The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-20

permanent seat of government The land is
good about here, but the whole of Minnesota is
not in the township of st. Paul, as one would
suppose, to hear some of the infatuated specula-
tors talk;-but there isa large region of excel
lent, fertile lands lying above the falls of Saint
Anthony, and along the whole route up as far
as Fort Gaines and the Crow Wing River, Q5O
mles0 on the eastern shore of the Mssssipp.
and there are many excellent chances to make
valuable claims. The lands above Rum River,
GO miles north of st. Paul,) is not yet survey
ed, and farmers have fine opportunities of max
ing squatters claims as far up as they wish to
60 on this shore. Quite a number of entcrpris-
ing young men, with families, have already To-
Gated themselves between Rum and Elk Rivers,
on fine rolling prairie, twelve miles in length,
the western borders of which is watered by the
Mississippi. AS this land is not vet in market.
none but actual settlers can make claims: and
those who desire to locate to ADVANTAGE. will do
we'll to visit this section. In regard to gocd
market for produce, all kinds of provisions, corn
and Oats, have brought double the price this
winter at Sauk Rapids, and above, than at St.
Paul; and the upper market will much improve
this year by the locating of the Menomrec In
dans above the Winnebagoes, which, with that
tribe and the Chppewas, put all the money they
receive from government in circulation here.
much OF which will get into the pockets of the
| farmers for their produce. l take the liberty to
add another extract from the Chronicle of Sat
urday; it is in reply to remarks in a previ-
Gus paper, which were nlisconstrucd in their
meaning
ga friend, some twenty or thirty miles north
of US, on the Mississippi writes us a lecture for
depreciating his section Of country. Nothing
was farther from our intention. We are Just as
we'll aware as he is, ga very large body of as
good farming land as can be found in the Terri
tory, lies in the valley of the Mississippi above
the Falls of St. Anthonv.''
We VIII further state, for the information of
our readers at home and abroad, that this region
is now attracting a full share of attention. Some
excellent farms are already opened, and several
immigrants from the Eastern State made claims
there last fall intending to commence cultivating
the coming sprng.-Ihe country is sufficiently
interspcrsed for all practicable purposes with
prairie and excellent timber land; and good ma
tural meadows, and water of the best quality ev-
crywhcre abounds. The timber on the islands
of the Mississippi is unusually heavy. On the
west side Of This river is tract of timber coun-
try, at a considerable elevation above high water
mark, and extending for many miles in all drec-
tions. 1t Is heavily covered with Ash, Sugar
Maple, White Walnut, and other kinds of forest
trees peculiar to 'ssecond bottom lands IN all
parts Of the Great Western Valley
AS a matter Of course, country that pronis-
as to afford so many facilities for the future ar-
riculturist: must eventually have market town
Not intending to be backward in this particular,
some of our cnterprsing citizens of that quarter
| how ocbo, IL, l. ,,,+o a.,
the Mississippi, about one mile below the mouth
of Grow river, which enters the Mississippi from
the west.-Ihc future mart Of trade and COM
mercc thercaWay is already laid cut, and christ
ened Hasca. 1t is thirty five miles above Saint
Paul, and directly fronting the great timber re-
gon on the west side Of the river, spoken of a.
bove. Back of it, and within striking distance,
lie the immense p!nerics Of Rum river.
This country, when settled, will undoubtedly
sustain town of considerable magnitude, and
| ltasca stands Just as good chance as any other
place OF "com!ng in It's location is sufficient,
/ ~ distant from Sauk Rapids, St. Anthony and
st. Paul, not to come in conflict with the inter-
csts of either; and we may live to see it place
OF no ordinary Importance
In reference to the town of Itasca, it makes
considerable confusion among real estate owners
IN ST. Paul, because they are not Interested
The town has been laid out by farmers, who
have located in the vicinity, and it is to be sup
ported and receive its growth from Agriculture
and the extensive pineres north and east ofthis
section. | am told that no lots will be offered at
auction, but all are to be disposed of at private
sales, and at such rates as to induce settlers to
come among them
| The new stcamboa, to run above the falls of
st, Anthony is fast progressing to completion.
Her engine is expected by the first boat from be-
low, and she is so far advanced that but a couple
of weeks will be required to have her in running
order after the eng inc arrives.
Minnesota is bound to stand fair among tho
States IN Literary view, as well as otherwise
several works are to be issued in the spring, for
which the people are anxiously waiting, and his
torical works are bound to be plenty. The mu-
ses, too, have their admirers in our midst; and
first in the catalogue of poets, stands CHARLES
SEXTON, familiarly known as the BARD OF Ell
wisDALE. ! have had the qualification of peru
sing several poems from his pen, which would
quote from at this time, but space will not admit
Suffice it to say that one finds in each line of his
productions q sentiment purely orgnal and
none peruse his verses without, for time,
forgetting, as it were, his whereabouts, SO strong
arc his powers of binding the mind ofthe reader.
i MONDAY, 25.-I wish you were here to enjoy
the lovely weather we are now favored with
The suns rays come down with almost summer
heat;-the snow is fast disappearing; and if the
present warm weather continues two days longer
you may expect to see large quantities Of ice
from the Falls of St. Anthony, going down the
river. have just been informed that the ice is
dangerous and impossible only one hundred and
fifty miles below; and the mail carrier has to
leave the ice and goby land the remainder ofthe
way to Prairie du Chen. The ice near the
mouth Of the ST. Croix is reported as giving way
, to the warm weather.
j We have had winter every way favorable to
fall wleat-and farmers feel confident Of good
I crops ss
4 As the evidence is in favor of thaw, which