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

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tent the secondary point Of departure for all
the lines Of trade and travel that stretches
from st. Paul westwardly and northwest.
wsrdly to the Pacific, and think that Out
necessity Of waiting here at the last outpos,
Of the frontier to complete our outfit, fore.
shadows the eventual destiny Of this poin,
as the local depot Of the Red river trade.
Col. MOBILES ordered the tents to be
struck this morning at eight O'Clock. Before
you lose sight Of us, then, in the sbyses Of
the wilderness, it will be proper ct least 10
leave an admiripg world the means OF recol.
Iecting our illustrious names.
The party is not 40 large ms was expected
as some Of the stragglers who were expected
to join US here have already preceded US on
their way to Red River. 1t now consists Of
twenty men, which will probably be iucreas-
ed to twenty-six when they all meet at Penn
bina.
The names Of the party are rs follows
Col WV. II. MOBILES, whose experience
and success as an explorer has given him .
national reputation, and fits him better than
almost any living man for the leader Of an
expedition like this. JAMES W. TAYLOR,
Historiograpber Of the Expedition DR.. J.
ID. GooDRIcn, Physician; DR.. e. l.. An.
DKRson, Naturalist and Geologist, for the
Smithsonian Institute MAsroS MARBLE
corr espondent Of the New York Euning
Post and Harpers Weekly and Monthly; J.
w. HAMILTON, correspondent OF the New
York Tribune j. A. WHrELocK, represent
log the Pioneer and Democrat.
The above names comprise the literary
and scientif, force Of the party. The re-
naming members OF the party are :-JoHS
+. DIoSAS, Wagon Master DuScAs p.
KEssKDY, DR.. A. J. THIBADo, THOMAS
LYNCH, w. W. THOMPSON. JoHS Is. SAND
OUT, HESRY SMITH, JoHS YouSG, JAMES
CHKEvxK, WV. n. CALDWELL, GEo. Nc.
Gully, NELSON HARRIS, GEO. MoRDEAux,
GEo. ~ REED.
The party is organized in three messes--
each with its own tent, provisions, peculiari-
ties and cook. who is usually an additional
popularity.
have placed the name of JAMES W.
TAYLOR down in Its place, az he is expected
ut ST Cloud tonight, and his name which
represents all the motives aud objects Of the
expedition, Is necessary to give any point or
purpose to the assembage Of other names
ought, before leaving ST. Cloud, to say
something about the rural beauty OF lis
surroundings. Its urban aspirations have
wings enough to take care OF themselves,
and il its fame depended upon me now |
could think Of nothing in the hurry OF this
writing, except that il has charming stu
alton, an indefinite number Of fine horses
and fine people about one thousand in all
believe--that it has Teutonic centre and
Anglo-Saxon extremities, two miles apart !;
that il contains two or three churches, u hos
pital Of the Sisters Of Mercy, two or three
excellent hotels. and among other objects Of
use and ornament. the famous Mrs. SwIsiIgLn,
whom did myself the honor to call and
see, and who, by the way, proved to be q
very agreeable. chatty person, not at all de-
moniac or el6sh in her general appearance
woman Of small stature. with brow Of re-
ally fine contour in the wide arch and Gre.
clan sweep of the perceptive and ideal or
gans with large, unsteady, rebeious eyes
too. that look US il they could flash, whether
they could melt or not and with lips to,
back the eyes assertlon-a piquant, spicy
little body. done up, for the nonce, in an az
fsctation OF Quaker hideoususss Of costume,
Just such u little woman, for all the world, as
it reireshes ones soul TO quarrel with.
have already exceeded the time when
ought to have started. bat must not omit
to tell you as briefly rs may be Of tn, hos.
pitable reception given Us by the citizens OF
81. Cloud under the auspices OF Z. {. An
pRxws, Esq, on tho evening OF our arrival
here, Mr.. ANDREWS has perhaps taken
more interest in the development OF this
Northwestern country than any one else
outside OF 81, Paul. His well known work
On Minnesota and Daco'ah was one Of the
frs, popular nstallmen's 10 the descriptive
literature Of the areas in the direction of
our present ronte. 10 addition to his valu.
able contributions 10 the PioSEER AND
DsxocR,r, the citizens OF Minnesota owe TO
his correspondence in the other principal
journals OF this country and Europe, pow,
erful influence in reforming public sentiment
in relation 10 the rising Northwest.
To the cool ofios of this gentleman our