, 1875-03-02

Prospecting for Corpcr-Hfcnvy Or
tlcrs Tor Nheut-LisEcctl-t}t -t}tl-Stcclu
County Stntis1icS-Tro Men Frozen
To Death.
Sseciai Carrtsionutntt Of TIC thfeao" Tribune.
sr. PAUL, Mini, Fob 2s.-prospecting for
copper in tho trap-rock formations near Taylor's
Falls III being carried on, through this winter,
by stock company composed Of wealthy a,ld
sanguino men. Their latest report IL. that tue
"yei1, .mattcr" continues 10 improve "a their
shntts progress.
Tho farmers of Chieago Lake Township, in
Chisago County. Of whom t!lo,o are less than
nifty, all told, l,avc sent 600 buslcls OF soetl-
wheat to tho relief of tho farnoEs of tho g1ass-
loppor.rogion.
Tas usually quiet Village OF Owatonna Is OK
citod Just NOW over recent discovery Of mi1s-
cral spring, tho wator of which 'S olIeuslyo
enough to warrant tito bcliof that it ia mellcin-
ally valuable.
Grain-tcasDrs At Montreal llayo ordered
1,000.0 900 bushels Of MINNESOTA hard wheat to
bo ahsppod from Duluti, tho coming season.
Tho aIankuto l.nBeod-Ot Works wcro closed
last week, Oil account OF having used all thoir
stock, which will compel tho suspension Of work
to be maintained until after next larycat. Tho
ownora lsavo arranged with farmers to supply
seed for 10 900 ncrcs tho coming scason, from
which thoy expect to ruceiso 1oU. 900 bushels OF
seed for their mill.
haEinlesB ipaane woman wlloso fricuds mud 4olno
aro unknown. who bud beeu for Hult1e weeks
wandercr In the western towua Of Dakota Couu-
~. and 1.AB now boon sol,t to tho State lnhnue
Aaylum at Ct. Potter, uhcre, Il IL thought, she
will ultimately recover.
Fur-trappers In tito HeHsorn and nortliorn part
OF tho State arc Hald to ba having unusual sue.
cess this winter.
l. The roals having been much improved by tue
recent snow.IAltst wheat IN con!ug iu frce,y At
all this shipping. stations.
Statistics Of htcelo County, believed to 10 TO-
liable, show that, lust soasuu ,.S3 acres pauiod
in corn returned an average yeid OF $3.50 BUSH
715 pounds Of honey. Tho Bamo county produce
cd, last year, II, 0S0 pounds OF hops, 203 pounds
OF tobacco, 255 pounds Of timothy-secd, and 49,
29s pounds Of wool. 1ts principal products arc
During tho scvcro cold storms Of tho mas.
month. tWo mon wore ftozcn to death In tho
Laho Dcnton neishborhood Of Lincoln County,
iloar th0 southwestern border Of tho State. Que
was William Taylor, who trozo to death In trying
to return to hia home from tic Post Oia!cs, =
distance, Of milo. on tho I'D Of February,
mud whose body ras discovered next |
day. The aamo Mr. Taylor lost son In |
thu terrible January ttortn Of 1871 whose tonos |
were fo!ild on All untraycicd prairie last spriuR,
where 81, ,6o0 IN greenbacks tho yolsg tnau l.ad |
with him woro found unin1ured. Tho Ll.!er Tay- !
lor loayos large family. Tho other victim WIZ
nlen nanod lsidwo!'. living about 10 .uiles from
tho Taylor place. WHO was irozen to death Fob. |
II. lilo leaves vito mud two children,
Tho severity Of tho ~sater, and tho inconycni-
cuoea resulting tllorsfronl to tho dwocrs 4u tlIo
"balloon.ila1ncd" houses Of tho frontier setsls-
nonts, aro illustrated by tho following b.t Of e1-
traraghnce, copied from the Record, published
at uatroit, IN becker County, oil tho Northern la-
citlo Railroad: "a number ot accidents haya ro-
Gently occurred II, Tits vicinity, from CARELESS
iS5 nutk-
poor poople, who cauuot Afford tho luxufica Ut 1
pile driver Or quartz mill to dri!l 4o1e tn their
squash oF. .pumlkin, aud reduce it. will! powder
or tro-glyocrino, to tue proper proportions for
culinary purpnsos; but tlloy should always bo
careful to got tehul tho door boEore touching
or ufY.