The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-06-30
NUMBER Al.

dispersed, all apparently pleased with the en-
Ier.a.nment' and doubly so, Tor did not ex.
pect TO nnd such refinement away up here.''
Q9ite number of old Cincinnatians are 10.
cated mere. Among them are John p. Owens.
Esq, eaEor OF the Minnesotian. and the Oldest
edltor In the territory; he is vigorous writer
and is exercising strong influence sor tho lai
OF the people of the embryo State. DR.. Post
formerly periodical agent; on Third street. near
Main is studying medicine with success
MIR. Frank Collins. young Cincnnatian. ia
doing well as an auctioneer. For past-time he
endeavors to keep the Old Line unpopular
governor of the Territory straight. There are
others whose names now disremember. but
that they are numerous may be inferred from
the fact. that large club of subscribers to the
Dollar Times, the great paper of Porkopolis.
exists here.
The Hood of emigration through ST. Paul. tie
past spring has astonished it's inhabitants
They have arrived 500 in crowd from one
boat they are mostly New England farmers.
who have their locations picked, and they come
with plenty of money, and ready to go right
10 work they do not stop in st. Paul. but
some IN their own carriages brou nbt with them.
and Others in conveyances prepared bv forc.
runners. push off to their land. Therefore the
people OF st. Paul hardly had time to be as
tonished at the unprecedented number of ar
rivals. before they were astonished at the sud-
den departure of the new settlers. where to
they did not know. tits supposed fully 30
600 has been added to the population Of the
Territory this spring by emigration. but the
rush is row over for the season.
In st. Paul and vicinity some large fortunes
have been recently made 10y the sudden rise of
real estate. Some of the old settlers IA man
OF six years residence is called an old settler.o
nave been astonisned by their rapidly increased
fortunes. but hear of none who have become
too rich. AT present there are many grand
speculatons on foot. Towns, almost without
numper. which must (in the opinion of the
owners eventually become great cities, have
been laid out on eligible points on the Missis-
sslppi and Its tributaries and a stranger arriv.
ing at st. Paul with the intention of Investing.
Will be shown hundred spots where bis money
VIII return him hundred per cent. had
quite laughabe adventure with real
estate agent or speculator, who took me for a
green" without the g Invisible which will
relate to the readers of the Times some future
day.
In point of intelligence, the people of St.
Paul are far ahead of the inhabitants of many
towns of larger size in Indiana and Illinois,,
The people are nearly all we'll educated, and
like well educated people, are providing for
the rising generation. They sustain four daily
papers, and st. Paul now contains public
schools, both primary and grammar, and has an
1A.eiicne ihStilution, ehuoWeu ny nllauel-
phian, whose name it takes, called the Bald
win School. ga -1s
- - sd
Thursday afternoon the General and myself
became the guests of the Editor of the Mime
soiian and his estimable lady. They favored
us in the afternoon with drive in the country
back of the city, as far as Falan's Lake, q lovely
sheet of pure water. The country on either
side is rolling, and covered with oak openings.
We passed several very comfortable farms.
and near the city, a number of enticing resi-
dences and gardens. The road side was fairly.
covered with the most beautiful wild flowers,
the openings" at times looking like garden
beds.
Yesterday we took ride to various noted
localities in the neighborhood. description
of which must reserve for another letter. Un-
til you receive that, consider me
INVISIBLE,