The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-05-02
COLONY DEPARTMENT.
Answers to Colony Correspondents


COLONY DEPARTMENT.
Ansuers to Colony Correspondents.
J. p. H., of Green County, N. Y.
writes and asks: !. Is the govern
ment and railroad land ill disposed of
in the town of Worthington ? 2. Isthe
government land all taken up in the
Colony? 3. What IS railroad land
worth ?
ANSWER. The Government land is
all taken in the town, or township, of
Worthington. Claims can often be
bought ut reasonable figures. There
is still considerable railroad land to be
had i'll this township at s., 50 and $40
per acre OH good terms. There are
several townships III the county in
which the government land is still
nearly all vacant. These lands are
twelve and fifteen miles from Worth
ington, but some Of them are near pro-
jected railroads. Il man can take 4
quarter section of these lands under
tile tree act and secure enough bounty
OH the trees t" pay fora farm of 100 acres
at Sloan acre near Worthington. g.
Railroad land is worth from s. to $50
al acre. Some lands can he had ut S.
and So, but these are not very desirabl.
lands.
I. NJ. H., Fremont, Ohio, asks /. Is
there any timber near there or is it all
prairie? ,. Is the country level, rolling
orhilly? 3. Is it we'll watered and how
ANSWER. There is no timber il,
MOBILES county to he had for fuel OF
building purposes. Graham Lakes are
partly surrounded by timber, and Mr..
Smiths island is covered with 4 fine
growth, but Mobiles county is consider.
I'd Ill exclusively prairie county. .
The prairie is rolling. Probably three
f""rths OF Mobiles county consists OF
notwithstanding prairie, well adap ed
to wheat raising. About the upper part
Of Oc!!ecda and Of Okabenl lakes. the
country is more flat, has !, most ]ux,ri
ant growth of grass, and is well adapt
I'll t" st"ck-r:lising and dairying. g.
The county is we'll wltercd with lakes
There are some fifty marked on the map
great and small. There are sumt
streams like Jack, Elk. Ok:btna and
Oclleela creeks which furn sh water
during i'll the year, til ous|' they are no,
running streams Ill the year. Lakes .,
pools can be made almost anywhere
which will hold water the year round
for watering stock. Wells are made
anywhere b% digging from ten to fifty
feet. We will say to our friend that 1t
will not find in this county such rivers
lis the >and,lsky ut Fremont. But liz
will find Il county more rich, more east
~ suhulutd, and wltercd enough for Ill
practical purposes.
F.. T.. a., of Bath, Illinois, asks: l.
DO you think the climate beneficial ful
pc son suffering from .Iervous debili,
ty? :! Is the reduction Il ;,de only tc
one person. or does it extend to bOtl
man and wife ?
ANSWER. We have heard it claimed
that there are diseases of the brain
spine, ETC., which are aggravated by
the climate But we are inclined t,
think this is only at first. This eli
mate is Il wonderful Physician, and the
moment Il sick person, gets here the eli
mate takes him in hand. Often lie is
put through Il course OF What seems t.
be physic, and is thoroughly cleansed.
If there is Il latent ague it is ronsed III
and is commanded to come forth, and
generally manages to give the patient
Il farewell shake as it departs. So OF
other diseases, they are reused up and
driven out, and of course make consid.
cradle demonstration while they are
going, so that people sometimes think
they ARE worse. But no fact is better
established, no fact is so difficult ia
g;tinsay as the fact that this is /. curl.
tive and Il most invigorating climate.
Nearly every other settler in the State
can testify to this. Lung, throat,
stomach and liver diseases especially
are in most cases cured. And 50 her.
vous diseases are, for most nervous dis.
eases are cured 10y building up the gen.
eral health, and this the climate does,
Here i'll the National Colony, rs we
have frequently said, we seem to have
the climate at it's best. We have, lie.
You'd doubt, Il mountain atmosphere,
being elevated, but We are still south
Of the region of extremely rigorous
winters and north Of the ague line. 2.
Tie reduction extends tt man, wife and
minor children. Some colonists have
saved enough to pay for two or three
certificates Of membership. One man
saved the price of two certificates on
the lumber he bought ut reduced rates.
Sometimes men have failed to get the
reduced fare, and have had their money
refunded 10y the Colony company.
COIL IN MINNESOTA.
Coal has been discovered in Freeborn.
Parties have been boring III the village
and it is claimed have struck several
veins OF coal. The standard says:
This vein would seem to vary in
thickness, rs the second bore shows
eleven feet and three inches of solid
substance four feet and three inches Of