MINNESOTA. Min´ne-sōta.
"Gopher State."

Named from the river; term of Indian origin, signifying "whitish or sky-colored water."

Explored by Hennepin and La Salle, 1680; Fort Snelling built 1819; organized as a Territory, 1849; admitted 1858.

Area, 83,365 square miles, extreme length, 380 miles; breadth near north line, 337 miles; near middle, 183 miles; and on the south line, 262 miles. Number counties, 80.

Temperature at St. Paul: winter, 11° to 30°; summer, 67° to 74°. Rainfall at Fort Snelling, 25 inches.

Pembina, port of entry on Red river. St. Paul, port of delivery and capital; population, 148,074. Minneapolis, metropolis and great commercial centre for lumber, wheat and flour; population, 147,810. Land offices at Taylor's Falls, Fergus Falls, Worthington, Redwood Falls, Benson and Duluth.

Number farms, 140,000; value per acre, cleared land, $20; woodland, $15. Total acreage of the State, 53,353,600; in farms, 16,000,000; in forests, 1,800,000.

Salaries of State Officers.
Governor $3,800
Lieut. Gov. 600
Sec'y of State 1,800
Treasurer 3,500
Auditor 3,000
Attorney Gen. 2,500
Supt. Pub. Ins. 2,500
Adjutant Gen. 1,500
Pub. Examiner 3,000
Ins. Comm'r 2,000
Com. Statistics 2,000
R. R. Commis'nr 3,000
State Librarian 2,000
Chief Justice 4,500
Senators,
Representatives

 $5 a day and
15c. mileage.
Dist. Judge 3,500

Presidential P. O.
Brainerd $2,000
Crookston 1,800
Duluth 2,500
Faribault 2,100
Fergus Falls 2,000
Mankato 2,200
Minneapolis 3,500
Morehead 1,800
Northfield 1,800
Red Wing 2,300
Rochester 2,200
Saint Cloud 1,900
Saint Paul 3,500
Stillwater 2,400
Winona 2,500
9 P.O. 1,700 to 1,500
14 " 1,400 to 1,200
10 " 1,100
4 " 1,000