The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-07-12
THE WELSH PEOPLE
A History of the Welsh in Minnesota,
Foreston and Lime Springs,
Iowa.
HANDSOMELY ILLUSTRATED
A Work of Exceptional Merit, Edited
With Great Care.

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pioneer privations, and the subse-
auent prosperity of the sturdy, thrifty
and intelligent people is the history
of the Welsh in Minnesota which has
lust been issued from the FREE
PRESS Job rooms and bindery. 1t is a
book of about 500 pages printed in
both the Welsh and English language
the Welsh portion covering about 100
pages and the English portion about
800 pages of the book, and of this edi-
tion 1900 copies have been printed.
There is also an edition of the English
part, of which 500 volumes have been
printed. 1t is printed on fine book
paper, about three and a half tons be-
ing used for the two editions, and is
very finely illustrated with half tone
cuts. These illustrations consist of
274 portraits of leading representa-
tives of the Welsh people, so illustra-
tions of churches, residences and
views. These latter consist of eleven
churches without groups; eight
churches with groups; nine group
pictures, other than the churches !;
eight residences with groups and
fourteen views. All of the printing,
including the illustrations, together
with the binding was done in this Of
flee, and more handsome volume is
not turned out by large book publish
ing houses. "a.
The editors of the work are Revs.
Thos. E. Hughes and David Edwards
and Hugh G.. Roberts and Thomas
Hughes, who deserve great credit for
the thorough manner in which they
have sought to give a complete and
accurate history Of their people in
this state, and especially does Mr..
Thos. Hughes, who has given much
time and most careful attention to
the collection of data, the revision OF
manuscript, the preparation of the
special articles, and to the proof read
ing of the book, and has thus produc.
ed a work which will always reflect
credit and honor to himself and asso-
ciates.
The Welsh portion of the. book con-
tains quite number of papers which
were prepared and read at the gather,
ing of the Welsh settlers atFLake
Crystal year ago last June, by prom
inent Welshmen, thoroughly &C.
quainted with the subject which they
treated. These papers relate to theil
history in the state, their church
work, and literary and musical socie
ties, and give one a good idea of the
progress of the Welsh people in the
state.
They have all been most carefully
revised and enlarged since then, and &
number of others prepared, and they
form a valuable collection which ne
Welshman in the Northwest car
well afford to be without.
The English portion OF the Look
opens with an introduction by Thos
Hughes, which treats of the location
of the Welsh settlements, and the re
sources of the country, and the com
ing of the first Welsh settlers. Also
the climate, soil and production; the
early discoveries, and descriptions
of the Indians, following with an &C
count of the first Welsh settlers of St
Paul and LeSueur, and also an extern
sive account of the Blue Earth cOun
ty pioneers. A full account is alst
given of the Inkpadoota war in 1857
The history Of the early settlers il
then followed up to the Sioux wa
and massacre of 1862. The history O.
this important event covers about
sixty pages, written especially for TIT
book by Mr.. Hughes, and contains
many new facts never before embrac
ed in history of those eventful days
giving full and graphic account O.
the part taken by the Welsh settler
in those stirriug times, together will
) an account of the hanging of th'
thirty-eight Indians in this cit.
December 26, 1862.
There are also articles on thu
"Welsh in Minneapolis" by Rev
Joshua Evans, also brief histories o
other Welsh settlementsin this state
and of Howard county, Iowa. eth
Welsh of Blue Earth and LeSueu
: Counties-Their Interest in Politics,
by J. T. Williams. emusic Among
the Welsh of Blue. Earth County, b.
Evan Hughes. 1'Welsh Church o
Minneapolis by J. w. Williams
"Welsh Settlements of Lime Springs
Iowa." by ReY. Daniel Williams, o
Bancroft, La. "Welsh in the Civi
War; by William E. Williams.
Embraced in the book are ZIG bic
graphies of leading Weishmen' of tn
state, prominent among which ar
Senator c. K. Davis, Hon. r. G
Evans, of Minneapolis. J. FleGche
Williams, late librarian of the stat
historical society. Dr.. d. D, Thoma
: and DR.. O. ]. Evans, of Minneapolis
who are not only prominent in 6hei
5 professions, but have also taken grea