Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-03-23
LETTER FROM MINNESOTA.

through another Northern wtnttr aud have 4
tome out in the Spring in good condition.
except the natural wear and tear Of The ele-
ments. aud the gentle pressure OF the hand Of
t,ue. which Is beginning 10 weigh on some
heavily. and others lightly. aud on all more i
perhaps than We could WISH thought j }
you'd Just drop you line to let you know
that we are still in fs~ lard Of the Irving. and
above all lands. certainly this i I most
dsEghiful, when taken the whole year To.
gsiher.
We have had another real Minnesota ~'"iet
very ltlle erfrrme ~eather--only one day that
the mercury was down to- 30 deg. below zero.
two to 81. very few 10 l6-wuh very little
Wind. and no rain at all from the first of Ne
vember All the second of this month.
1t now warm and pleasant with every
prospect Of an early Spring.
I think boat. will be running here on the
Mnnssota in eight or ten days. The snow il
melting very fast. the river rising rapie'v
and we are beginning to think Of eommsne.ng
our gardens.
Last Spring planted peas and potatoes 90
the 25th. which did we'll. aud l think viii
plant sooner this year.
Shink times improving some. and per
hsp- we are getting along as we'll as our
neighbors.
Produce is no, quite 50 high this year as for
ely. Corn aud oats are about 4bcents but
until recently. could be had for 30 TO IS. Po-
tatoes are pow from 80 to ~. Flour - 10 S.
Ia barrel. There has been a little suffering
here as any other place have heard from this
winter. Speeulaiions in real estate are not
running very high. Lands are not deprccia'
ting so fast as you would imsgine-though 1
think nov a better time TO make permanent
investments in this State than at any former
period sia e have been here.
A great deal u land wss morigsged for mo-
nsy to purchase 1t with aud the high rate o
interest is eating up the whole capital of ma
> ny consequently there many foreclosures
when the lands will change hands and th'
purchaser will get ~ per cent. on the amount
bid, until redeemed. which has to be doo'
within year or be Loaf.
SO you see. great many will not be able t.
redeem. and will sell for a very small advanc.
over the purchase money Of The mortgage,
bid for there are very few that bid, except those
interested.
/ The longer live here the more am satis
fed. that We have the most delightful asc
: healthy country in the world.
II is true. We have had two rsry col win
tiers, but they were not confined t, This region
but six out of the eight, have been nice a
any mortal could expect in any CLINE.
We are expecting large immigration her
in the mouth Of May and June as the Pike
Peak fever 10 abating here a we'll as else
e where very much. frsru the recent upfayorabl
u accounts FROM that point
Our Rail Roads ara sdvancirg rapidly so'
: think We will s.oa hear the snort. aud Sc
u The prsncing of the Iron Horse along hi
valley.
{ Several Baaks have gone into operatio
here under our new Banking Law which i
similar to Wisconsin.
We have exported already a large quantit
. Of Corn. Oats aud Potatoes. aud have eDoug
left for our use. Potatoes will be bought o
= the opening of navigation at - cents. FOR Their
were thousands Of bushels pat up lat fall. all,
very few have fruzen, think.
Another luxury We enjoyed last fall wa
y some ofthe finest Sweet Potatoes, aud the onl
drawback we have Is getting the plants j
l. time.
+ Now. IL some Of you Hoosiers would sen
7 up about million to st. Paul. FROM that u
! here. think it ,roaid pay and IL any one r,l
} try II and not ak too high price, will &c
u a. agent for them, without charging any COZ
y mission
; There IS another subject tina, perhaps shoul
have beea mentioned first it is the great re,
= val that seems to be beginning here.
The preachers here have united in a serie
Of union meetings. Baptists. Presbyterian
Methodists aud Universalisis all join snd 40
sh,p together leave their o~n houses aud a
/ 60 to one and then snother-I hope gre'
u good will he done YET ia ibese lends Of III
/ earth"
The Temperance cause IL also prospcr,n
very we'll throughout the State. Near
, Lodges of Good Templars have been orgasi
red lately. so yoa see We are not idle. and a
the people have nothing TO buy liquor with
they think ii good time to join the Temper
II aacs cause.
= Respectfully.
j GEO. H. SPENCER