New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-23
MINNESOTA.
The Western Perm ana village Association.

cons,rosSsree Of II. n Tribune
MINNESOTA CITY. Saturday. Nay IA issa
ANY tne WHO has examined the geography Of Mime
,es cannot fail 10 have noticed what is termed the
Great Bend Of the Minnesota River Minnesota City Is
located about 100 miles east OF the Great Bend az the
confluence Of the Rolling Stone with the Mississippi I'D
niles below ST Paul. There three points form very
rs.rlv an eouafera triangle Che base Of which may DO
considered an east and west line extending iron this
nIsra IN the Great Bend with its apex az S. Paul Each
of these places is destined to be the Important point In
the Territory ST Paul situated az the head 81 steam
rsv;eet;on ON the Mississippi; the Great Bend as the
rsr Of The fertile valley of the Minnesota River; and
Minnesota CITY as the natural outlet 70 this extensive
I'd fertile region must of necessity all become cities In
more than name ,..
appointed for the purpose Of asceranng the character
al The country and the feasibility OF the route Tor ra
road already in contemplation between here ana toe
Great Bend Weiound the country Of most picturesque
snd beautiful character exceeding IN fertility OF son.
fine groves timber and abundance Of water and water
power, all that the most sangune bad imagined No
finer country be found for the purposes OF agriculture
tlsn that which lies between Minnesota City and the
Great Bend. A nail route has been established from
this place 10 Traverse des Sioux aud an appropriation
made for the location Of road 10 be surveyed mme-
dately.
Minnesota City is regularly laid cut in blocks Of four
acres uron rather extensive scale being three miles
up and down the river and extending one and hall bach
II is separated from the Mississippi by ottom half
nile wide, which is subject TO overflow and which rem
ders landing at present impraccabe until the bottom
shall be bridged or channel dredged out This last can
be accomplished by cutting channel for the Rolling
Stone from the table land taken in connection with tho
Improvement of a water power already contemplated.
The Rolling Stone is most beautiful stream, fed en-
tirey BY springs II averages four feet deep and eight
or ten yards vide During the long continued dry wealth
er of last season for the period Of four months t did not
vary more than four inches from uniform hight II is
safe to say that this stream meanders not less than egm
miles upon our town plot, furnishing great amount on
water-pOwer which from It's permanence OF volume IS
extremely valuable. Ii is already IN contempatonto
create large reservoir the center Of the town,
which will at small expense all the fall in dis
lance of four five miles, some twenty feet The Com,
pany is organized and the work TO be completed this
season 1t is conceded by all who have ever been on
the ground that more beautiful cite for town cannot
be found consisting il does of three tables Que rising
above the other. The plot is in the hands OF some
sixty individuals so that il is not likely 10 become mo-
nepOly.
This as is generally known, is the location Of the
Western Farm and Village Association" IL has Sc
lect population having twice been sted IN the hrsc
place none but reputable persons being admittedi aud
none but the perSererRg staying although our pop
uaton at its lowest ebb, has always exceeded one ha
dred and now fast increasing Most Of those who left
were mechanics aud artisans principally from New YORK
CITY, who knew nothing about farming, or the wants OF
new settlement Those who remain could hardly be in-
duced from any consideration to leave Our one year
experience of the climate and crops though no, decs
i've is highly satisfactory. IL natural that those who
left u.s. feeling keenly their disappontments, should
have put worse face on the matter than truth would
warrant Iopine that in few years they will feel those
very same dsappointments still keenly when they
ascertain the value of the prize they threw away.
should not particularly have alluded to Minnesota
CITY, but for the erroneous impressions abroad respect
ing us might add that although have had mags-
trate constable and lawyer for nearly the year we have
been here have had lao sutthanks TO our Asso-
sociatonwhile at Winona, six miles below, with less
than half the population they have had not less than
Dozen as our people can feengy affirm, having been
dragged off repeatedly to as Jurors. Who says
better 90 isolated and alone TO make new home than
Join an Association V. q. WEDos.