Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-11-06

THE Senate Tor its consideration The amount or
the purchase, including the half-breed tract ~ r -
Pepin but not embracing the reservst;o az ~ 80
Indians is 2S,676S40, about "A $50 SQUARE ;l ~
this quantity about 100000 are within The State
Of Iowa Inc mi.s y 'ne country ceded by these trea-
that IT is hardly necessary to repeat them here Let Il
therefore, suffice to state that the region north ~ II
and east Of the Dig Sioux river aversng the entire Wall
ley Of the Minnesota up to the Winnebago line and c
Meeting with the purchase made by Governor Ramsey ~
the Red River Chippewas at Buffalo river is comny;d
therein that glance at the map win show the Mis
sssipp to be the eastern boundary Of tract Ia which
the Indian title has been extinguished for distanca -
nearly three hundred miles 1t Is surprising N a. tb
most intense anxiety is manifested by the people Of the
as well as by thousands who intend to remove
there In the fate OF these measures the of which
vitality important to the interests Of Minnesota AL
ready are hundreds pressing the line to make their
homes IN these ne lands in anticipation Of the immed;
ate ratification OF the treaties and these hundreds win b
sWeed to thousands the navigation Of the liver
10 fairly open The treaties universally regarded as
and udcious in their provisions both they affect
the interests Of the Indians and Of the Government T
Dakota Sioux Bands cannot remain where thew nov,
are without imminent danger of collision with the white
population; and magnanimous and lust policy there
iore would dictate their concentration stipulated in
ne treaties with view to their instruction in the arts Of
cvzed life In spot remote from the white settlements
and whese they not liable be disturbed for
years to come -
The Pembna treaty referred to- as negotiated nv or
Ramsey IN September last is also important 10 the in
seress OF she Territory completes the Inns of pur
chase between the Mississippi and the boundary Of the
British possessions The trade between Lord Sslkirks
colony on the Red River of the North which has popu
aon Of about eight thousand souls and on our own set
Elements IS rapidly increasing The Indians interested
N the treaty are very poor and needy and the amount
stipulated to be paid Them although insignificant az fAras
the concerned will yet 20 far to minister TO
the comfort of these miserable beings PembInn g.the
name OF settlement on side Of the line within the
purchase, and contains upwards Of q thousand souls
principally persons of mixed Indian and white blood
These people active and enterprsing hardy and in
epid excellent horsemen, and well skilled in the use Of
They subsst by agriculture and by the chase
Oh the buffalo They are recognised by law citizens Of
our Territory and should the treaty be ratified SO as to
enable them to acquire individual titles to the land upon
which they now live their numbers will soon be aug
mented by accessons from the British side of the line Of
those who are anxious to emancpate themselves from the
iron rule Of the huge monopoly called the Hudson Bay
Company These settlers would form invaluable de-
fence to that exposed frontier in of difficulties here
AFTER either with the British Government ITO which thew
are much disafected, with the Indian tribes The
number of acres in the cession stipulated in the Penn
bina treaty, is about 100000
The soil of Minnesota is admirably adapted to the cu
tvaton OF all the cereal grains Wheat oats and barley
already raised in considerable quantities. and corn Of
all kinds grows to great perfection Wheat and barley
afford sure crop at the British colony in latitude
5O more than 80 north Of ST. Paul Garden vegetables
of every kind raised in all parts of the Territory Of
size and quality unsurpassed What will be the result
the culture Of ruttrees has not yet been fully tested
but there is no reason to doubt that the experiment will
be successful with all those species which are found in
the parallel elsewhere Wild Strawberries rasn
berries plums and other fruits found abundance
Minnesota is destined to be great agricultural region
and its prairies especially well calculated for the
raising of stock There is also an extent Of water
power throughout its broad surface that there is every
to believe that manufactures will flourish also
The reports of those scientific men who have explored the
country justify in the suppostion that our Territory
is rich in iron and copper Ores and particularly in
gaena or lead There is good ground for the belief that
coal also will be found but that problem as yet sa-
nsacorily solved Should it be discovered in any con-
siderable quantities. the fact will be Of real advan-
tage TO Minnesota than mines Of silver or of gold
On the upper portions of the Mississippi and st. Crox
rivers lies the great region Of pne which will continue
to prove of wealth the Territory and future
State for century to come. The manufacture Of pine
lumber already constitutes very large part OF the indus
trial labor of the people The quantity produced during
the past must have exceeded % Of feet the
greater part of which required for home purposes
This branch of commerce is in the hands Of hardy enter
prislng and respectable who after enduring every
species OF prvaton incident their vocation are too
often faed to encounter heavy from the unconro
liable Hoods which set at defiance equally the strength
and skill of man.
The climate of Minnesota is not subject to sudden va
rianons, especially in winter. Although In some years
the snow falls to considerable DEPTH yet general
rule we have far less than is the New England or
in the northern part Of the State of New York The
paratye absence Of moisture the atmosphere is doubt
less attributable to the fact that very large bodies of
water are to be found although have before stated
small lakes abound During the coolest weather in win
ter the air is perfectly st consequently the empera-
ture much toerabe even pleasant than could
be supposed those who reside in the same parallel of
latitude on the stormy Atlantic coast.
The navigation of the Mississippi is be relied on
after the first week in November and steamboats, arrive
the spring about the 10th 18th of April SO that the
river may be considered closed for nearly five months
in the year. have known steamers however to reach
St. Paul as late the goth of November and get back
safely to Galena and make the trip to St. Paul in the
spring as early as the LIST Of April bait such is usual
y the case
St. Paul is the capital Of the Territory. 1t is situated
on the east bank of the Mississippi about six miles be-
low Fort Smelling, and eight miles by land below the Falls
Of St. Anthony In 1848 it contained less than four hun
dred inhabitants; it numbers fully twenty-five hun
bred, and is rapidly augmenting in population Still
water is thriving village Lake ST. Croix about egh-
teen miles from St Paul by land, and twenty-five from
The Mississippi There is also prosperous town at the
Falls Of St. Anthony, which is Of the loveest spots
the upper country and where the University is TO be
ocated The population is between twelve and fifteen
hundred. There also villages the Marine Mills and
rayors Falls, the St. Creix at Itasca Sank Rapids
Watab and other points, in benton county and ut Men
ioa, near the mouth of the Minnesota. Point Douglas
at the junction Of the Mississippi and St. Crox
L is well situated and is destined to be place of COM
nercal Importance Wabashaw settlement below Lake
Pepin, within the Haf-breed tract called is also ia
,oraby located.
In anticipation Of the immense emigration to the Terri
consequent upon the ratification Of the Sioux treaties
the Senate several splendid steamers Of three four
hundred tons burden in process of construction
be added to the line between Gaena and st. Paul dur
ng the coming season. SO the railroad between
,hcago and Galena is completed the traveller will be
nabled to visit New York city in less than five days time
rom ST. Paul, the distance being nearly thousand
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