. A half century of Minnesota as territory and state; a concise account of the principal events in the period of discovery, exploration, and settlement, and during the half century of territorial and state government . a-ferro, who was appointed by PresidentMonroe in 1819, and who became one ofthe striking figures of early Minnesota his-tory. He was a veteran of the War of1812 and an officer of the regular armywhen appointed Indian agent. Even atthis early date the Indian question hadbecome a troublesome one. There wereoccasional outrages perpetrated upon the wheels were installed and wheat an
. A half century of Minnesota as territory and state; a concise account of the principal events in the period of discovery, exploration, and settlement, and during the half century of territorial and state government . a-ferro, who was appointed by PresidentMonroe in 1819, and who became one ofthe striking figures of early Minnesota his-tory. He was a veteran of the War of1812 and an officer of the regular armywhen appointed Indian agent. Even atthis early date the Indian question hadbecome a troublesome one. There wereoccasional outrages perpetrated upon the wheels were installed and wheat and logswere converted into flour and lumber. Theold mill at the Falls of St. Anthony,which was a landmark during the earlierdays of Minnesota, was built to providesupplies for the fort, and was constructedby the soldiers. At first it produced onlylumber, but was afterwards fitted up withmill stones sent up from St. Louis. Theonly wheat to be ground was that raised atFort Snclling. Later when the improve-ment of the Falls of St. Anthony was un-dertaken on a more extensive plan, the oldmill was useful in supplying the lumberneeded for the dam and mill frames Beginnings of Commerce. Commerce began in Minnesota when. RKD RIYER ( ENHOUTE. The earliest form of overland transportation in the Northwest. These cart> were used to ship fursfrom the North\vest Territories to St. Paul and were loaded with merchandise for thereturn trip. This photograph was taken in 1862. whites and constant feuds between theOjibways and their hereditary enemies, theDakotahs. It required the training of anarmy officer and the wisdom and courageof a veteran to deal successfully with all accounts Taliaferro handled thesavages as well as could be expected, andhe retained the confidence of the govern-ment during his long service, which ex-tended to 1840. The First Mill Wheels Turn. Manufacturing began in Minnesota in1821. True, it was on a very meagre scaleand not on a commercial basis; but wate
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