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Springtime shown in verse and Minnesota frontier notes
A collage of April shower verse and an on the ground travelogue from Norristown era pages describes April beauty and spring renewal. It moves to a correspondent's view of Minnesota river towns La Cresse Reed's Landing Red Wing Prescott Hastings and Stillwater with railroad and settlement prospects and a push for emigration and buffalo hunting plans led by prominent locals and guides.
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Prescott
HH. Doe
Prescott Hotel
CG P
Hudson
Tia
Rivet
Gonil
Teste
John Huot
Beave
Wisconsin
Norristown
Ter‘ald and
Free Press
War Eagle
la Cresse
Reed’s Landing
Minnesota
Lake Pepin
Mississippi
Pepin
Red Wing
United States Land’ Office
Tramline University
Hamline
Methodist Church
St. Croix River
Point Douglas
St. Croix Lake
Wi Ia
St. Paul
Stillwater
Hastings
Vermillion
Cannon River
Massrs
Burrons
St. Croix
Pacific Ocean
Janes
St. Cloud
Grindeur
Wh Mae
Northwest
Joseph Rolette
Chis
Grant
Burdick
Pembina
Great Salt
Pierre Bottineau
Stevens
Washington
J.P. Wilson
Orrin Curtis
St. Anthony
Geo. F. Brett
B. Lowry
J.C. Moulton
Messrs. Eprrons
Trimbelle
Presce County
Vieree
Pierte
Rush River
Humber
Trimhetle