The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-14
LETTER FROM ST. CLOUD.
From Our own Correspondent.
PROSPECT or ABUNDANT CROPS-LkMENsK
SUPPLY or LUNBRR-ST. CLOUD THIRTY.
ING AND Sk0POLITAN-GREAT TRADE
WITH RED RIVER, dc.
ST.. CLouD, MISS.. july 10. 1865

oI. aloud, MISS., July III, 1900.
Editor Of the 81. Paul Pioneer.
Very considerable damage was the result in
many parts Of Sank Valley of the severe frost of
the 18th ultimo but the almost constant rains
VI tne Nast two weeks have obliterated every
trace OF Vie footsteps of the frost king, and
tue hearts &C the farmers are now glsddened
win a certainly of heavier and more abundant
crops TINS year than ever before in our Valley,
Wneat' hye' Oaa Barley, Hungarian Grass.
Cofn ana fotatoes, Ill look finer than ever be.
lore az TINS season, ana the transportation men
are perfectly jolly over he abundant supnlv Of
grass for their trains, along the several routes
to Forte Abercrombie, Wadsworth and R;nlev
Mechanical labor is again IA demand with
the increased supply and consequent reduction
in the price of lumber. The "lat driyen of
the season is now at the foot of Sask Rapids.
Of this drive the mill men Of our city nave &c.
cured in the neighborhOod Of three milNsns of
feet Two new steam mills have been efected
here this season, with capacity tor cutting
Arnold & Sims, ct Sank City 1.-TWO miles aboveS
have completed and running water mill cut.
ting ten thousand feet per diem; and G. A.
Gilman, late Receiver of the q. 8. Land Office
here, has . fine mill In the pine woods on the
east side of the Mississippi and fifteen miles
miles distant, where he has nine millions Of feet
Of the finest Kind of pine, within half . mile of
the SAWS. The Little Elk and Watab mills are
also stocked, and lumber must be cheap and
abundant. .-- ~ vr5 as - 7s,
Within couple of miles the best quality of
building rock-good, free, workable granite,
IL abundant and cheap. Our returning soldiers
and the heavy tide Of emigration already set
ting this way, will furnish the labor, and there
will be greater amount of building done this
year than in the whole of the last three. Lime
and brick, both red and Milwaukee, are manu.
factured in the city in large quantities, and the
sounds of the hammer, saw and tr0wel, are
again becoming too constant and steady for the
ears Of delicate persons like your correspond
ent We are also becoming quite metr0polt
tan in many other respects. Circuses, C0lise-
ums. theatrical performances, Wizard OH
and Pain Relief Concerts, Panoramas, Opte-
ramas, assaults and batteries, horse races and
breWeries and two Beer Gardens in full opera
ton, and things il workin."
We have been visited this season by over
1000 Red River carts, and there Is q very large
camp of those fancy vehicular conveyances
here now. Our merchants and others have
driven brisk, extensive and profitable trade
with them, and our millers and flour merchants
have found customers for large amount of
flour for the Red River settlements.
The report that the country north and west
of Pomme de Terre was destroyed by those
pestiferous plaques, the grasshoppers, is false.
A train-man who arrived here yesterday direct
from Georgetown, informs me that feed was
never 90 abundant, nor the facilities for max
ing speedy, safe and comfortable trips to that
point 30 good as now.
A regular line of stages on both sides Of the
Mississippi between this city and Elk River
affords abundant facilities tor travel. These
stages are seldom crowded now, a. not more
than twenty -four passengers on each is allowed
and they have capacity for thirty -nve. There
Is no occasion whatever for the Railroad Com
pany to complete their road to this point for
the accommodation of passengers, as those for.
tunate individuals can all be accommodated.
Those who do not succeed in securing seats
either In the coaches or on some of the freight
wagons, can travel on foot or paddle up to the
city In canoes or "dug.outs."
For the especial benefit Of the editor OF the
PIONEER, and the late Postmaster of your city,
. good substantial railing has been constructed
around the top of the st. 10 windmill, and q
Irregular line" will soon be extended to that
locality. .5s o.
We don't understand that reference to the
" windmill, and shall be obliged to refer the
matter to our late P. NJ. and the Chief Quar-
termaster.-ED. PIONEER. Isa-g