New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-01
Affairs in Minnesota.


A nav naper has been started At 81. Paul.
..v.d the RsSis~. edited BY y. Mclean and J. p
ovens. formerly Of Cincinnati. The paper ia smaller
nan the P0aerr but il neatly printed and seems to BE-
vigorously conducted. We clip iew items from the
opening numbers;
Yalas Of Property IN Mnne,oa.
The aggregate valuation Of taxable properly ~ W.
T.rntOry as sppesrs per assessment OF s-H7 az
nounts ia round numbers % SiooOvO as com,
-. both real and personal property but II should
Z reeol.cted that in country 90 neHy setteo mere
i. eompsrauvey yet very little real estate seuyec
10 ,axstlon. We think this amount WI DO pfe'S wei
io' = Tie voyth.vss and n. Fu,we.
The Ordinance Of l7s7 does not forbid we take ~
,bs ,dduon Of more territory % the i've states ptG
49, a. IN the then North.western Territory II Z,
"a III. would not affect the Intermediate I'm OF
government. The Ordnance has. however IA lnl, ~
soec, already been violated Inc ordnance say Da,
~, ls.s than THREE nor more than 1--WE states sbai
- termed out u the region east % The Mississippi De
inc III the Government Of the United states men
owned Already there are FIVE states ana space ei'
a. Government should. Says the Re9lsiT,) IS a
natter Of policy, and looking 70 speedy occlpsuon
oi.y,use with the purchase OF the 'nlppe"a lanhs
80. Crow WING for fty years. There are greater
sc.nept. Tor he early purchase o. the Sioux cOun
80 ou sbe ahoutsn and st. Pcter. than for the region
vat and north west II Lake superior North o The
san3y Lake there IS little land which the whites vii
d.,lfe 70 occupy for century o. come but west Z"
The rver from Crow Wing River % the Iowa hoe u d
country that only be % attract white men
tniner IL is south Of the parallel Of Crow wing tna'
the great future pOyulston Of the Upper MssissipP
viii BE- found. The navigation Of the Missouri - 700
uncertain TO induce population into The upper VAsy
Of that stream even If the soi and climate are si47'
good.
Our fellow citizen II ~ Rice, Esq. VINO Is eoht as
sly engaged in some new enterprise cacuispo - ,e-
OF the Territory. and develop is resources 20 -
d,pstched large boat Bound for his post 81 80
liz lsde Wi
Tnisis entrey new mode of steininihg 'o 80
Of the Missssippi but viii no douot Prove ~
IN Mr. Ri.es hsnds even If IL should not turn Du'
profitable Should the experiment succeed aocoi-.ns
I, hls exuectstiOns the plan will dOuDtess De suoPe'
by others doing in that quarter me eisalee
from the Falls Of - Anthony, where me shpnleh'
took place 10 Crow Wing ia about % miles
The Crops, Weatl1, &c.
On the 10Th OF July the thermometer got up az ~ "a
a. IO4o in the shade The corn crop al over the ef
rtory looks remarkably fine and promises an Souu'
dan, Yield Iii. now in tasse and will have sbuussnt
ums 10 rpsn before frost Potatoes also look remark
sby well The hss been very iavOrsDe Tor tns'f
grown This crop will yield upon our SOL ~ ana oOO
bushels 70 the Good potatoes have Deeh sel.nR
IN 81 Paul this season A. one dollar per oushel W .
regret 70 learn that destroying reptile similar 10 the
army wOfm-if not that Identical worm HseI-has oeeh
p.ying havoc with the wheat and oats crops on tne
orsine between here and Lake 81 Croix Whole heid'
Of these growing grams bavc been ravag'd ana oe7
uoyed by them They are scoufse ehtfely uhAno's "
70 the farmers OF this region heretofore ana cannot ~
But Tor this the yield Of oats would have been tfeme
dous We hope, notwithstanding 10 hear OF affair crop
being harvested.
Road to Laks S4poar.
Its quite probable that the next Congress VIII make
an appropriation for constructing road from Sui"S
ter 1T tha head Of axe IT CrOix to Fond du Lac al the
mouth OF the ST. Louis River, Lake Superior. Inc
public convenience denauds this road snd II VIII pc
source OF profit 10 the nation by bringing into mar ke'
large tracts OF valuable land bill was presented u
Congress At its late session sppropueuDg el2OJO ioi
this purpose, which sum, II Is believed, VIII De amply
sufficient 70 construct the road, II ludciousy 'hp'hu
Cd Aside from the importance Of this road In iacll
taiins the settlement Of the country with an agHcu
tura population, 1t Is well known That the copper ana
other ores sbound ia that region which VIII give es
ploVnent to many lsbOrers provided they be nAde &C
cessiJs BY the contemplated road. II is also import
that mail route be- established between saltwater
and Fond IA Lac for the accommodation OF the people
In the Lake region who in the Winter season have no
benefit Of the ma service we'll a. to connect the
two great sections OF the Territory.
4 Tax rnh Winneba9oes.
band Of this tribe of Indians paid our town Nsi'
last week 10 hold q" talk with Gov. Ramsey. The
head Chief, Winneshec, wss "spOkesmm on the coca
Sion The burden OF his complaint Uor Indians are
always complaining and too often, We Tear win Jnsuc'
on their side) that the new lands they nave peci
removed TO- north Of Crow Wing, afford them scarcely
any game and 10 incapable Of cultivation to sn eNte"
great enough to produce suciency OF corn snd othe
grain TO supply their wants He stated that some
his people we're absolutely starving 1ni,, however
must be taken by our readers abroad with many gram
OF allowance The principal favor he asked was th"
the coming semi annual payment and Distribution o
goods smons his tribe be made Al certain point III th'
Sioux country some distance this side Oi the Winnie
bsgo sgenoy
The Governor, IN reply. gave him some excellent
advice 10 Tersrd 10 the OF the nre water urging
them 20 stsy on their own grounds &C and sent them
on with . promise to be among them In lew DAYS
when he would listen patiently to all their grievances
They started home apparently satisfied.
MscsllGntOa.
led t. a. ~ psul from good
point equal to any seen in the States Brick houses
will soon be rearing their substantial walls amid the
frame dwellings of St. Paul. The psst WINTER mas
been fAvorsbls or the Lumber trade, and largely IN
creased amount Of pines have been ielled on the 81
Croix and its tributaries.
DR. Shumard, of The u 8 Geological Corps, has just
returned to ST. Paul from final exploration OF the re-
eion of snake and Kettle Rivers He expects to spend
the remainder of the Summer along the Mississippi ana
ST. Croix between Saltwater and Gsena
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