The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-06-23

=" s"N wv. N~uSVy, VtWNu ot. AutuOny
and Sank Rapids. before 1t. Cloud existed /;
then IN the North Star, which last summer
carried party to Pokegema Falls, Sandy
Lake, and other hyperborean regions and
now, In the Arson Northmp has plowesi
the waters Of this lAr-iamed, iar.od Red
River OF the North, and will probably With
In lew months wake the echoes OF the, to
many. mythical valleys Of the Saskatchewan.
In spite OF the lack Of timber. and liabil-
ity to inundation, the fertility Of the sol and
the beauty OF the country make Il appear to
me more probable than formerly, that this
valley will ere long be settled The tribu.
taries Of Red River almost oil flow nearly
parallel with Il for fifteen or twenty miles,
and not more than from three 10 six distant,
and are all more or less timbered. Many of
the wooded points or pcninsulas formed BY
the numerous bends Of tho river look like
waits from Fairy Land Unfortunately
for the river scenery, the banks, like those
OF the Minnesota, are 50 high ~ to shut out
the view Of tho country from the boats
decks. We landed at Burlington, u city Of
one log shanty opposite the mouth Of the
upper Wild Rice, and our company unani
mousy pronounced the country one of the
fines, they had ever seen. At that poiu,
we found late eastern papers; viz, ST. PAU
PIoSEERs Of May 10Th, announcing the de-
parture Of the Frcighter for Red River on
the same day that the Northrup was launch
cd. Capt. YouS0 says The Northrup
sends her compliments to the Freighter, and
informs her that, though the river here l.
crooked and narrow. and boats would have
TO travel in Indian file, il is understood
to be wide aud straight below the mouth OF
the lower North" or East Wild Rice
river, us the border stream between the mi.
UNIVERSAL Yankee and the Chippewa nations
& variously styled.
An "lndian outrage" was pcrpctartei
early this mouth in the vicinity OF the mouth
Of the Sheyenne, A party Of five men were
descending the river in Hatboat, when they
were discovered by party of Chipmwas
who brought them TO. aud bought some
whiskey of them; u transaction that Uni
ted States law strongly condemns. Not long
afterwards, the Indians came tc the boat.
yard, having had fight among Themselves,
10 which one had one Of his arms horribly
mu,ilatcd by charge OF shot. Several OF
them manifested hostile feelings. md, il
WINS thought, would have made dcmonstra-
tons thereof, had there been but the four
persons present who are the residents of that
settlement. About three weeks ago, anoth.
or boat load Of whiskey went down, passing
the For, In dark, rainy night two weeks
ago another boat load came along, but was
not allowed to pass, although iis owners
protested that they were gong direct IN
sclkirk, and were not going TO sell liquor 10
Indians. They reported that another load
OF dozen barrels was Zen route" bat il
80, Its owner probably heard of the fate Of
his predecessors, and gave up the venture,
or took another route. Late last month II
was discovered that Loun RossroxEi,
halfbreed, who carried the mail cmiinonth.
ly between here and Fort Ridglcy, bad been
in the habit Of carrying whskcy from this
vicinity TO the Indians on Lake Traverse.
was at Breckenridge. two weeks ago and
was told that two Sioux left there In the
direction OF the tort Oh the previous Wednes.
day morning, and returned with their skins,
a bottle aud q keg full Of whiskey. Though
very drunk, they were very friendly, but
just before leaving, one OF them shot an ar
row into raIter OF the house. and wished il
shown 10 the Chippewas il any came there.
Many are under the erroneous impression
that they have u right TO sell liquor any.
where on the east side OF the river, on the
reservation. TO any one who should A.
tempt this, il would DO an expensive error.
il he were detected.
A train OF eight wagons has Just arrived
from Fort Ridgcly for the purpose Of car.
rylng the baggage OF company G., the only
one now here, 10 Fort Ridgely Fort Aber.
crombic being numbered then with the things
that were. IN view Of the rapidly incrsas-
ing importance OF this northwestern coun.
try, aud the fact that II IL soon 10 b. great
thoroaghiare, 1t seems indispensable to the
welfare Of oil parties, Indians m we'll a.
Whites, that the Red River valley sbonld |
become the property Of the United States,
and that instead OF abandoning this post |
4 sound policy dictates the establishment, Of
others, or Ut least One other between this
aud our northern frontier.
As the express from Fort Ridegly does /
not arrive a. early US expected ] have time |
10 say that have just returned from Brock |
nIdge, where | found men engaged in build |
ing the arch tor the steam boiler, and aD-
,,ber party preparing a small kiln Of brick, !
I being their intention 10 build a hotel ar
'oon a. the requisite materials can be pro.
Tided. The first mail coach from the. Mis-.
'issipp 10 Rcd River is expected about the
enih Of June
II ] had been told in Angus, last, when ]
accompanied young man IN his SeIkirk
bound basswood dug a few miles down
ht river, that within year, OF four years,
should ascend the same stream 10 q steam
7, should have laughed NJ heartily at the
dea a. ] did nj DviGHT WDODBuars pre-.
iiction three years ago, that d certain poin,
10 the prairie near Asoka would h. needed
or railroad station within i've years Some
X or eight years ago | heard the mas
sbo writes for Bonner deliver a lecture in
New York, IN the course " which he reia-
I'd this sDecJote. a gentIernsn residing