The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-02-11
Correspondence Of the Ainncsotian.)
Items about Lie Sueur.
LIE SUEUR CITY, Feb. i,

LIE SUEuR CITY, Feb. !, 1854.
Mn. EDITOR We have recently been carried
| by the Birds of Paradise, viz, Eureka and
Shakopee correspondents. to Mahomedan hcav-
ens.-each presuming to control the hoe that
clipt the head of navigation" Now, reader,
the Eureka family being out. and the old lady
not anticipating the results of this sad occur
renee, when suddenly the head, hoe and hair
slipped from her fond embrace, and the head
has since been apprehcnded at LIE Sueur City.
1t will be duly embalmcd and placed in the
care of Capt. Dana, in the month of May next, at
| Fort Ridgely. We earnestly request that some
poet may volunteer his services to write a re-
QUEEN for the deceased. No reward was offer
ed for it's arrest. yet your Shakopee correspond
ant has made desperate attempt, and think
there should be a small appropriation made for
his services.
Now. Mr.. Editor, will make a few brief re-
marks for the benefit of the readers of your val
liable paper, who intend to emigrate to this
beautiful valley during the coming season. II
you q address the reader) should think best to
come to lie Sucur, you will find this point en-
tirely above high watermark. In addition, we
| have lengthy landing well graded leyee.
and thousands of all kinds ofthe best quality of
/ timber adjoining the town plat. for present use
and for centuries to come. 1t is a county seat,
situated on the neck of a beautiful prairie, OF
excellent soil. In addition we have an excel
lent mill stream running broad side of our town
plat, with at least three valuable mill privi-
leges, and with suffciency of water at all
times, and not under the necessity of using a
particle of gas from the fountains of Eureka.
The traveller will find here flOurishing town
situated on the Minnesota river, about eighty
miles from our great commercial emporium,
St. Paula suitable distance not to have the
interests of one conflict with the other; also a
i a. old t1.n
streams that make to the Mississippi. Ten
months ago, nothing save the Indian tepee and
one log cabin graced our city,-nOw number
of business houses and dwellings fill their place.
The buildings as yet are two story frames. neat
ly got up of the best of material and painted.
We last season had forty eight arrivals OF steam
boats, comprising ten different boats. all of
which landed at our lcvec. and not yet near
enough to do the business. Mechanics of all
kinds will find this good point. A good
pillow manufacturer. to make prairie plows, will
find sale for his work to any amount a tanning
mill maker may here become rich 10y industry /;
n good brick maker can find at this place good
clay. sand, water and timber at hand. and could
find ready sale for more than could be reason
ably made, at good prices. a blacksmith is
much needed cabinet makers, carpenters by
the dozen, stone and brick masOns, plasterers,
merchants groccrs &C., can here find one OF
found in the whole Territory of Minnesota.
But perhaps it would not be amiss for me to
point out the course TO pursue First. secure
lot or two while they can be afforded at rca-
sonabe prices. and when you can't get work to
suit for others. work for yourselves on your
lots. In that way you will soon have you a
good home. i'll thought it advisable to call
names. l could point you to two or even three
carpenters now resident in this town, who had
not fifty cents in money when they arrived at
our place. They have since paid board. pur-
chased two or three lots each, and each have
built two story frame building on their lots
and worked it all out and the buildings and
lots they stand on now worth at least fifteen
hundred dollars. All this has been done the
past year. and their property is still improving.
Others may do likewise if they are of the pro-
per materials.
AS regards roads, We have done much. The
lie Sueur boys are good for what they under
take. They have cut good road around the
, Big Hill, which leaves us an excellent roaG
through the woods some fifteen miles This
wood is composed of all kinds of timber natura
, to q timbered country. About three miles from
$ this place. on this new road. is a small prairie
9 of excellent soil, and pillow land sufficient for
: colony of forty families. Each can have eight,
acres of prairie and eighty of excellent timber
: adjoining: and to the hest of my alignment,
depth of fifteen feet Will bring abundance o
water at any place on said prairie.
We have also looked out, marked and Gu
several miles % the Lake Pepin and For
Ridglcy road. This line runs cast Of lie Sucul
t City. touching Alexander Farribault's trading
post | cannot here explain to YOU the beau
ties of this route. passing through the best coun
: try | ever saw. with excellent watering sta
tons once in four and five miles; excellent tim
: her and the best foundation for Il road for tho
distance ever saw. ] would suggest the pro
pricty OF putting on a stage line even this sum
) mcr from st. Paul TO Traverse dcs Sioux o,
, Mankato: also another from Reeds Landing
, Cannon River lie Sucur City and Fort Ridg
t ley. A good ferry will be found at this place
Travellers wish to see some land as well as
! water.
One word more to the agriculuriSt touching
! the line of this Cannon River Road. Abont
5 two miles from this city there are vet as GOOD
claims to be made as the United States afford
and any amount of them on the entire line
This line / consider an important one, as it runs
the entire length of our county, and shows tC
the traveller the material it is composed of
The traveller will observe on this entire line
that the country is excellent for a railroad
with not the first obstacle in the way: grade
only of about five feet in eighteen miles, and
excellent timber on the track to build the road
Arc you a farmer. and desire to suddenly tum
| bic into fortune? Bring plenty of cows and
: ycarlings, one hundred or more. and if they
, don't soon make your purse swell, will stand
arragncd for high msdemcanor. speak from
experience. having brought small stock OF
cattle from below paid 1928 for ycarlings, ST.
to $50 for COWS, two years ago and fattcr cattle
| never saw than they are at this time. The
hcifcrs are now worth to me $40 | killed a
cow the other day that gave me l63 lbs of tai.
low : and in truth now assert that have not
fed anything but salt Where now is your New
England, Arkansas. or Texas that can beat that
AS for grain Of all kinds we can raise bet
ter quality. The came with all kinds of fruit
save peaches. This is also an excellent country
for hogs. Plenty oflish lakes. cranberry marsh
es. plumb groves. crab apples. grapes. &c.
abound here. Finally, We all live up here at
home. Come and see, and we will endcayor to
show you all we have written.
X. Il. p.
Col. WASIIINGTON.-The New York Times
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