The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-10-26
Trip Down the Wheat and
L rs3A sgsu Other Matters. 80 e1I
of Pioaser and Democrat. 5

The good steamer Milwaukee, Capt. John
Cochrane, started on her last trip down,
with about one thousand sacks OF wheat
shipped at St. Paul for Milwaukee, She
also had on board large lot of wrapping
paper, manufactured at the new mill in st.
Anthony, which is of such an excellent quail.
ity as to be in much demand in that city
and Chicago. :. srq, .,s,.-,e
At the little village of Newport, in WASH
ingtOn county, between st. Paul ard Hast
ings, where there were but two or three
houses, seven hundred sacks more were
taken on board, and we are informed that
several hundred bushels are daily bought
there.
At Hastings, another large lot was taken.
At both the above landings, the bags are
run down on track on board the boat.
thus making but little delay.
A certain man from the latter place, who
rejoices, by the favor of his fellow citizens
in the prefix of honorable" to his name,
was guilty of an act of meanness, that will
make him remembered among steamboat
men. He bought ticket at the Railroad
office, for one dollar, saying that be wanted
to go to Chicago, and when be got on board
told the clerk the same story; but when be
got to Hastings he sneaked ashore, while
the grain was being loaded. Perhaps be
will make money by the sale of his ticket for
the rest of bis trip. s.: ..f
At Lake City. the Milwaukee took about
five hundred sacks-and was obliged to re.
fuse the offer of two thousand more. There
was large shed on the river bank full of
wheat, and we were informed by the owner
that all of it had been deposited there iu one
day, and that he proposed to double the di.
mension of his building. Mr.. Spottswood,
the postmaster, informed US that the average
receipts there were fifteen hundred bushels
day, and that one day five thousand bush
els had been bought. There is no town on
the river that is more prosperous than Lake
City. There is splendid farming country
back of it, and the people of Lake City have
taken the right method of commanding its
trade. They have built and improved roads
with their own money, as far back as thirty
miles, and are now reaping an abundant re-
ward. Dwelling houses and stores are going
up, and yet there are some ten or twelve
families without that are not supplied. }-
The officers were pressed at almost every
landing to take wheat, but were obliged to
refuse it, and when she got to Prairie du
Chen, she had between seven and eight
thosand bushels on board. There we found
the Alhambra, with barges, having on
board six thousand FIVE hundred sacks of
over thirteen thousand bushels. The Fanny
Harris came in loaded to the guards with
the same article. There is no talk OF any.
thing but wbeat-whsat-W all
along the river, and it would do Minneso.
tian good to see the immense quantity that
is piled up at every point. 1t is thought
that not more than one fifth of it can be
forwarded this fall.
Hon. L. K. Stannard, of Chisago county,.
says the surplus of Washington county, after
supplying the lumbermen, will amount to
over thirty thousand bushels. Chisago
county farmers will find market at Lake
Superior and 10 the Pineries. ~
At Prairie du Chen, in and about the
freight house, we were informed by Mr.. w
L. Dana, Master of transportation, that there
was wheat enough to ill one hundred and
fifty cars, and be hoped to get it all started
for Milwaukee the next day. The arrange
ments of forwarding on the Milwaukee aud
Mississippi Railroad are excellent, and every
exertion will be made to meet the large bust
ness thrown upon this road. The wheat
from McGregor is turned into barges in bulk
which are towed across the river, and then
the wheat is raised by steam elevator and
turned into the cars. The amount laying
in barges at the dock, was so large, that the
elevator was kept in operation all of Sum-
day.
The quality of the wheat brought from
Minnesota, is spoken of in the highest terms,
and the amount Offering surprises everybody.
There were those who thought, or pretended
to think, that Minnesota would never raise
more than enough for home consumption,
and it is amazing to witness their surprise
as boat after boat arrives loaded to the
guards, after refusing more that the amount
they brought. -s. -s-....s
1t was pleasant trip, and we desire to
commend the Milwaukee to travellers and
slippers. Capt Cocbrane everybody knows
the mate is Capt. Painter (late OF the
Arson Northrup, on Red River,) and the
clerks are John Cooper and William Watson
to whom we are indebted for attention.
SURGICAL OPERArroN.--On Tuesday last
DR.. LIE Boutillier, aided by DR.. Dibb, re