Minnesota and Dacotah: In Letters Descriptive of a Tour Through the North-west, in the Autumn of 1856 ; with Information Relative to Public Lands, and a Table of StatisticsR. Farnham, 1857 - 215 Seiten Christopher Columbus Andrews (1829-1922), future Civil War general, diplomat, and state official, wrote these twenty-six letters on a trip to the Minnesota and Dakota [Dacotah] territory during the fall of 1856. He traveled by rail as far as Chicago and Dunleith (Jo Daviess County, Illinois), continuing by steamship to St. Paul, and making his way by stagecoach to Crow Wing and St. Cloud before returning east. Each letter describes the trip or discusses the territory's economic and institutional development, governance, and opportunities for pioneers, land speculators, and entrepreneurs. Andrews devotes considerable attention to the Minnesota bar and also takes an interest in such topics as farming, lumbering, railroads, waterways, the potential of Lake Superior and the Red River valley, and efforts to induce the Chippewa [Ojibwe] to adopt a way of life rooted in European cultural traditions. The letters anticipate the establishment of Dakota as a separate territory and review current proposals for demarcating its boundaries. Andrews also comments on slavery and the era's racial attitudes. |
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... soil appears to be rich . Seven miles from St. Anthony is a tidy settle- ment called Manomin , near the mouth of Rice river . But the first place of importance which we reached is Anoka , a large and handsome village situated on Rum ...
... soil appears to be rich . Seven miles from St. Anthony is a tidy settle- ment called Manomin , near the mouth of Rice river . But the first place of importance which we reached is Anoka , a large and handsome village situated on Rum ...
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... soil is dark colored , but in some places quite mealy ; everywhere free from stones , and susceptible of easy cultivation . We arrived at Swan River at about one o'clock , where we dined on wild ducks . That is a village also of ...
... soil is dark colored , but in some places quite mealy ; everywhere free from stones , and susceptible of easy cultivation . We arrived at Swan River at about one o'clock , where we dined on wild ducks . That is a village also of ...
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... soil . But the soil is not the cause of their scrubby looks . It is the devouring fires which annually sweep over the plains with brilliant though terrific aspect , and which are fed by the luxuriant grass grown on that same soil . If ...
... soil . But the soil is not the cause of their scrubby looks . It is the devouring fires which annually sweep over the plains with brilliant though terrific aspect , and which are fed by the luxuriant grass grown on that same soil . If ...
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... soil ; and the Indians have long been in the habit of making sugar from its sap . The tim- ber most used for fences is tamarack . The pineries may be said to begin at the mouth of the Crow Wing River ; though there is a great supply on ...
... soil ; and the Indians have long been in the habit of making sugar from its sap . The tim- ber most used for fences is tamarack . The pineries may be said to begin at the mouth of the Crow Wing River ; though there is a great supply on ...
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... soil , his to the sky - is a maxim in these pine regions of literal importance . There is something besides utility also to be mentioned in this connec- tion . With the exception of swamps , which are few and far between , the timber ...
... soil , his to the sky - is a maxim in these pine regions of literal importance . There is something besides utility also to be mentioned in this connec- tion . With the exception of swamps , which are few and far between , the timber ...
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Minnesota and Dacotah: An in Letters Descriptive of a Tour Through the North ... C. C. (Christopher Columbus) Andrews Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2012 |
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agricultural Anthony arrived banks boat Bois des Sioux camp Chippewas City Cloud crossed Crow Wing River Dacotah distance district east exploration farms feet deep feet wide fertile Fond-du-Lac Fort Ripley Fort Snelling grass growth horses Hudson's Bay Company hundred miles Indians John June Lake Superior land office latitude lawyer LETTER located Louis River ment Minnesota miry Mississippi River Missouri navigation North number of acres occupation Otter Tail Lake Paul Pembina pine pioneer population Post Office Postmaster preempt preemption law preemptor profits public lands railroad Red River Red River trail region residence Rice road rolling prairies Rum River Sauk Rapids Sauk River settled settlement settler Shayenne side sippi small ponds soil sold stage steamboat stream territory thence timber tion town sites trade travelling trip twenty Upper Mississippi valley village wagons Watab Weekly Weekly western winter wooded lake
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Seite 107 - On this question of principle, while actual suffering was yet afar off, they raised their flag against a power, to which, for purposes of foreign conquest and subjugation, Rome, in the height of her glory, is not to be compared ; a power which has dotted over the surface of the whole globe with her possessions and military posts, whose morning drum-beat, following the sun, and keeping company with the hours, circles the earth with one continuous and unbroken strain of the martial airs of England.
Seite 172 - What constitutes a State? Not high-raised battlement or labored mound, Thick wall or moated gate; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crowned; Not bays and broad-armed ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride; Not starred and spangled courts, Where low-browed baseness wafts perfume to pride. No: MEN, high-minded MEN...
Seite 121 - ... that he does not apply to purchase the same on speculation, but in good faith to appropriate it to his own exclusive use and benefit; and that he has not, directly or indirectly, made any agreement or contract, in any way or manner, with any person or persons...
Seite 121 - ... he has not, directly or indirectly, made any agreement or contract, in any way or manner, with any person or persons whatsoever, by which the title which he might acquire from the government of the United States should inure, in whole or in part, to the benefit of any person except himself...
Seite 46 - A statement of the facts constituting the cause of action, in ordinary and concise language, without repetition, and in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended.
Seite 205 - States for the construction of any canal, railroad, or other public improvement; no sections or fractions of sections included within the limits of any incorporated town; no portions of the public lands which have been selected as the site for a city or town; no parcel or lot of land actually settled and occupied for the purposes of trade and not agriculture; and no lands on which are situated any known salines or mines, shall be liable to entry under and by virtue of the provisions of this act.
Seite 204 - An act to appropriate the proceeds of the sales of the public lands, and to grant preemption rights...
Seite 204 - ... to enter at the proper land office, and at the minimum price, the land so settled and occupied in trust for the several use and benefit of the occupants thereof, according to their respective interests...
Seite 205 - ... in trust for the several use and benefit of the occupants thereof, according to their respective interests ; the execution of which trust, as to the disposal of the lots in such town, and the proceeds of the sales thereof, to be conducted under such regulations as may be prescribed by the legislative authority of the State or Territory in which the same may be situated.
Seite 120 - No person shall be entitled to more than one pre-emptive right by virtue of this act; no person who is the proprietor of three hundred and twenty acres of land in any State or Territory...