. A half century of Minnesota as territory and state; a concise account of the principal events in the period of discovery, exploration, and settlement, and during the half century of territorial and state government . nt where hecould without molestation sell whiskey tothe Indians and the passing traders. Hiscabin was the first to be built in whatafterwards became St. Paul. Simultaneously, but with far differentmotives, Franklin Steele built the first hutin St, Anthony—the beginnings of the cityof Minneapolis. Mr. Steele had recog-nized the value of a claim adjacent to themagnificent water po
. A half century of Minnesota as territory and state; a concise account of the principal events in the period of discovery, exploration, and settlement, and during the half century of territorial and state government . nt where hecould without molestation sell whiskey tothe Indians and the passing traders. Hiscabin was the first to be built in whatafterwards became St. Paul. Simultaneously, but with far differentmotives, Franklin Steele built the first hutin St, Anthony—the beginnings of the cityof Minneapolis. Mr. Steele had recog-nized the value of a claim adjacent to themagnificent water power of the falls, andmade a night march from Fort in forestalling an equally en-thusiastic but not as energetic competitor. Parrants claim was soon surrounded byothers, and in time the hamlet becameknown as Pigs Eye. Abraham Perret, oneof the Swiss settlers from Selkirks un-lucky colony, was the second to establishhimself near Parrant. Benjamin andPierre Gervais, Rondo and others of thevery early settlers in St. Paul, were alsoof this colony, and had been living on thereservation since 1827. Charles Perret, orPerry as he is known, the oldest son of-\braham Perret, is undoubtedlv the oldest. \ REV. LUCIE^ G.\LTIER. Itiiiliiei- of the chupel which gave a name to St. Paul. ; Minnesota pioneer. He still residesnear I^ake Johanna in Ramsey county, andis now 83 years of age. Mrs. Cfiarlotte O. Van Cleve, however, 14 A HALF CENTURY OP MINNESOTA. came to Fort Snelling in 1819. the babydaughter of Lieut, and Mrs. Nathan fatlier being an army officer, made nosettlement in Minnesota, and it was notuntil 1S56 when Mrs. Van Cleve returnedto Minnesota with her husband and settledat Long Prairie, that she became a per-manent resident. As she spent her child-hood at Fort Snelling, her reminiscencesof early times in Minnesota are of thedeepest interest. down the river and staked out a claim andbuilt a cabin at Marine. Early in the nextyear a saw mill was b
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