in this county occurred pn
!aat Friday night on Spoon riser bottom, gear
PAUL (cousiue}, attempted to reiusa to the la&-
| ter's home, in Waterford nei6hbothood, IRON
asTaDa, where they had been spending The af-
ternoon. It was after dark whea theT started
on their return, AMI, IS the bottom vas over;
fowed, we're compelled to use O skid. 1t lad
turned very cold in their absence, and they
found ice formed on the overtowed bottom
| through which they Here compelled 10 pass. 1t
is supposed that they forced ths skit through
| the ice until theT we're re3ry exhausted, and
ia2 strong enough 10 bear them, maklng d
path through it With their hands as they pro
Creased.
lhe unfortunate young men became entirely
exhausted, and ct last, within fifteen feet Of
solid ice, gave up the sttuege for life aud died.
They we're heard to call for nelp b. persous liv-
ing near the scene Of eufariog, but the hal1ooing
wss supposed to have been made By party Of
coon. hunters, md no attention was paid to it.
Ga Saturday the f4sher Of young Jacob COR
GUIDED thet theJ must have been dsowoed in
their utsempt to reach home, but without sue
CESS. o. Sunday number OF the neigh5ors
gathered together and went to tad them, and
one Of the boys Has discovered Standing in three
ieet Of water leaning over upon the ice. Tue
] other was found uear him IN the water.-L1E.
] e1s1e1 l1tL} IeHs., it-
| ThB ScASpiSAyIASB IN AkKRfcA.-If the New
Eoglander travels in Wlscousin, he will, in some
portions OF that State, imagine himsel{ to he il
Sweden, Denmark OF Norway, if he Judges by
customs, manners and language. Whole CON.
monites e1is. there at present. almost intac,
from the Anglo. American element nroand them
living as they lived in their fatterland, ad
| herlug to old customs, old forms md natio:a
characteristics. But there is no betttr foreign
elemen: in America than the Scandinavian. l,
IS Protestant, or Lutheran 1t loves liberty. Il
has power aud ritality-uo: to perps;uate i,self
but power, Or condition. to infase itself iotc
the American character, not to degrade, but tt
elevate. 1t is an enlightened element 1t hA.
in this country not less than ten Influential pub
LEGATIONS, aone Of which ore ably conducted acG
! | well supported. Three Of these are religion.
| papers. Of uhrked ahllity, and are stauuch adro
Gates Of Protes:ant!sm. With affinity towards
| American institutions, with far grester vital
ity Of life than the Celt, the Torsemen ia GU
. country will scon become part Of the Ameri
, can character adding strength to what is nor
/ 80 strong.
BANK DIREcToRs. Antoine lie Clalre, Geo.
!. | Davenport. L. Z. Dessalnt, Hiram Price, T
Nerwin, l.. Schricker, Charles E. Putnam an'
John Ovens, wer:- elected Directors Of the Aer
chants Branch Of the State Bank at this ci,y, o.
NondaT.-Dlrt1F6rt Democrat.
FoR PlKE's Piazza 1ar9s number Of promi
! nent gentlemen Of this locality are uom bua
mixing arrangements to leave here for Pike
Peak, in April next Or. Bracket will depsr
. then with party Of ~ or 50 men. Anoug &beS
) arr such well-snown respected md a:t're ne
? ss Jacob Norris, Kit Atkinson, John Warren
t L.aock Ca.a5ougb. with several hoilue mex
!. Many others are talking Of leaving Rock lalane
aud are gradually getting the fever.-R1ck l.
8 | land CoH.msrcsll.
Acc,oEy7.--The SIR OF this morning gives th
4 particulars of a. Bec!d-nt to Mr.. J. Fry, Minis
, IN the Peru "digkiczs," who was Injured BY .h
Il Gazing in Of shAt uroa him forty i've feet deel
= oa Monday eyeao.. H:s companion. at tt
) wludaes, gaze the alarm, and by tue timely d
); sit ice q: james aud Thomas McNear and oti
" ers. ho rescued, though nearly iu:rnsio
:, AID ura.l- to si'sak.-D45a!ae 1inss.