The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-07-30
From the Northampton Courier.
Letter from Mime soin.

The following letter has just been received
from Rev. Il. }. Crump one Of the three persons
who went directly to the place selected for the
Colony. 1t will speak for itself F. NUrrING.-
DEAR BROTHER NrrriNG II am sorry thai
l iiad not the opportunity when returned tC
ST. laul, OF personally thanking you for direct
ing the Colony to one of the lOveiiest spOts on
earth. When first bchcld it, the beauty o
the place Impressed my mind that it was tb,
place for the Colony, and had you been in the
Territory all your lifetime you could not have
found liner location. Since have been here
L have cOnvcrsed with two Indian traders VIII,
have Travelled over nearly the whole the Ter
rltory, and they say it is the best location in
the whole of Minnesota. If some of our eastern
friends could once behold the beautiful rolling
prairie with the magnificent Cannon River and
the dense forest of wood, which am told is iif
ty miles wide, the length scarcely KNOWN
they would unite with me and say il is the fines,
spot on earth. My claim consists of 50 acres
prairie and 50 acres wood with the Cannon river
between. which should say is about So feet
wide, and from one to three feet deep. The
wood consists of several kinds-oak slippery
elm, and elm. bass wood, poplar, hickory. ab,Ind-
ance of sugar maple, and other kinds. Besides
we have wild apples aud plums, which grow very
large and are said to be first-rate eating But
what surprises me most are the thousands of
gooscbcrry bushes filled with fruit. They
make delicious pies and puddings. Wild onions
in abundance and several other sorts of vege-
tables
Our crops look well, beyond our expectation.
but the best Of all is, We have the finest and
purest waterin the United States. in abundance
We have a spring within ten rods of tue house.
cold as ice water, enough for five or six families:
all the trouble it cost us was to dig hole about
two feet deep. Indeed there is here every thing
conductive to the happiness ofman. Fresh set
tiers are coming every week from Visions n.
ONO, Iowa, Michigan and other places One
man came and looked at my claim and told my
wife that If we went on for five years as we had
begun, Onr farm would be worth fire thousand
dOHdrs The average wages are two dollars
per day, and it costs very little to live. We
have held two town mcctings-named the town.
petitioncJ for post Office. New houses are
being built every week; everything is going on
in prosperous condition, and bids fair to be a
great place. would say there is room for two
or three thousand families more; each to take
claim OF l60 acres. have not said anything
about the lakes and the fish. OF these, sir, you
did not tell half that might have been told.
have seen with my own eyes wagon loads of fish
lying dead on shOrc--died from age--no one to
catch them. We have two very large lakes
within mile of our house filed with fish of all
rptions--covercd with wild ducks geese.
cranes, and pelicans. Wild pigeons you can
stand at your door and shoot. One ofOur neigh
bors picked up young fawn the other day and
is bringing it up tame. and this is not all Nci-
ther L EOr my wife have had one hours illness
since we have been here. and feel capable of
undergoing three times the amount OF faticu"
that We have gon" through. One thing have
observed, that is no one that has been here
gets homcsick. My wife was the only female
connected with the Association that came out
her.. She Las not been home. ick and thinks it
scarcely possible for any one to be s.
Yours truly, f.. j. CRrMp.
Z. S. The members of the Associatien out
here return their thanks to you and will give
you hearty welcome when you return.
Ell C..