Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-11-20
NOBLE, COUNTY, MINI, !
Nov. llth, 1873. {
Edttor Mineral Point Tr7buae -

Minnesota, | was a resident of your
county. Last year | came to this
locality, having been attracted here
by the fact that colony known as
the National Colony was locating
here. Having had sufficient time to
test the climate and to satisfy my
self of the superior advantages OF
this section of the West, [ would
like to give some account OF the
country and community III which |
am located through the columns of
the TRIBUNE.
| need not say much of the State
in general, as your readers are
doubtless acquainted with the claims
of tue State. But / wish to refer
to those features which convince me
that Minnesota is to become the
Empire State Of the West. As an
agricultural State it already ranks
among the first, being the first State
in wheat and hay, and the third in
corn. AS II manufacturing State, it
| is destined to rank first among the
Western States, as it is a New Eng
land in water power, a Maine and
Michigan combined in lumber re-
sources, and the Northern portion
of the State abounds in mineral de-
posts, while a region six times as
large AZ all New England is looking
to Minnesota for supply of manu-
featured goods. Besides, the COM
mcrcial position of the State 8 I'M
surpassed -Four of the great trans
portation routes begin in Minnesota.
There are the great lakes, tho Mis-
sissippi River, the Red River of the
North, and tho Northern Pacific
railroad, End these are making OF
Minnesota a great distributing cen
tire, and building up at St. Paul
second Chicago. All these advan-
tages exist under o climate unsur-
passed for healthfulncss. The Min
nesota air is proverbially almost q
specific for lung and throat difficult
| ties, and has wonderful effect in
re-invigoratipg constitutions which
have been exhausted by sickness or
ovefWorke6.
Southwestern Minnesota, where |
am located, consists mainly of beau
tiful rolling prairie, called, by COM
mon consent, the cream and garden
spot of tho prairies, The soil is a
rich, black, sandy loan, from two to
four feet deep. The surface of the
country is beautifed by hundreds
of those crystal lakes for which
Minnesota is noted. These prairies
extend far into Iowa and Dakota,
and in the heart Of this region the
National Colory is located, it en-
braces over fifteen townships of
land, lying chiefly in Mobiles county, |
Minnesota, but partly across tho
limo in Iowa.
The Colony is managed by Dr.. n.
F. Miller, formerly Of Toledo, now
of New York, and Prof. Il. +.
Humiston, formerly of Cleveland. |
These gentlemen travelled over 2O,-
600 miles in search of a location,
and finally selected this because it
met the chief requisite of a colony |
location, vix: rich soil, convenient |
markets, and climate IL which |
ague and consumption are almost
unknown. The colonists began to
settle here about = months ago,
when there was scarcely farm |
house in the county, while now there |
are hundreds occupied by farmers
who are bringing lands under cult |
yation. Three towns are growing
up, the chief one, called Worthing- !
ton, being the couaty-seat, and the |
best town an | trading point within |
n radius of from - to 100 miles,
Worthiugton is situated on the |
shores of Otobena Lake, beauti
full body Of water, some six miles III |
circumference. The town COM
mands trade from Iowa and Da-
kota ~ well ~ Minnesota, and has
more than doubled in substantial |
improvements during the past year.
Among the principal buildings are
four hotels, large public hall |
building, two warehouses, large |
grain elevator, and n Touring mill
with . capacity for over 100 barrels
of flour y day. There are in the
town four church organizations, q
good school, Library Association,
. live newspaper called the Wese7.
Ad,uacr, u strong lodge Of Nasons,
a large grand Army Post, and q
number OF minor associations. In
short, Worthington is a well organ
lied town.
The Sioux City and st, Paul rail-
road keeps u in daily commuuica-