The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-07-01
FORTY YEARS AGO.
Excerpts From st. Paul Papers of June
20, 1853.


available forces of the state are now
hunting to his death, in 1850, as
follows: Little Grow, the chief,
whose calls on me were frequent
both at his village (Kaposia, three
miles below the city, and after l
had removed to ST. Paul, is a tall,
handsome man, with no striking
expression of countenance. The
Youngest of seven brothers, all of
whom have died by violent hands,
ambitious for the craftsmanship, at
tempted the life of his brother,
wounding him severely, and he
little Crow fearing the design
would be eventually executed, or
dered the younger to be shot. Thus
the last but one of his name was
gathered to his fathers. Little Grow
does not possess the confidence OF
his band; who regard him as full of
malice, intrigue and cunning. He
often attended worship at the mis-
sion house, and manifested some re-
gard for the Scriptures, which he
has learned to read.
Gen. Sibley's expedition against
the Sioux left Camp Pope last Tues
day. The force numbers 5000, in
Guiding the Sixth regiment, Col.
Crooks: Ninth regiment, Col. Mar
shall: Tenth, Col. Baker; Capt. Nc
Phail' cavalry, and Capt Jones
battery. The scouts number 20,
half of whom are half breeds and
half whites, under Major Joseph R.
Brown. S. R. Riggs. goes as in
terpreter, and Peter Bottineau is
the guide. Gen. Sibley is throwing
all his energies into the operation,
and, assisted by tried and we'll
known colonies, and a fine staff,
there is every prospect that the
North western region will be freed
once and forever from the red as
sassins.
In recent council between the
Chippewa chiefs and Gov. Ramsey,
one of the leading wise men of the
reds said that he ''did not want to
see any more schools among his
people, because education makes
the young women bad and the young
men too lazy to hunt, and too much
like some of the pale faces to speak
the truth, keep sober or behave
themselves like honest Chippewas. :"
This chief is considered one of the
best men of his nation.
The First Minnesota is consid-
cred in the army and by the au-
thorities at Washington as the best
regiment in Hooker S army.
The river is now lower than it
has ever been since St. Paul was
settled. Cattle wade across the
river, above and below the city,
every day, and still it falls.
1t is rumored that regular and
| general resistance to the enrolment
for the draft is to be made in some
portions Of the city. The conscrip-
ton act severely Furnishes anyone
refusing information or in any way
retarding the enrolling marshal in
the discharge of his duties.
Col. Robertson, who owns 23C
feet frontage on the upper levee.
says he will sell it to the city fol-
81, 900 in bonds, and will use then
in the payment of his taxes.
Passenger business on the St
Paul & Pacific railroad is exceed
ingly good. On Thursday the pas
sengers numbered 226. Our coun
try friends are coming to see us /
crowds.
The negro troops under the Unior
flag surprise everyone with Their
logged determination. They fgh
like tigers whenever opportunit,
offers. At the assault upon tn
Notifications upon Fort Hudson
after firing volley they did no
deign to reload again, but wen