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Minnesota free lands offer vast prairie settlements early
The article extols Minnesota under the Homestead Law as superior for free settlement, detailing nearly 40 million acres open for settlement, climate, soil, and healthful winters. It cites rapid population growth from 5,330 in 1850 to 172,022 in 1860, high yields of corn and wheat, and declares Minnesota a premier wheat state with strong pasture, dairy, and lumber prospects. It notes rail and navigation links via Great Lakes and Mississippi and predicts a Pacific railroad corridor from Minnesota.
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