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

n8 Mm1 mXS1 wnee1er VOL ~ ii ~
yunctofed With o Stesa heaaed 6d(k, 6Fd6TW
hoQe Curious st0ne.headed ARROWS that to
,0ys sometimes dig up In the garden. or Mmy
Imnity would be for big tW0-oun bali a
'eavy lead 'Debatihg the pfoS ma cod Rhl
McsDxY;- Oct: s.-Last night we had our
irst white frost, and everything seems. more
'.isp ed Eess lhis noIniqg fes tais fsst tos4
ing up of q cool mcrning in camp that the
torn-0ut and tired depize9s Of the cities pevea
al A"sVinM isfA p00f. word ts.expr63 Re
lilarous-vim might do, but seek In vain
.mong my repertoire of explosives to get at Just
Exactly the right word. - At al events the.eat-
ie arepue off on q tounding pace. and al goes
. happy ss village bell nemsaaS1zs sian,
ssnk gICeatEx. T There "a arens sozasaO my
soldiers, and sort of stockade there. IN the
slcinity there are, should suppose, shout 100
AAabitants. mostly farmers and traders. u
W. wa sorry to see such set Of tatterdemali0ns'
80 .n;se that wore the p. 8. uniform, and re
1910 ~ " them our Union defenders but a.
dirti ' r r e Silliman used 70 saEs " Mhsth
v VIII s On tqe sAeek Of beauty isipnly" 49,
teal ,ons q Suppose must not be hypercrit-
f.ont; ono :. ant expect soldiers On duty on She
INo 'a W nave ceuplexions like
Rose leaves o. fvoaryi crushed, "-'ss ."
as taey Cont 6 carry uhhesalas, as old Gronow
says the Guard did at One Of the battles of the
TyasDAI, Oct; s.-Te-da, is usDered in bv
another spaenaio crisp morning, and our long
pace under the influence Of the Srassp - st5os
phere. Our journey to day took nj Sass Osakis
Lake, which is the boundary line OF tSe nonn'
ties of Todd and Douglas. Some trannar 1919 o,S
hunters we meet say there ara elk dsers bar ar
vol, and some buffalo in less tthap qW, MILES,.
from us, and in fact the indications are that NO.
are now leaving the land Of farms and. arm.
houses, and getting into q country where the
inhabitants resort as much To the riffs BE tosHs
more peaceful pursuits Of agriculture for sap
Seven miles from osakis Laks We passed.
another beautiful lake, Of which I, could not
learn the name, but it shone in the clear, brac.
ing atmosphere almost ss beautiful rs tie lake
in Martins picture Of the ''Piains Of Heaven"
and deserves to be as much as that, imm0r-
talized., Dsk1olQ 1864; ASA SSijBS cG9 Ji!d
The monotony Of our ymarchsto-dayfWa ssne-
leved BY the breaking of one Of our carts, and
its repairs also ii going through tie Rrst con-
siderable body of wood land since deaVines a.
Paul should judge about seven mi1sss on
OF our route lay through very dense forest,
and could perceive by the abinrakions. II
French and half breed Chippewa that q wooded.
country was not half as agreeable I'd their
" dolce far s;sste" as q, prairie, unobstncted,
open highway. - Still 1sas patience, oworketh
wonders, SIS We all Got through ia cohiparA-
tive safety, notwitnstanzlings great assaupt Of
invectiyes were expended on the carts. oxen,
horses, and iaught else that objectionable
seemed. 2 70 500 ad- 4Ssi,E o. ssit0d4ga
WEDNESDAY, Oct. A-To-daY We leave the
woods behind us and emerge again upon the
prairie country, much to. our satisfaction, as
our acquaintance of woods stunRDs. fallr
trees, &C., require id advance rioneef Stf W.
with axes to clear away obssrcctfooa hAnHsur
addition to our party was had today II j,
persons of gentleman and wife, km6tRer I'D
two children, who were awaiting us latl lake
shores Of which enjoyed myself fol- aan houf
among the pheasants, well filled game bag
attesting their, plenty and their innocence and
tameness, which seemed shocking to NE.
THURsnAY, Oct! 5s--Another beautiful morn.
O4d Sol has risen in his usual cloudless splen-
dor, and the day has been unmarked by Adght
OF interest except an upset or'two; in whicx
performances an old lady Of seventy was twice
the involuntary performer, achieving on each
occasion an acme of ,dexterity, unhurt, that
was most surprising to the beholders. These
little episodes, coupled with the hiuting,-
there being myriads iof prairie chickens all
around us, and pheasants in plenty, -served to
while away the time until camping inaugurat-
GU snO SuPPOf, suO cOuk hu0 U uuACS onO 70 O0Q,
leaving some of the half breeds around che are,
busy with their everlasting hunting snd trap.
ping stories. As they bend over thHi 7hddy
Goals, ever, and anon the embers send ND q
glare, lighting up their features, while all else
is shrouded in darkness. reminding one Of the
quaint old pictures of Rembrandt. nm al,
Fort Alexander, where endorse this, D.
dirty-looking place, a4few soldiers lonkiAg
around. all, suppose, for frontier defence.
Ore must not suppose because it is called .
fort, that there are bastions, escarpments, kiA
cis, and all that-oh, no, rather = sort Of
stockade and earth embankmerts: q few
places of shelter, all hastily thrown up and de.
signed tor Temporary pss only Iaau'.;,i adl
Westward the star of empire takes Its way"
and we are as yet far inland Of the possessions
over which my gayo friend Judge Kldderi pre-.
sides in all his magisteriai dignity
Should nothing happen to prevent me- I win
send you another Of ny packages from Fort
Abercrombie; and hoping you, my dear pfsca-
tor, may be in the enjoyment of ;ail earthly
blessings, l remain truly yours cvsos11R .s.'i
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