The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1857-07-04

1t is usual whenever Eastern man comes out W eat
for his friends and neghbors to request of him full
and reliable account Of what advantages and drawbacks
may be in the place where he may locate. The follow
ing prepared by gentleman resident in Phiadel-
phs in answer to the request Of his many friends in his
native State to give them account of Minnesota
where he was about engaging in business. They will
fur s they 20, for nqurers g,nera an! may he
iel fair aud candid Il is difficult end any
tations among the publications made desert
bing the T.rritoryi,s excellent advantages are ali
sharply defined the objections generally of doubt.
full import
You can take through ticket from Philadelphia to
Chicago, either via Harrisburg Niagara Falls, for
twenty dollars; and from g 8. pasl the fare,
via the above route is elev1U dtll2 and twenty I've
cents. For yeur meals along IL tppt lou
pay 80 cents,until you reach - se 1olr b6lfdd
ing s. ineluded in the passage p45k q y61SlS6 9
There is another railroad route ffom Cbiasao through
Madison via GAINESVILLE Madison, &C., reaching the Mis-
sssippi At Prairie du Chen, by taking which you
20 miles Of river travel but the route was new and in
bad repute that avoided it. If disposed to follow
me up the mississippi to the end of my journey, you
either take small steamer the stage Ut St. Paul. 10
miles to the city Of St. Anthony at expense of
dollar and after examining Of the best water powers
on the continent, ticket in of the stern
distance 80 miles, passage three dollars meals so
Or you prefer that mode take the daily line of coaches
which pass through interesting portion Of the Terri
tory, the splendid Government road running from
st. Anthony to Fort Ripley distance to St. Cloud IS
miles, fare five dollars and 6fty cents Those coming
out with their families and disposed to travel eeonom
cally will find it to their advantage to take steamboat
1t Ptsburg for the entire distance to St. Paul deck
passage with the water in good running order, about
eight dollars time indefinite.
The Territory of Minnesota contains q sufficient area
makethree and half States the ese Of Pennsylvania
The portion which contains nearly the entire white pop
u)aton is about become State and the remainder
will continue as Territory. @ 'ia. fa;}+.' --'
For few years this latter part will be held in
for the accommodation of that restless and sdventurous
solved upon "moving west'--when it too will take its
place wealthy, populous and productive member Of
the confederacy From Dunleith to- near st. Paul the
river is hemmed in by high rocky bluff on either sde
which deprves you Of the opportunity to the
try and with four Eve exceptions there is suitable
Our !" travellers guide pertinaciousy insisted that
there were over fifty towns cities between Dunleth
and st. Paul along the river We found said river in
rather an angry mood and consequence Of the
rites were under water-some on paper, and some no.
where Nininger City, projected BY our former towns
81 Paul, has the proper elevation and back ground ;
aud owing the enterprise Of the propreors and .he
superior farming territory its rear, destined to be-
come place Of note. The same ssmark will apply to
three or four other Of the localities referred but at
least thirty Of them, have in my opinion aready seen
their best days" Ae e4sa
st. Paul 10 located at the head Of navigation proper
below ST. Anthonys falls distant sbout 10 miles The
citizens of ST. Anthony and Minneapolis expect in a
short time to the intervening rapids the
construction Of dam two, and thus divide the profits
Of the lower trade with their neighbor St. Paul is
arocky bluff, with however good landing and were
It not for its relation the fas and the sterling
prize Of its citizens, would be "a finished city, Owing
to the above circumstances it appears to I've Just
mencng. Mr.. Nninger sold twenty-three thousand
dollars worth Of lots the day that there, refused
ten thousand dollars for hs office lot which he purchased
for onefourh that two years ago, and had several
applicants for lots hundreds Of which he
commencing 70 lay out adjoining the city and he is
but one Of quite . number Of heavy operators. st.
Paul is said to contain between II and $4,000 inbab
snts and will doubt to be the commercial emporium
Of the State. -.
At the falls Of St. Anthony We 6ud the city Of that
name on the eastern, aud the city Of Minneapolis on
the side Of the Mississippi The city plots arc
about three miles in length, connected BY two sub
stantial bridges, and will presume find their chief
mine ct wealth in their extraordinary water power which
consists Of the entire river, broken at this point by
fall Of probably twenty feet perPendicularly beside
rapids above and below part Of this power has
already been applied to Touring and mills, and other
manufactures Of various kinds but there room for
many more, and the necessities the rapidly increasing
population will very call them into being. The
population in the two cities is about 60O0 and lots
fabulous prices $1,000 for single lot being frequently
refused fH
The buildings like those Of St. Paul are mainly frame,
but occasionally you observe brick residence store.
Owing to some pecuarity 10 the clay, the brick the
Minneapolis side though almost hard stone, are
the color Of. our 6eproof brick in Pspnsylvaaa e.,
Ssarly white. ~