Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-04-19
Sales Of Public Lands.

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We make the following extract from an article
in the Pioneer and Democrat, relative to the sale
of Public Lands in this Territory, &C.:
During the past year, the operations of some
of our Territorial land dealers have been of
Their a heavy character. We give below the en-
tries of different individuals, at the Land Offices,
and which comprise the heaviest entries made:
SALTWATER DISTRICT:
COL H. McKenty OF st Paul. has entered farm and,-sooo
IIesry Staples, Saltwater, mostly pine landl5,ooo
Mr. g. Morrison, of Bangor, Me-, do do $4,000 acs.
Mr. G. wooaman, Min, PIT, Wis, do do 5000
Mr.. {. woo'man. Anoka do do 900 :.
james Stison, Ed, ST. Paul, farm land, 5000
One instance of the returns received bv the
s'speculators'' their investments, will tell the
story of many others. Col. Henry Mckentv, one
of our most enterprsing real estate dealers, sod
the above $4,000 acres'' which he entered at
the Saltwater district, 5000 acres to company
of Pennsylvania farmers, who intend locating on
the same during the present season. The Colonel
entered the land at 81 % per acre, n few months
afterwards he sold it at s. per acre. lie not
only made handsome sum by the sale, but it
brought to our Territory, Il colony of farmers
from portion of Pennsy lvania, where the best
agricuturistS in the State are produced.
SAUK RAPIDS DISTRICT.
The following persons have entered lands at
this Office:
Tracy F.rnham, ST. Anthony, Mn, have entered farm
lands 1000 acres.
Lucus sron, New Yo.k city, has entered farm lands
Tn J. Walden. Paul, Min, has
C. wooman, Mineral Point Wis, pine
$500
Dorr Gaan ST. Anthony, have cnter pine lands, 1886
R. A. Ives, Providerc, farm lands 1870
ROOT RIVER DISTRICT.
The following entries have been made ut this
Office:
Eugene NJ. Wilson. Mononrala Va, 219o.aa
II. W. Muusci Houston VI. t. l.S9S
john Hodcsan. D.iuquc, Iowa, $4,000
Pnneas q. Vile W Lake CO., Ohio, l,229,70 g
wINONA LAND DISTRICT.
At this off ice the following entries were made:
NJ. W. Sarg- ant, of wnona 1873 acres.
John A. Mathews 2.O3i
Elisha NJ Hacans of Preston co,v 1.lSo
II nry 5. Abbott, Oneg, y. Y. 1850 IS
B.ij. J. Smith, of Monougalia %. Va. I,2sO
Daniel W. Quincy, o Greene ~. n. Y. 1.2SU
Z. NJ. Wilson, of Monongalia Co. Va l,262 -
RED WING DISTRICT.
The following entries were made at this Office:
Ennis * Plant, of 81. Paul, NJ. 7. 1896
VIM. Freedom of Rcd Wing 4.4i2
Edward T.. ManSll 2,7i9 IS
ID. T. NJ. Smith. of Minneapolis 100 g
Mathew Sorin o Rcd Wing 1.Si7 Sc
Smith s. Tnwne Red wing 1910
Simon W Arnold of Philadelphia LEO
p. c. wilcox. of Dubuque, Iowa LOSS g
MINNEAPOLIS DISTRICT.
In this district the following entries were
made:
James b. Martin. Of Mi wauk-c, Wis. 4.sO3
Arnold Bcrnhcimar, of Philadelphia 1892
CarOS Wcoy of MINNEAPOLIS 1855 -
r. Chute * H. S. o. Morrison of st. Anthony 1,557 g
The different Land Offices, in communicating
the above facts to us, agree in stating that in
most instances, the land was entered by individ-
uals for actual settlers, and that it was sold to
them Immediately after it's entry.
The amount of land entered at the Land Of
fees in this Territory, prior to the first of Janu
ary, 1855, was us follows: