The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-02

they marched down Jackson street to
the river, Capt. E. w. Durant taking
the lead, directly followed by Capt.
Russell Blakely, Alexander Ramsey and
James McMullen.
The boat left promptly at 3:15 p. M,
and steamed up the river to Fort Smell
Ing.
The following took the trip:
Alexander Ramsey, '4s, St. Paul.
s F Folsom pi1 u 40 St. .4a Pa " Pan,
H. L. Moss, AS, st. Paul.
VIM. H. Tinker As, St. Paul.
Isaac Rsai Goodnue as MinneapG!is
nathan ng MyricS sF as x st. Paul n1''
Daniel Cameron, '4s, La Crescent.
jeremiah Meloney, 49, Blooming Ferry.
Russell Blakely, Al, St. Paul
James McMulen, '4s, Minneapolis.
E. ". Durant, '4s, stiHIater.
John Kingston '4s, MINNEAPOLIS.
jeremiah Weber, 81, St. Paul
]. D. McComb, '46, Saltwater.
Tom E. Byrnes, 81, St. Paul.
Gill B. Nafey, '5S, St; Paul;
VIM. G. Hendrickson, 80, st. Paul.
A. P. Hendrickson,, IS. St. Paul.
Sylvester IS AS Saa5leteg Is st. f1 Paui
Lorenzo Hoyt, As, st. Paul.
]. B. Cheney, SO, St. Paul;
W. H Hoyt, AS, st. Paul.
Edgar Folsom, AS, Minneapolis.
Mrs. ]. H. Murphy, Mrs. c. e. King, Miss
Nellie King and Miss Jennie King, Mrs w.
NJ Denning and Miss Hesnault Of Mime
apolis.
The trip on the river was most pleas
ant Here and there some point of in
terest called up "reminiscences OF the
eventful past.
The little company of pioneers gath
~, Of a ~
rietta as she steamed up the river was
representative gathering of those
hardy pioneers who made st. Paul the
capital city among the hills of the
great commonwealth of the Northwest.
Many of the old settlers have since
taken up their residence in other parts
of the state.
Every man on board averred that
the scenery was just as magnificent
as it was when the red man lurked
in every ravine.
B. F. Irvine said that he was aboard
the first boat that ever went up the
Minnesota river. The Indians were so
frightened at the white mans Hell
BE at" that they dropped their pap
pooses and fed.
S. P. Folsom carried his famous cane
made from the wood of the old St.
Paul house, which occupied the present
site of the Merchants hotel.
1--WE young men of eighty" said Gov.
Ramsey, 'are surprisingly good look
ing, and have tremendous appetites."
S. P. Folsom said he could remember
when Gov. Ramsey was in office a
certain bridge proposition was before
| congress. The ST. Paul people were
| anxious to secure it's passage. Gov.
| Ramsey went to Washington, and there
| was more influence in Mr.. Ramsey's
rantaloons stuffed with straw than the
whole Minnesota delegation.
A. L. Larpenteur looked the youngest
man in the lot, although he enjoys the
| distinction Of being the first white
! child born in ST. Paul.
| William Pitt Murray proved the prize
| story teller of the crowd. He related
| some very funny incidents about A. L.
Moss and several others of the old
| timers.
| Gov. Ramsey rested on his laurels,
| as he also enjoyed distinction that
| of being the only war governor now
alive.
Rev. M. N. Adams, who was actively
| engaged in missionary work at Lac
| Qui Parle and other Indian missions,
told of the peculiarities Of the Indians,
especially the Chippewas.
| Capt. E. w. Durant was character
lied by one of the party as a walking
encyclopedia. The captain was kept
| busy entertaining the few ladies on
board, which he did in royal man
| ner.
Fountain cave was passed on the
way up the river, and it called back
| to memory wildly to some of the
younger of the men the days when
| they used to go swimming in the creek
which issues from its bosom.
| AS the boat passed the st. Paul
Boom company's boom, somebody on
board suggested that the boom of
twenty years ago had gone up the river
| and forgot to come back.
When Fort Smelling was reached,
many of the old settlers walked UP
| the old government trail which leads
up the summit of the hill.
Capt Durant started his armored
cruiser Henrietta on her return trip
| at 4:45, and she successfully ran the
| blockade of many fishing craft on the
return trip.
| Just before landing, the party gath
| cred in the saloon of the boat and
passed resolutions of thanks to Capt.
Durant for the delightful cruise up the
river.