New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-09

Ae l;n sn~e ,ts introduction into the Senatc, nas
been materially amended in important ParucWa,
one of which 10, that no State Bonds sha .. "aae p
TO either of the Railroad Companes un'n su,'
company has first constructed Fn mhes " 'o"I
when limited amount Of bonds are TO oe seuea'
and after another action 10 built II VIII receive
further amount Of bonds, and 80 ON. me sceeme
e1cites violent opposition from q por''oh oi W,
citizens az well a warm support ironi o,not,, 80, oa
will probably become law. With the AID Oh tbeso
bonds the companies expect 10 be soie 10 eo'n'no"
q vigorous prosecution Of the WORK on t6e'i 80
raj lines early in the season, and oy eaTs " 'au'
and land bonds, 10 push them TO speedy coih-
pleton.
We are confidently expecting large lnnlh OF
population on the opening OF navigation snd nav
cogent reasons for the faith that 10 IN u- ns' "uu
foremost Of these is the immense tracts OIL "o'ein
uent land already surveyed and now inviting se'-
tlement and entry by the pre-emptor-iahde the
superior Of which either IN respect oi ier'int! VI
accessibility can nowhere be found. WIN tbe th-
cepton of pine lands and few worthless tracts,
none of the lands within the limits Of Minnesota are
open to private entry, but are reserved exclusive!
for pre-emptors Lands heretofore entered and
held by speculators can now be- bought very low, a.
many Of these gentry are unwilling 10 wait LOT an-
other appreciation OF prices from the recent Gown
fall before realizing their investments "hiie III
the case of Others the sheriff has kindly consented
=
There has not occurred for fifteen years more Ia
vorabe time for judicious land investments than
the present nor have the poor and those oil mod
crate means had presented to them better opportun-
ties for getting on and up IN the world, thah Ihose
they viii nOw find here. thousand farms can
now be bought within radius OF fifteen miles oil
Saint Paul at from three 10 eight dollars an acre,
and mostly on time at that each of which, within
few wears and in the hands of industrious and So
Der men, can be made worth a moderate fortune
and 10 Weld large income; while TOR good me-
chanc. in all the various branches the demand
seems altogether illimltabe. No man able ana
willing TO work, arriving here with money enough
to keep him while he is looking round for the best
chance need ever fear poverty more, tor intelligent
! and thrifty industry is here sure of its reward
| Active preparations are making by various com
paDies for the settlement Of the extensive region
| northwest from Saint Paul, known AS the Red
River country. Many locations III this region have
already been taken up BY enterpnslng pioneers, Al
| distances varying from 200 10 400 miles from TINS
| point and parties of immigrants have been and are
being formed for their settlement and occupation III
| the Spring. Several steam saw-mils and lOcksmlth
shops and other like drdRt cOurrisrs Of Yankee en-
terprise have been sent out on this W Winters snow,
so that the settlers arrival, Will hnd the hrst
necessares Of pioneer life ready at command. Inns
immense country, like the more accessible portions
of our State is of inexhaustible fertility well tim
bered, and watered by countless springs and lakes
of the finest crystal, affordng homes for the home
less as heathfui and beautiful heart Of man can
desire Congress having provided the means, by Il
bountinl grant of lands, for speedy Karoad com
munication with the valley of the Red River, many
years will not probably elapse before this region,
till now the fayorite haunt Of the savage, will be
dotted all over with farms, and villages, and EN-
| bryo cities The universal healthfulness Of this
whole Minnesota region coupled with it. splendid
material resources awaiting development, proves a
stronger magnet to the emiHant than any less vital
attractions our more Southerly neighbors may pos
| seas.
The Winter with us has been very mild aud open,
and, if those having notes maturing the first OF
March are to be credited, very short. There has
been but about four weeks of sighing, and no ST.
| yerey cold weather. Provisions and shlnplasers
are plentiful aud cheap-noney and true pety
| scarce and at premium PIONEER.