The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-14
Our Minnesota CORES pond once.

ST. PAIL, MINNESOTA, April 5, 1855.
Sno1o in Mi"nesoa-The Rapid G'o,cLh Of 50. Paul
Large i9rahon-Churehes de-, dc.
In my last communication you, speaking of suo v,
/ remarked that the whole amount Of snow on the
ground in these parts any time during the
past did not exceed eight nchss in depth but the
pcsitor set eight feet and the proof reader lss IL 90
20, which was twelve times tn ~ l intended it
should be. The remarks which I made that
communication concerning the tue plsins be-
tween here and Pembna, five hundred les northwest
founded inior ton derived from gentleman who
had arrived FROM .ha. place n the time letter
written, would be sufficient tn show that cannos
impede railroad navigation 10 this latitude Of As 80;
but that the routs chosen by Mr. Lander is the most
eligible of all tie railroad routes to the Pacific that
have BEEN contemplated. proposed, sugsetted. No
on that head at present.
lbe city OF St. Paul is wonderful place. more so
than il before. Immigration is pouring in with
what il commonly called g q rush." and every steam.
boat which arrives, briggs from five to six hundred
passengers. The War Eag.e few days since Ian lad
on the ievee eight hundred and fourteen human
individuals Theso steamboats, bring also to our
levee enormous quantities OF goo1s, all sorts OF
faimr and UanuiecturpR implements, horses, cattle,
ana every thing Of the utlarisn order that you Gao
imagine uclueipg Sha chicsens, game CHICKENS
dung hill chickens, all sorts OF chchens, ducss, geese
pigeons From the Isis OF the steamboats,
which have arrived since the opening OF navigation,
find that tban eight thousand persons have been
lsb6ed hsrei =, siDcs tue loth OF April These per
peary all scatter through the Territory, buy land
90 farming iumbrrlng and very few rem ain 10
the city, comparison with the lmmanse numbers that
con,Ipusly arriving IN the spencii boats Sh'ch
between here snd Callers sno st. Louis just think OF
il moment Here is a OF six thous sod inhabit-
ants which FIVE years contained scarcely six hun
cred daily ns has been establ shed between it and
the Fast BY st.smbt ats OF large elegant
ly ed up, and they come 10 us from places oelow to
tom two thousand miles, oy the way OF the RIVER from
Can auy alton boast of su,h great ns,ur. anal as
the M,sssippr Tie cea OF travelling oae boat from
New Orleans TO ST Pau-sucn imm -pse distance
fills the niind with sentiments Of grandeur
no he q, scr6td-at Ieast bJ ME then conder i'm
n.rse reg rough which ighy river rune-the
no cities It gives lite to, the extensive
pacS country bt tn Sides trat Is fast being hel up
with industrious, enteFpriring, nt-llg.ns aud
hphnng populs tiun-aod you see nation dependent
tb. Mississippi alone, almost equal 10 sny nation OF
fur,pe Great Goa there Is 10 eDd--no limit can be
,t 10 the march OF toe great repdb,. It's
tire - every ubere, apd its crcumte'ence noShere.
tbrk iron psrience OF three years, that Min.
resotS viii, IN Snort time, become mgofy state
You rhould come out and see the elegant no'els the
ttautiiul woneb IL splendid horses, aud msns other
things which St. Paul shows forth at ssnt snd you
would be struck with admiration anu aston isfuient.
The rpeipg OF church bells Sunday is enough t. as
top,sh ain desien stranger from TIE last who
may expect 10 find small nsmist Ju.t pegnnins 70 oe
churches but that indication OF the piey OF the
reope, New York contains many churches but 10 my
G. rain leoee IL contains great bosoy greg shops
20 sIo oJes Paul though not quite 30 many ~ ye1r
TREMENDOUS city. Wher lay not quite. " me H.
housts and stores ouilt OF nuesNnc I'D
b ick sIet the eye Of the stranger on his arrival and
con vince biu OF ti truth Of the fnrsbm ,ns rem ara
That "llis great country" The streets are throosed
With coscbes buggies light wagons, and carriages oil
ether ript including drsys aud bur on wagons
md ,yery cor ceivable Hind of vehicle sno everything
wears ~. sstec OF an ancient city, except tue ap1-N
,Dce Of the many strangers who daily arrive watsioS
up from the steamboats, through the ,reets armed Sith
tiotguos spd T,H.s 1t u very 's'y to distinguish
~. pg,r RON g by bis btopp Dg look at the
o. o. Iaspu be along ara thus nearly every
'tst ISIS . distinguishes etr.vser,' though
h. ma, IsvrI bsv, be n coosc.r.d e. before
ItoUQh TOR The PRESENT. wiil write sssin wben
upt Lack 10 Iertop cosby ] mrEt ~e remars "a
Gu,t !. 20 the lost Once Dessrtm. u TIA
,.u1 letters ard sspapers from Nes Gert six GAYS
iQta TIE ,im, Of matt ne That = great eott
yAfAAHk.