The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-10-30


Inqairics shout Minnesota.
We had supposed, after the appearance
of BoND's Minnesota and its Resources. )"
t'tat We we're about being relieved of re-
ceiving letters making inquiries in regard to
our Territory But we were mistaken. -
Nearly every mail brings us letters on this
subject, and as we have not time to respond
to them all, We publish the subjoined, in the
hope that our answers to the queries therein
contained may satisfy all concerned: = e
-LAwRExcEDuRG,, Anderson Co., Ky, -
-..;-.,., Sept. 80, 1854.
DEAR Six II take the liberty Of dropping
you line in order to gain information on one
or two points. lst Docs corn mature we'll in
Minnesota? I'd. Will fruit4rees thrive there
Sd. Is Minnesota q low, wet, swampy country,
as / have been told? -..-i.. -
My reason: for asking this information is,
that am going to emigrate west, if can get
to q region where there is no chills and fever.
If your answers to the above questions are "a
vorable, shall be at St. Paul soon after
Christmas. have two brothers-in-law that
will come with me should l 60 to your place.
Respectfully,
We have never known corn to mature
better, or produce more to the acre than in
Minnesota. We have before us now an
ear that measures over thirteen inches, and
contains eight hundred and twelve kernels.
If you can beat this in Kentucky, We will
then hunt up some specimens and show you,
that cannot be surpassed in any corn-grow-
ing region of the world We are aware
that the idea has been prevalent that corn
would not mature here but it is erroneous.
Our soil and climate are adapted to each
other so admirably that our "short" sum-
merS cause vegetation to put forth much
more rapidly than in your "long" ones. -
Our corn crop this year is unusually large.
In regard to fruit trees, with the excep-
ton Of the peach, they do as well in Min
nesota as in any of the Western States.-
The cold of our winter is steady-without
rain or thaw;-consequently does not affect
the tree as much as an Ohio, Indiana or
Kentucky winter, where you have rapid
succession of changes in the weather almost
daily.
Our land is high !; in parts Of the Ter
ritory, rolling, in other sections inclined to
be billy, and is beautifully interspersed with
prairie and woodland, and destitute of
swamps and marshes. No prettier country
was ever made, and you have but to come
and see it for yourself, and you will agree
with us.
AS regards chills and fcvcrs 49, they are
unknown here. Many persons with whom
we are acquainted came to Minnesota for
the express purpose Of being cured of that
malady, and, without. taking med
icine, they had merely to stay here short
time before they were entirely free of the
disease. There has never solitary case of
this disease originated hero
Consequently, if you want to remove to
o region where yoa can raise fine
crops Of all kinds, where you can enjoy
good health, where you can rear for your
selves fortune in short time, com. to Mn
nesota. Before starting, however, make up
your mind that this Territory is yet new
Be willing to undergo few har,lships and
not to be encountered in the
old settled States or you had better stay
away. We want men to settle our broad
domain. Men with strong arms and stout
hearts, who are willing to acork, who are
willing to grow in wealth by degrees, and
who are willing to assist in making our Ter
ritory, what nature designed she should be
the garden spot Of the Northwest.
Han. EAsnpn AlAa.