New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-01
MINNESOTA


EMIGRATING-sTEM sAw-MiLLs-F.RNlNG-
HARD TDIRS-So MoNEY-CRoP PROSPECTS,
Sc, IN THAT STATE.
Corr-spoudenoe Of The " Y. Tribune.
NEwAuBURN, Siblsy Co, Min, July 3, le19.
The last time we met was 10 a Third avenue csr,
more than three years sgo; ] was then on the wing
for the Great West My sons had preceded NE 8
few weeks: we were taking out stesn.engJne and
saa mil hoping 20 make living b. saving or farm
ing. or both. We were too la:e to do mach at
either The fret year, but the second We did quite
good business with our miu-so good that some
W seacres thought there was living for another
1t s hardly necessary 70 say that what with hard
times competition and al almost total s'oppage OF
immigration, We have neither of US done any good
since by saving. But this has not been our only
source Of disc0ur9gement: there has been an
almost entire chsDCe in the character 0f the sea-
sons. which has operated Unfavorsbly for farming
When We came here fret We were told that the
greatest objection Ia Mnnesot, was that the seasons
were too dru. The first summer was Lot decidedly
DRY one. but wherever the old prairie turi was
We'll ro,tsd. and the ground plowed up deep, and
We'll cultivated there We're good crops OF every
thing: since then the Summers have been Wet here
in common with all the Western States stIll w
made out 70 rsise plenty Of potstoes and turns
some corn, buckwheat. cats, wheat and rye-ln
some places the crops of these latter were WY
fair in Others only middling This Spring Ne ia1
pretty good seed.time. but after the grain VAIN,
the weather turned wet and cold So that nouing
grew we'll until about the 20th of June. .ooi
q, al Of corn lad ~ be repsntet.
For the last ten or twelve days We have hal td
SUI mer weather but too much rain except oi our
very Gryest land. With regard IA the chalee oi
seasons do not 60 altogether by hearsay; Nnea
We came here first, there were ON the los vel
grounds. and on the margins OF The lakes, inus4se
fields of Wild rice which mu.t have requlrd H'aDy
dry. hot Summers 70 accumulate: nos therice has
entirely disappeared, and tie high bans oi the
lakes tie work Of the frOsts of some thousand
Whites are fsst washing away IN consequence ol
the dtugiug rains snd violent Summe' gsles. !
don't know whether you have ever ben ID thls
region of intense frOsi; If you have nd, you ma
Lot be aware that the constant expanding ard col
tracing Of the Ice on tae streams and lakes. las
tendency 10 throw up ridges of earth N The shore
Some Of tie banks very large aud esntain
powders msny tuns weight. Last. WINTER We had
bu: little snow. The sun IN tie day sid the
frost at night, Lad fail poweL and we ha'
new banks thrown up four iee high CuriR 4
the Winter. Ny theory, which Is iorEe1 ID /
obseTysion !. th.s When the sursee OF the wser /
is once frozen over, tie ice by intense cold on .
trscts slightly. so ss 20 have sn pen crack, sne-
times from one 20 four inches VIDE These c,cas .
Of course soon freeze up. snd the warm sV(i7r .
We have good many sunny days here III Nhler) .
causes the ice u expand, snd consequently iEO"s 4
up earth. stones, loss OF ice toward the she. IL 4
tie night be cold. The ice contracts agar again ]
crs IA opened. sssiD frozen NJ, AMI O1le next
.unuy dsy TIE expansion again takes pacf
roticed EST Winter water soaked + II feet .
long lying close 10 the shore: one entwas just .
visible above the water; before >prlHthe shore .
erd stood seven feet sboye the leve. Of ice only
about Two feet Of Z beng buried IL le Ice aud .
frozen mud. ! never cOL7eTsed wIil11y person .
on tie subject v DO professed = BE- in5mei there q
on. snd come nay lsugh ;. ny thecE but TINS
know. ilSi TIE uphesyas alwsys tatplace N the .
cay. sld tie warner the Day TIE rAter the up .
ss&vaL
Tie zee, O. tie 81 ult. that do much mis- .
cLlef els, Hhr-e. dit D.. even EuTfar beans. In .
is " were fortunate. Crops eera-y sre prom
ls.-. but f,sr good deal o; tAeorn VII be TOO .
.s,s . ripen. y crest many peOP here are very
kCmfsiek a1i would es7e 4 lh-coult; there are
few Iren Of money au"ag u. a,teose feS not Of
- Iisa; stamp. chiefly stArpeond .pecula'ors-
soUos Il VsoD. Az s,ppy Il .. haye fallen into
i1s zap tcsy a. for ot.e1s- = regards money .
r-s,-er.. ;t-1-s sre in v5ry b way; very little
. = 9; tUi tee LIS q .-ose.nks that are based
9 - N1Iesots rslro.k hds-of little value,
e-,ter O. them. Any pe.soal funds might make
good I,ve.su-1ts n r7sl efe. have no doubt
thsle a. eisins with Considerable fencing,
ereskir-. al otss. lnP1pmelts on them could
x .sd - yery Aiile u0lets1 the Government
Ince. s-d i.e poor h0CexA occupants think them
.s-rts fO.tu-zie. Af.s-l | consider il s good
coU-t-y. pre~1ine1ty hlthy. and mos. capital
eoGr.ry tr rsis.,s es;s and poultry: cattle get
4, CT re P-srsss- add hp their esh well through
i-e "--;s1 - lie -.ys bay that Is cut VI lie !