The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-28
Intersstinu from mInnesota.

ITS PRODUCTIONS AND hE>ruRCEs-rHE HALF BREED
sETTLEsENT- TtsArY WITH THR BREEDS.
The ST. Paul's On iunesota Chronicle, OF the 18th
instant, has letter from Col Pope, at Fort Smell
hing, under date At The 81 instant, which says:-
/ have tIaveTsed portions oi the country not before
examined and am salishrd that nothing more Is
necessary for the RAPID progress OF Minnesota, than
q far statement at the numerous advantages II OF
fers to persons i'll migrating Ia the West. The fer
thty Of the soil, ana the L!auy and valuable wa
ter privileges embraced wtrhm the boundaries Of
this territory, so lar eXcrrd anything | mad pre-
vously supposed, that at loss to express
myself with sufficient iorce set before the
try, In their true hight, TIE rrmak able FEATURES o
this portion IT the Northse The Mississippi
and Lake Superior OF thr east, the Red River in
the centre, and The Minnesoit or st. Peters the
SOUTH enclose almost island, unparalleled for
the advantages n .trrs to the manufacturer and
farmer. The only dIhcult, (and that is by no
means unIyGrsal) IL thu scarcity of wood. THIS
difficulty 10 aln'si ohilft u confined 10 the west
side Of The X, O River II The Nonh; but the heavy
timber, abundant all The numerous tributaries Of
this stream ffrm The wrsi almost does away with
sny fear on this SUBJECT The numerous lakes on
the maps, 20 far tom indtcafiuR low or swampy
region, are suuIundsd with Ligh rolling country,
densely cover til 0d< tnt the other forest
trees common To tn, isIudr. aud are connected
with each other by .tr' al, ~hlch with their nu-
meruus rapids. afford 90 10 Ah-ust,be water pow
er. These I,maiks arr o. culnriy applicable 10
that portion ct Mime" emory embraced be-
tween the mouth Of CroN Wipg River, and the
head Of Red River aud Red L.ke. more beau
hful snd irrt- couut', trtn the portion through
which i recently pas-. Il. / ht-yr does not exist
The region bordering 90 ihr lower Red River pre-
stnts no cltvatro rcrUtrY. bat = composed OF the
richest vegetable u.,uiu. ihtrr ar tour feet deco
and requiring hardy aul Htieuttuu o. make u pro-
duce mot abuDdsutN, Ilr Red River Itself 10
heavily timhettd. both baGka. 70 ts po'nt of in
terteciioD with N. parsll ~ ~ degrees north li-
tuoe. snd T. nsvigsbr iof boats II three or four
feet dfaurit 81 water fr four. aud some seasons
hive, months ~ ur a', tor 900 miles. and TO
a point wtthIn 10 in~- Ut tie Mississippi.
! canrot, m this thut couinun cation. sufficient
ly eet tClh tn YOU tn~ NV rud most favorable i'm
pressicns have conceived ut Your territory. |
think " netelV necessary -how tn the world the
actual ttaie ~ thinur 20 ensure ~ rapid adv tnce-
ment A roriion "f III country embraced between
Outer Tail Lake. enc ~ a.. sources of the MISSES
elppl. aud Red Lfks. tA- never been explored.
Would u not b. ad,--nr Tor your delegate IA
Cor gre to procure this wipter, an appropriation
Tor that pufpus.1 Having begun the exploration,
thall, during The vipi'r, eNtcrt- a map ana make
report ~ The trttun have seen II would truly
be a pltasIg dun. sh'uid I b. selected 10 com
Plete the exsminatiUu usNt s-a-on A. | feel deep
" interested 10 The Property aud welfare 81 the
hai-bretd residents on the northern frontier Of
your ttrritoy, ttom hsvtus observed their activi-
~, INDUSTRY. and ltv-abGiug character, | am in
duced 10 Offer to Nour notice. the persons most
proper 10 burg such suhIsct ~ the attention of
your legislature, hints 10 The proper course
Co be adopted 10 ensure the protection of these
people. end The found alton ~ successful and
prosperous settlement along hat border The sue
cess 81 THE sediment ! regard the more i'm
poran, ~ " dr.ctN ~ contact Win the possess
rions 81 the 1lud.ons Blt Company, who now ex-
ercise paramount I'VE, ~iih.B The American ter
ritoty, aud vho are svprN wear drawing from this
county,. by their inr fr,dr, 40 imm~nse revenue.
The Whole ~ TIE Red River settlement was,
at one time, wrhn What now the posses
sions Of the UDted states; but ~ soon as
this tsct became known. the htlf.breeds were
actually toiCed, ~ The liudton's Bay Company. TO
remove 10 the hiiish zoe q the line. Almost all
he ira r.ff4U a
limits 81 the TERRITORY "t Mnnt suta: aud a. n has
been sppannt that ne ptui.cuun was afforded by
our government. auo gtsut ttvuts are shown by the
company to Those ding oa Engllsh SOIL il 4. not
TO be wondered ~ that th- gressr portion of the
halt BREEDS cOntnne 70 remain north oi the line
They ore, at pTtseut entirely deppudent for their
winters suU " ~ pioNisious upun the bpalo hunt
Ing this side, and SHARE equal fivils yes as mat
tiers now s'ard, wth tnose r. dug ON American
coil Three thiugs ouly are neccss ~ to establis IA
prosperous and populous settlement on the Amen-
can side, wuhin your terriiory. and these can at
once be effected by the action of Nour Lsgisllure
with the AID of your executive and judicial officers
list. Let the law against the pnoroachmsnts of
be cnlztns or suhiects ~ foreign countries upon
our territories be eniulcec - Ncmptialize the
Eenefel governrnen 70 eXtingush the Indian title
20 the lands IN that quarter, and then extend the
laws OF Minhesots over the good ut the settlement
by esiablisbIng courts 81 lp-ticr and appointing
cfbcial persons 10 fegulet" their af,irs 3D. Throw
open, by means Of road aud other faclriss. the
trade end commerce Of The Mssissipp, and miro
duce Bmong them The currency of the United
Stses, now much less valued Than the notes &C the
Hudsen's Bay Csmpsny, payable sixty DAYS after
sight in London. These things they certainly have
a right 10 clsim ard sincerely hupe the Leg,sl,-
ture 81 Minnesota will adopt. n early AZ prtctca-
bic, come means of allevsing the present condi-
ton 81 these people, and OF eflecting objects go
desirable.
The Chrorioie of the ssme date saysi-A treaty
was ehecttd. we lesrn. With the half breeds, on
Tuesday last. for The land lying west of the Msss-
sppi. bordering upon Lake Pepin, about 10 miles
below this place II " bounded ON the river about
20 miles, extending back rs mile. making some
sO,OOO acres, purchased Tor 100000, or sbsnt 60
cents per scre: Tb- land Is said TO be Of good
quality generally, havine some fine situations on
the lake, and number Of imprsvementa made BY
the halt breeds IL will. doubtless soon fiji up with
n ha rdN and -ina Dcnill.finn