Part 74 (1/2)

1846 August 6th, the Wisconsin enabling act passed

1847 The Wisconsin constitutional convention meets The town of St

Paul surveyed, platted and recorded in the St Croix county register of deeds' office First improvement of the water power at falls of St

Anthony Treaty with the Chippewas at Fond du Lac, August 2d Treaty with the Pillagers at Leech Lake, August 21st

1848 May 29th, Wisconsin adust 26th, the ”Stillwater Convention” held, to take anization October 30th, H H Sibley elected delegate to Congress

1850 Great flood on the Mississippi Minnesota river navigated by steamboats Census of Minnesota shows population of 4,780

1851 Permanent location of the capital of Minnesota at St Paul

Treaty of the Traverse des Sioux, opening territory west of the Mississippi to settleust 5th

1852 President Pierce appoints Willis A Gorovernor of Minnesota

1854 Real estate mania commenced Treaty with the Chippewas at La Pointe, Septeton, District of Columbia, with the Chippewas, and cession of lands in Minnesota, February 22d

1857 Enabling act to adress President Buchanan appoints Gen Saovernor of Minnesota Ink-pa-dootah massacre in April Minnesota constitutional convention met in June

Constitution adopted in October

1858 Minnesota aduaranteed The 5,000,000 loan bill adopted

1859 Hard tirant road ceases Collapse of the 5,000,000 scherain this fall

1860 Federal census, 172,123

1861 April 13th President's proclai for the seat of war

1862 Call for 600,000 ust 17th, ency; 19th, New Ulely attacked; 25th, second attack on New Uled; September 1st, the bloody affair at Birch Coolie; 19th, first railroad in Minnesota in operation between St

Paul and Minneapolis; 22d, battle of Wood Lake; 26th, captives surrendered at Camp Release; military commission tries 321 Indians for murder, rape, etc; 303 condeed at Mankato

1863 Gen Sibley's expedition to the Missouri river July 3d, Little Crow killed; 24th, battle of Big Mound; 26th, battle of Dead Buffalo Lake; 28th, battle of Stony Lake Treaty at crossing of Red Lake river with Chippewas, and cession of Dakotah lands, October 2d

1864 Large levies for troops Expedition to Missouri river under Sully Inflation of money market Occasional Indian raids

1865 Peace returns Minnesota regiments return and are disbanded; in all 25,052 troops furnished by the State Census shows 250,000 inhabitants

1866-72 Rapid railroad building everywhere, iood times” prevail, and real estate inflated

1873 January 7th, 8th and 9th, polar wave sweeps over the State; seventy persons perish September, the Jay Cooke failure creates another panic Grasshopper raid begins and continues five seasons

1876 September 7th, armed outlaws from Missouri attack a Northfield bank Three killed, three prisoners

1877 Minnesota legislature adopts biennial sessions