The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

RESCUED FROM DRowN1Ne.-A young
man, about twenty years old, belonging to thu
party of immigrants that come up on the AL
bany Monday, went in swimming about nine
o'clock in the morning from the levee got be-
yond his depth in the swift current and was
near drowning, when Mr.. Theodore Borup
throwing off his coat and shoes, rushed across
the levee. leaped into the river and reached the
drowning man just in time to save him. Three
gentlemen standing by, Joined hands, formed
q line out into the current and thus aided Mr..
Borup in bringing his prize ashore. The cur
rent is so strong at the place where the young
immigrant was in, and he was already so near
drowned, that the saving of his life was en-
tirely due to the prompt action of; Mr.. Borup.
The affair was like to have q ludicrous ter
mination. in the attempt of an elder brother to
whip the young immigrant for going into the
water from which he was only restrained by
the forcible interference of an indignant spec
tator. .-.... ..
ST.. ANTHONY IrBMs.-Messrs. Barnard
d Bro. are engaged in making needed repairs
to their furniture manufactOry, which will
leave the building as good as new and they
will be prepared to continue their large bust
ness in short time. L. n d a q =
s.. w. Farnham is recovering from his
hurt by lumber running from the tail of the
mill striking against his side, so as to be able
to attend again to his business. He was, for
tunately, not SO much injured as was feared at
the time of the accident. %T8.t pyrfa
Work has been resumed upon the con-
struction of the pudding mill, to be put in op-
Grafton upon the site Of the old Scott &, Nor
gan foundry. The. forge hammer will be in
place and at work in five to six weeks from
now. .t3 au8sEs 4aE so.
Barnard & Bro. have rented the lower
story of their furniture factory to be used for
grist mill, of two or three run of stones. The
machinery of the mill is on hand and will be
soon put in operation. This makes the third
grist mill in st. Anthony.
The low water of this season prevents the
running of all the mills at the Falls. Some of
them are run only at night when the other
mills are shut down. The foundry can not
get enough power to run their fan for blowing
the furnace fires. The pond on the north side
of Nicollet Island is so nearly dry that it will
hardly float good sized log.
ST. PAUL BUILDING SroNK.-The value
of the limestone upon which our city is built
may be seen by witnessing the excavations now,
being made for the cellars Of the block of stores
to be put up by Messrs. Wilcox and Mack, Of
st. Louis, on Third street, The cellars are be-
ing excavated ten feet deep the full size of the
contemplated building, seventy feet front by
one hundred feet deep. The upper stone, for
five or six feet, is of an inferior quality and
color, used in side and partition walls, for
foundations, &c. Below that the stone is of
the blue shade and fine grain which is 30 much
admired by strangers in many of the principal
buildings of this city. The quantity of the
stone being taken from these cellars, which
will be used in building, is roughly estimated
story blocks Of the ground surface named. The
owners of the property mentioned have already
contracted and in part delivered from their
cellar quarry the stone for, q fine residence
about being put up by one Of our citizens.
With stone for bnilding material, so plenty and
of such superior quality, there is no reason why
st. Paul should not in time become the best
built city in the West. We have already some
business blocks and numerous sprivute resi-
dences in the city that would be considered Or
namen.al to the best streets of some of the
older cities. So
ENLISTED. Yost, of Columbus,
Anoka county, finding himself the only man
left in that town among those enrolled as La
BILE to the draft, and determined not to be
drafted himself, came in Monday and enlisted
for two years, securing, we hope q good large
bounty to go towards the support Of his
family. e& So a2# &r'S4
FREIoHT1Ee.-The Golden Star. of the
Prairie du Chen line, came in Monday with
two barge loads of freight and, after deliver
ing, returned down stream in the evening. We
learn that considerable freight, including seye-
raj miles of railroad iron, is lying at Newport
Bar, and other points between this and Has
tings, which will be brought forward during
the week.
LEAD IN MINNEsOTA.-A farmer wht
resides near the river. twelve miles below st
Paul, stated yesterday in this city that he hal
found lead ore upon his farm, in paying guam
tity. and equal to the best mineral he ever say
at Galena, where he used to reside. Unless h