The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-05-15
F.on the pi.,-burs Commercial Journal.
MINNESOTA.

81 we are permitted to publish some OK.
tracts from private letter Of rrsi,leu, -
Minnesota Territory, TO gentleman or,h,.
city. We think they will be in,sres,i.g t.
many. particularly 10 those looking west
ward fora ho,nc:]
ST. ANTHONY FALLS.
January IS, 1851.
DEAR SIR:-I now attempt TO throw j..
getbcr few items in relation 10 this ae.
and interesting Territory Of the Par w..
have been residen, here with my fam,
since The 81 Of July last. On my arriy9,
found the weather extremely pheasant
which continued so until the 9th inst, ;, hr,,
il became suddenly warm, the ,nercurv n.
tanning To the height of % degrees il, ~.
thern ometcr, at which temperature il cor.
tinued The greater part Of the time fbr py-
eral weeks, though once it rose 10 IL lie
grees in the shade, and $50 in thc s.ls.-
This state of the weather continued .e..i
the lst Of September, after which tim, 49,
ill the LIST Of November, we had The uln.t
bea utiful Indian sumtner ever saw, tr.n
became little cooler and continued hla-,ry
until the 18th Of the same. Then -v,o,.,
set in suddenly, and the Mississippi figer
closed over with ice in a few days. Durine
the warm weather a person would rersnjre
freely, but not feel any Of that prostra;lon
or debility common in the States. The a.,
mosphere is healthy ans. bracing. Soma
snow fell aud continued falling in small
quantities, when up TO the 9Th Jnuuar4 "a
had attained to the depth of some six inch
es. II did not, however, fall in suficlesE
quantity TO keep good sleishing the ground
becoming bare IN many place, upon ths.
road, but on the night of The slh inst, snow
fell TO The depth of about inches, witch
pu, the road in excellent sleighing eo,ali-
lion. The SHOW fell. deeper some earlier
last winter than this. From two to thr,e
months good sleighing is common. S,n-r
the commencement Of winter we have haf
the most pleasant uniform weather and SUE
shine ever saw in the same length of i,ue
and without any ihawing of the snow
! Some days the water would drop from tas
caves of the houses little when rhe sun
would shine upon them. One such .lay ~
Ohio would be looked upon as "weatiIer
brce,ler,' token of bal weather 10 fellow;
but here it is just the reverse, a token AZ
good days TO follow. The autumn, rs h.
fore stated, was extremely fine, with ~ III
terval Of rainy weather between the most
charming Indian summer and winter.
have never in the same time experienced S.
many sunny days and bright moonisaJ
nights as have done here. We have has
hui little rain since the last part o: July
The greater part Of that mnnth was wei,
bur the rains always fell IN The night ''pc,
accompanied with the mos; vivid lightning,
and would always clear offby mornins Wisfi
a bright sunshine, without u single cloud
4. ~,
saw outdoor business interrupted two hours
with rain in any one 'lay since have heeG
here; neither are we troubled with snuddy
roads as we used to he in Ohio Oh lbs slight
est rain This is owing to the sand, ua-
ture of the soil, together with is uloay-
raining in the night time. Nor does il ever
rain in the winter season. We have ciesr,
dry atmosphere all the time. II Is doubt
less colder than in Ohio, but owing 10 he
clear and uniformly dry atmosphere ons
feels the cold less here than there. We
live in colder house here and clothe 10
warmer than there, aud feel the cold ngcll
less. There Is a pure atmosphere, which
gives Zest to life and action altGreiber All
known in the ATTITUDES where the mist and
fogs prevail. No such things ms fever, ar
yet fever and ague has ever been know
New corners are sometines troubled visa
darrhRa, owing to the change of water AZ!
climate. have known several person. hc
came here with weak and debiltated ceH-
situations, who are now in The possesson ~
most perfect health, aud they attrihule II
10 no other cause than the climate. Az
The change it has made upon my Own iapi-
ly Is they say they feel more ,3oyaDs ami
active, and eat more than we did IN Ohio.
The greatest and most valuable feature I'D
tho climate of Minnesota is It's dry, n'i!i
and uniform winters. There is ever, thing
in IL that is delightful. have lived some
thirty years Of my tune in Ohio, am can
say that would not on any account (Wiih
all the endearmenis OF home ami Old ass0-
ciations) exchange my location. lpre>nnie
that the agricultural capacity of Minre st,'s
is unsurpassed. Ii is n prairie eomniry,-
The prairies are ssEaiI in extent, gently TN
dulating, with scattered groves Of oak tins
her ntefspersed through them. ans! diyer>s-
fled with beautiful small lakes o. pure wat
er and running streams aud springs. The
soil is of dark, sandy loan, resting OF
beds Of mari and lime rock. Limestone is
the common binding material Of the coun-
try. Ii is very ncce ssibe, aud Of conyeI %
ent thickness Tor use.
The spring and winter whee, grows 70
fine perfection. Corn natures early and is
never injured by the frost. The root tribe
generally, such as carrots, turnips, parSu'ps
ami indeed ali the garden vegetables COM
mon TO The western states, flourish wei aad
are even more nuiricious and better fayur-
Ell than there. This country possesse., AZ
cording to scientific writers on the suhjec,
the essential ee,nen, for growing the 6ne,t
and best wool on yhg coutnenf, and fcr
grazing country presume there is none
that will surpass il. will relate you Two
instances of the profits Of iarming One
man, south Of and near this. hired 90 acre
fenced and broken up the past spring, nj a
cost of $500. Fifteen acres he put in oats,
four IN potatoes, and one IN turniPs, and ne
yield from this crop, when sale was made.
, WAS $1,000, making a clear gain OF nine
hundred dollars. Another, short diS'acee
above this, off larger farm and SOM less
: than two years old, cleared : 600. In sc
manner dc others here. Now, sir, can c.-
Wayne or Stark beat .his! Although g -
expensive living for a farmer 0n,il be- gets
to producing Something, set let him bfias
r l. 4 L. 40 4