The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-14

wAsAsnAw, April 7th. 1859.
Steamboats, from below have been coming
to this placc ever since the 18th day Of last
month, when the Grey Eagle. Capt, X. s.
HAuRls, arrived. II WINS pleasan, to sce the
welcome inces Of Capt. HARRIs, and the ev.
or faithful mail agent. j. N. MoRknisER,
Esq,, ~ the boa, touched tho lsvec. and the
people Of the city gave three cheers. You
will remember that tho Grey Eagle was the
early bird " last year, she having ran
through Lake Pcpin on the 2ath Of March.
She could not do il this year, but there is
some consolation in the fact that she arrived
here at Wabashaw six days earlier in tho
season than she did last year and believe
she will be tho hmt boat TO 20 through the
lake this spring. because Capt. Hams
says be means she shall.
The Grey Eagle has thus tar made ak
trips between the foot Of the lake aud Du-
buqnc this spring. aud oil arrivals from be-
low put together, amount 10 thirty one,
eighteen OF which were from 81 Louis, and
the rest from Dubuque and Galena. The
Pcmbpa and Editor were the ART from
~. Louis on the 10Th ult which have been
followed by the Metropolitan, W. l.. Ew-
Ing. Henry Clay, Canada, Minnesota Iiellc,
Lucie May, Chippewa, Eolian, and Dcw
Drop, some OF which have made two or
three TRIPS each. These st. Louis boats
come well loaded aud bring n iar number Of
passengers each Trip; and from the ire.
queney oitbeir arrivals il would seem that
they are determined TO run the Dubuque
and Gaiena boats rather hard this sensop
Nearly oil the grain, potatoes and other
productions Of Minnesota are shipped on the
81. Louis boats for the down trip and up
to this date thess have been considerable in
bulk aud value. A boat 0! the 81 Louis
Iiue Of packets will I've dispatched every
dry, and transient boats will he ~ frequent
M packets. Thus you sec the H. Louis
folks are running muck for the trade si
Minnesota. and big one too.
As 10 the time when Lake Pepin will he
open, 40 that the merchants Of ~. Paul
may come by water 10 Wabashaw TO make
their purchases, ] cannot predict u word
A few days ago, that Is before the first 81
April, when the surface Of tho leo was clear
ol obstruction 10 the rays Of the sun and
the yersuading influence Of Northwest
wind, some guess might have been made,
but now there IN mo telling, Tor the lake
~ covered with mantle Of snow, al least
foot thick. which interviews between tie Ice
and the wind and sun 10 such an extent that
If even the said ice does get into "tbe
melting mood" il must he from tho gradual
warming Of the water that flows into the
Lake from above which ! am inclined TO
believe will be slow process. Slow Yes.
very slow inyomuch that you will not b.
Surprised 10 hear In three weeks from this
date, that tamaraek May pole had bcen
erected on II, ADD il may be- that the Fourth
u July will he celebrated On il.
Would yoa kso~ something Of that ugly
snow STORM, winch has ueb the can% ~
great injury 10 the trade and travel Of st.
Paul? will tell you. II commenced %
:be evening Of the first Of April at ten
O'Clock, and continued through the whole
ni gh, ard the entire u the NEXT day with
great violence Of wind and abundance 81
snow insornuch that il was entirely dis
agreeable Tor pedestrians, whether Of the
human or brute creation, 70 be out old1ofs
that +. 10 say in the open air--which,
however. ia no, clear expression, because
the air was 10 iuli Of snow that II could no,
h. said TO be opeo 10 the strict sense Of the
word, far the oDim ,hsre1f was white instead
Of sky blue % no color. ~ is usual, and men
could hardly .ss into il on sccoun, Of the
binding efset o, The snow, which con-
r.tsly filed The air Therefore the air wns