Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1858-04-22
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IrErUcr WCNrs ra,a 1iuirs .riUHlrd
p,aust lN Aps9 A,..-''sSs' MI 1f1
lhsAssay ssmiag ceun.r,.~e belisse Min
| nesnia IA, be without an equal, 90 tlfle
world. We have cpuversed with intel.
ligens men who have esspi4ratsd IRON
Wisconsin, IlIin"i$ md othnr States
| East md Av1xaa to Mime snth - ficn
wha. ihase tisbeea practical sfafnsf - 1 q
their lives; and v,thepe sexcep,isv. i hey
have assured rs that they have never wi
fund Tie equal &c NIinUpsnta Cor abun-
dance ana exc4IIences 81 u crops. ard
gr,,srai facilisies, f.r slarsning ! al1+t 90
svppose, Il new cnner insN NtiauesptAs N
pursuit of = quarter section for n farm.
il,nost anywhere il the Territory hs
viii sbe ai,ls Il ind, without trs,ubie, 4
quarter every rod of which will l7mske
,hs 6f,+s. k;,d .of pl,a,9hlaad u fiemay
arlec: one with, tnore nrs less NJ, ,wped Az
he shall fancy. and often with living
springs or streams. He has not tree
10 cut down before he can plough all ~.
wisi1es--rs,t d stone Il, Interfere, this
country being ren,a, kably free pfastone
excepting as il OCCURS in lsdges found
chiefy alang the water courses, hs
sniI ID D. richness Is fully equal e the best
that can lie fund iii sth- United States.
II varies fran tws t,tan feet in depth,'
Of a sdarlklricllscolsr, thossxhnet spi black
as that of, sune portins q Of lllinnls .aad aa
Wisconsin, for the reason that there Is
4 larger lp,s,,rtins,n portion 6f silex il our soil
aud tor.the same reason Il is Tess muddy
after rains aud ,haws, absorbing the
water will, astonisbiag rapidity. Mia-rl
nesota is far less, subject ~ droush than ~
any other Western State. aud that for,
the obvious reasnrl that 'slle a i u. cupi-
lnaslv Supplied with likes. ssresa's, t.c.l
This ia . d. Important .cona,deraiisnay All
the Western States are tkabiy sslh77 ~; :,
ject t, drnuih. seId 20 going over sea-
SIN SIN without one. W.. haVt never knowtl
nor heard &c such ffliesiSn iii hiin,iesol
faaaiAndsy~tl the asnn,nt ssf fsrxifa flsae,
fsils isfna large, and siasulally enough b
thai. falls chiefly, IN the night. From the,
fir-t of Nav L. tie first of September,
I..;.f have as often as sear,'y ''a1trfnate
night, on an average light 3si'au ers,i
will, a large anauat 1f sle ctrielty,;;i 1;
these are fsll,wsd ~ briyhl,I spnsaiay ~,
days-and as + consequence, craps q
ali kinds cs'tn,e forward with most aston
ishins rap,day- Nm have knpwn corn
crops ripe and harvested IN s<seniy days
from their planning. The wheat crops
are heavy and of The finest qualify
TIE fq,tr .i,aa1s from sNtinapstna wheat
is fully eqIal f.at the very besfand chi,ic-i
estfancy bsands ever seen East. Forty
f,riy five and fly bushels g The ACRE are
common yields Sf wheat in Minnesnta.; !;
tsf corn and vegetables The crops are.
eqaally large andsu.,surp#ssabl- in ex-.
cYilfnca. " We copyl =, single statrsneit
that lies b.fsref Us, with the remark that
we have seen and read Of many results.
,ta equal int.his country. II i the state
,dsnt sof II Mr.. Rob,nsa', Df BI,ic Earth
Cmn,v. elHessecared afismtt~emy 1--WE
acres of gr,nndrtl,s, last season sthe fol !.
lowing creps: l&s1 e,ss tSssst3.sS t.s.ss ss4 /,
q 10 ansh,,rsIs II Corn. m ss0 d. potatoes,
80 d. beans, 10 al, onions, and so do.
turnipS. SO a sasa ~ $3.50 f3'l fl
We have th.. testimnny seE fsrmsrss
in. lllinpix and Wisconsin
farming, that. they raise IN .MinnesnfH
larger crops and Of i better Quality of
wheat than cal, be grown III the best
parts &C eislrrsof ahs states nanied@ y
Another it+Rs svhich .xs may ,.pt leave
without further notice. is the quality of
the water found il Minnesota This is
d ndsf Important matter, az bearing np-.
on heaithsbAh 6f man and fieast The
Western States are prDverbial fnr bad
water and little Of it.. MT n.however
III II in Minnesota. We have already,
lepaiken 4 ~ oSf Her abundance Df ihfe great
.necessary oFtife it- quality ras fiir stirsi
lasses ttsnf fpsiM Ia the inihpf Nt~stern
|Ssrfess assdoes its qpsMity, |lti@s net in
fact ,surpassed by; the. best |water j we "
lbavse ever drank ii my part of the world.
ll'fkp surface water IL -ssinaWhat in1preg-
mated With i,sAss, ahht ,n,scss sAf shs ,salle
wafer u Fntirely free ssfnhisi ands e@esys
other foreign els.qHytt apdir peFgsctly,
pure and aft Cold boiling springs AZ
the sofiest and p,,rrst wafer aboiiid III
sh~ Terrie.ry n,.yrraf,ly assert
i. 1t hetirr 146sf Gaiiknt sB<a fAund III the
world. q: in rsehes shlndsncs., W~,ier
Il reached ~ diegsing ffsnn fifteen To
fnrty16sg fset,n asGid hsialiy ads~s IL