The St. Cloud journal., 1871-01-19

SOeO'iA 3Vf1s0S Will oSss V1sou,s
ments.
On tho beadwaters Of the tributariss
ST the Mississippi and ST. Croix Rivers
,re extensive pineriea, whore the an-
nual cutting # logs and manufaoture Of
lumber forms 40 importaut element of
wealth Of the State. The result Of this
fbssinss for the psst year elbows : total
value Of s2,65o, ,ss6. &.
& The relative pro . of The State Il
agrionlture, population, aud mansfae-
turs il nine yeazs from 1860 to 1869,
inclusive, i thus shown:
Iaazsass Il sssaA u to3a, tlas.
1aessass II popala tioa 11s
value Of
The minerals Of Minnesota, located
10 the northeastern section Of the State,
are destined 70 besinisriof only 70 sgri.
culture as an element of wealth and
prosperity. Copper abounds on the
northern shore Of Lake Superior, and
large masses Of the pure metal have
bssn taken from that locality. Iron
ore, in considerable quantity, found
near Lake Pspin, has been tested,
which proved 70 be fully equal IN ten
.city and malleability to tho best Swod-
ish or Russian iron. The iron orc
found between the Blue Earth and
Le Sueur Rivers is said 70 yield 81
per cent. ofight' grey iron. 5 Coal %has
recently been discovered at New Ulm.
Other minerals arc found in she State,
such As salt, ime, and white sand for
glass, but the development Of the min.
eral resources may be said 70 b. mesger
in the extreme. -. - = . =
On the LIST Of June, 1866, the State
census exhibited . population Of $780,
099, and from the most reliable data
attainable the population on.ths lst Of
January Of the present year WAS shown
to be 470,000, an increase Of 20l, ,90l
in period Of four years and seven
months Or s7.92 per cent. s1tis es.i-
mated that Of the present population
265, 900 are of American ancestry
and 205, 900 foreign born. OF the for
eiguers the German elemeot predomin-
ates. --.-.--
Iu51862 there was not mile Of rail
road completed in this State. The sole
reliance for travel and transportation
WAS river navigation for seven months
Of tho year, and the limited land c4rri-
age by Stage the remaining Eve. While
the business upon the navigable lakes
and rivers has suffered no dlminution,
the demands Of , rapidly increasing
commerce have brought into requisi-
tiou $50 miles Of completed railway,
employing capital Of $23, 100000,
Transporting, in 1850, 677,6s4 tons Of
freight and carrying 478,973 paxscn.
gers. The whole number of miles pro-
jected in tho State is l $50; 1851 Of
which are either completed or being
constructed. -. 5~.,s.~ ...........,.. =
The we're 792 steamboat arrivals At
St. Paul during tho Last year, carrying
450, 900 tons Of freight and 265, 800
passengers, which only exhibits tb,
navigating force Mississippi, Minnesota
and St. Cro,x Rivers; the Red Rive'
Of the North and considerable ani
rapidly increasing navigation on Lax
Superior not being included. -
The contemplated Northern Paci6,
Railroad betting the Republic, the earl,
construction Of which there IL but lit
tie doubt, will have ! most importas
bearing upon the commercial interests
Of Minnesota and With the speedy com
pletiou, already assured, Cnov run
ninel Of the railroad to. Lake Superior
thus afford,ng facility for the trans
portation Of her multiplying product
to competitive markets, the eoommsrcia
future Of the State appears most prom
ising. .e..., .,.,....,...
| The common schools in Minnesot,
have progressed in corresponding ratio
with her material development. Ii
1869, and priorto to that year, there
were l, 1929 school houses, erected at I,
sxponse Of 81, 1888, 500. Whole mum
Der Of scholars in attendance, 102,086
| a land endowment Of two sections ii
each township has been sst apart 70,
the support Of common schools By Ii,
Government. Il is estimated thai
these lands win amosnt to 1900, ,o0l
scres, the interest on the sales Q
which. togethcr with an annual lev,
Of . txo.mill tax, constitute the prss
ent comnon school fund Of the State
By Legislative enactment, Norma
school have been provided lof and q
tablhhed at Winona, Mankato and 81
Cloud !; and Congress fhas donated
lands for the support Of : Stte unlvsr
sity, which Is now IL successful oper-
alton, and growing il usefulness. als7
Minnesota has enacted very libers
laws for the protectioa Of homssteads
The Law provides that homsstead
not exoesding so acres, With ID,
dwelling house thereon, and its s 6 % II,
i purtenanoes, not including within I'll,
limits Of any incorporated town, shal
be exempt from liability for debt. s55s ~ !. !
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Z RHeAlRISa HARMS.
q spare day can b. probably spen
10 repairing stables and barns. Macl
feed is wasted every winter by having
bsrns and stables % epen that ever,
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