The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-10-13
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From a Special Correspondent.
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September "a, 1S65.assskas:
To ue, Editor Of the Pioneer, 90, ..,,,y,,s, !,
ASH promised to become a e9rrssPo ndsnt,
andEfge you for the benefit of ali readsrsaoma
inkiings Of my journey 70, and residenceahla
riness The coming, winter among Ihe hypsEr-5
boreah inhabitants of then Red River ct, the
North, Fort Garry and the country immel
diateiy adjacent, including the ric country "
the Saskatchewan. | propose now to redeem,
nv promises, and take yOursreaders zen ro1tss
wifi mSfn my journey, perox ana 'hessecarsp
via Fort, Abercrombie,,, and norrthward to the
landUf promise, yeiepttheaaNew Canada now
in process of perturisio nlaRong the kanuck sso.c
lons77I may ay .p. #, : TIE z
Sanity City ofsSk Paul don't seem to realitzes
the iapoitanceto Minnesota generally Cef tbe7
immehss Significance ~ Che mosemeas now an
progress, BY which the franch Of the stt1gr
pendsus monopoly of,the Great Fur Company,
of tie North West are 90 bea thrown open coz
the public and private enterprise peremeatihgt
that vast region heretofore almost shut up by
the crushing Wi hhtof exclusive ideas, backed
up by enormous capital The rich coun-
try Of the Valley of the Saskechawm spd the,
country adjacent soithe Rex, Rivsr0of the Northd
is almesta ,srra incognita, rs few en-
terprising ones, who are, |and have been for
years, coming: money blythe prosecntioa Of
various commercial enterpfisesain that disecsl
ton. 1t is my purpose to enlightep (ss far' as
my observation goes), the public as to- tie
country between st. Paul and Fort Garry-and
give you the jottings dewnsssa winter away
up North, and hoping -5ea-may fnd my ICY
nosura 10 letters readable, Sas 4 shall Is moth.
lug extenuate." Leaving St.. Paul on Sat,
urday, after snndry, libation g among >, my
friends, I found myself on1 the train, snoring
iron horse, and all that. Al. els RsMatandal all
my trap, gunss dogs, and tie various fpsdasphef.
MALTA Of travelling bachelor, under tbs kindly
care Of Conductor Rice, was safely Apdea at
Eli River. might hecome- paetical over Elk
River, its location, beauty, &C., but, as facts
are the theme now, Il leave poeticat iefasions
behind me-. Unjust say can't say "muchly
aboit nix River, except thit j is a town ID
embryo. Luffkin's hotel IS small, but well
kept-the cookery is not equal, to gDelmopico's
-roomsnsa 90 large as the greatsaloon Of Che
White H1usS but taxi, APP and alss ishope 70
faseno woue.. and If lido grumble at anitaiAe
national privilege e'7ilua tt1sr1 I $50 tsgn tsa
touas at Elk River on si & ffa ss jour
ney, our Z! ptain. Higgins, pusily engaged in
loading his carts safa be s@sdiscAransa
ventures,S indicative of thewants Of the dnhAbi
tants Of Fort Garry cssariess nails. sstoYe
shots powder, Yankee notiops. dry gopds .&e,
andxafter anincredjble amount Of left handed
expenditures, those woodencarts, rwhichs yer
readers q are doubtless hnili T, seeing
them, annually n the streets of1yuar city-are
filled up and It comes my turn to set mytbings
inyssders on wheels. Having taken the pre-.
caution to get me q steady, sedate animal Of
the Equine race-as did not know anything
about gee and hak o male cows, sspsscsi in
harness, and having him propesly appliedao
al Scaf fou1d 3hs rnrEnceasg 81 ioad}no aS9Sa
rettinu into in conar.tiy.lv tenf
traI1. hooYpps 5oonns cam cchsst1 sAa YoAn,1
hon.ed-I endowed he mnsicsl .cena 10TH ~ r.
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