The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-02-17
From the Manchester y. II. Democrat.
Minnesota Territory.

We arc permitted 10 make the following ca-
tract FROM a letter OF gentleman in Minnesota
10 IL friend 10 this city
TRAvtRsk DE Sioux, MINNESOTA
1ERRtTokY Nov. ,, 1872.
SIR,-llaylQs by ii iong residence ~ hI- rc-
@ion, becon'e IN some measure acquainted " Ms
lis general features, and especially with The
character and resources oi The extensive couuir,
watered b, the Minnesota river, can cheerful,
endorse the favorable vsew> of - ni con.
ptdDcc with whose request | beg leave IL pre-
sent 10 you of The results OF INV oAn ui,-ef-
saiicn, Us tag Us i yer, few moments vii roa
ne.
General descriptions of Minnes0,a have doubt
less alread, reached Iou. Whatever eAagIerI-
ton u,ay have Distinguished The aCcuunis # so, 4
suPeihcidi travellers, or the descriptions u c-
cI p e,s IN lhelr n'itll spinndrl,s ot The eAcei-
i,hcS ct iie Ietruory, cannol ca The olncr
hard be denied that lie sweeping drtraciIon Of
hhers has been entirely unni.riied; and 'h.i ,he
idisappont!reat 81 taoS. Who expected TO tul AN
unulAed Iopi., has found vent IN The gro~ses
ui!sr' resent. tons, displaying equal proporions
oi snoranCe and hl-natUse. Musi of these pro-
found dIsqaisitons are founded on dana collected
IA II Two Ds si>i,, whose wreichei emu ha.
been dN Ided between the crowded unSSuipalili-
sag hoiei- o. 81. ranl aud st Anihou, And
because these points, lhoush possessing proni-
nent cO,uuierci ad, d,anlase~, are not environ. Il
v sth gdrdcnS oi Pnrdi-e, wilh tioUGls 10 v.li'e
away The hotnesich houts, witai. the rather
boa I0itrence Is drawn, that our lovely Territory
Is but co,,ilnGaiion of Lobrador--i savaye ii.-
hO>piIthie ciIme.
Ii is just 10 say hat the portion of couulr
WHICH supplies hyug visitors with their crude
data !. Ia almost eveIy circumstance, OF soil,
ter, and lnncrd wealth, The most inferior ~ the
TerNory. Even shere the Intelligent ;raYcier Is
psised III The productive power Of ihe soil
It's Hnnensc cpi,abie eNient-lhe ABUNDANCE 81
water power on lis numerous streams the vast
forests which eniica The whole re.ion--lls nu-
nerous beautiful lakes, fiDged w,th valuable
woodsaDd finally the uneAanped facility tor
lutern1i couuunicdiIol afforded by HE absence
Of rugged, broken, or swanpy TIca, SUCH as
niahe other western territories almost Ini-
passab,e at ilues; while at the same time he
breathes an air uttainled by the banetuI cxEala-
hons OF the rich bu, unheaIihy bottoms q! more
southern regions, and looks up ii, a purer than
iialian sky.
This description applies TO Mlnpeso,a ihrough-
out lis whole eAtent, and 1t Is only Very occa-.on-
ally we hni an exception 10 lis universe! app!i-
ca lion--In sterile, sandy ridge, or the low,
-wampy tracts in regions OF lakes
81. Paul is town fast ri,,Dg 10 n degFee Of
great coniu,e [ la imposlat.ce. i bal Il Mii he u
commercial capital OF the Northwest Is u'1dlspu-
ted lis position al the head Of Nav CATION Viii
secure 1t thts elevation. 81. Anthony possesses
advantages as manufacturing town but rarely
eaualed, whle the eHtensye pane al tna North
,sIli furnish abundant en'pn, nIent To all capital
aud labor, uaiIl the manu- cIufns ialeTe>i. snail
BE- Developed Ia other hratbes.>,liWater ls a $50
depol for the numbering business. 1 he agricui-
,nral capacities oi The region represented b, these
points has been We'll tested aad abundaniy
proved by statistical results that compare ser,
iayorably with the fertile reg ions OF limos and
Iowa Wheat, oatS, corn, potatoes, indeed all
cereal grains, and fed and garden roots, flourish
with tropical lux rance. but IL is the valley ol
The Nunesoia w ich forms The garden al Mln-
ncso,a. The rich aIlu,ium spread over other
portions Of The Ieritor, Is deeper here than else
where i he whole length OF The river pliers ad-
,antayes to the tar,ner OF return 40 WISE 'n.c-
nor in any one respect 10 the boasted bottoms Ui
illinois and infinitely superior IN climate, a. hne
as the Alpine. II scaIceiy If ut all inferior Ia
the rest o! the Territory in lf,i streams, ana II j.
line ed IT intervals with magnificent iorests.
from which thls letter Is Gated In aGdi,ion to
the pa,ura. beauty OF the place, gianc. al the
map viii reveal TO yqu sou,e OF the advantages
Of is posi-. ION. tron IT. pfosniity--gfe.i ti,n
any oi,er town IN The 'iert0r,--io III; great
GOWNS If The lower c1nniry, mus, and w,u be
i,nu.ed,a,eiy connected with thsm by roads. Az