Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-02-12
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

interesting lactS IN. RELATION TO Northern NJ in
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In cur last number but one We publishe,
the plan adopted BY the c,tii;zesns| Of St, Paul
for commencing navigation upon the Re-
River Of the North. Captain Northrup, Il
pursuance f Of il, with his usual energy an,
spirit, has already takenout workmen5 an,
materials, sufficient for the construction ii 4
his steamer, blythe opening Of the season.
Elle'knovs no such word as fail, .I2eiE.5
Tn addition. Capt. Louis hobart, q nj ma 4
well-known to every citizen 81. Minness,o,ttaa
IS to run q, one of his Msnesot. packets, IL
J'ennetts hobart, we believe, into Big. Ston
Lake. tho first high water: by which tim
he will have prepared ways by which 'sh
will be readily hauled over into Lac; Traverse
When the. Kansas ihumbug shall hav
been fully exploded, which we hope it Vi, Vii
be before navigation opens; We believe, thu
The upper Mississippi and Red. Riw,
Iyalle1s will receive tho, great, share Of tn.
|sm'grationito' the West.,o No part Of it ha
ever offered greater; Inducements. bsf III
J. 1tisfally asccrtaiped that the climate, pre-
sents no objection to- its settlement bein,
tj"stas favorable as that Of sou her:nn Mime,
sofa. The land Is much richer, presents, 'i
possible, a more lovely app" araince, and is al
susceptible Of c',l'iyation. Water and timbe
are plenty. Pine timber, and Of the bcs
quality, in particular, is abundant, and tn
forests generally resemble, those Of the Eas
tern, States beech, hemlock and she'll barl
|.hsckory,o being prominent varieties. w
heard glowing accounts of "Red Lake
mid way between the Mississippi and til,
Red river. A lake, sixty. miles long, B,
ten wide, in the center o. the loyeliest coun
TRY the eye Of man ever beheld ;. being sur
rounded by just the proper admixture, Q
timber apd prairie, gently rising from it j,
long swells. 1t has been for q long tim,
settled, to limited extent by people from
the Red River and tselkirk settlements, VIII,
have been attracted yits beauty and agricul
tural ADVANTAGES, al '''''. - ''s'''s'os2 = ~
| l.. The crops they raise ere the wonder Q
every tra,cs..ser Ter. Wheat, which br..:ces IS ct!
more per bushel in the ms. ...1et at ST. az
than any other variety. Barley, as our in
formant expressed it, hiAe beans; Oats, corn
and potatoes are equally superior. Game is
also abundant. The buffalo winters there
finding plenty Of food and Shelter Moose
are found in great numbers the timber be.
ing adapted to them. He is described Is
standing higher than the horse, Of equal
strength, able to travel one hundred and fe.y
miles day, is easily domesticated, and fnr.
nishes, when killed, from 500 to 1000 pounds
ofthe swee'est and most tender Of all meat
He is considered;a hr superior animal to the
Moosescf northern, New York and Maine.
I Our informant; was just through from the
Red River settlement by way Of the Lake
and had come 525 miles in seven days. his
team consisting Of four wolf dogs, Of mo de,
ate size, which were in good condition; an
parently as fresh a. whsn they started. ..
We have not spnce for q. further, descrip.
ton. This country is soon To- be furnished
withabundant steamboat and railroad facili.
ties be 1t is on the highway to: tie Pacific,
is nearer Lake Superior than is Southern
Minnesota, and possesses a! the advantages
that indy induced ed such 81 rush q emigration "a
the latter. Il will on. that account soon
command extraorainary attention asa good
opening terthe settler. Orr citizens win dc
[weRto turn their attention and that of.hei.
friends 10 it, representing valuable, reason..
BE and permanent advantages. when Kan.
Esss gold manias and humbugs shall have no
other mementoes but the bleaching bones Il
their starved, murdered or, fever, stricken
victims. "