The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-05-05

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iect to the soil Of Minnesota, adapted - it is to tho
production Of everything necessary to make great e.
State. Its character is highly ~alluvial, and
there 10 none of it in q condition to be called waste land.
If there 10 any, it il 90 mere . moiety - not to be no.
ticeable. Farmers think nothing Of raising from 70 70
40, and often a. high ~ so bushels wheat TO the acre ;
from 40 to 70 bushels oats; so bushels common; 500
to 500 bushels of potatoes, aud ~ many Of onions. The
subsoil-there are few excsptons-is clay and the
soil above from two to I've Ind eight feet dep, and what
may be called . happy compromising circumstance, 10
that the coil is better farther back from the Mississippi,
and though the land may BE- high table land, or bills
and Wales, it will rarely b. found other than moist black
loan, with . subsoil Of clay.
Emphatically. Minnesota is we'll wooded. Let the
reader take his map, and be will declare it is exceeding.
ly well watsred also. Well now these stsesms and lakes
upon which be looks, are - . general thing ekirted With
large bodies Of good timber inexhaustiblS unless lav'
ishly destroyed. It 10 not - equally distributed ~ We
could wish, but no where can we have things just - We
could wish them! In Minnesota are found those pine
forests which yield q rich supply Of lumber Of . better
quality than is found elsewhere in the United Ssstes,
and perhaps in greater abundance.
Of water, = few words Of explanations will sufhce:
There is abundance, as the many streams and lakes will
testify. Springs are numerous, and ii q majority OF
places water is found in short distances from the surface.
All animal life is healthy. Stock Of every description
is easily raised. The never failing abundance OF acorns
from the oak groves, and haael-nute, aid materially in
the sustenaace and growth Of porkers; nor need ! urge
that the upland and lowland prairies afford, the one suf-
dcient pasture, and the other sufficient food for winter,
for large bodies of cattle.
The country presents great manufacturing facilities.
Sites for manufacturing establishments, mills, &C., are
found in numbers on every stream. The Falls OF st.
Anthony are second to none in the world, and their
worth is almost incslculable.
The successful cultivation Of fruit trees here is put
beyond a doubt, the peach and pear perhaps excepted.
The cranberry, grape, plum, and crabappls ae indigo
nous, and are found in abundance.
Our system of free schools-the great school proper
ty endowment-and the interest manifested in estab'
fishing schools Of q high grade, present another attractive
feature in favor Of Minnesota and in a few years may
vie with the older States in educational facilities.
In short, I would say to those who are looking for q
place to carry forward probably the pursuits OF agri-
culture, trade, or mechanism-to those looking tor a
climate conducive to health and longevity-tc those
looking for scenery on which to feast che ideal man
COME TO MINNESOTA! H. N. CouNrRYNAN.
Niniuger, March Is, 1858.
DzAs SIN: As you may be contemplating . remov-
al to the Western country, we would lay before you the
advantages Of Minnesota, and the particular merits Of
Nininger City.
We claim for Minnesota the following advantages -
!. A soil as rich as that of Illinois OF Iowa.
II. A freedom from fever and agoe and other bilious
diseases, and great general healthfqluess.
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mers; and winters, which though sometimes severe, are
always equable and regular and extremely healthy.
Nv. A very superior class of citizens; people Of in
~telligence, and moral and law-abiding habits.
V. Ready means Of access By the steamboats, OF the
upper Mississippi.
vi. A future as promising as its past has been pros
porous. In view Of our many natural advantages We
look forward to an early day when our State, ~iatersec-
ted by great works Of internal improvement, and filled
by lite millions Of population, shall rank high in the list
Of its sister States.
For the town of Nininger We claim =
I. An excellent situation on the Mississippi river,
commanding the trade Of one Of the finest agricultural
sections in the State.
II. A fine levee that can be made to extend, BY. .
moderate expenditure, along the whole front OF the
town.
III. A plentiful supply Of 6re.wood; the town being
almost surrounded by timber islands. , yaE5a'3a
Nv. A town site Of great beausyy. aPpfoschins the
river in regular benches or alopes, and dntfAd over win
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v. An energetic and intelligent population that have
already surmounted great obstacles, and are still intent
on urging forward their FIRST intention Of making Mn
niger a great city.
vi. A past that is q guerdop for the future 3 past
that has been full Of oppositions, difficulties and trials
and that in the face Of all, has built up here o town Of
seven hundred inhabitants.
VII. We possess at the end Of seventeen months o.
existence besides the population mentioned, a 6ne Hotel
costing $4,000, several smaller Hotels, two Saw Mills
a Grist Mill in process of building, Eve Stores, a large
public Hall, o Good Templars Hall, a Printing Oece'
at which the EMIaRANT AID JOURNAL is published,
several Real Estate Offices, and a large number Of private
dwellings. A Ferry is also in process Of construction
to cross the Mississippi at this point, and is expected
to be running about the let May. ~ ri,
We would ask that before making q selection Of q
future residence, you would call at our place, and view
the advantages we have enumerated. We append od'
names to this, not as spectators, but ~ citizens who
are pleased with the present, and hopeful for the future
Of our place, and are anxious that its advantages should
be fairly set before the world.