Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-02-09

ments a. ca n be relied on, and IN aje The bs,,s,e
enligrsnts calculations. OF course there gill /.
some matters that cannot b. precisely de,.r,in.d
AS 10 such, nothing but On opin;on can h. oi,.r
and nothing more will DO nttsnp,ed. M,reo,., IN,
new country many and gres, charge, a.. .o,.
stently going on, and whs, sesm. likely a. on. TIM
to be true with regard to particular tlss. q, thin,
In brief period Is seen 70 bc wholly .rropeou,
while another place or thing, that hitherto may
nave attracted little OF no attention, suddenly
springs into importance, and becomes fnnou. in
night. In Minnesota, however, this Is Ices FIRE.
quently the case, thanin other portions Of the West.
for the reason that comparatively all places and all
kinds Of business are continually going ahead And
increasing. Some places, TO DO sure advance NOR.
rapidly than others, and SOME kinds Of bu,ine,.
prove more profitable than Others out genera. py,,
perity attends them all. Thi. il due primarily To
the natural advantages Of the Territory and 70 Ii.
continual and rapid influx Of population and CAPT.
tai Failures at the East do not affect us here 60
uisastrousy as might be supposed. In fact many Of
them are rather beneficial than otherwise Ere.
quently those VINO are unsuccessful, East gather up
the wreck (not always altogether a ur,etJ OF thei,
fortune, and cmgrate here. Frequently eight
times" East, are influenced by the amount Of c.ri.
tal sent West. Then again, our Indian payment.
constitute regular and substantial revenue exceed.
ingly refreshing to community where otherwise
most Of the circulating edum would consist of tho
poorest sort Of shnplssters. But it may be askod
why, If capital is so plenty and gold so common are
the rate. Of interest go high, ranging 5 they dc
from two per cent to fo1r month Tho explana.
ton j. easy. " results in great degree from .hs
If A.,.
into the Territory and ",quat" upon tn.
unsurveyod lands belonging to Government. They
live upon their "claim" until the land Is surveyed,
when it becomes necessary to center" the same and
pay for it. t. do this money must be had. H,re.
they ready to pay almost any interest 10 procure
the cash. for they kno- tha. in a year or two they
rails. enough from their land 70 repay the loan.
besides supporting their family. Besides. tAs,s
"squatters always get the best land and the value
Of it rises hyc-fod the moment good title 10 60.
cured. So that If all other fail, the land can
be readily sold for enough to pay the sum borrowed
to "onter" il, and leave balance sufficient 10 pro.
cure more. The "squatters." however. would sci.
dom get their lands for 81 rs per acre, II no.
for exercise Of their sovereignty" somevh 8,
novel and peculiar.
A. the time these lsrds offered for sale, thei:
value il much greater than tho Government
price, and tao sale is required to be public and
to the highest bidder, spectators and eapitai,..
would take advantage Of the "squatters" and &C.
cure the lands. To prevent this the settlers form
repair to the place of SALE dressed in red
shirts, and armed with revolvers and bowie knives,
form circle round the suctioneer, appoint some
of their number bid of all the land sctually
settled upon and it would be the death of any
ulator to bid at all. This proceeding is no. perhap
law but tho squatters consider it gospel, and thu
| government winks blind acouieseence.
Such is one phase Of the practical working O
| the much di."".--d - s,i--tsvr evrcr-fgnty. A
particular description Of tn. cimste, soil and
productions Of the Territory, its chief cities and
towns. will be given hereafter. T.