The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-06
From St.arns County.
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ST.. CLoUD, Dec. 90 1858.
Asyet, we have barely snow enough for
good sleighibg, and understand not half
as much snow has fallen in this vicinity as
at st. Paul, and further down. This is q
peculiar fact, considering that we are IS
miles north of you. The weather is ex-
tremely pleasant, and corresponding &C
tivity and cheerfuness seem to Undue people
and business.
A great deal OF grain has been raised in
our county this year. 1t has become sort
OF drug in Our market, merely because our
market has not the wherewith TO handle il.
Even now we feel the need of railroad.
Should emigration come in as we hope, the
farmers would be greatly benefited. Our
traders have collected some iurs. A cash
capital of one or two thousand dollars could
be doubled in couple Of months, by an
active man, in the purchase of furs, without
going fur.
find such scarcity of incidents that
am afraid shall have to stop writing you.
Not long since a chap fell into well thirty
or forty feet deep but that occurred dozen
miles of, and not particle of harm was
done. All! | should not forget that the
opening ball Of the season came off at WILL
LIss last week. | believe it gave full salts
faction, especially the supper to those who
attended. And | have not heard that
those who did not attend have any cause to
complain Of it. In this connection would
heartily compliment the landlord Of the VIII.
lis house, be whose name is inscribed in let.
tiers of gold on perpendicular sign in front
of said house. He is such landlord as
WALTER Scorr would delight to describe;
because he takes pride in bis business, de-
lights to please his guests, makes them ieel
at home, and spares no pains to furnish
good table. hold myself responsible for
what say. Good hotels are of public ad-
vantage to new country, poor ones hurt it.
Travellers form an opinion of a place very
much according to the comfort and neatness
of the hotels at which they stop. Your
stiff and reserved landlord is quite apt to
set poor table. lie may make money, but
be don't please his patrons.
But lwish mainly to chronicle in this let.
ter the progress in the construction of the
great highway TO Red River. The party
which was organized at this place, has been
engaged two weeks already. in cutting
through part of the timber terminating
about thirty miles from here. They have
been assisted some, by detachment from
ST. joe Settlers will find splendid oppor.
tuaitles to pre-empt along the line of this
road. Besides the encouragement which
this route will give to settlers who are bound
for Douglas county and the Red River val
ley, We see that its completion will secure
us the mail route from Saint Paul to Puget
Sound, which Is to commence on the first OF
July next. II should also b. remembered
that this IS the nearest way Tor the Govern
ment supplies TO reach Fort Abercrombie.
Lord DERBY said to the Galway Steamship
Company, that the Government would help
those who helped themselves. II Congress
would Adopt this maxim, we should be Ger.
tain OF some aid in this Rcd River road.
though We have no. formally asked for any
ali yet:and considering the rather sturdy de.
mani which Minnesota made on the first day
OF The session, it is doubtful il We have cour.
age 70 .,nd 90 Memorial
AGMCoLA.