The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-05-05
NUMBER 49,.
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bad b., and dotted with m,riads Of besufui axes ana
pstu al meadows The timber is very heavy, and con
sists ofea maple, ash, elm, password, black wAlnnt
bsttesput aspen aud second growth hickory The soil
is black vegetable meuld from two to three feet in
depth, resting sah-ol Of clay ard in the ordlesry
accepatan Of the term inc xhaustible s-esa sesss
Ckararzeris,ics " shes Lnsee' Portions e The Tr-
yitry We uosa comes consider belt If country
tendingi III breadth fran the Big Wcoi> Ghippexa
river distance seventy miles, hrh has been sptly
termed Fsrsner with surface adasra
bly, divided between rolling prairie, 7S6od1and and
meadow, and watered ty thousand crystal 3akse aud
streams it also bias exceedingly fertile and unable
soil, closely resembling that OF ihe Big Woods. fsg
s The conntry between the Chippevs river and the
Bois dc Sioux river is but sparingy supplied With tim.
ber which can hoye.er be plentuly supplied hereafter
from adjacent regions 1t has alluval sol, gich,
deep aud listing, which capable Of producing n the
highest Perfection, every grain and root adapted to
in 1senous and reaches nquently height of sx feet
fa'psh'os index 10 the productive quasss Of
W asess sssa from the same RI, port Is sitting
that the region between Grow Wing and Stterail Lske
possesses irw advantages, he proceeds TO describe the
valley Of the Red River as fellows: 80 s1sseSas
e The surface il rolling prairie ifterspersed with ne
graves "f timber, amply sufficient for the purpose
dense population ant il we'll watefed The sof dn
verSaiy deserbel excellent and msny d" not hesi-
tate declare it superior any other ahe Terrnsy
SO ,uueh has been said saf wet+n Of late cnceSning
this wonderful region, that bat little beata All
agree III assgninsis proainent rank among the dn-
settled poriious Of the NtsaS lls xsGsrpaeaca h1a
The country adj ,cent to the great Bend q the Min
incnl NJ tho Hue Earth region long
ess Sescsf G Ntsse& asp.etifnl
|.:.ss. = ! e! : : : Y 1872 p.
The sesa1|iuaiH shssssa - ~ -
sst waisg lu06 so1l lSsnsAsg1ts, sEsl6 49, ~
u desirable fsse GssSers - euodeelos
The wodand aboun Is in linden white and sugar nap!e
aspen, uaaplc buttcrnut and hickory, with 70 under
growth ofprickly ash, goosebery and grape vineseg
We nee.I however go further These extracts will
suffice demonstrate that we still retsin millions Of
unpre empted acres choice any riat have been
taken up within the borders of Minnesota. The emf
grant nusr mt suppose that because have aecumu
lated here sdcient population to entitle t the rank
of State that alt the opportunities afforded by new
country sre passed. We must bear in mind thatswe
possess an area almost twice great the Ssat of
Ohoy and that the populations Of Ohio ID 1850 ms
nearyzswo nillio8s aacntrasted with our one suFed
and fifty thousand, that increase of the present
popultoaef hiihnesota twenty times would fail bring
us up to the position of Oh6sin point Of density.
|s N;nsoe II must be admitted that occupying high
North western locality, subject to greatere
gree of cold during the wintf months than 10 be
found in the majority Of the Sttss This haweSe
Of agg0Ment against us, while it applies with equal
force to the greater part Of Wisconsin and 4hhign,
against whnaa, however, it is never urged Ws5t huk
hat that there two crcumstaaces which ma
teriay tend to mitigate the tempesatare Of Minnesota
contrasted with Iowa aud Kausas 10 the first place,
it does no. follow that the same degree Of tho therno
metrca temperature will prUince the results in
localities where the anounto Of hGnidiy 10 the atmos-
phere or the quantity and character Of the Winds is
dif-rent. sve-e 3 sds s~ t-ssv r
One quotation will determine this~s to the question
of humidity We quote from Lorin Bloigst,s work
before referred top ILL.,. 3, - sscssl..iEs
II msj be said here, however that the effect Of ex
trenes growth of vegetation is appareu.ly slar
{" that On ani and that the absence IF beat may
Be borne much mqse easily in dry climate t6snis
excess in ) tnmid one.rg Col. Emory in = psFagzph
already quoted, smarks that the greater humidity oa<
night pear the Gila made temperature af aa5e Wbre
5cvcr;ly felt than one of25o in the dry regQnA
We Epnll here add that the climate Minnesota is
essentially deys Particularly during the
winter mouthss following table shows thsassNsnt
Of rain that i ST. Paul during the winter,
as cansrasted With other poin;s in the Union. :ss
Mean Fall of Rain and Ms't-f in inches and