Minnesota weekly times., 1855-02-27
., A Letter for Eastern PeOplc.iw
EXCELSIOR, HENssPIN Co., hiixxysorA, b
January 2Sth. 1855. e.


I'd cExcsLsIoR, HxSssPrS Co., MlxEysorA,a}9 I
January 2Sth, 1855. IS 1
a Dr.. BRoTHER. In my last I was talking Of the
timber near Lake Minnetonka. The scenery about
this Lake is beautiful, and surpasses any hayc
ever seen. NJ The water is IS clear as crystal and
as pure as the best Of spring water, and as soft
as rain water and in the hottest of weather it is
as good as the best Of well water in your part of
the world. The Lake abounds with, the best of
fish; trees line the shores to the waters edge; many
beautiful Islands lie in the Lake surrounded by
points, peninsulas and bays, harbors or inlets,
and nine tepths. Of the shore isa pucommonly
dry. The trees arc alive with merry songsters
in the spring, to such an extent that it is truly
enchanting az That you may form some idea of
the grand scenery, you must picture in your
mind large Lake, washing two or three hundred
iniles 'of shore, Of such as have described, and
yet you can't see more than five miles in straight
washes more shore in proportion to- the surface it
covers than any other Lake of which We have
any account. 2nia'n73 alEe1" i'9pAI OF
EXCELSIOR, the village in which we live, is situa-
ted at o beautiful point, commanding the grand
est and most extensive view that can be had on
the Lake, and we look forward to the time when
it will be city for it is situated in the midst of
q rich and healthy country, and has the start of
all others. 1t is the only village on thelLake
will here state, for the benefit of community, and
strangers in particular, that they may not be i'm
posed upon by a set of cheats, that Port Mime
tonka and Upper Minnetonka, are paper topns,
and can never be any thing else. From their To-
cation, it is certain they were never intended for
any thing but a swindle, and / feel in duty bound
to put the honest and unsuspecting ON their guard.
But there is q village at the upper rapids of the
outlet, which have no doubt will make a town
some day, for the country is good, and it has a
fine water power, and good saw-mill now in op-
Grafton, and several good houses, and more con-
templated for another season. As for Excelsior,
I must add it is truly a Temperance town, and
any person who deals::out Intoxicating drinks as
beverage, forfeits his lots to the benefit of the
public. One acre is set apart fo- school house,
which viii be built as soon as the steam mill gets
in operation, which will be. in the spring. We
have tavern kept by GEORGE GALriN. who is
worthy his calling, and in connection with his fine
and worthy lady, who can get up dinner in the
best of down east style, will make the travellers
feel at home. iHome-sickness is soon dispelled
by q look at our magnificent Lake and surround
ing scenery, and but few who see it will live con-
tented until they come and dwell near it. rrrl'-
of -.a.sit.a Yours, PETER M. GIDEON,
To FRUIT GRowERs.-L. M. Ford & Co., of the
Groveland Garden and Nursery Of this city, write
us as follows:- 49,,
ssWe would here say for the encouragement Of
those who have doubts on the subject, that our
Dw4rf Pears did not suffer in the least during the
last winter, while in Eastern New York they were
almost entirely destroyed, and in Rochester too
they sufferd considerably. This subject however
does not prove that Pears or the Ounce will not
succeed in that section Of the country, nor does
the fact that some have lost their apple trees,
with US, prove that the soil and climate of Min
nesota is not adapted to Fruit Culture" =.
In copying an article from their Catalogue a
few days since, on ssFruit Culture in Minnesota,
our compositor made the author responsible for
the sentence-ssWe are now unable to say that
we have thus far succeeded beyond cur own ex-
say, &c. The intelligent reader will readily dis
cover the wrong use Of one letter. We copy from
the Catalogue the following. r; ,u, f.;,.
TRANsPLASrING.-The best time in this latitude
is in the Spring. All decayed and mangled roots
should be cut off smoothly when the tree is plant
ed and the branches likewise shortened in a cor
responding manner. 2 -. ri uO oe fi 7itnl
Dwarf Trees need cutting back every Spring,
say one-half or one-third Of the previous years
growth; but in doing which be careful to give the
tree proper form. The head should he round
or in the shape of pyramid, and kept near the
ground. For more particular details, we would
refer the frut-grower to s'Barry's Fruit Garden," T"
or ssElliot's Western Fruit Book, )" and no one
who attempts to manage trees, particularly on the
Ounce, should be without one or the other of
these valuable works if they have not over doz-
en- trees. ~. -. ~. -; 81.
ANOTHER NEW C.NDIDArE.-The Prescott Par
aclcte lthe meaning of which Webster says, is
an advocate" or g sconsoler, or COMFORTER - is
the title of new paper recently started at Pres
cott, Wisconsin, by Charles E. Young. 1t is a
fair looking sheet, and we'll edited. We extend
the Gy 'eg.-a -a-aL- 2z.- - IL .E-9 oi gnise
-FGT The mother of Can't Marvatt the ponular