The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-01

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81. CLoUD, Min, July 81, 1862.
. TO he xdsssr az tAs Pioneer aad Democrat:
The uncertainty enveloping the fate Of
the Third Regiment, has seriously wrought
upon the feelings Of this community, inass
much as at least eighty Of its number, are
from this immediate vicpity. Company l
is mostly from this county; and from this
town are Captain O. g. Andrews. Lieu
tenant D. Greenleaf, Priyates Gadington,
Thomas, Spear, Buchanan, Crummett, Col
Inns, Jarvis Schoolpiin, Moore Smitten and
others, whose naDncs I do not now rememe
Der. A letter from Lieutenant D. Green.
leaf, "a brcsner OF your townsman, D. g.
Greenleaf,) written in the hospital at Muir.
fresboro, on the 9TH inst, states that he,
with about forty others in the Regiment,
were sick with typhus fever. The state
ment of Lieutenant Blakely originally pub
lished in the Louisville Journal, and ap-
pearing in the PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT OF
the 10th, is more satisfactory, aud tends by
its certainty to allay anxiety among the
friends of the gallant Third, in this com.
munity. ~z1ss.
1t is to Us here matter of surprise that
the business men of your city do not pay
more attention to the very considerable and
increasing trade of the Upper Mississippi
country; and if the unprecedented emigra.
ton of this season does not open their eyes
to the Importance of establishing friendly re-
lations with this trade, those same business
men will be very blind to their own inter-
ests. I have taken some pains to ascertain
and present to your readers some facts in
relation to this trade.
The first boat of the season arrived here
on the 22d day of April, although the navi-
cation of the river was opened on the 9th
of that month. The last boat left here on
the 3Oth ultimo. Between these two dates
there were seventy.siT arrivals and depart
ures of boats from this port. Among other
shipments of produce on these boats, from
one house alone, were Is, 476 sacks of wheat,
1000 sacks of oats, and 800 sacks of barley.
The total of shipments Of all kinds of grain
from st. Cloud, during this season, will not
vary much from 10000 bushels.
We have now Touring mills at the follow.
ing places in Stearns county, viz. st. Cloud,
Clear Water, Fremont City, Fair Haven,
Rockville, st. JOSEPH and Cold Spring and
Others are in process OF erection at Sank
Centre and Richmand. There have thus
far in the current month been eighty claims
fled upon in the Office of Register of the
Land Office in st. Cloud, and emigration
continues without abatement : so that you
see our prospects for business next season
are worthy of the consideration of your busi-
ness men.
The appraisal of the school lands 10
Stearns County is now being made by
Thos. G. Alden, Esq. and he informs me
that most of those lands in this county are
of the first quality of soil, and some of them
from their proximity to fourishing towns,
are valuable and will be sold readily.
Without exception, all whom 1 have
heard speak of Senator Rice's remarks in
reply to Davis, are highly pleased with the
course of our Senator and with the position
he has taken upon the question of arming
the negroes, believing with him that the
time has come when our Government should
avail itself of all the means faod has given
US to put down the rebellion. The Union
of this place says he (Rice) is getting
"fogy."
Letters just received from the Red River
country urge the immediate necessity of
the making of the treaty with the Red
Lake Indians. 1t is represented that unless
our Government shall accomplish that treaty
this Fall, the settlements along Red River
will require greater amount of protection
than last winter, and that the transporta.
ton of the mails to and from Pembina and
Fort Garry will be obstructed. 1t is to be
hoped that this important matter will re-
ceive from the Department immediate at.
tention, and be entrusted to experienced
and homes hands. o.