Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-12-06
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NO 60.
MINNESOTA AS IT IS ~ NO. 4

lcleS when shall HirflaSt to casSSHH
rcalersinformation respecting Minneso.F#
u as correct and reliable Az we are able
u give. AZ otbeenr nrsc many others hase
not done the same and much better !; :
but because these articles may fall un7
der ahe eyes Of a class whose sources
D,ff D,ffknowledge concernirg the Territory
are few, bscapsess ls,ao.,s !, q adapted l home
MA ais Az lls dssftis'ng si at
our hands and beeause many oiethose ]
,wsho have read much about Minnesota
need a Rne upon line to keep them in
rcnaeinbfs nee of The things thew baye
heard, Perhaps, also. We. may accom-
plish something towards removing false
impressions which have Bsen created
,byIhe saperficia views Of transient vi
Isitoss M tke eng ggerated praise Of
hi suffered much from
mi hntation. Many persons come
stethes safksry 5ts,st upon it one loo
ssSst ~ i.
f1dd1isdSif, and go4away to make an evil
report ofwhaf d Years ssaourn would
Ehave proved to thst il 4 goodly land.
Then sthsie sofhers, residents and
I land owners hssss who do still great
Ter injury by over-stating its advantages,
and setting forth its beauties and resour-
lces, in such extrayagant, colors, that
strangers who visit it are disgusted to
find sitsae different from what they have
heard and 90 gss;away to find q " centre
Of thesworld II some eWheres else. Land
spectators who have laid out town
4 site and occupied il with half a dozen
shanties, more Or less, parade tremend-
Gus advertisement ofthe young and -four
ishing city Of Huntington or Gasbury, or
IBubbleville, which combines astonishing
natural attractions with astonishing fa-
1 cilities for trade, manufacture, and
Everything else which any mortal man
woman or child can banker after or con-
Isceiye, and which is advancing with uu-
parralleled rapidity to unparalleled
! greatness Honest men, seeking for
homes, read and wonder, and are gulled
into an expensive trip to the new me-
tropolis !; and after passing through
mortifring experience Of hnmbuggery,
Hose confdencesin mankind in general,
and Minnesota in particular. They do
not settle here.
/ Another sRecplater, i may be, has
d beng i % iana, the quality Of
] Nbish Il dscidsaiI inferior ;.sior not
1 every rood af aianss6 II y fertile ,ha.
= rich harvest if yon ON,
n With 4 lAee, q Ie swants to
y ss Isfsss II Il ii Tie Tie very best
81 q a'srsits'sy, the very spo, il ID
\. ls.,.as ssss should Sc
NJ s n iis lsis agent, pesEua AIDES this
Iias new s6ias " sisi il. If
say they 'ssis good as any
S ~ HI ihs TERRITORY, i is no use to look
[aS d cs,n do better in Illinois,
k 5ls WISCONSIN. 81 Thas. bySone
asinfher, many who make a fly
isg Nisit sasanr Territory,ssi ,ssimbibe unjust
III lprs5 5adliicsss and 60 away 70 mislead
M Mgr issitf strung that the assertions
ldg of fneWspaP per writer's respecting this aud
: Eothersrarts ofthe. West, have come to
81 hes distrnsted and received with good
+ ideal of allowance. We do not write,
9 expecting TO- escape the imputation or
p misrepresentation, but with the intention
J. to do our best not to deserve such inn
. putation.
Tho. series Of articles Of which this
i forms preface will treat ofthe Climate
I Of Minnesota its Soil, Natural Features,
Attractions for Farmers, Markets for
' Produce, Public Lands open to settlers,
4 Comparative Advantages, Of different
r sections, Facilities for Manufactures,
! Lumber Trade, Building Material. Cost
Il OF Living. Demand for Labor, Principal
i Towns, Character of Population, Edu-
: cational and Religious Institutions, Ter
y ritorial Politics, Aboriginal Inhabitants,
Extent of Navigation and Seasons Of it,
=: Best Routes of Travel for Emigrants,
. Historical Notes, and such other topics
q Of interest as may be suggested by cor
o. respondents or otherwise. The series
IA will probably run through fifteen OF
th twenty numbers Of the Republican. II
d any Of our friends are in possession ot
d. facts not generally known, concerning
ar any Of these topics, which they would