The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-08-09
Correspondence Of the Tribune
THE REGION OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI
Minnesota, &c.

THE REGION OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI
Minnesota, &c.
FALLS OF ST.. ANTHONY, June, 1913.
WIN you accept of short note from e
New Yorker, who has by chance rambled
more than two thousand miles from the great
City of Gotham into the wild, cold North.
west, the savage region of the Minnesota Ter
rtory which at some future time suppose
expects to become State2 ] am told there
are now about sixteen hundred white nhabi-
tants, including the haIf-breeds in this young
and infant territory.
The forest abounds with Wild Plums, Red
and Black Currants, two kinds of Gooseber-
ries, and thousands of acres of the prairie are
covered with Strawberries About half OF
the country is prairie Of a rolling kind, Gov
cred with many species OF flowers, which in
many instances give these prairies the APP
pearance of flower gardens. Rides on horse
back across these beautiful prairies at this
season Of the year are most delightful occa-
sionally galloping up 4 mound of considera-
bic height, and the wide expanded sea of prai-
RE in all directions breaking upon you in the
most imposing manner, Nature has not been
sparing in her charms in this lar-of land Of
Minnesota of the way of variety. The mighty
at the Gulf of Mexico large, beautiful riv-
er, flowing on toward the Ocean as the Father
of Waters sweeping in its way all before it;
as the tyrant OF floods going hitler and yon,
rs it peascs. The width and size Of the Mis-
sissppi here is quite beyond what had ex-
pected. Seven miles below the Falls Of St.
Anthony, St. Peters River comes into the
Mississippi, bringing in one-third Of the water
which forms the river below.
The falls Of St, Anthony are more beauti-
full than the Falls of Niagara, but not SO ter
rife and grand The rapids above and be-
low tie Falls add much to the beauty of the
scene, and seem to give enchantment to the
spot of no ordinary character
The Minnesota Territory is settling along
the river and up about St. Croix Lake quite
fast. At the head of Lake St. Croix is the
small but iast-growing town called Saltwater,
of some thirty houses. At the mouth or out
let of the St. Croix Lake is quite a settlement
on each side.
Six miles below Fort Smelling is St. PaaI's,
where lives Henry Jacks, Esq, who has filled
and does gill many Of the most important Off
ces in the territory He is Firginian by
birth, full of lie and vivacty, and one of the
early pioneers of Minnesota, and will no doubt
be particularly unidentified with its future
progress and history.
l have met here very interesting gentle
man Of the highest attachments, whose travels
have extended all through Europe and every
part Of this country, by the name of Carver,
whose grandfather was the first white man
who travelled west Of Detroit, in the year
1764 DR. II. Carver claims large tract Of
land around the Falls Of st. Anthony, by tho
purchase Of bis grandfather, Capt. Jonathan
Carver; and he is now here scllingit off with
great rapidity. He showed me his deed from
the Indians to his grandfather, and its record
at the Plantation Office in London before tho
American Revolution Which is the same IT,
tie by which the late John Quincy Adams
held lis estate at the town Of Quincy, near
Boston. 1t seems Carver has rather got tho
start OF Government, which sent on to sur
vey out these lands last Summer, tut as yet
has not established any land office. He says
he has been waiting long time to have Gov
eminent make a survey, as he was not able
to do it himself. DR.. Carver is man Of bold
daring enterprise.
For new country, there is good share
of intelligence and enterprise in Minnesota.
and can see nothing to prevent the people
of this Territory going on in prosperity. It
is certainly q region well worth seeing; for
its wild romance and its river scenery cannot
be beat in this or any other country.
The water is remarkably pure ard good ),
The atmosphere is pure and bracing, and it 10
one Of tho hcalthieSt sections OF the Union.
No fevers Of kind-not even Hitle Of mo.
fever and sgue, which most rqv ccuu.r.ss,
are more or less subject to,
With the highest respect. I su scribe mr,
self your friend. A New NnySEr