, 1873-10-02
Drainerd, Aiken, Aldricli, Perham, For.
gus Falls, Detroit, Hawlcy, Qlyn-
don, Nloo,cllea0, an1
Fargo.
Tho Country" Signs Of Civilian
tion ".--The Boston, Yeovi1,
and Red Tivor Col
onios.
Business Along the Rcd River os tho Morrill,.
Tho National Treasury to DO Called
on for Aid 10 tho Railroad.

sn"t' "ltlin 1o or IL m1loa Wcat Of tlloro, tho
country was reported to DO tiliablo, or nt loast
groat doal bottor tlan any section botwceu Du-
luth aud Brainorl. wish TO
MAKE A CORRECTION
Ihoro may 10 small tracts nlong tho nlisss-
H1ppl River wloroon sanguiuo, Industrious farr1,-
ors, like Moure, could raiao corn iu soyanty-iiyo
days (ns stntod); but personal inspection Of
tho country along tho railroad convnces mo that,
Tor W milou west Of Drainold, tllo land is in no
degree moro aoryiccablo than tho liz miles Gust:
while tito oxtont and value Of tho timber mats
rially changes for tho worse. Nor nm
relying on my own Judgment. For
travelling companion I have diatin-
glishod gentleman, brother Of ono Of tho
principal oilcors Of tho road; md, az wo passed
ovor marsh near Arotloy, lie aald: II layo
travelled all ovor tho United States and in most
OF tho Territories, aud nover saw such a id
country in my lifo as IL botweon St. Paul and
hore." In the language Of Z prominent Duluth
man: "Dlanerd7 Why
nNAiNEltD IS a l1oT-uousE,"
Meaning thoroby TINT it was "forcod" con-
corn; which is truo, and that Ia why found it
almost impossible to got anything like tho truth
out OF B7alnord man. Engineer Kimberly
aeomed worry modest and honorable; but Russell,
tho 1tidnne editor, talked MI tho time, us though
ho was gottipg 25 coutn linn for liz to,,nl,cst
., o~;o. 1,,,".en .s,1 ~ 49, - Aue W. ra 'ouRnost
1Io.os' ~, u8so'' 'o1a iAo tuas lofty.hfo wagons
ioaaoa Win wheat camo into Wadona in ono
Northern Pacific road rovo IT. 40 liz
on;nior flint pu,sn,1 sas.., 49, ,.a.s ..a
ii ss6o'"'o' Ju's
apout iort3 "a5oh-loat'a. " Drainoid,' Hnld
the Duluth gentleman referred to above, i" is
one Of Gregory Smiths potB; llo nnmea 1t nftor
nla @ 1atlor-'n-law, a, ana Ind the general offices
aau Anops 'oeatca 'hefo' II was great nus
take A'ken " nlileo oaet Of Brainerd' il within
the river. It il so miles from, ono tn tl,o ot,or
r1,,n r,nsoo,a,,,,., III 1,,.s,,o.. ~ w. os. -
.' t,atu nseu"1ns.s' ',," ai numbering men sup
milca." But enough OF Draiuord.
At A1dricl,, 36 miles wcut Of Draiuerd, tho
tram stonped n rninutc Amo,., t,o ,,aasc,,,aru
,roro ,n'is, 49,, ,;4n. .aa.5 5 s"o la1ecnheia
-. "o.o y '."s an.. .A't' a"1satet, on thoif way
in tue Stanley expedition. ha tho train stopped,
nc nttle Erl looked out Of the window, then
gieaiully clsrped her hands and shouted:
Aanaa, Just look here! Hclois
"a cAHDE:;l
Mamma" looked, aud 70 did all tho ruHse1,-
tho track, lit.l paicll Of garden, ,--s:hLnscs
with Chinese heads aad ElIx=tcthla,, rutIgd
lsaSss eGEnfs'he a 6eet md
vntod the littlo 1ntch had not forgottou Tho en-
ploymonts OF youth in 4 fur-olf Int,u. It ,cas a
relief! lilo ;lrst sigsl or gardening lilo weary
eyes Of the littlo t;lrl Ind rested on III many
Datwecn Aldricl md porl,am, 1853 miles wcgt
Of Duluth, tho noil bcgi:s TO improve.
r1.r.1aM
is nothing moro than Stallion with ho,,eo Or
point. Twenty or thirty tennis arrive there viii,
whent every day coming 80 mud co miles. from
tho Forgus Falls vicinity. Wheat WAS golling at
6o cents, and Tho elevator man told mo
tho failure Of Jny Couko had affected
tho prico IL cotu. Forgus Falls, GO miles south
west of lerla1n, is only 30 lnles from tlIo A.
Paul i Pacific Road; yet these Door farmers
could find no buyers for wheat fu thoir own
vicinity,
Aftor lowing Pcrllaua, tho engineer cano upou
q herd of catt1o oil the track. aud rapidly sond-
cd the whistle. Another lady-passepgeer. ox-
trcmoly nervous, said she was glad to loar such
q grateful sound; it WAS tho first tin,o since
loaying Duluth Bhe had discovered "signB Of
civilization" mention tlicso trivial iueiliente
character Of tic region trayersod, However,
tho Kansas pacitlo, tho Union Pacllc aud the
Grcon Bay & Lako papin Roads have no a,lyan-
tage i'll this respect over tho Northern paoitio.
DETROIT,
wlero the Boston COLONY located last ycnr, is 10G
miles wsnt Of Duluth, Az its Yankee oitzens
say, it iA q "right smart !" place. md cfcnn
as 4 new pin. TIC population ii" is abont
GOO, but there is o sad want Of harmony
among them. The railroad line cuts tho town
III two; OIL QUO sido IL Holmes, 4 baukor. and
Barnes, u saloon-keepor, who naintan that their
!ocation ia Detroit: On tho north nido, Col.
Johnston inserts tho original claim to tho city
governments and school-houso. Every aay tho
rambunctious pioneers draw rovolyors and get
into scrtmmage, but tho graveyard llasn't
boon stertea yot' NotwitlntandinE MI this, lots
aro he'd AZ s25o ouch. Most of tLe Yaukcea
llafe Ao1neHtendB and rllrpad lands, but as y0t
tacy la'o neglected to tako up tho shovel aud
tho hoo, evidently profcrring to live in Detroit
9 and quarrel over to"h and county-scat mattors.
Whas little wheat waa raised this year brings IS
cense'
j.. IT THE TEov1I coLoN1sTs,
At Hawioy, 25o miles we3t, cao too lato this year
Tor nny crops; consequently thoy arc not IN the
lappet,t Of conditions Some Of them arc dis
satisfied, but no Que can toll how they will DO
pleased tlll after they winter over once. There
III ono thug certain: mAly Of Them have 1d0
acrea Of iaad, Which amount they mover could
hayo =. !:nrea to havo owned if they lad remained