The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-11-03
h'idsats q ! Journey with the
.d1aeb 81 ri Ok Rsigads. = :, 3 5ssa
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our trip are very numerous, ana vary Irom INC
modest clearing Of the pioneer woodsman who
inhabits the primitive log cabin and designates
10 as city F." to the respectable sized gathering
of q country store, postofice and shop of some
pssteusions7 ,some really embryo country town,
which, when times groweth old may pos
sibly, swell into goodly Dimensions. Saint
Joseph, Cold Springs, Richmond, Helrose,
SA1k Centre, Kandotta and De Sofa must in
imagination therefore receive each its share of
praise, BY the passing tourist, as being eligible
points Of investment, and if . person could
only live to be as old as Metheuseleh, have
no doubt but he might see his investments in
such city lots quite remuneratfve:: @-'--#
10 OF the country through which we have been
iourneying I cannot do it justice by any de-
-aeription- Although it is in the ''sere and yell
low leaf Of autumn" and the /" heather
brown" is spread over the face of nature
still it is lovely beyond description-the
shining silver lakes are to the landscape like
the eve to the human conference.-the
far off gently swelling hills-the quiet inter-
vales-the, flowing, laughing, ripping rilis,
and anon the brawling streams-altOgether
present q toat ensemble that Il never imagined
we're 10 be met with in the wild parts of Min
nesota. had thought the scenes of great
raine, or were limmed by the magic touch of
Cole were ideal altogether, but here have
sem them In reality-landscapes like dream
of Arcad2a-quiet scenes of hOmelike beauty,
where one could "seem to be child again -
aud dream of III RsnsWoso" and the g Happy
Valley of the lnnocents." Our beautiful Min
nesota ID yet destined to become one Of the
fk3otxb ,c In. hoT s.ta-i
For days now we have journeyed over lands
that need no grubbing to. bring them under
subsection to the shining pillow share; and the
soil almost as rich as the far famed bottoms of
the Mississippi OF its tributaries grass almost
up ia, the visor of my cap and completely en-
veloping my dog . Spring % 10 every direction
geese, ducks, pheasants, deer, are 'sto the
right Of rs and to the left of us p" and that
"volleyed and thnndered at them to some pur-
pose" the savory smell from the camp kettle,
and the .haunehss of venison that hang from
the canvass roof Of my cart can attest In fact
our larder needs occasional replenishing as the
way side hosselries only charged 40cs per Loaf,
for very small loaves of bread, and as for po-
tatoes and onions they are held at gold rates.
Thus we have the solecism here of demand,
very high prices and an inadequate supply of
the eeeulents, in q country where nature would
give as great q return tor the labor as any
country on the globe.
WOIO was cOut ub just UtlOf0 We reached 81.
Cloud to turn off the road on account of the
Third Illinois Cavalry, who, it was said, were
rObbiDg every person and wagon on the route
We did So and at our evenings camping found
the ''boys In blue" were in the immediate vi.
ciDity. much to the anxiety of the Frenchmen
and half breeds of our train, who expected
nothing less than to be gagged and bucked.
and witness the distribution OF some ''private
ventures among the swarthy troopers; but
as his Satanic Majesty is never as black as he is
painted, so these stories of ferOcity of our
Union defenders vanished to thin air; and for
my part, j. found them all, from the Major
d wn, TO be right jolly good set of fellows.
We all dined amicably together on = geese and
potatoes" and separated with hearty regrets
In the vicinity of st Joseph we were joined
by Mr.. Able and family from st. Cloud, who
were bonnd to the Eldorado in two spring
wagons, drawn BY very bad horses. TherOads
now. by reason of the bad ruin yesterday, are
exrrsmey heavy, and couple of miles an hour
is about our maximum speed. In the vicinity
of Richmond, Hogan &Fonseca's train over
'nok us, after making better time from your |
city than yourselves. 1t would astonish the |
friends of my gay and debonaiEfriend Fonseca |
10 see his outer appearance, in contrast to him |
aS be was :" an trott0sr" in your city: boots |
gufftless OF copper toes, and showing enough |
of mother earth to indicate on which strata he |
last reclined while as 10 shineing vestmeots |
me. told me il was ali there once ' hnt sow
aiasi BOG 81 ,.eE1 IdCD eeo'-e 's.-,.-' -9' !
. I was rayticuIar]v atrnc.rp Nth tho .r,,o..
ance of the fine farming region aroma ~ or
the banks Of the Sank River, and of the hume. |
c;niiy Their crons tbey ,a,, roa % ,a "n 'nsL VI,
oot tsn,endidIv and Az brehe,s :, uase !GIne9
svsn raore To ;hs COZ. D "..' .. wneat ana
fact I shonld shinl from S wh No. In nu
for ,bea isst 90 mile. tba. crons can gatass
about that and jsdgug By the red de pece
,n,,st hs cn;,e e,,.n,as ~ NY Vuy tn'nA slere
:. rssh. J" ~Sr ~ h;s wuen the k.nroad
istearnsS viii hs,i.v S ~. " H. t .s county
NOT the hest sotic5i,rra 70 uue % sas pSst
Its canacitv for the cr.,,s -. anas slS ss
there is bnt verv i;,,s nna..; 70 isnd sho
comfy go fi''s" s"''" s'' ' sA ~ sne
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