Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-02-28
From The Wasiiagion Union
BEAUTIFUL PICTURE or MINNESOTA
W.snrNaroN. Fehrnnry Is. 1850.

w W,snINoron. February Is. 1850.
lion. llnSRy Foore. u. :. SENATE.
SIN :-Non did me tho hanor. faw tlays since. TO re-
qnrs ,hsl w,ull furnish yau s,me iifrn,lion relative
the climate slll and pr sani c,hdIinn of Minesoa
Territory In reply. ptoferd 10 make the G,Ilowing
staten n, Of ,cs which m1si necessarily be ef but
truss will b.. 10 extent ai has siiisfac ory.
Tim part Of Mnuesola which lies ensl If ihs Aissis-
sipp river constituted portion nt w sson.in Territory,
before the mission into the Unn n tn ale Of that
name w,h citlailej boundaries The NJ. Crix. nnd
huedr,su from the main branch OF thai stream b, hs
monlh II The ST. Inuis rvef, Lake Snpnrlot. W di-
vie Aiso,nsin tio Moneso \. o. the west OF thu
NJ sSssipp'. tie plrll nf i}dg Sonia. IL the llneuf
division between The State of t'Na and Mianee,a
t. the ss'uti. All The c,nniry up The latter st,eam TO
i,s Junction with the Wh e@a'er aud along that river
to the Hniish sessions. Ia nrc rt-iwafdy iolownr
the nerlS l,p. otis lnereciio Of lr oxirema rlh-
west bmn lary f Wisconsin,, ~ Like Sop ,rir apper-
lans In Minnesota Territory. The area ,.nhra ed with
IN lhe-e lmrs eort ins b tween 10000 and 10000
square mlce, equal ~ extent h New fufk, Virginia aud
Penhsyi ivanlh co nbnel.
Thu immcuse fagiou Is homufuy wa'e cd by lhe
Mississippi. st. pec's aud Missouri fiee,s. md the
Red tyorof The nnrih. aud llieir namelons tributary.
streams which Traverse It In every part. There afe al
an innameiahe Indies of fresh wier. which ab 7und IN
fish of vafious kinds the WHITE fish IS eciay being
fnni IN great nnmbers IN the nafihern aud larger
lakes. The general chlaelef of Nlinneso is that "
high rolling ptailes but ihe streams and lakes bor-
drfed with heavy dies Of u nbsr vhch contain every
sprces ni wood known nlo the Mississippi below,
rep beech aud sycamore. Al point ahaht rth,y mes
alb the fall OF ST Anthony, west OF the Mississippi,
arga aud remarkable forest. which extends
to the snnth neatly a righ angle The Mlnneso-
iaor 81 Peters fiYer. 10 thr bmncrs oI h. Maknto
Blue Earth river Fhis vast body uf wo,dand Is more
'han ono hundred aud wcoly miles IN length and from
if een 10 forty in breadth. MANY braotfn lakes ii in-
pad water found wi hin lis limis. which the
ol iunumerablr wild fml l-ncuding swan, geese,
and ducks. The dense thickes along lis b,dsr afford
pnces nf concealmfnt for The dter, which are killed IN
efeat numbers by the Indians. The groves of
hard maple aari In The aier. ai the proper sason. In
o making sugar while the Ia ge eniion woads and
butter nuts converted 0io coVoes by them for The
transp alin # theme ga aud heir families ulong the
water and kes. AT tho approach It winter the
bands OF SIOUX hosa wla rely EXCLUSIVES upon Tho
buffalo Tor suhssence seek lhe deepest reccsss Vt tho
t,n hunt the bear the DER and SIN Her iut bearing
auimlls. among which my ba enuneraied the raccosn
the fisher. aud tho rea. In this beautiful canniiy
H. be ipHl all the qniaies 70 sustain dense popu
lann The soil is OF great fertility and unknown dep
covered it IL with the mould o. lolsa4d years.-
The Indian is here III hs forest hume, hhnrio enra
FROM The infusion ol the pale Gicrs; bnlih3 Advancing
tide of civilization warns that larg he must yield
up hi, nc &, Ibis fir domin, and seek nnother aud
strange dwelling place, | Is m lunchoiy refe aion
that he large aud warlko ines ol Sioux aud Chpp1-
was. who full nine.ientis Of the sp If Min-
nesoa snan be snbe' Ia tho operation If the
which have swept ibeif eastern batdre0 from he
enrh unless an entirely different line 4 policy pursu-
under tho Influence and tesain o benign laws,and
hope extended H. them, that education AID
Of mortal training would, nj 81 perud hereafter. ene
them 10 be lliced upnn an equality social aud politically
with the Nhes mach q ii wuald b. the result. /
The soil Of Nliun sta admirably adapted to the cul-
ivalion of all the cee Il grain Wheat oats and barley
a already tased ~ considerable qnan es, aud
grows topr'At peiiectun. Wheat and barley affnd
crop. even nj tho Dttsh lied River colony, which
is in alil uda 500
hal viii be The result ia the cultivation of fruit trees
in pur Territory has been testd bat hrir il
dnubt that the eSnatneni will he successful,
vita all lho,e species when are produced in the
parallel of latitude els whffe ainneslti is destined 10
b. great agreulr region, snl her pafarIes well
ca'ualo tor the raising uf srk. There is also such
extent Of wltpfppwer throughout It's head snaiace,
that b. perceived " hy manuiac ues should
II urish also. The reports Of tms scientific men
who explored III just ty rs IN the belief
That anr Territory is rh in copper ores and more par
lcuatly in galela lead. Whether coal exists is a
problem ,el be solved. II it shall be found in any
c n.ilelahle qranies, the discovery will be If more
real advantage to Minnesota han mines of silver
g Id.
On Tho upp pori ms of the Mississippi and ST. Crox
valleys lies he great regi1n ot pine which VIII con lnne
To mr. we source Of wea'l tie Territory aud future
state for a century come TIE manutictnrs 1T pine
timber alrrat occupies very large pa Of the indus
trial labor of The p,opla TIE qiapiny pr daced during a
the last year ma.t have exceeded eight millions Of feet,
although the number is but ec nral, hav, re-
liable daa upon which Il, base calculation. uch of
this is neeed f,r home cnSnnpton, caused by The
ph increase o population but the larger in is RATED
10 81. Louis. where 1t m"e with ready sale. This
branch of business the ran s # haTdy enierprlsing.
aud be men, who, endfng every species OF pri
V ran in iheir wld homes IT en taied
ter heavy l,sas iron The une'ntnlab'e foo which set
at deflnce, equ,lly, thu sreaglh aud skill oI man.
The clinale,f Mn',s IA not SUBJ CT ~ sudden va
riains esp ciay in winter Although IN silne years,
the snuw falls 10 consiIerabl dsptbye, as gsneral
rule we hays far less t,an the either in New Ell