The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-05-02
Answers to Correspondent s.


The lands on the Minnesota have been surveyed
but few miles up the river. The Indian tile how
ever, has been extnguished to Lake Traverse near
the Head of the Minnesota. Below that point ex-
tending down to Fort Ridgely, the Indians have re-
servation Of ten miles each side Of the river
Fort Ridsely is about 25O miles by water, and one
hundred by land, from the mouth Of the River. All
the land east of the Minnesota belongs TO Govern
ment.
The process Of taking a claim unsurvcycd land,
is TO mark out NOT to exceed 100 acres of occupied
land 60 upon it, and improve il to the amount OF fifty
dollars. That constitutes IA claim, recognised by the
laws Of the Territory After the land has been
veyed, claims taken according to the legal subd
visions OF the surveys, and declaration of your in
tention to prove up the claim thus made, filed in the
Land Office, will hold good until the lands are sold
by authority Of, the President, until which time, The
claim may be proved up under the Presumption law.
You ask 'if there are many persons likely to come
TO Minnesota Ibis year" 1t Is more than probable
there viii be heap. There has been an average of
five 10 six hundred per week arrived at this city since
the opening Of navigation, and equal number have
stopped at points in the Territory below this. But
few Boats have left Gaena with less than two hun
bred to two hundred and fifty passengers. In add-
ton to the numbers that come on the Boats a very
large number go through by land with their teams,
stock and farming utensils, from Galena and Dubuque
TO the Red Cedar, Cannon and Minnesota River val
loys.
The land in the Cannon River country we think is
equal 'fcrtiIty of the soil, fair proportion oftmber
and prairie, and health(ulness Of location" to the
Minnesota Valley. We do not know ",he number O
inhabitants the Cannon river country,' but we do
know that great number have gone there the past
winter and spring. large portion Of whom have set
lied the Straight river tributary Of the Cannon
The "disance from st. Paul to the Cannon River
Settlements" is from forty to fifty miles.
Lake Alinnetonka is about twelve miles from ST.
Anthony, and the Minnesota passes within eight
miles Of the Lake 1t is ''locacd between the Miss
ssppi and the Minnesota" and ''the population is
increasing rapidly. The country near the Lake is
generally heavily tmbered, and is well adapted for
agricultural purposes. A mill is in operation at the
outlet of the lake, and a has recently been laid
on very beautiful location in the vicinity Of the
Lake.
Sank Rapids is about Il miles above St Paul. on
the Mississippi; but whether ''the Railroad over Ste
route will cross the Mississippi at that point or
not" we will pretend to say, but that is the point
from which Gov. Stevens commenced his survey.
The soil about Sank Rapids is good for agricultural
purposes, and of The best farms in the Terrific
ry are in that vicinity The land near Sank Rapids
onl, b., entered at the Land Office at that place.
by reference 10 the advertising columns Of the Pro-
NEFR, YOU VIII see that Jno. L. Wilson, Esq, is a
Land Agent and i'll attend TO the purchase of land
in that vicinity.