New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-24
Northern Wi.csrsiI-The ST, Cro'x Country

Northern VYiscaEsiE-Tho 81. Croix Csuntryo
We have received, s&ys the 81 Loui5 4WeHl,
geucc1 the frat number Of g paper win the above
title publised by M.ssrs. Sexton x Johnson, st
Wi08liver, town on the eastern shore OF LAKE
Ct. C.oiy In Wisconsin. In announcing the OK
ptcted publication OF this paper, few Gays ago.
we spoke OF as the third newspaper OF the prof.
porous young Territory Of Minnesota. 1t tu'ns
out that we were mistaken as WlloW1iver is on
the WlcopEin aide OF the lahe 81 Crolx
Wilowriver is the seet OF Justice Of St Croix
county Wisconsin, and il found al the Respectable
distapce OF screen hundred and RlFety-SegeR mllsS
No,th of ST Louis. We 90 not knoS much OF tbs
character of the population, Of It's numbers, nor
Of the face of the country nor Of the quality of the
soil in that remote Northern country but so AR az
the st. Crox Inquirer tbrows any light on thsse
subjects, they make favorable shoS.
For instance, q writer in the Inquirer, complain.
ing of the intdequHcy of the all facilities at VIII
lowriver, says that mail route by that point,
would run hrough " the most beautiful part Of sne
State and the best adapted for farming and lumber
ing of any part Of the " estern country" Al a
meeting of citizens at the falls Of 81. Croix 81 miles
above Wil!owrver, An aasoclston was formed
whose object is to suppress the sale of spirsuous
LIQUORS to the Indiana and to dissuade all dealers
in Intoxicating drinks from its farther introduction
into the country.
And the Inquirer giveE the following editorial
notice of the crops in that region;
CRops IN THE ST. GROIN VALLKY-Or bJ.h
aide. of The ST. Croix, the fsrmata gathering
an abundant harvelt-c fair remuneration FOR their
bnneatt toll Col Greely, on the West or Minnesota
aide of the AXE, hAs harvested bis winter wheat
and rye, which wss a atoui growth we'll tliied and
free from rust Mi. F,ztsr, also on the East or
Wisconsin eide Of the lake, on the Kinaeknnick,
has harvested bis winter wheat which We s1T Ia
the field aLd ia very good.
The eiehtrowed New York Corn is ont of the
xay of the frost long ears and well filled. Tne
Ohio yellow dent ia also repenlng fast, much Of 1t
is already fit to grind. field of rem ac-eE, in
Oseola Via, 30 miles above, and OWED by Mr.
Arlod i hch is also the yellow dent is very stout
and MIR Bailey, at the mouth OF the lake, on this
side, has Il acres OF the yellow dent which be
thinks vii! yield so bushels TO the acre. p. u. Al!
drich has { acres Of the white dent, which is noP
getting hard, although planted as lsre as the 18th
OF May usWillowriyer, one mile from the village,
which Will yield from As to 80 bushels per acre. -
The field viii average II feet in dig hit. The crops
on Point Douglass, II. T., are very promlsng.
oats have been harvested tnat will yield 40 bush
els per acre. Buckwheat and potatoes yield well
and all kinds OF vegetables are abundant
We find, also, in the columns Of tue Inquirer
many notices Of merchants lawyers, grocers, doc.
tors, merchants, umbermen and trSdesmen, aud
the cuts Of fire steamboats, putting away and giving
token Of the business energlek Of those Northern
people.
We have read, eltewherc, OF ths charming fes-
lures Of the country In the distant North.
SO then, in al the requsi.es of aourishng
State-good land, good morals, and an industrious
population-we find the Wilowriver people not
wanting
We look with much pleasure on the growing
importance of the territories go nigh up on tbe
waters OF the Mississippi. That country is des
tined to be very rich, Popuous and powerful.
1t will seem strange to all OF our readers to he
told that She kingdom of Great Britain lies farther
North than any portion Of Minnesota territory or
OF Wisconsin. ct such is the fact England
Ireland, Scotland Holland, Denmark Saxony, Pc.
land, and much Of Russia lies in much higher at
tudes than Minnesota and Wisconsin, az will be
seen by reference TO any msp 1t will readily be
granted then that there is no natural impeachment
in the way Of our young Northern neighbors.
Il Is the interest Of US in the w est, VINO wish to
promote the wealth and poticsl power Of oar sec.
sioR of the Union. to spread information from every
part Of it, before the country. We shall, there
fore, in capacity take frequent occasons to ex.
tract local items from the Wlllowriver and Mime.
sofa papers. Willowriver is about 25 miles E as!
Of St Paul, the capital Of Minnesota.