The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-11-03

which, when tinesgroHeths old " may pos
siblX swell into goodly Dimensions. Saint
JbeSph, Cold Springs, Richmond Aelrose,
eARk Centre, Kandotta and sDe sofa must II
.inagiAation thesesnss receiveach IT. SHARE al
praise By ths passing tourist as being eligible
points # investment and # ., person, could
only live to be as old as ,Metheuseleh, I have
no. doubt but he might see his Investments In
snch city lots qnits remunerstive:h -s9'i4lw
oaOf xhS country through which We have been
iedr.syingI caanotsdo Justice by any de-
aerlptien- lthough it il n the .sssre and yei
d1 nw leaf eof autumn /" and the /" heather
brown " H. spread over the face of nature
still h Is lovely beyond description
shining siivss lakes are to the landscape lie
:th6 oye tn the human countenances-the
far OF gently swelling hills-the quiet inter-
vales-she Rowing, laughing. ripping rms,
and anon the brawling streams altogether
peas6nt 0jeak ess6snsbSe that never imagined
were 10 be met with in the wild parts of Min
nesotA had thought the scenes of great
beadtUeueh ~ sprang from the pencil of Lor-
Eaine, or were limmed BY the magic touch Of
Cole were ideal altogether, bat here / have
aaea thedsin reality -landscapes like dream
WIS dss eeSd ssS 8 Os sS esiid ss AMY
and dream Of tHHmsWoso" aia the g Happy
Valley Of the lnnocents." Our beautiful Min
nesota b yet destined to become one Of the
most thickly settled States Ia the Union ls's1
For days now we have journeyed over lands
that need no grubbing 70 bring them under
sun1ection to the shining plow share; and the
a0A almost as rich as the far famed bottoms of
VS. Mlssissippl q its trihptfriesE almost
vsioping ny dog 9 Spring . ia every direction
-geese, ducks, pheasants, deer, are 'sto the
right 6f ns and TO the left of Ms = and that I
!" vol1eyed and thnndered at them to some pur-
pose, the savory smell from the camp kettle,
and the ;hapnebss Of ycnison that hang from
the canvass roof Of my cart can attest In fact
0uflaRdef needS occasional replenishing as the
way side hostelries only, charged t40cs per LOAF,
for very email loaves of bread, and as for po-
tatoes and onions, they Sre held at gold rates.
Thus We have the solecism here of demand,
very high prices and an inadequate supply of
the eecalents, in country where nature would
give as great return tor, the labor as any
country on the globe.
! Word was sent us Just before we reached Sc,
Cloud to turn off the road on account of the
Third Illinois Cavalry, who, it was said, were
r0bbiDg every person and wagon oh the route
Wedid go, and at our evenings camping found
the 'boys In blue" were in the immediate vi.
cinity, 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 oil some sspriyate
ventures among the swarthy troopers; but
a. his Satanic Majesty is never as black as be 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
dlwn, rs be night Jolly good set of fellows.
We all dined amicably together on geese and
potatoes" and separated with hearty regrets
In the vicinity of 81 Joseph we were Joined
by q Mr., Able and family from st. Cloud, who
were bound to the Elamddo in two spring
wagons, drawn By very bad horses. Theroais
e. ramsry nssvy and couple Of niles az bo S
iss shoot onr msximuuh speed. In the vicinity
Of Richmond, Hogan &Fonsecas train over
;rok Us, alter making better time from your
city than ourselves. Il would astonish. the
friends OF my gay and deb0naiEfriend Conseca
10 see his cnter appearance, IN contrast to him
p b. va !" "a, troaoiy" H. your city; boots
euntiess Of copper toes, ana showing enough
Of mother earth TO indicate on which strata, he
last reclined while as 10 shineing vestmeots
md spotless linena-wsli the faisk ihstis within
rs H. 'o ado me y was al there once ons nov
9 IIwas psstieuIasiy struck with the appear
ance of the fine farming region around and ON
he banksrof the HAnk River, and Of 1en1srie.
roma farms We passed On oufs ronss IN thai wi
entity. Their CROPS, they, tell me, have turned
Dos 'splendhly, and 40 bushels of wheat and
sven more 70 the acre are mot unusuEo I'd
act should think, from what can gather.
or the last 20 mice the crops are ayefseing
sbQut that and iedging By the reducot7pfices
d wheat We are forced 70 buy. think. there
nrst be quite asurplus.I WtIsn the R9fIr0ad
9 cpushed of. in This direction, thisn couffy |
Stearne) will. believe be one of. the best. &c |
not the best, agffcdllura county in TIE State |
u capacity for the eereais Es wondeffna tAnfl |
here = put very Atlle unayailable land IN the
SUNDAY. Oct l--- Travelling to-day,has bee6 |
Tery slow; the creeks arc swollen and the low |
grounds surcharged WIN wei Our ~ d.
y@d Of icloesing Che stFASne 81 quite primis
ys Do s1 or and pants upi prd Up e she
Ne ase now gesting into TIA lakss tolasu
!sI y @ extend, go my yoysgsun tell me, 20
hat tho 6iOaxsare 0Dne wat4pathy sad Thai
must not be. surprised If we meet some. of
hem. These are TIE current rdtij61s among
be- sDsreelEsestied porai0ns r. tho gcDDGyil
r1st ahead Of jus-the 1sss fatxis that eeems
OffighteA INTO st0lidfy the otherwise hardy
,ioneers TIE Daeotah veF-yheop has lsft al
'chO that seems nov and then 20 come back on
very idles wind dBd bla1ch she cheeks u tbe
nck woodsman. ard cape4 his Nsslss fvck- col
luddle together for closer pr lection. while
;ursts low Auds0esp lep anal smasissd, drUs1if
b purdeEipg Red, 9kipss and e saaahsme,
naTlnafhAs y hurled upon those Eastern sym-
,athiness WAoe see1r u r4ndfb5d ssymesfSS al
|elude our bos lonsme Presideek -. soh ~,
,allows Of its tust dues. Personally, dtaih is
heabsffscs fd0o't much saasy 0alit. lbi6s5obi.
omiortsbIe !; and IS Ma1iil lSinT} VOID ~ az
wanted - mak6 . ouaya eenSsea4 RTfankIi
voqh preser some 9they meshod OWapg toI
- ramof, there = : general closer nsrch !
and. csef1l fp1Gise lolest 61VSfS3
ID h0yy artAiery; ed - the cooseQ eaxiSs
nood seased upon ne, went to sIee6 de6at-f