Character of the Minnesota bar-- Effect of connecting land business with practice-- Courts-- Recent Legislation of Congress as to the territorial judiciary-- The code of practice-- Practice in land cases-- Chances for lawyers in the West-- Charles O'Connor-- Requisite qualifications of a lawyer-- The power and usefulness of a great lawyer-- Talfourd's character of Sir William Follett-- Blending law with politics-- Services of lawyers in deliberative assemblies LETTER V. ST. PAUL TO CROW WING IN TWO DAYS. Stages-- Roads-- Rum River-- Indian treaty-- Itasca-- Sauk Rapids-- Watab at midnight-- Lodging under difficulties-- Little Rock River-- Character of Minnesota streams-- Dinner at Swan River-- Little Falls-- Fort Ripley-- Arrival at Crow Wing LETTER VI. THE TOWN OF CROW WING. Scenery-- First Settlement of Crow Wing-- Red Lake Indians-- Mr. Morrison-- Prospects of the town-- Upper navigation-- Mr. Beaulieu-- Washington's theory as to Norfolk-- Observations on the growth of towns LETTER VII. CHIPPEWA INDIANS-- HOLE-IN-THE-DAY. Description of the Chippewa tribes-- Their habits and customs-- Mission at Gull Lake-- Progress in farming-- Visit to Hole-in-the-day-- His enlightened character-- Reflections on Indian character, and the practicability of their civilization-- Their education-- Mr. Manypenny's exertions LETTER VIII. LUMBERING INTERESTS. Lumber as an element of wealth-- Quality of Minnesota lumber-- Locality of its growth-- The great pineries-- Trespasses on government land-- How the lumbermen elude the government-- Value of lumber-- Character of the practical lumberman-- Transportation of lumber on rafts LETTER IX. SHORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR. Description of the country around Lake Superior-- Minerals-- Locality of a commercial city-- New land districts-- Buchanan-- Ojibeway-- Explorations to the sources of the Mississippi-- Henry R. Schoolcraft-- M. Nicollet's report-- Resources of the country above Crow Wing LETTER X. VALLEY OF THE RED RIVER OF THE NORTH. Climate of Minnesota-- The settlement at Pembina-- St. Joseph-- Col. Smith's expedition-- Red River of the North-- Fur trade-- Red River Settlement-- The Hudson's Bay Company-- Ex-Gov. Ramsey's observations-- Dacotah LETTER XI. THE TRUE PIONEER. Energy of the pioneer-- Frontier life-- Spirit of emigration-- Advantages to the farmer in moving West-- Advice in regard to making preemption claims-- Abstract of the preemption law-- Hints to the settler-- Character and services of the pioneer LETTER XII. SPECULATION AND BUSINESS. Opportunities to select farms-- Otter Tail Lake-- Advantages of the actual settler over the speculator-- Policy of new states as to taxing non-residents-- Opportunities to make money-- Anecdote of Col. Perkins-- Mercantile business-- Price of money-- Intemperance-- Education-- The free school