New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-18
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
Minnesota Acknowledgment Of the
Mississippi, above tbe Falls of ~. Anthony
The soux Treaty-Deputationf from Penn
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Sr PAUL, ainnssots Territory, sep, q ls39.
Our Territorial Legislature has aox been in SEE
sion about four weeks According 10 the prsvsiOns Of
organic act session Of the Legislature can
exceed the term Of CD dsysso far little has been done
and judging from the past Yuid conclude that
they would st out the full time allowed aud then not
accomplish ~ much a. more experienced hands would
have done IN hat the time. Bat this Ia al sxcu,sole
when IL taken into consideration that young
aud faerpoi,nc,d The Legislative Assembly hs. me
rn)raZe1 Congress upon the subject o. improving the
Mississippi River above the Fails Of - Anthony This
!. matter Of vast importance not only - our yOoug
and growing Territory but - 70. country At large. 81
removing the inpedimeuts the Sank ard Pike
Rapids the stner Of Waters" could be freely nsvi-
gated With STEAMBOATS, the distance Of ~ least four hun
dred miles above the Falls The General Government
will save vast amounts Of money BY the proper outlay
Of few thousand dollars II vii BE- an iDcsicUiaos
advantage In the transportation Of Thousands Of Dol are
worth OF goods which now annually transported ~
long add tedious land carriage y TIE WnpeOego. sno
Chippewa Indians and the new forts which are IN
process Of erection a. the Crow Wing River. Prmbina
aud other points above US
see IL stated by the newspapers that ex Governor
Chambers Of Iowa and he Excsllency Governor Ram
fey OF Minnesota have been appointed CommissiOners
o. treat with the Indians for their lands Of the
Aissisrppi River, 10 this Territory. Was the Indian
title 20 the country west Of extinguished II would
throw open 70 settlers rich agricultural regiOr
"a exists 10 toe great Valley Of the M.sssipp The
portion Of country that 10 Contemplated being pUf
chased extends from the Iowa line nnr;h ward along
Jain w eu' 'ts'tss W t1D " 'fof i..r '"4~l
10 the southern boundary Of the WinDebsgo country
thence south along the southern boundary u toe Win
Deosso country % the Lake At the head Of Long Pra
RE River, thence By line drawn due south 70 the low
ne, thence along the sAd lows De 10 the place Of De
glnniog lssy agsin. If tos beautiful portion OF ou
Territory was open for the bold poEf,a more desirable
country could not be &c ecis1 II aoOunos Ia the rch
est soil, good timber and plenty Of II, IL well ~stereo
and sbounds IN mineral Of The RICHEST description. To
day quite large deputstOn OF the citizens Of PemoD
waited upon Gov. Ramsey and requested that SONS
steps should Be taken u encourge emigration INTO TN
northern portion Of the Territory. They represenec
that the lands Red River within our borders
disposed that settlers could come IN and enjoy h'
privileges Of American citizens, thousands Of emisrAnt
would come over from the Selkrk settlement and en-
JOY the co mforts Of liberty under me American flag
When this object accomplished, and the land west o
US 10 bought Of the Sioux Indians, emigration Will How
In so fast thst tho time will not be- far distant whef
Minnesota will be knocking at the door for admission
into the great sisterhood Of States SO IL be.