The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1854-02-02
Correspondence Of the Pioneer.


Mr. Ep1roa AS all the towns on the Min
neso are trying to vie with each other IN setting
forth the advantages Of their respective locations,
Sc, ! need only state the facts as they are, to
place our little town before the public Ia It's prop
or light
Our improvements are Of a character that would
do credit to a much larger place. La the first
place, we will commence at the Lower Landing,
with ii. I'll. Sib!cy's fine large Warehouse. which
is 40 by 60: frame, two stories, with stone
basement, all well finished, good cormice, and
painted in good style. MIR. McLeod's Warehouse
and store-room, is large and well finished, and
quite an ornament to the Town. Passing up
Main street, we 90 by Sbley's old Trading Pos,
and Warehouse; next p. NJ. leeds residence. a
log house and a large two story frame not yet fin
shed; then n. Myrick's Store, bull, in '52, but
finished in good Sly last summer; Mr.. Gault's
residence and store; next OIL the left is "a two s,o-
ry frame, Of good and convenient size. The
three old Mission houses next in order; then
A. J. Myrick large frame, we'll finished, de-
signed for offices below, and families above. MIR.
LABELS residence, Graham's residence, and Fra
zer's store make up the total on Main street, q.
A. Mcleod has good frame up Second street
which will be finished in the spring: Rev. NJ. y.
Adams, has a fine two story residence, and 5. b.
Garve ii small Office near the Upper Landing
B. Thomps n has bull, good residence on I bird
street. c. III. Spencer next coming down, has a
good residence, styled the 'Co,tHge Home
designed to accommodate the travelling public
until better can be built This is furnished with
good stable and plenty of hay and oats, where
those visiting place can find comfortable quar-
tiers for themselves and horses. j. b. Caty's res
| idence, wagon and blacksmith shop, and Hem
ingway * Paich's store, are on Mclean street
fie,ninsway's residence, c. Snyder s residence
! nd ,i-
four other houses are still on Third street, Capt
l.. Roberts has built large and conmodou,
house his part Of Traverse. There is also the
residence of VIM. lluey, Esq, and several 9th
ers in town besides, whose EailIes | dc MOI
kaow.
There were returned by our ASSESSORS 1876 tax
payers, and probably we may safely estimate 50i
| inhabitants in the county Of Nicoliet, many OIL
whom are out on farms, which. already presen
the appearance of comfort and plenty.
FINANCES, &C.
Our county was organized on the 9Th Of Apr
last, by the appointment Of proper officers, whl
promptly entered on the discharge Of their respcc
| tive duties. The amount Of taxable property.
! believe, was SOS, eco, and the assessment mad,
was IS cents on the 500, which has been prompt
ly paid by most Of those called upon, and ou
county orders at par, and money enough il
Il e Treasury to pay ali demands of last year, ano
probably small balance on hand.
AGRICULTURE.
There was but little grain raised in our county
last year, except Indian corn. | saw some
! of the yellow dent from Iowa, which matured
well before frost, and was large and well flied
The potato crop was large, and, when well cuiti-
waited yielded abundan,ly.
A few sweet potatoes were planted late, grew
very rapidly and attained fair size, and WOO Id
have been very large, had they been p!ante
early
! am confident from the experiment | saw last
fall that we may safely calculate on this a
good country for sweet potatoes with proper man
agement Cabbage, and indeed almost all other
vegetables grow well, and onions in particular.
We have fine farming country around, and a
few miles distant, plenty Of beautiful claims no,
yet taken ; some Of them as well calculated Tor
stock raising as any farmer need want The fine
range in summer, and the great facilities for pro-
curing hay for winter, render this one Of The mos,
desirable counties for extensive stock raising with
small capital, ever saw.
LOCAL MATTERS.
Our commissioners have permanently located
the county seat at Traverse, on the Upper Plat,
laid out by Messrs. Mcleod, Kennedy, Spencer
and Graham; and those wishing to locate in II
new home need now have no fears. as 10 where
the county buildings will be.
AT this point there is good Landing, and il
the most beautiful part of the Town, and | think
their action in this case will give general salisac-
uol. u.