Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-07-23
ST. ANTHONY, May "a, 1859

ST. ANTHONY, May "a, lo09.
The ride to this place from St. Paul, for the
most part dull and monotonous by land by wa
ter is one of great interest and beauty, and the
region about the Falls, as well as about Saint
Paul, one of surprising beauty and loneliness.
The river banks, which have not yet been
shorn of their charming foliage and ancient glo-
rcs, gradually rise in height as you ascend,
till approaching within SOUND of the cataract
they form precipitous gorge of near one hun
dred feet, at the base OF which the Father of
Waters winds his rapid course, displaying for
miles his fOams caps and eddies to the en-
chanted traveller who fingers along its banks
to enjoy the sweet sights and. wandering
t,,u,ds,, breathe the fragrant freshness OF
It's early bloom. .....
This whole region, now only the suburbs of
New York, is fast becoming a place of resort
and of residence as well for those of liberal
taste, not only from the South, but also from
the East Transient visitors find a strong in
duccmcnt III the superior quality of the hotels
at Minneapolis, st. Anthony and St. Paul, now
among the first in the country, while those
who know how to cast themselves on the
bosom of nature, experience little difficulty in
pleasing their iaucleS with more permanent
homes, whether their tastes lead them to
mansion on the river banks, or a hut of logs
upon the neighboring prairics.
You will find here people OF fortune and Of
sterling merit from the large towns and cities
of the South, and even of the East, leaving
ancient and affluent homes surrounded by
every attraction which nature or art can there
give them, coming here to enjoy the superior
heathfulness and salubrity of the country
[ have met such here from some of the larest
cities of " estern New York. On conversing
with them they state that though their form
err homes were healthful, these are far more
so; that if their summers are delightful, their
winters are no less so that the wild fruits
and flowers and the endless profusion and va
riety of choice berries which decorate and
cheer their woodlands and prairies, make up
and more for the fruits and flowers they have
| left behind them that bright skies and green
foliage "wherc breath and bird can find them,"
are more to them than the glare and glitter of
conventional existence, while the sweet
voices of nature and the song of the oriole
heard in their bowers is more grateful to their
ear than the senseless sound and jargon of
that mixed medley which we are accustomed
to call society.
These views will Of course not be confined
to the opulent, who can choose their residence,
but will rapidly exted to the hardy yeomanry
of our.'own and other lands. Such country
as this, nowhere monotonous but gently roll
ing and laid out in small undulations, with
the very finest soil and climate, with the best
of wood and water almost abound
ing, with almost every variety of natural re.
sources and facilities, and the country al
dotted over with little lakes-such country
cannot long lie unimproved.
The weary emigrant returning in sadness
and disappointment from his wished for E
Dorado, grown wiser by his bitter experience
will bend his footsteps hither to CLEAN from
this virgin soil richer and more honorable
harvest than ever 1oated in his faucies or Sc
duced him to truitless search for imaginar,
treasures. Nothing is more common, evel
now, than for the traveller here to meet peopl
who have cmigrated from Michigan, fron
8 Ohio, Indiana, or Illinois-from the whole re
|. gion south Of this-attracted hither apparent
, by motives of thrift, and still more by thos
of health. On being questioned about th
! rich bottoms and fertile soil they have left b'
: hind them, about the warmer skies and ope
\ winters and easy tillage, they say yes; bt
- what is all that to us if we cannot live thel
y with any health or comfort; and as for tt
winters, they all testify that they suffer lie:
here than they did even in the Ohio valley.
The travel and business of the season opel
i, light St. Paul is by Ear the busiest place
Of the Upper Mississippi, and even there tt
Or dealers complain. The aspect of things. ho'
lie ever to an observer, is one of conslderab
I'd activity, and | have been much surprised
s; the amount of building and improvement
It. ing forward, both there and at the Falls
er St. Paul in particular exhibits unmistakat
n signs of rapid progress and commercial II
is portance. Her own people appear sufficiel
IA. " awake to her destiny, for the limits oil t
sc city already large enough to accommodate
if population of million, making no mention
", the land which lies adjacent. Many stor
he and even whole blocks of very super
nd class, are now in progress of building, a
err business there appears, ON the whole, re-
nd enable, healthful and active. The proper
of and business of the place is evidently settl
ro- into stronger hands. A very large prop
re- ton OF all the real estate OF the city IS hea'
ex. encu,nhered; some far beyond its value. Ne
ost ly all must go from them, while the golt
t it dreams of many rich bankrupts vanish
nd tho dir The newSpaperS are crowded n