The Placer herald., 1866-11-24
MONTANA CORRESPONDENCE.
DIAMOND CRY, MONTANA TERRITORY,
NOvor1knr oh I02f

ltIOu Stat0 since I0aVlng Tue Oalmy atmOs'
phere, the golden hills and rich valleys, Of
your noble and generous California.
When left California it was my inten~
ton 10 have returned in the course Of four
or five months; but liking the climate of
New England better than l expected. and,
being persuaded by friends and relatives,
promised not to 60 back; consequently
ind myself here 10 Que of the most unsocial
'carniverous, and uncertain countries ever
visited
New England has good markets for farm
produce, and men who have good agricul.
tural land would do we'll there il the taxes
were no higher than they were before the
great Abolition Crusade, that has built up
Bond and Shoddy Aristocracy that seem de-
termined to rule the country with an iron
hand. In olden times, even in New Eng
land, there used to be some sympathy in
common between the rich and poor, but
now their paths are widely divergent, assim
ilating English society. Yet with all their
isms aud arrogance think their is a good
deal Of leaven in old onnecticut-sufficien
perhaps to bring her out Of the slough Of
Abolition dcbauchery by next Spring. The
Democracy there are sound and clear head
ed, and struggle manfuly for the right, for
equality and justice, against immense moned
corporations, and verify believe they will
prove themselves nvincible before many
months. But a truce to ths-you are a
am.
Ijudge from the little news that has
reached me, from California the past year,
that the democrats there are wide awake,
and are determined to shake uff that Lou
ism Leprosy, and rid The State Of that Toot-
horn Fungus Abolition party, that has
nearly gangrened our whole social system.
God speed the day when you shall have
got the legislation Of your State out of the
hands Of this blowing Bellows party, and
iutrusted it to men who have something
more tangible and solid about them, men
Of virtue and integrity, whose ambition is
to subserve the public good and who arc
governed by economy and justice in the
administration Of public affairs What
sickly and impoverished condition Placer
presents now under a few years of Abolition
rule contrasted with its healthy and prosper
Gus condition Of six years ago under Demo-
cratic authority. Oh for tongue or pen
10 portray the folies, wrongs and nonsense
ofthe New Era.
No man ofDemocratic tendencies is suffi-
ciently airy 10 bis imagination, or utopian
enough in bis ideas, 10 do the subject justice.
The records, and actual condition Of the
country tells a tale that will not soon be
forgotten, and the follies and burdens inher.
tied from Abolitonism will weigh upon the
country for generations 10 come, "like mill
stone upon q mans neck"
Now to business prospects. You will
recolect left San Francisco for the East, The
18th Of May, go, remained at my parental
home in Connecticut until the l3lh Of May
'6e. While there Ienjoyed myself hugely
among both young and old; but not feeling
entirely cured Of the "gold fever" finally
concluded 10 try Montana to see ifa tho.
rough cure could not be effected of this Pc
cuiar iufatuation, which robs US Of SO much
real happiness. labor under the impres
sion now, that this Territory will cure me
Of the folly Of running after gold excite
ments. Minnesota presents to my mind as
good a chance for laboring man, or one
with small capital, as any State in the
Union.
One Of it's most thriving cities, one
that bids fair to rival Chicago in few years
is Minneapolis at the foot OF St Anthony s
Falls-has natural advantages, that but
few towns possess. The entire waters OF the
Mississippi can be used there several times
over in driving machinery. In fact it is one
OF the greatest and best water power priv
ieges that ever saw, there too are the
largest and finest saw mills that can be
found anywhere, and immense amounts Of
lumber is sawed daily.
The city is finely located and connected
with the town Of St Anthony (on the opposite
bank Of the river) by a substantial suspeu.
sion bridge The surrounding country is
fertile, producing all kinds Of grain in an
abundance. 1t is also on the Railroad, run,
ming from St. Paul TO ST. Cloud.
The State abounds in the finest Lakes
and more than can be found elsewhere, and
10 connection with its millions Of acres Of
the best Of grazing land, as yet great ex
tent unoccupied, renders it a first class State
for stock raising or wool growing.
ST. Cloud, at the terminus Of the Railroad
from St Paul, 10 another thriving place; it
is the last starting point for the Red River
of the North and the Sslkirk settlements in
British Columbia; also for expeditions
to Montana and the Fur Companies Forts
on the Missouri. have brother who has
resided at St. Cloud for the past ten years.
He is highly pleased with the prospects
and almost persuaded me 10 remain there.
| left St. Cloud for this Territory the lst Of
June last, as wagon master Of Capt. Stsele's
tran-conssting Of seventy six men, four
women, and forty one wagons: arrived at
Helena City, Montana, the 5th Of Sept. with
out the loss of person, and only two or
three animals.
On our way we visited Forts Abrecrombie,
Berthold, Union and Benton. After leav.
ing Fort Union some one hundred and fifty
miles, we followed up the Milk River nearly
one hundred and sixty mile, we passed
around to the north Of "Bsars Paw" noun.
tain. Dacotah, through which We passed,
is almost worthless country and never