Show en english glish colonists pioneers of two thousand jeg iles tined fot for minnesota the announcement having been in made do that english farmers had embarked on the city of bristol of the inman line with the thel intention of 8 ettling settling in minnesota the ca colonists were visited on their arri arni arrival v al yesterday mr george rodgers rod Bod gers of Somerset shire wab was pointed out as the best able to give information he was an elderly man of fine appearance pe arance J just such a healthy hearty bearty bold briton as would be likely to gather colonists about him with their meir confidence and keep up their spirits in the dark hours that be befall fall fail uch such undertakings mr rodger rodgers stood on the wharf reading a document pertaining to colony afna afra affairs irs when asked how he came to start the colony he ae said 1 I came to america last year to seek a home hocq for my famil family yand sand and sueh such others her ber as would be willing to join us I 1 nixed fixed upon the red bed niver river legion region of Mini minnesota lesota as the tile most desirable I 1 then returned to england and raised the colony exactly where in lik minnesota will you settle twelve miles east of glyndon glndon twenty miles wast of brainerd and smiling 2 30 30 miles from Duluth what is the size of the district set apart for you twenty four miles by twelve but th that atwill will not be enough for all who will come and crand you expect others of your colonists soon at the end of next month are you nearly all farmers or b have ave avo you taken the precaution to have a due admixture of other trades we have a fair sprinkling of all suitable trades our land is chiefly prairie there thoro is not nob much woodland on the tract but plenty within a short dista distance ilg tim buffalo river runs through the land and the red river crosses one end of it when do you youl ex expect capt all the 2000 will he be in amer america by the end of this jear year the northern pacific has furnished us with temporary lodgings out on t the he prairie they haye have already erected three large buildings that will accommodate persons each new yori yora don world 4 the chicago trl Tri tribune bunc predicts that the government will be beaten in its suit against the tilo union pacific and credit Mo bilier cr to oppose such lawyers as As ashton i iton perry and jencks the railroad company has engaged the tile best legal talent men like evarts cushing and curtis be besides ides ldes their own regular regul kir counsel |