The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-28

md built hut on the ground behind Louis

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Roberts dwelling. The history Of this
claim which embraces now the most valua.
bic property in Saint Panl, is full Of inter
est farrant lived there for about eighteen
mouths and then, on the 9th OF April,
lS49, sold the claim, house and all 10 Ben.
jamin Gervais, who had just been expelled
from the reserve, for Ten Dollars. Five
million dollars would scarcely purchase II
now. Parrant, in the meantime. had built
himself another shanty much more conven-
lent Of access to his customers from the Ia.
dian side Of the river, ut the lower landing
on the ground now occupied by Louis 10.
berts' large warehouse, OF which j. G. Bur.
bank 4 Co, are or were the occupants.
AN AxEcpsrE ABOUT TIL. OLD Hoss.
Ia ls42, the restless Parrant sold his
claim aud cabin 10 LOUIS Roberts, and moved
down the river some three miles, 10 confer
the immortal honor Of his name on tho 10.
cality which now bears IT, Here Cana
dian oompatriot OF his LIE Clair by name,
disturbed bis temporary repose. Monsieur
le Clair sudaciously contested the right Of
the city. founding Cyclcps TO the site Of the
new Pigs Eye. The case was referred To
Joe Brown, J. T., then resident at Pine
bend, sixteen miles farther down the river.
The testimony preserved such IN exact
equilibrium on both sides, that Josephs
delicate sense Of equity, like solomon's in
the baby case, was puzzled for = decision.
lie finally, like Solomon, decided that both
parties had an equal claim in the property,
and that he should award possession 10
whichever Of the two should reach II first.
Then came the strife Of Nisus and Eurya-
lus. The competitors started eagerly for
the goal. lie Clair, q young and lusty fell
low. ran like q greyhound. But though
Parrant was old and heavy, avarice lent him
wings and he followed hard upon the
tracks Of his competitor, and had even at
one time passed ahead Of him. But just as
the poor old man was reaching the goal, the
willy le Clair rushed past him. and spatcbed
the prize from his eager--feet, in this case.
Tux END or rARRAST.
The disappointed Parrant, not long after,
went 10 Sault st. Marie to SOW crop OF
pigs eyes in Michigan. Parrant- rest
bis soul has gone they say TO glory, or to
other parts unknown. lie has gone up, like
Romulus--" Romance srcis conditor" trans
lated from bad French to something better
We hope vanished TO seat among the Cy
clops and pristine gods in q blazing apoth-
costs OF Pigs Eyes. II anything mortal Of
him romans, the sacred ashes should b.
transplanted to the rear Of Roberts cottage
the site Of the first house 10 Saint Paul
and a monument erected TO commemorate
the glory Of its builder. No epiiaph could
do him justice. This would never do.
Here lies PARRArr.
The immortal Pig's Eye-the founder Of the
city--descended from the immortal gods.
Upon this spot be laid the egg from which saint
! Paul was Matched
He cut the first tree built tho FIRST house, and
sold the first whisky In the present
capital Of Minnesota,
lie was y man Of wonderful genius anc neon
parable enterprise.
His devotion 10 the exalted science Of numis
mates has won him imperishsble glory.
Tbs caumny which pufsues the great has de
MED him an eye.
Yet ia the faithful poftraiinie Of history,
The creative Pig. Eye,
AMI inspiring Red tr.
VIII blend their beams In the twlnofbed
splcDdor Of his
FAsx
PHALIs AND NAYS AND THEIR cLAins.
Next in the gallery Of the first men, IN
the order Of time, il PbaliD, u soldier just
discharged from Fihh Infantry at Fort
Smelling, when the news arrived that The
treaty was ratified. Sergeant Hays, AL el
derly man who had laid up u considerable
sum Of money against rainy day. in sntici
patton Of on early diacbarge, engaged Pba
lin To hold claim lor him on the bench 81
land adjoining PaTraDts claim, agreeing 10
supply him with the money necessary to
/ build bouSe for their Jpint use, when be-
should receive his discharge, and 70 pay biz
expenses meanwhile Phalin subscribed 10
these conditions, and 10 the summer Of 1881
built log sbsnty on the ground where The
steam mill (laie fulIers stands under the
Hin street Bluff, At the Upper Landing.
/ 1his was the second house boil, upob the
present site d st. Paul.
!, was ere long the scene Of DARK and
and bloody deed. II was one Sunday nor.
ming in the spring Of 1899, that joseph X.
Brown add Others, who had just come in 3
canoe from Pine Bend and bad encamped %
Daytons Bluff where Major MeLans resi-.
denoe DOW y, met Phalln % his way home
from hunting, a. be- stated, for cali. A