The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-05

were as follows: h1
..ee Bushe,s.
NAVIGATION p.. 24O,20o
$ ia store Jan. l................ $4,000
Total. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 337,lO0
From the LIST day of January to the
26th of March, the date of the first steam
boat arrival at Winona, this season, the re-
ceipts of wheat, were 267 ,22l bushels. The
entire statement of the seasons receipts, up
to the opening of navigation, would there
fore stand thus:
Amount shipped up to the close of
navigation. .................... FAY, ivy
Z" in store Jan. l................. $500
Is received from January l, to
March 26. Z6l,lZl
Total receipts to March 2e..... Goa, 22l
The last number of the Mankato Record
contains copy of the Winnebago Treaty
recently ratified by the United States Sen
ate. The Record thinks if its provisions are
faithfully carried out both the Indians and
the citizens of the country will be greatly
benefited.
In speaking of the prospects for the lum-
bermen this season, the Taylor's Falls Re-
porter says:
1t is estimated that over $4,000, 900 feet of
lumber will go down the st. Croix river this
season, to markets below. At seven dollars
per thousand feet which is low average. in
our opinion, it will amount to the large sum of
$500 900, a large proportion of which will be in
Dir loft N tho ST CrOiy VallQv the
whole we consider the prospects of the bust
ness men of our community for the future very
bright, and our little town may truthfully be
said to be on the high road to success.
The dwelling house of Mrs. Ellen Ring,
at Taylor's Falls, was entirely destroyed by
fire last Monday morning. Loss about
5000.
FROM tourists we have often had glowing
descriptions of the celebrated valley Of the
Sank River, which empties into the Mis-
sissippi, just above St. Cloud. Mrs. SWISS
helm says of this region:
Take it's combined advantages of lake, wood.
land and prairie, it is certainly the most ad-
vantageous for settlement of any We have ever
seen or heard described. The road to Red
River lies for some thirty miles up this valley
and the county, at one point for many miles
has the river with its belt of timber, and low
meadow adjoining, rising to q strip of prairie
half mile wide, skirted again by timber.
Persons of taste who have travelled there de-
scribe it as beautiful terraced garden twenty
miles long. There is great surplus of timber
land, on the west and northwest of st. Cloud.
until one arrives at Alexandria--the land of
lakes and fairy beauty which lies seventy miles
back, and midway between this and Red River.
From thence to Breckinridge at the head of
Red River, which is formed by the junction of
the Otter Tail and the Bots de Sioux, it is gen.
orally high prairie. From the exceeding rich
ness of the land in Sank Valley, the abundance
of water and timber, and location on the great
International thoroughfare between England,
the Eastern States and the Hudson Bay Settle
ments it must be one of the wealthiest portions
of the United States. The right kind have be.
gun its settlement, and everything promises
prosperous future.
j. A. WHEELocK, Esq. Commissioner of
Statistics, has issued the following circular:
1t is very desirable that circulars which have
been sent from this Office to farmers, threshers,
town and county officers and Others through
out tho State, should be responded to as soon
as possible. 1t is hoped that the obvious ben
efits to be derived from an early dissemination
of the facts in relation to our harvest of 1860,
and to the general growth of the State, will
stimulate correspondents to make prompt re-
turns.
Communications on the subject of stock rails.
ing, wool growing, fruit culture and other mat.
tiers, are invited from persons who have eXper.
imented in these lines. whether they have re.
Gel we'd circulars or not.
Certificates of the maximum yields of wheat,
are particularly desired. The certificate should
state-with the name of town and county--lst,
variety OF wheat corn, or other crop. End,
number of acres sown or planted. Sd, number
of bushels seed sown. or planted. 4th, number
of bushels harvested. 9Th, average yield per
18th, average yield by standard weight. 9Th,
time OF planting or sowing. 9th, time of har
vesting. 10th, nature of soil and situation.
18th, number and nature Of previous crops.
18th, damage from any cause. 18th, other cir.
cumstances. 1t should be signed by producer,
and attested, If convenient by some town or
county officer.
We hope all classes of citizens who have
the statistical information called for, will
deem it their duty to forward it Immediately
to Mr.. Wheelock.
The Anoka Republican says number of
citizens of that place have surveyed road
from that place to st. Paul, which will
shorten the distance from four to six miles
1t is proposed to 60 east to the railroad
grade. thence south easterly, crossing Coon
Greek about two miles or more above the
present crossing, and intersecting the Glen.
carrie and Quaker settlement roads, follow
ing the latter by Messrs. Leddy and Blu.
chanan's into the st. Paul and Columbus
road, passing Lake Como.
The st. Peter Salesman is an excellent
local paper, and always comes freighted
with news from that section of the State.
We copy the following items:
Fifty cents per bushel in cash is now offered
by our merchants for wheat. Good wheat ia
selling in st. Paul for sixty-three cents per
bushel.
Farmers are generally hauling in tueir wheat
before the bad roads of spring overtake them.
A great many loads have been brought in the
past week.
The building of an iron foundry here has
become a fYad fact Tho in h,,;II;c<. % <n