The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-10-14

St. Paul. The old man is now absorbed in
his garden and adjoining patches of barley
and potatoes. He was especially gratiied
by his success in raising seed OF different
garden vegetables, during the present season.
Nearly opposite HAYDEN's was the orr
ginal Mission of St. Joseph, now moved to
Pembina Mountain. Weekly services are
still held there by resident Catholic
clergyman.
Half mile north is the monument erect
ed by Col. LONG in 1919, to designate the
International boundary. Mr.. RoLETrE gives
good reasons for the opinion that the parallel
Of 40 degrees, when ascertained by the
Boundary Commissioners, who are now en-
gagged on the Pacific coast, will run north of
this point, perhaps including the. Trading
Post of the Hudson Bay Company.
This post, or "Fort Pembina," is another
halfmile north of the boundary line, as now
indicated, and is a substantial enclosure,
with stont walls and bastions. The master
of the post, Mr.. MACKENZIE, has been alb
sent during the summer, but has been we'll
represented by Mr.. KENNEDY, the clerk of
the establishment
Returning to the Point--the Forks--or
however the Rolette Settlement may be
otherwise designated-a canoe soon trans
ported US to the soil of Minnesota and the
site of Saint Vincent, the northern terminus
of the branch line of the Minnesota and
Pacific Railroad. l regard the location as
superior to that of Pembina, for the simple
reason of its greater elevation above the
river, and less hazard of inundation. Five
hundred yards from the ferry, the view of
the Red River, with the tributary channel
of the Pembina, is only equalled by the
similar scene at the mouth of the Assini
boine. When standing afterwards in KIT
SONS door at Sekirk, looking westward
ly, was wildly reminded of the injecting
OF the waters" at Pembina. l never fully
appreciated, until at Saint Vincent, how
descriptive of the color of the surface is the
name of the main stream, especially as the
river, turbid with the wash from hundreds
of miles of clay banks, rolled northward un-
der the light of the descending sun.
"Out and in the river was winding
The links of its dark red chain"
But let nothing inanimate deter me from
a paragraph in commemoration of a very
prominent population at Pembina-I refer
to the Tram Dogs! saw no finer animals
of this breed than the white and yellow vet
Grams, now dragging wooden clogs around
RoLErTEs premises, but, with the NOveE.
Der SHOWS, ready for any service by express,
which their resOlute master may demand
whether to Grow Wing in three days and
st. Paul in five, or in twenty-four hours to
mass at Saint Boniface, or to the Plains,
ter hunt of buffalo. These dogs may
be too wol6sh in origin and instincts
for domestication elsewhere but it is inter-
esting to trace around the globe, in North
west America, in Siberia, in Northern
Russia and in Lapland, breeds of dogs, so
similar as to demonstrate common stock
and employed in the same manner for rapid
winter journeys 1t is one, among many
other proofs, that the straits and island
chains of the North Pacific Ocean, have
witnessed an exodus from the Slavonic and
Tartaric hives of the old world to similar
ATTITUDES of the new. Along the whole line
from St. Petersburg to ST. Paul, the sledge
drawn by shaggy dogs, is the perfection of
the great Telegraphic communication of the
Continents will follow the light snow tracks
of the Train Dog?
A young Englishman--I believe Lord
GRosvENoR-was in St. Paul last January
having made the trip from winter hunt of
buffalo, near Fort Ellicc, by sledge. Ac.
cording to his description, it was a more
exhilirating experience than the 2.40 per
hour of Red River cart. Four powerful
animals, driven tandem-the traveller tucked
away at full length in long narrow carl
ole, wrapped to the chin in furs, and fol-
lowed by driver on snow shoes-the yelps
of tie dogs, as they bound away-the speed,
often lulling to slumber, but not unspiced by
the risk of canine stampede: and then,
succeeding to the short bright days, the
further romance of the camp--the roaring
fre-the expectant dogs, each sitting mo-
tionless on his launches like an Aztec idol,
until the distribution from the evening meal
took place; and finally the fraternity of men,
dogs and blankets during the long winter
nights-indeed, it is not surprising that over
all the Northwest, such incidents of travel
should possess rare fascination for the
youthful and adventurous. ~
Pray, RoLErrE," inquired one morn
ing, " how many dogs have your" Given
ty-one," he replied, after a mental
census of few moments. ri could readily
believe the statement, for it was a harvest
moon, on the night before, and the crowd
had been emulous in baying that luminary.
The concert had commenced with VOLTS
long howl" we will suppose by some aged
patriarch, then followed more vigorous notes,
evidently from good sleepers who disliked
to be disturbed, while the "young fry" felt
at liberty to bring up the chorus with their
immature barkings. But the confusion was
soon terminated. "Turk," truculent-
looking bull dog, invariably interposed at
the insupportable point, with one deep
mouthed growl when suddenly silence was
restored. 1t was amusing to see how uni
versally his supremacy was recognized in
all quarters of the neighborhood.
Every thing at Pembina reminded me
Notwithstanding many points of great
dissimilarity,) of scenes in the Waverley
gallery of lite and incident. Perhaps the
illusion would be dispelled by taking up the
volumes, out found my thoughts recurring
to the description of the Old Baron's house
hold in "Waverley," and the opening chap
tiers of "Ivanhoe." Dogs, hounds, horses,
even the surrounding population and the
influence of the Fur Trade upon them
were elements of picture more feudal than
how 4 I d. l..