The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-11

Pike was sent out IN 1906 to explore
the region and to cxpcl British traders.
This confusion continued several years
later. and Lord Sclkirk, n Scotch phll-
authrorist, founded a colony on the
American side of the Rcd river. lie
WAS Il man of high ideals and though
his colony failed. he was the first to
prove the agricultural worth Of the soil.
Swiss co!onists who left him and set
tied near Fort Smelling laid the foun-
datlon for the present dairy and cattle
interests.
The pivotal center of Minnesota was
Fort Smelling. 1t was located ut the
confluence of the Mississippi and st.
Peter S {uow the Minnesota rivers, in
1920. Within two years the necessary
building of the fort hal bocn erected,
aud in dong this two Vi Minnesota 5
greatest industries were begun. for tho
falls farther up the river were har-
messed to saw the lumber needed aud
to grind -four for the soldiers bread.
The first official needed in that re-
gIon seems to have been an Indian
agent, as the Dakotahs and Chippewas
we're not willing TO give up all lands
as rapidly as settlers desired. The first
agent sent was named Taiaferro, and
h. came in 1922 on the "Nirginia, -
the first steamboat 10 penetrate north
Mississippi waters. He had come from
Washington by way of Pittsburg. II
WAS q great day for the settlers when
ths boat came, but great CONSERVATION
spread amcn2 the Indians. Only few
nights befoIe one of their sachems had
seen vision Of a house that walked on
water with a great noise and would
bring disaster to his people.
In 1888 Pierre Parrant built hut
across the river from Fort Smelling.
This was the beginning of St. Paul, The
same year manufacturer. Franklin
Steele. built on the present site of Min
neapoIis. Across the river from Min
nespois was the village of ST. Anthony,
and the bridge connecting these in 1884
was the first built across the Missis-
sippi. The FIRST paper with Minneso-
ia headlines was the Minnesota Re
view" of April 81, ls49. 1t was print
I'd in Cincinnati. The next day q ST.
Paul press printed the 'Pioneer, y
There are now about 600 papers print
cd in the State, appearing in English,
French German. Norwegian, Swedish,
Danish, Bohemian and Icelandic.
When the delegates met lr Saltwater
in l84S to petition for the creation of
q territory they agreed that ST. Paul
the delegate to Congress, St Anthony
the university. and saltwater the peni-
tentiary. In later years an attempt
was made 10 move the capital to Men
dota. but the measure was defeated by
the simple process of Joseph Roletto
pocketipg the bill and disappearing,
The first man to raft Minnesota lumber
was Joseph Brown of the st. Croix
valley. The first railroad ran between
st. Paul and ST. Anthony, and the loco
motive drawing the first train was the
by fat boat in October. 1861, These
inventions brought rapid development
to the State--thc self binding harvest.
er, the middlings purifier, and the roller
flour mill, In 1870 the output of -four
from Minneapolis was not worth count
ing. Thirty years later it had nearly
reached l5,oOo,00o barrels year.
Minnesota S greatest trouble was
men were in tho Civil War. Little Crow
tried TO sweep the State clean of
whites, Settlers hurried into stock
adcs, but over 1000 were massacred,
When subducd 305 of the captive In.
dians were sentenced 10 death. Lin
coin committed many sentences, but
thirty eight We're hanged at the same
time on one gallows, the largest hang.
ing in the history of the country.
When Lincoln called for volunteers
in 1861 Minnesota was the first TO re-
spond Throurh Governor Alexander
Ramsey, then i'll Washington, the re
sponse was made. Lieutenant Governor
IgnatIus Donnely called the troops.
The first colonel WAS Ex-Governor Cor.
man, and the first man TO sign agree
mcnt of enlistment Ill the Civil War
WAS Joslas r. King of ST. Paul. This
regiment lost heaviest at Gettysburg,
tho greatest battle Of the war The
one Northern born man that st. Paul
contributed To the Confederate army