Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-06-26
agricultural.


ST. PAUL MtvNesOrA
June 10, l66'
The interest exhibited boy many persons IN all
plrt1ns oi ths country n ths new state OF Mnnc-
sofa, both as 90 its benefits to inyllil' ani its
'lntlcfm'nts 60 set Iars. impsls me- 90 make few
statements i1r yoic clll ans, sp iaSlug briefly OF
oar productions AMI resources. Ihe writer IS an
instance ia his own person OF the beneficial eff
feett of the climate cam here year ago hope
less, helpless invalid. am now almost we'll.
have cause TO love the country. The particular
effects of the climate, and the causes OF is marvel
0us cures, will DE further spoken of IN this or
future letters Let Us now address ourselves to
s1ma Of the physicll characteristics Of the State.
The climate Of Minnesota IS described by ons who
IA, eniote1 it for mtny years, in substance as
In Jlnutrv, the thermometer oseillates about
zero. though il is oftener above than below it,
Most wears there is about a week Of excessively
cold weather. when the mercury falls 20 thirty or
forty degrees. F,briiry usually contains a very
few cold DAYS. March is about the sams in its
chtrastersties as in New England IL is the
mlnth of maple sugar April IS given to plowiug
and sowing.
Corn is dsully planted by the 18th OF Nay
Tls weather begins % gst wirm the mercury of
ten rising TO 80 and even 90 degrees in the shade
June and Jny are very hot months. In June
everything grows with startling rapidjty July
has dehciouslv cool nights Altust is a delight
ful month a. cool breezes are prevalent, a cold
storm is not unknown. September is generally
honOred with A sli ght touch of fcost. o t0bar is
the most ENJOYABLE month in the year 1t is usual
ly usherel in by heavy frost which is not repeat
ed for ten or twelve days November aud Dscsm-
Der are marked by steady falling OF the thermom-
cter Snow is never deeper than two feet on a
level. Sleighing lasts every wear for two
months
Mnnnsota, the largest State in the Union, east
of the Rocky Molntlins has unmrpassed advln-
tarss or the distribution Of products to all coun-
tries She stands at the SOURCES Of the three great
rivers of this western world the S. Lawrence
with its chain of mighty lakes) and the Missssip-
ri; also. the Rsd river OF the North
Her history has been chsckersl In 1858 the
Indian title to che land3 ws,t OF the Mississippi
was extin taishel, and until 1857 the immigration
i'ru.ss.lli.--.,. Ciiss..ssl IN, i-rss si,rtnr
up in a dly. Fabulous fortunes were made in a
yelr but ths growth was speculative
The bubble burst, and though 1t ruined thou
sands it established business sound bl3is.-
It's progress has since been steady aud rapid;
checked again in 1852 by the exaggerated horrors
OF an Indian war. The population is now 3j0,OJO,
aud it will BE- increased 20 lll,ODD THIS year.
Before many years shall have passed there will
be a most extensive system OF inland navigation,
connecting the Mississippi with the lakes and the
Red River at several points. We shlll not won
der az anything ths Minneiotans shall do in the
future, wlen nntics what won leriul advance
mant has been made in the State 10 the last ten
years. The State has a decided advantage over
others in having now nearly all tha G1gernmont-
lands open TO entry at Government prices. And
there is no want OF suitable streams and lakes to
witer the best lands at triaing cost These az
ford pure water for stock and furnish large sup
plies Of excellent fish
Last year. in the tlinly settled portions Of the
State, the flrmsrs, ind Fenced by the large prices
of irei for their grain, sold all bat enough for
their own consumption. immigration being 50
unexpectedly large the newcomers found a diff