The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-05-25
From the Red River Country.

rup," which has wintered at Fort Garry,
has arrived at Greytown, at the mouth OF
Buffalo river, where sho will receive her final
fitting up preparatory to commencing regu>
lar trips. A large amount of goods is now
in transitu, between the east and George
town, which will be transported by the
Northrup to Fort Garry. . .... .'''l
We have received the Nor. Wester Of the
l4th and 28th of of April. Both numbers
are filed with interesting local news. EN-
igrants are wanted in the valley, and the
Nor. Wester says that ''there is any quantity
of excellent farming land which may be had
at Is. Cd. the acre. The Hudson's Bay
Company, who are Government de facto, if
not de jure, sell this land and whatever
may be their proprietary rights in the soil.
there is no question that all private rights
acquired through them will be respected un
der any subsequent governmental arrange
ment. The Company have ever been lenient
towards land purchasers, requiring only
small proportion to be paid down, leaving
the rest to be paid gradually, as the pur-
chaser could Afford
The Nor Wes.er gives some interesting
statistics as to the Catholic Church of the
Red River valley. The Church is divided
into four parishes, two of which-St. Boni-
face and st. Norbert-are on the Red Riv-
er, properly so called, and two-St. Fran
co.'s Xavier and St. Charleston the ASSN
iboine River. On the 10th of July, 1918,
J. N. PRovEUcHER, (afterward Bishop,) and
S. G. DUMoNL1N came to the settlement at
the request Of Lord SELKIRK. The former
died on the 9Th of June, 1853, after 80
years of assiduous labor. In 1920 the first
religious edi6ce was erected, on "the precise
spot now covered by the stately structure
known as St. Boniface Cathedral" The
Cathedral is 100 feet long, As broad, and
40 in heigth; it has two spires 100 feet
high, and has three bells, weighing over
1900 pounds and which chime very beauti-
fully.
In addition, the parish of St. Norbert
numbers 700 souls, under the charge of
Father LEsrANC. The parish of St. Francis
Xavier, commonly called the White Horse
Plain" dates back to 1924, and numbers
1900 Pensioners, exclusive of the plain
hunters who reside there occasionally. The
Oldest Catholic Missionary in the country
is the curate of this parish-M. TH1BEAULT
Grand Vicar Of the diocese. He has la
bored in this country over a quarter of a
century at first in the north and northwest,
among the Indians, and lattery in this Set
Element. The new parish Of St. Charles
contains $50 souls, but is yet without a
church or school, log cabin being used as
the chapel.
The mail which left Selkirk on the 18th
of March, took out 545 letters and about
800 newspapers.
DANIEL O'BR1EN. taylor in the Royal
Canadian Rifles, has been arrested for ex-
tensive robberies committed at Upper Fort
Garry. The amount stolen at different
times was not less than 92O0.
We clip the following from the Nor
Wester:
THE FUR TRADE COUNclL.-There are Two
councils in this country-one denominated
1.-The Council of Assiniboin,'' for this Settle.
ment exclusively; the other being composed
OF Chief Factors Of the Hudson's Bay Compa.
pany. This last Council has to do simply with
the fur trading interests of the Company, and
usually meets at Norway House. This year.
however, it is to be held, we understand, at
Fort Garry, sometime in June. Sir George
Simpson is expected about the lst of June.
ROYAL CANADIAN RIFLEs.-In accordance
with instructions received from Montreal by
the last mail, siXty-four of the Royal Canadian
Rifles, at present stationed here, have signified
their wish to leave next year. When the men
volunteered for Red River, it was for a period
not exceeding four years, and their time will
therefore expire in the ensuing spring. Twen-
ty of the number will have finished their term
of service-the remaining forty-four are all
unmarried men, who wish to complete their
service in Canada.
CAPT. PALLIsER's CHARTS. - The last mail
from the North brought to the Settlement sew
eral valuable charts of the country east of the
Rocky Mountains, which had been lost by Capt.
| falllSeE b party uuTluS Lnclr TSCeuI cXplOTd
tons. The maps were picked up, we believe,
near the base of the mountains, by an Indian,
who gave them to the Hudson's Bay Company's
officials at one of the interior posts. Thence
they were forwarded to Fort Garry by the first
opportunity, and from Fort Garry they were
duly despatched to England by the last mail
too late, we fear, to be of service to the gal
liant explorer in preparing his report for the
Imperial Government; but not too late, we
hope, to aid in other ways in promoting the
great and important objects for which these
extensive surveys were undertaken.
! CAPT. KENNEDY.-The report has reached this
settlement that Capt. Kennedy, who left cou.
pie of months ago on missionary enterprise
to Lake of the Woods, has been deserted by
the Indians he took with him as guides and
workmen, and that the natives of that district
are decidedly opposed to his project. We can.
not say how far the report is correct, but we
hope soon to learn that it is unfounded.
RAPHAEL F. SMITH, for many years con-
fidential clerk of KENNETr MACKENZIE,
wholesale liquor dealer at St. Louis was
arrested on the 10th charged with embez.
cling 1927 900 from his employer. Investiga-
tions since the arrest indicate frauds extend.
ing through number of years, which reach
a much larger sum than that mentioned in
the indictment-perhaps 100000.