The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-14
Gle GaetkIp Clarion.


ST.. PAUL. MIMI Sept. D. 1866.
Dear Clarion We have had our usual
rush of summer visitors. but now they are
rushing back to warmer skies. Winter il
steadily advancing, and Jack Frost is pre-
pairing for grand advance Of all his forces
upon Minnesota.
The Minnesota State Fair begins next
week at Rochester, and have no doubt
will be a success. Ossian 4. Dodge, OF THIS
city, is to appear during the Fair, and sing
one Of his machine songs. descriptive OF
each article on exhibition. and tie peculiar,
titles of all persons In attendance In rapiu
versifying, Mr.. Dodge has no equal, ana DIS
songs are Overlooking with wit and humor
To-day the sun crosses the equator: Old
Sol only reveals himself at spasmoolc IN
tervals. Ii is generally thought that the
enuinox is getting the best of him this time,
as we are having frightful rain and blow
However, such storms as We are having To-
night have been constant tor the last ten
DAYS / Judge it Is all owing to Old Dol and
the equator. only wish they WonIo gun I
it is decidedly unpleasant to De ralned on
every day.
The Mississippi River Ia higher now, than
was ever known at this season 1t is much
higher than last spring, and the damage that
is being done is enormous.
The most engrossing Of all subjects to
MINES Jta la the wheat crop Not long
since took drive up the Minnesota VAL
ley, the finest wheat growing section in tue
state, and along my entire trip OF ~ mics.
through continuous line of wheat fields, L
found the crop all cut. and the greater por-
ton of it stacked. But l arm told, that III
many sections the crop has been exposeerto
the recent heavy rains and continuous bad
weather we have had, and that the yield
will not be 40 great as was at first expected.
The calculation 10 that Minnesota will send
out to the world this season, twenty mil
lion bushels->s: - heat. just think OF this
from State that in 1S4S was wilderness
with a population of 10000, and to-day has
a population OF 100000. In 1854 the num-
Der Of acres under cultivation was only 10,
900. Fifteen years have passed by, now
there is about two million acres turned I'M
der by the pillow. / would not advise any
welI-to-do farmers of Mississippi to leave
his old home and rush out here without first
coming TO survey the country but If were
young man measuring of tape and rib
bon, or selling stays and hoop-skirts to
simperlng young ladies in city store, /
would give such jump over the counter
that my feet would touch the ground in the
centre of great praire. L would have
homestead. There would be hard work and
hard fare at first. The cabin. would be
logs but with my salt pork, would have
pickerel prairie chicken, moose and deer.
The first year might be onely. but in a
twelve month should have neighbors. The
railroad WOuIu IOWHs WOulu spring
up as if by magic, the little log hut would
give place to q mansion, roses would bloom
in the garden, morning glories would open
their blue bells by the doorway, the vast
expanse would wave with golden grain,
thrift ana plenty, civilization with all its
luxuries, would be mine.
The Radicals have just put up their State
ticket for the coming election, and If they
had raked Minnesota over with a fine tooth
comb, they could rot have found weaker
one. Donnelly, of Washburn Congressional
fame, was aspiring to the Governorship, but
they threw him overheard, and took up
Austin, who is decidedly weak. If the
Democracy put up strong ticket, as it is
hopeful they will, (the Convention is In ses-
sion TO night we have no fear but that we
will clean out the RAIDS, 'hOrse, foot, and
dragoon."
The hunting is getting to be very fine
Ducks and prairie chickens, are coming in
every day. Broiled prairie chicken and ven
ison steak for breakfast, and roast duck for
dinner, amt bad to take.
OLIVE On