The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-06-30

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ST. CLoUD, June IL, 1859.
/ entreat you not to look at the date OF
this letter, or, il you will. not 10 draw any
imper,ipent conclusions tbereirom.
The Expedition for the Exploration OF
a Northwestern Emigrsnt route fro" ST.
Paul TO Frazer Riveri, reached here, dis
lance Of seventy.6ve miles from st. Paul. on
Friday last, just week from starting
showing n rats Of travel equal to about ten
miles per day. Toa superficial mind this
might seem slow progress. But there 10 .
deep philosophy Of swiftness :" fu'uro OF the
bottom Of it. Our horses and mules are 10
the course Of being wesned from the social
amenities Of oats and stables, and trained by
light aud gradually increasing ia'igne' 10
their full capacity Of endurance.
Our first days march, Friday, wAs to
RoseviIle about three miles; our next, Sat
urday, to q point above II. Anthony eight
miles, when the boys are supposed to have
psssea Sunday in spiritual devotions such M
become the commencement OF per''o"s
Journey through unknown lands. On Mon
dsy, we eucsmped ut Coon Creek, twelve
miles On Tuesday. ut l'arca, seventeen
miles on Wednesday, a, Big Lake, eleven
miles on Thursday, at Clear lake four
teen miles on Friday, at this place, where
M IL Ia the last harbor We touch on tie
shores OF civilization ill the expedition
reaches the other side Of the great ocean OF
wilderness, Col. NoBLKs is getting sort
Of pontoon or amphibious batteau built Tor
crossing the streams, and to serve the pur'
pose Of cart body in land carriage.
The maximum uniform rate OF speed will
not be reached TIL the party arrive at Fem
bina, when they will travel about thirty
miles daily-a rate which would kill the
upimals now in week. But there arc other
reasons why We don't want to travel with
undue precipitation.
When you think Of the grandeur and or'g'
nali,y OF the path, We are about taking
through the Universe 10 tx there the com
mercial orbit OF our own North Star, to
Gu, road to the golden gate Of the setting
sun, and build from Minnesota to the entire
pot Of Asiatic commerce on the Pacific the
Appian Way OF new Rome--you will I'm.
derstand how a sense Of the dignity OF our
position should give a majestic deliberaton
10 our pace.
Nv horse, at least, can have no doubt,
is profoundly penetrated with these sublime
sentiments. The pensve downwardness oil
his head. the meditative lack.lustrc OF his
eye, the impressive solemn'y OF his slowly
measured trcad-al show how n grave con
seriousness Of the great part he is performing
In opening an International highway across
tbs continent, Restraints the natural lcvlty OF
his disposition, and represscs that exuber.
auce Of animal spirits which had reason to
expect from horse in the very blush and
dew OF equine adolescenee--ior the man !
bough, him from swore be was only ak
years old.
Besides Civilization has treated us So
kindly in our progress through ITS outer
cour,s--has preferred US so many civ'lit'cs
and SO much we'll n,en,ioncd wh,skcy has
been so Justly proud Of us and 50 impatient
to recognize Us as heroes-tba, it would
have been manitcs,ly improper in us to have
turned our backs with too con,emptuous
h,ste upon hospi,alites 80 cordial. and. per-
mi, me TO say. so well deserved. The
Civilization o, ST. Paul especially followed
us with such persistent admiration. and
clung to US with such tenacious enthuslasm
that il came out twenty three miles to hug
US, and kiss us, and drink with Us, aud bid
us take care Of ourselves When We were
eneampcd a, Coon Creek on Monday night
last, this anectionate ttvilization suddenly
made its appearance in two carriages, at
midnight. iu the mids, Of bowling storm
Of wind and ran--in the persons Of three
young lajies-neither maids nor wives--es-
ccr,ed by three excellent young gentlemen.
with ,olerably COOL sized bricks in their
hats This unexpected eondssccnsion OF
Crinoliac to Corduroy created a profound
sensation in the camp, particularly among
some OF the boys who had the honor OF be'ng
Intimate scqaaiu,anccs of our lair visitors.
II the Crinoline Civilization Rugged the
Corduroy Nonsd, a. some eye'~i,pesss
averrcd, you must no, blame the Nomad
too barshly II he returned the lingering
cares. The lades s,aid with our boys an
hour or two, aud then went 10 tavern in