The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-03-13
Thu. a .nion and blending Of alt Interests


Thu. snion and blending Of aR interest,
are secure, that ensure in her future histo-
| ry high degree Of prosperity.
From these general observations ami de-
ductions, we will devote few words 10 the
present condition of things in the country.
| The recent Census shows o population in
Minnesota or but 6,l9s. II is irely wonder.
ful what this mere handful Of rn.n has ac-
cOmplished in SO short space OF time.
When the territory was organized eighteen
mouths ago, the population was SO smalif
that several Offices in county government,
were conferred on the same persons, and in
one instance, in the election Of members Ut
the Legislature, a gentleman was elected TO
both the upper and lower Houses. Now
we have Commerce that employs five reg
ular steamers, besides many transient ones.
We have three steam mills, two a. 81. Paul,
and one at Point Douglass. four beautiful
water power saw mills at the falls of st.
Anthony, all Of which DO not manufacture
more than sufficient lumber for the domestic
demand, tha exported lumber being sawed
by mills previously erected on the ST.
Croix. The fourishing village Of ST. Paul
has been settled, having four beautiful
churches, with school houses and other pub.
lie edifiees. The more beautiful town Of
ST. Anthony Falls, in some things, is in ad-
vance of ST. Paul, having established in
the first year of it's eKeistence n public libra
ry, with course of public instructive lee.
lures. The town Of Saltwater, at the head
of Lake st. Croix, takes rank with her Sis
icrs ST. Paul AMI St. Anthony All this
accomplished by the small number of 6,l9S
inhabitants all told, men, women and chit
dren, is indeed wonderful, and but q fire.
shadowing Of what is yet to he accomplished
hy the hardy, energetic, euterprising north
ern men, who are 10 make up its pupula-
iIOn.
The business Of numbering is very prof
table. and offers rare Inducements for the
employment Of capital. When it is consid-
cred tha, the great valley Of the Mississippi
so rapidly filing up with lis millions, Will
be dependent IN great measure Oh the up
per Mississippi for lumber, there being lit
lie or no piue on the Missouri aud lis tribu-
taries, some idea may lie had Of The extent
TO which the manufacturing OF lumber will he
carried. There are some two or three hundr'd
thousand dollars disbursed annually To the
Indians within the territory, 10 which large
additional payments will be added in few
years. The Indians do nothing tn provide
for themselves when they have pecuniary
resources, so that they afford market for
great quantity Of farm products. They
are now supplied from the farming regions
"f Illinois, Iowa and southern Wisconsin, at
mn immense cos, for transportation. This
could Just as well be produced in Minncso-
ta, it the farmers were there, and o. course
would yield the Minnesota farmers the orig
inai price Of the produce in Iowa, together
with the rO>t OF transportation. This is
h<,xy of. .a5i Ill. -. l.. 4.
mrr IL getting hut f'r'y or fifty cents per
hu,shel for his corn, it is worth in Minne>o-
Ia one dollar. The same may he said OF
wheat, pork. &c.
The lun!'-rmen require large supplies of
grain and provisions for their operations in
The woods. Their supplies are taken from
the inwer country, costing much more thsp
they would il produced in the Territory
This business will keep pace with any
pr"hable increase Of the farming Interest.
thereby affording The best of a home market
t,r all the farmers can raise. II may he
asked Why do not nlur. nf thu>e who are in
the territory turn their atten'i III to farming?
The answer is, simply, they find profitable
emp'oymen! ~ lrgde. lunte, ing, Sc. with
sperdisr return. To New England farm
ers let It BE- said. that IN Minnesota you can
get land at government price SI.25 per ncfe
prairie land, when yon have only tn fence
and plough, aud obtain an excellent home
market Tor all You can raise; It j. in "a eli
n,te TOO that will not relax vour physical
energies with disease, being as fee from
agues and fevers AS Vermont or New
Hampshire.
Farmers, above all others. are wanted in
Minnesota. There sre doctors, lawyers ana
mechanics enough. These classes, from 'hr
little they have 10 obstruct their removal,
always pour into new country as FAST if
not faster, than they are wanted
w Il. NJ.
Boston, Feb. 6, 1851.
~ boat ~ now running from the Fall. of
St. Anthony to Sauk rapids, near 100 miles
above.
III was represented in Congress during
the discussion of the hill for the organiza-
tIOn Of the Territory, thar there was a pop
ulation Df near 10000. when in fact there