The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-08-21
Answers to Inquiries about Mime
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III IL Haticr OF surprise 10 US, why per-
sons abroad, who want Information about
Minnesota, do not send their two dollars for
one Of the newspapers which are printed on
purpose in this Territory, in letter, pos
tagc pre- paid, instead Of writing 10 mn edi-
itor string Of interrogalories, like cross
bill in Chancery. with notice of rule 20
answer the same by next mail. Here is
part of letter, such as we refer TO, one Of
a thousand like it, ail the way from Old
Virginia fr 1
Z" / desire to settle permanently in your
country, and know some others who cher
ish the same purpose. Now, sir, if you
want an addition TO your population, and
thereby hope some accession 10 your soci-
ETY., just be kind enough 10 give me IA faith
fui picture Of your rising town aud country
its prospects, in an agricultural and com
inercial point of view; aud tho character of
your climate. What i. the population Of
SAINT Paui! What is the character of its
situation: is it healthy? and is it elevated !?
I What is The value of land in the Immediate
neighborhood Of your town, and what It's
value some ten or fifteen miles distant p
What kind of water have you is j, lime
stone, or is it slate! There may he some
points in your country, which you may
think more desirable than ST. Paul il SO,
vii! you he kind enough to name them =
Is your country increasing fast in popula-
ton! What is the character Of your pepu
Iaton in the main: Is it German, Irish or
Americana What is the present population
of your Territory? How many lawyers
have you in ST. PAUL. Have you much law
business What does a comfortable house
and lot rent for? and for what DO they sell!
Is not your climate intensely cold in the
winter? How long do your summers last:
What is the best time Of the year TO emf
CRATE? would like TO visit youe country
this fall. Do you think | would incur any
risk from the cholera, at this season of the
year! Do you think your country possess
es any advantages over Iowa? if So, what
are they? What will il cost me from ST.
Louis, Mo-, 10 ST. Paul: Have you much
consumption among your people, or in 9TH
er words, do you think that your climate
has tendency 10 produce this disease p
Which do you thiuk would lie the safer and
more desirable route TO your country by
the Lakes, or up the Ohio aud other rivers!
| have submitted TO your consideration a
great many questions, some of which you
may think very uniinportant, but TO me they
are all important, because | am endeavor-
ing to select, among many places which
have III view, the hest and most desirable
location. Other places may have some adj
vantdges over your country, but yours may
he The most desirable, all things considered.
/ prefer your country. 10 any other, if can
do as much good for myself and Others, as
! could elsewhe | hope, sir, your in
formation will enable you to answer these
| mterrogatories, &C."
Now we mM he obiiging enough to nm
swer part OF I'll. ..s~~a.s....
| ls,. A faithful picture of our rising
town, SIC.
For this, we beg leave to refer the inqui-
rer 10 DR.. Jarvis, corner Of fifth and Jack
son streets, dasuerreotypist; or for u good
carica,ure, to WIN Randall, jr., at the low
er steamboat landing. We are not in the
picture line, the Pioneer is not.
end. What is the population of Saint
| Paul ?
Yankee, Western, Southern, Irish Ger
man, French, and iittie shade Of the In
dian and African, just enough to tinge the
complexion of Saint Paul, but too little to
lengihen the heel or to prevent a respec,a-
bic growth of boards. We have also
sprinking of Jews aud few Scotchnen
aud Englishnen. "rari nantes in gurgits
vasto." One year ago last June, we had in
Saint Paul $40 souls, besides the Corpora.
ton, which has no soul.
1 al
ton Of Saint PAUL.
The character Of its situation. IS remark
ably good, the world over, except at San,
Anthony, where the character of its situa-
ton is very bad indeed being, in the opin-
ion of the people there, miles too far cast,
and two and half miles TOO far soulh.-
But the character of IFS situation is so con-
lirmed, that there is not the slightest chance
that Saint Anthony will ever change it.
4th. Is it healthy:
Healthy! Wen, sir, it amt any thing
else For proof of that, look at our Ply
sicians, whose cases Nil seem to DO in the
voca,ive-so much out of practice, they arc
forgetting all they ever knew--convertcd
their pill-bags into market-baskets.
9Th. Is it elevated!
Well it is so much 30, that Saint An
thony would calls intoxicated. Saint Paul
sits upon bluff, knees ,p,rt, one foot
planted in marsh at the lower lnnding,
and the other in the water Mt the upper
landing, looking down 100 feet perpend.c-
uiar into the river, steamboats, running
right under its nose. lf you think Saint
Paul is not high enough, try to buy some
town properly and you. will thick every lot
in it is high enough. Kittson's addition has
risen out Of u cat-tail swamp, within the
last moath, so high that it will pcrhap. be
unnecessary to fill up the ground and the
town is getting up onto cCann's bluff, 100
feet above and half mile IN the rear Of The
river bluff; If you want town here more
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