. 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 HALF CENTURY OF MINNESOTA. Wing, east side, 70; Red Wing, village, 33,and so on. It is feared that this census 011849 was as liable to criticisms as someof a later date. There are evidences thathalf-breeds, temporary French traders andpossibly Indians were counted in to makea favorable showing. Fort Snelling wasgiven 38 people and soldiers, women andchildren in forts were numb
. 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 HALF CENTURY OF MINNESOTA. Wing, east side, 70; Red Wing, village, 33,and so on. It is feared that this census 011849 was as liable to criticisms as someof a later date. There are evidences thathalf-breeds, temporary French traders andpossibly Indians were counted in to makea favorable showing. Fort Snelling wasgiven 38 people and soldiers, women andchildren in forts were numbered as was credited with a population of637, and along the Missouri river 86 set-tlers were enumerated, though it is not atall probable that any census taker visitedthat distant part of the territory. Butwhatever its inaccuracies, this first censusof Minnesota served its purpose—that ofproviding a basis of representation in theterritorial legislature, and incidentally, ofadvertising the new territory to the , more potent advertising forceswere at hand. Advent of the Press. Minnesotas pioneer journalist wasJames M. Goodhue, who arrived at on April 18, 1849, scarce a week after. COL. .JOHN U STEVENS. Minneapolis pioneer and life lung patron of ai^riciilture. the news that the territory had been creat-ed. Goodhue was a lawyer, but had beenediting a paper at Lancaster, he heard that Minnesota had beenmade a territory, he packed his plant andtook the first steamer for St. Paul. Tendays after his arrival he issued the firstnumber of The Minnesota Pioneer. About the same time Dr. A. Randall andJohn P. Owens issued at Cincinnati thefirst number of The Minnesota it St. Paul, April 27, 1849 Ittherefore bears date one day earlier thanMr. Goodhues paper, but as it was notprinted in Minnesota, Mr. Goodhues titleto being the first newspaper publisher inthe state remains clear. The Registerwas moved to St. Paul and the secondn
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