, 1859-04-12

Ts organic past ot h!, se s!1 p. cent COMPOSED cf
tias ] sls: anu a'i fris L ei Il, IN II ae' i:: a st:
a.gtp'l1 "f natural tanufe mixed with s.il anl fis
~ sn isis IT, s te s III l n tle Ut w'ssez & .s s%S IT.
ASsaycs TO lii st:te u Mas.
Firth DAr.-Our fractured sleigh hayin: been
repaired We left kandut,a about 4. H.. and
proceeded oh our route intending to 20 only to
Alexandria, which is about j: miles distant trom
kanttotta, although when portion Of the read
has been cut through piece of woods and some
Other changes made, the distance will be short
cned to about y miles. At present there il not
:, single settler between the two places, so we
took some hay for our horses and sonic proven
der for ourselves, US by noon the probability
would be that both rational and irrational ami
mails would be somewhat hungry. Our routc
after CROSSING. Fairy Lake lay across rolling
country Varied with grove and prairie, with here
and there u small lake, and altogether q very
desirable country for settlement. We baited ut
small grove where We obtained water BY cut
ting through the ice Of a lake. Just rs VIC were
ready to ret of, one Of our party espicd herd
of fine deer md started off in pursuit. In
few minutes there WIS report, md on running
up We found our friend had brought down a
noble buck, which although disabled WAS not
deud, und being too eager to make tin,sl, of
PEELED to perform solnersauli in rather rnagtl
:tsiil tumble snrt Of manner, By which he was,
however, more scared than hurt. lIc returned
IL the cllMrye and in few minutes the
monarch Of the forest was still in death, and
soon after swnnE an the front Of our sleigh, and
away We sped anticipating 4 glorious supper Of
ycniSon ,ritho4f the currant Jelly!
The road nov lay for the most part ovcr lcvc,
prairie which must be much Vi it very vet in
thu spring time and carly summer, but now the
ruad was in capital condition and the sleishin,
superb. Not drift worth namIug did VIC meet
with, and the carly hour Of thrccP T. NJ. found us
1T Alexandria,
This il Il ncw settlement also, and only few
houses have yet been erected, but we were ulalc
very comfortable, and our veuison supper did
nut disaproint us in the least. This day had
been tile most disaEreeablc w have su far capc-
ritncetl, the morning having been overcast and
the afternoon quite cold and clustering.
S!ATH DAY.-As we must hare 4 tolerab1y
long journey to-day, our next stopping place,
DAYTON, being nearly 81 miles oH, VIC took an
early star: and left Alexandria about it 4. H.
Two miles out we crossed Long Frairie River,
here quite small stream and shallow, but not Il
particle of ice WAS to be seen, ami two miles BE-
Nnnd we crossed it again, aud unfrozen AZ before.
Our route now was ucross rolling prairie with
timber always near, and never more than half Il
mile distant We passed also two or three fine
lakes having more or less wood along their bor-
lcrs. aud when about IL miles from Alexandria
W. crossed branch Of the Chippewa River, Il
rnd wide and uufrozen, with wafer quito clear
and swrct. Two miles beyond we c;tnlr III the
main branch Of the Chippewa, which e"nnrc:s
two lakes with distance Ut not mere Than three
rods between them. These lakes are about lwo
miles long and their margins aFe grassy.
Four miles farther aud We reach u lo:: cabin
erected by tiae Alexandria people for the accom-
u,t,la.ion Of travellers, and At times no doubt it
has been found Il very great accoMusodatiun.-
Here, therefore, We stopped TO bait and then
resumed our journey over pretty rolling couu
try. and seven miles beyuud we reached large
like with wooded islands. very irregular in
shape, and probably ! or ) miles long. Five
miles from this lake We crossed the Pomme d.
Tcrre River. which is small md shallow stream
running over bouldezs. This river was frozen
ur and the crossing rcry good.
Five miles further, and We passed another
pretty lake with very pure water, and having
timber On the north Side. There arc several
smaller lakes in the neiGhboFhood which arc
said to be salt.
Tie road thus fnr is over prairie with hcayv
timber to the north aud scattered groves 10 tie
south. , ,
larre salt lake where six sections Of University
lima have been located. This is vcrv pretty
lake. laying oak groves on the north, and the
surfacc around gently undulatinK.
rron, this to Dayton NC hare prairie with
large timber in the distance on our rigft-haud,
aud the Big Prairc on our LETT
Ii was rather late when we arrived Ut Dayton,
which IS situsted on the 0ttertsil branch Of the
Red River here about lso fec, ;J Ede, G xith three
over honldcrs, There is very little timber in
the Immediate vicinity in fact none at all e.
cent few scattering scrub oaks are to be seen
around. Plenty Of pine is said. however, to be
f,und near the head waters of the otter-tail, and
ca,, be loated down to this place. At present
there only two log shant,ds .aS & here. but dam
and bridge nrs pfIns sSn;tbsd ffsto 's'osS Tue fFer
i'y the bye. this place is called Dayton City
lad almost forgotten this very important fact
! a!thouslt rs -. there are only tw" log csbins
! ul,nu lis site! This is rrcposteraus Ugh Ger.
! taiuy, but il is BY no means strange thing for
| Minnesota. / know two or three cities which
| such places cannot be legally cities until they