The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-03-08
A Neglected Correspondent.

The following letter came to us many
weeks ago, and would have been answered
at the time, had it not become mislaid and
not found till yesterday:
"BLooMING GROVE, JAN. l, 1856.
Messrs. Editors The Minnesotian comes
duly to hand, requiring about three weeks
to make the trip. Many persons in this
section have their attention turned to Min
nesota, and wish to know something more
concerning the Territory and the subject of
claiming. Can you not inform them through
the medium of your paper2
LIST. Is claim safe? That is, is there
no danger of the claimant having the claim
sold over his head at the public sale, and he
thereby lose his improvements? If claim
is safe, what is the security, and what is ne
cessary to secure it?
"2d. Can a woman. for instance a widow
with or without children, hold claim?
Sd. In your opinion, what part of the
Territory is best for farmers of moderate
means to settle in?
"4th. Is there any good land, with wood
and water, in the Territory subject to en-
try?
5th. There were several million acres OF
land advertised to be sold in Minnesota last
October and November, but were afterwards
withdrawn from market; when will this be
likely to be offered again, and does it in.
clude the Undine region or Blue Earth
country?
sc. How near Mankato City can good 81.
tuations, with timber, be obtaineda
9Th. What is the state of education in
the Territory, or the condition of schools
public and private, common, select and high
and what opening is there for teachers?
"An early answer will oblige myself and
others very much. am trying to make up
a company to go in the spring, and we are
anxious to have more light
"Yours Respectfully,
BURROUGHS ABBOTT"
l. We have never known bona.ede set.
tier to lose his claim in this manner. The
claim is secured by the presumption laws.
2. Strictly speaking, woman is MOI
protected by law in holding claim; but WI
have no men in Minnesota, and none tina
intend to come here, we hope, mean enough
to jump widow woman's claim.
3. Any part of the Territory where 20,
can find good prairie land with timber ant
water adjacent. 1t is hard to 60 amiss fo
these facilities, although, of course, tn
nearer you get to the largest towns and nav
igable streams, the greater will be the facili
ties for markets.
4. Plenty it, and that too within from
20 to 40 miles Of st. Paul.
5. We have no means of knowing whel
this land will be offered again-not TIL
year we hope. The tract proclaimed for sal
last fall, and afterwards withdrawn, does in
clude the whole OF at least portion of tn
Blue Earth country.
6. We are credibly informed that claim
of this character can be had within fiv
miles of the point named.
Z. As matter of course, the state G
education is not as high here as in olde
communities. But we are all doing the bes
we can. In st. Paul, the facilities of edr
cation are as great at this time as in an
town of its age and size in the Union. Til
same may be said of the other larger an
older towns of the Territory. We shout
suppose there would be great demand ft
teachers in the new settlements all over tn
Territory. as-l
We hope to meet our friend Abbott an
all his friends in Minnesota soon after til
opening of navigation.