New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-06

..,. .,a ne alues rs>sae s'e.r,ee " dis:ss;e u
,.y.,sI p-ss, "a o'"..5nsl benches . t+,;-'
lad, e57s'sa .~Sss Of oas, vt.ca, -
Old spPls 1,s:s,Gs q no Ss..srD s;si,s, .'s So
p.stbs. >ssy Il .ae &c. of :oe 'lrg r- e u rlr-
re b5..on.l.rds sllry :he rvs! ri-k ers' I'tls
roe. p,rt, covered with dense gown y ttn''si
Ihe prncpsl ysr..iss are osk, ois.k 40 3i.t.
ut elm " ;te aud b,,ck ts, bsss vooc, es-k5e,:ys
cotton wood With a syrirk.Dg 81 U,1piei n Io-L
me heaviest body Of timber II tns ~.
OF The state .as; which A.s n toe 'a.ey u ~
River The cu,rsu- Of ths s;resc is qE.S rsP'e, -
hesd wstsra - No a. o1N sp s,evs.lOa at We t.s
ltyel Of the M.ss.3nppi RVeI.
We fund tae chsnnel 7ficenily vide s11 ds'r,
through ,ae ent:s dsu'e to hesnlo'o ~ oe's d re
Of 1sy;ga.on a.d IN any stage 81 ~a,er lie Pe"lis
sore tue river lsly regard ne advent Of le-e o'a5
in their nids; a. al even. 81 s'ss. -. -. 80
the iohst.,nts !st keeny TIE DIM les OF t1e:
,osted conc i.ioL, especially = the upper poroa ot
the valley. These difficulties are 20 removed al
,tsambos. the Little fr.nk, is making -esD = :-,
an .he riyer from Il Crosse - oRzsaf).t, weekly Pd--
TING INTO tbs valley e.ttsr tiie O. :ae ITer, Ecm
.s sovrcs 20 ia mouth, are ncneroEs alJ'd-
irg iore Of the fLest water powers n tas Wes ~
thls nt-Hoksh--ThcDps0ns Creek deooCches i2to
tie liver ar iust abb ts mouth dam g bnl. =
rS head Of 26 feet, with water efficient for almost
spy amount Of machinery. There are nov uoor 1t 3
buildrr 40 by SO feet foT stories high, designed FOR
various Manufacturing purposes. 81. .lE'ne- I'd the
vsIsy are Bush's Creek, Money Creek, ;he s)u.h
Fork Of REQ. River. Lovesees Creek. and g. R.sa'
tord Rueh Creek al furnishing eIceen. D1u SITES
Leading on. Of the valley in al directions up tie va
Tious siresms and through gaps IL TIE bluff, are
fine patursl roads into the county. No; over i've
miles at any poin. from the rver will .ake the emil
grant out TO Of the fiuest farming countries II
the Wes,, consisting Of opening and rolling pra.ris
lands. There are il The valley several small
towns. RusAf0rd, the highes. p2in. re.coed oy
us place Of not thirty buildings, With gris
" Ia o,t1 NJ Afa YOrIfn
Creek, ard hes beautiful cite for q town. The val
ley here wideps to severa miles snd lying adjacent 20
the town is, side besutiul prairie, and on the
other depse body Of timber wbie back Of the pi.ce
stretches the fertile valley of Rush Creek. This pace
must yet be the focus of an important trade, beng a.
the head sD,ialy OF navgs,ion, and aso poht
on the r. X. V. Railroad, with splendid county gar
rounding ap1 naturally tributary 10 u, wAicl wnen
fully brought under cultivation Will funea !, & Vaa,
trade.
About midway between Hoksb and Rushford i
Hout ton in taid county Rushorc is IN f-InoIel, sc
vsptsgeousy situsted upon the river nesr the N an
Of the South Fork 1t s slso poot on tae rairoac,
and should think good plsce for business.
ii, kah is situated by the railroad route some SIX
riles from La Crosse, IN the moutn OF the yAsy ara
has been elsewhere partially described. /, s, think
detDed to be large town, being the hrst resche1 oy
the railroad above the Mississippi AT this place sre
cated the machine and repsr shops and off OF the
Rslroad Company, and here the financial operations
Of the Company will be conducted.
OF the climate of Mnnesots 1 need not ~ sak, as
your readers fully posted on that subject. I1e
soil of Southern Minnesota is as fertile as sny IL
the State Lime is abundant in the SOIL and OF course
wheat fourshes finely, yielding as high as 4o bushels
per acre. The larger varieties OF Indian corn arrive
at perfect maturity here, and yield sbundanty wniis
the various vegetables guilty Of en- almost iaou,
lous growth. Oar Wetern grasses are abundant and
nutritious while the cultivated varieties flourish quite
az well and yield far better than in sstern solls
Fruits have as yet been tried 10 but limited extent.
Thrifty and healthy apple, pear, and cley trees, OF
three years growth 10 be found in tins Vicinity
have 10 doubts of fruit dong well here. These are
sons OF the attractions of this country for the fsrGer
beside its proximity via river and rarosf) - the
Eaitern market. To the manufacturer especially OF
woolen wares i.s splendid wster-powers and sbund.
snce of timber afford pecusr attractions, combined
with it's fine advantages for shipment of manufactured
" sres To the seter generally, its saubrious climate,
fertile soil, and gushing springs Of pure cold water,
found almost every quarter section IN the country,
furnish peculiar Inducements to enigrants.
Work on the railroad up this valley has sresdy
commenced, giving 70 the inhabitants the hope OF
sgain getting Sigh. Of an occasional stray dollar.
The gold fever has slightly affected a few persons
in this region, who think that ii there gold the
Cannon and Iumbra and Upper Iowa, there must be
here, and there &re 10 be seen once in while man
"panning out our streams. Tney have been
thus far rewsrded for their labor by their paios.
Should this letter meet the eye of any of your
readers who design visiting the West trust il will
furnish them with h infoms,ion will induce them
10 visit this portion OF Minnesota before making per
mapent location.