The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-09-03
How Towns Grow in tho Northwest.
INCIDENTS lsTuH RED RIVER REGION.

INCIDENTS ISTHH RED RIVER REGION.
Carleton writes to the Boston Jour.
nal from Northwestern Minnesota
Emigration travels fast. Like the
tre OF the prairie, throwing out hand
inls Of flame TO light new fires In the
dried grass, so civilization Is constantly
kindling In new places along the from
tier. Four families have Just made q
beginning al Detroit Lake, In which
the Red River OF the North has lie rise,
We reached the settlement on Sat.
urday night, and pitched our tents for
the sabbath. II was o rare treat to
these people 10 come into our cam D and
hear q sermon from Rev. DR.. Lord, The
Oldest Of the colony 10 0 woman now
In her elghLIeth year, with eye undl.
unfinished, countenRnce remarkably
free from the marks Of age, who walks
With q firm step after four score years
OF labor. Sixty years ago she moved
from Lebanon, New Hampshire, O
young wife, leaving the valley OF the
Connecticut for home In the State Of
New York, then moving with the great
army Of emigrRnls to Ohio, Illinois,
Missouri and Iowa In succession, and
now beginning RgRln In Minnesota.
Last year her hair, which had been as
white % the pureat snow. began TO take
on Ito original color, and Is now quite
dark. There are but lew Instances on
record OF such renewal OF youth.
'The party have come from Central
Iowa TO make this their future home,
preferring the soil and the climate Of
this region TO one where the changes Of
temperature are sudden and variable.
The women and children OF the four
families lived here alone for six weeks,
while the men were away after their
stock, Their nearest neighbours are
twelves miles distant. on The 4lh Of
July all hands-men, women and chill
dren-travelled forty five miles 10 cele.
brate the day.
ave ielt, said one OF the women,
that we couldn't get through the year
without going somewhere or seeing
somebody. II Is kinder lonely 30 far
away from folks, and so we went down
country 10 a plc-nio.'
store, church and school are all for
~ miles away, and I'LL recently the
nearest saw.mill was sixty miles dis
tant. Now they can get their wheat
ground by going forty miles.
THE settlement is already blooming
with half dozen children, Other SET
tiers are coming in, and these people
are looking forward TO next year with
hope and confidence, for then they will
hive school OF their own.
Not an hour ago musicians heard OF
our arrival, and here they are, twelve
Of them, standing In u circle round our
camp, doing their best to express their
Joy. They arc Germans, oil young
men. Three years ago three or four
families came here from Ohio. They
reported the soil so fertile, the situation
so attractive, the prospects, so Halter.
Ing, that others came, and now they
have dozen families, and more are
comingto this land OF promise.
Now Just ride out aud see what they
have done. Here Is a field containing
thirty acres Of as tine wheat As grows
In Minnesota. 1t Is lust taking on the
golden hue, and will be ready for the
reaper next week. Beside 1t are TWEEN.
~ acres Of oats, several acres OF corn,
an acre or two OF potatoes. This Is one
farm only. On youder slope there
stands two storled house, Of heWn
logs and shingled roof. See what RdOrn.
ment the wife or daughter has given to
the front yard-verbenas, petunias and
nasturllons-And round the door llv-
Ing wreath OF morning glorIeS.
Cows chew their cuda In the stable yard,
while
'DFowSy uukllngs lull the distant aeld,'
where the sheep are herded.
I'VE shall lind the scene repeated on
the adjoining farm. Sheltered beneath
the grand old forest trees stands this
little log church with cross upon the
roof and here we see coming down the
road the venerable father and teacher
OF the community, In long black gown
and broad brimmed hat, with Crncitix
at his girdle. 1t Is Catholic commu.
nifty, and they brought their priest with
them. But take good long look at
these men rs they stand before our
camp fire, with their bright new instru-
ments In their hands. They received
them only three weeks ago from CIu-
clnnati.
we can't play much yet, says their
leader, Mr.. Bertenhelmer; but we do
the best we can. We have sent 10 Tole.
do for teacher who will spend the
winter with US. You will pardon our
poor playing, but we felt 80 good when
we heard you were here looking out "a
route for railroad, that we ielt like
doing something to show our good will.
You see we are just getting started,
and have 10 work hard; but We wanted
some recreation, and we concluded to
get up q band. We thought II would
be better than 10 be hanging round
grocery. We haven't any grocery yet,
and II we keep sober and give our at
tentlon to other things perhaps we
sha'n't have one, which reckon will
be all the better for u.s.
plain and simple the words, but
there IL more In them than In many
windy speech made on the rOstrum or
In legislative halls. Just getting start
ed Yet here upon the frontier art has
planted herself. The flowers OF clYiliz.
alton are blooming on the border.
AS we listened to the parting straias,
and watched the recedlng forms, and
looked into the Goals OF our camp fire
after their departure, we felt that there
must be bright future for q common
wealth that could grow such fruit on
the borders OF the uncIvllizad wilder.
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