The daily gazette., 1875-06-05
From Minnesota
| Correspondence Of the -Gazetse. ]

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NoRrHFrELD, MINI, June 1, 1875.
EDITOR OF GAzErTE:-After taking
a ride over the st. Paul & Minnesota
Railroad, through this part of Mime
sofa, thought letter might be inter-
esting to you and your many readers
This is the best part of the State. x
rolling prairie and shirted by the big
woods, and it Is a big woods 400 miles
long and 60 wide. This State is truly
called the Paradise of the Northwest,
but would not advise any of our Del
aware friendsto come here in the win.
ter, unless they come provided with
two fur overcoats and other wearing
apparel to match, for it is as cold as
frost and north winds can make 1t. The
thermometer was at its lowest in Janu-
ary only 46e below zero. THERE'S one
crop out here that never fails, it Is ice.
They do not cut ice here unless 1t is
AZ in. thick. Notwithstanding the late
spring they have had the grass and
grain looks well; corn is up and grow
| ing finely, and never saw finer look
| ing wheat fields at this time of the year.
Things grow here as by magic. The
1st of May we had snow storm. The
snow laid on the ground two or three
| days, but now it Is making up for
the cold of the last winter as the ther-
nlometer has been up to "a degrees in
the shade, and now it is holding its own
NJ 90 degrees in the shade. Strawber-
ries are in the St. Paul and Minnapo-
lis markets and sell readily at rs cents
per quart. They come from Tennes-
see and Kansas. The staple crop here
Is wheat, the average crop being about
10 bushels per acre. The soil is black
loan about four feet deep. The grass,
hoppers have not visited this part OF
the State yet, but bid fair to come as
they are at work 20 miles west. The
population is composed principally OF
Northmen and Germans, with some
Easternmen and sometimes O South
man, l iave not seen but ono man
from Delaware since l have been here
and he is engaged in the milling bust.
ness at Faribault. He is doing well
and getting rich. He formerly lived
near Smyrna, Joseph d. Green is his
name. 1t is a grand sight now to ride
over the prairies; they are one mass ot
bloom as far as tho eye can reach. Ma
ture has done much for this part of
the country, and the beauty OF spring
and summer makes up for the severity
of the winter. Most of the prominent
men here were very poor when they
came here and if they had remained
East would never have risen above the
ordinary walks of life, but coming out
here and growing up with the country
they have taken the first places in it.
The Indians here are civilized and work
. farms of their own. The massacre OF
1862 broke the last remnant of power
they had and now those that are not
. farming are on reservations. They
, have the Black Hills fever bad, and
many are going out there, and II tho
; Government does not open them very
soon they will force their way In.
They start from Sioux City, and man
= from there the other day said there
were not less than three thousand men
. at Sioux City waiting for the result OF
l the Indian conference at Washington,
and if the country is not opened they
9 will go at all hazards. Tho towns In
this part of Minnesota arc small and
built of limestone and boards, but veiy
, few brick houses are seen as yet. Liv-
ing is very cheap here, you can get
+. good board for $3.50 per week, beef,
q &, 8 and 10 per pound, eggs, 10 cents
a per dozen, and other things in proper.
Z tiou, Game is abundant. Ducks and
geese infest all the lakes and ponds.
Pidreons are as thick as blackbirds arc
/ In Delaware, but strange to say you
seldom ever see hawk or crow.
. will give you sketch of Iowa anc
Wisconsin in my next. TRAVELLER
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