The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-03-12


Kelley, the faithful and efficient Secretary of
the Benton County Agricultural Society-the
only scorhing organization of the kind at pres
ent in the Territory-sends his respects to us
in very social manner, land will be happy to
receive visit from" us during the ensuing
summer, about the time new potatoes and green
peas are plenty" Thank you, sir-will try
and make it convenient to be on hand. Our
old friend then proceeds to discourse of the ag-
ricultural and political prospects of Benton,
and raps us slightly over the knuckles for not
heretofore noticing the proceedings of their
annual meeting, held last fall. The fact is, we
were absent from the Territory at the time
Capt Todd's excellent and very practical adj
dress was delivered, and our junior was fiat
on his back, dangerously ill. When it first
met our eye, our time and the available space
in our columns were engrossed by matters
which required immediate attention. If our
Benton friends will forgive us this time, we
will promise to be more attentive to their
interests in future. We shall be pleased to
hear from Col. Kelley at any time, in the man.
ner and form he suggests The numbers of the
ST. Anthony Express to which he alludes are
not at this moment ''cOmeatible." If our friend
will fix up the matter in the desired shape, we
will be pleased to publish it. Or anything else,
connected with the agricultural resources of
his region.
"GREAT EXCITEMENT" will take possession of
every household in St. Paul when our friend
l. IF
advertses to-day He is still in New York, but
'takes time by the forelock," and very sensibly
sends on his advertisement in advance By the
time he arrives his new store on ST. Anthony
street will be finished; but he intends keeping
his present one open also. Blum is determined
to please his fair customers or die trying. lie
writes us that he has induced celebrated
Miliner, also a dress maker from New York, to
emigrate to st. Paul this spring, and set up
business. Hurrah for Blum!
We invite attention to the auction adver-
tisement of Marshall & Co. There will doubt
less be chance for bargains during the con-
tinuance of their sale.
IMPROvEMENT-Winne & Cooley have pur-
of their present location, and will finish it
extending it to the depth of seventy feet
Fix THE BRIDGE.-Some two or three months
since, it became necessary for one of our neigh
bors to cut a hole in the bridge on Fifth street
near our office, in order to eXtricate from ex-
IRENE peril, the cmaciated soup bone" of an
old OK, cleaner than Pharoah's kne) which had
become inserted between the planks. Since
then the aperture has remained Enclosed, to
the great danger of the more valuable legs of
the numerous teams daily passing. Will Mar
shall Cummings see to it?
The mail due last Sunday evening, did not
come to hand-reason it had not reached Prai-
RE du Chen when the stage left owing to the
Wisconsin river breaking up and becoming i'm
passable. All the back mails. however, ar
rived Thursday evening.
Weather this week raw and disagreeahle.
Snow storm on Thursday-ice in the river solid
and two feet thick-opening of navigation still
far in the back ground.
!. 8 Who is the Surveyor General for Mime
sofa, and where does he keep his office? 2.
What portions of the new purchase of the
Sioux have been surveyed. and what portions
are now, or will probably soon be, open for en-
try? 3. What Land Offices are open for the
sale of lands in Minnesota, the northern parts
of Iowa and the western parts of Wisconsin.
and where situated? There are many other
questions should like to ask but will forbear
for the present, merely stating that nv object
} for wishing early and correct information on
these and some other subjects is, that am ex-
pecting to visit Minnesota early in the spring
and shall probably wish to purchase several
thousand acres of land for myself and some
thirty or more other families if | can find a sit
uatiOn that / think will suit us. Should do
so, it is our purpose to settle on it the ensuing
season. 4. Please say how early the boats usu-
ally commence running to st. Paul
The above comes to us from responsible
citizen of Michigan. We take pleasure in Civ
ing him the desired information in as brief
space as possible. LIST, then: There is no Sur
veyor General in Minnesota at present, and
will not be this year, unless Congress, at its
late session, established an Office of that char
actcr. Minnesota is under the charge of the
Surveyor Generals Office at Dubuque None
OF the Sioux Purchase has been surveyed and
none will be this season. ID The time when
very uncertain-prObably not at least for two
years yet. They are, nevertheless, open for
settlement now, ari people are settling upon
them every day. There will be no difficulty in
all actual settlers holding their claims when
the day of sale comes. Our friend being a
Western man, will readily comprehend the Sys-
TEN of claims previous to surveys, which has
obtained throughout the West from its earliest
settlement. Sd. AS he contemplatcs settling
upon the West side, and as Land Offices at this
time have nothing to do with that region, it is
unnecessary to answc this query in detail-
Wewill state, however, that there are two Land
Offices in Minnesota, one at Saltwater, the 9TH
er at Sank Rapids. There is one in Wisconsin.
eighteen miles from st. Paul, at the town for
merly known as Willow River, now Hudson
| Plenty of rood land is vet subject fo ontrv ot