Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-07-12

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ferSsl IA so1ur Territorial papers, the
'xloviing &C onntss of the Cities and
fDwns wkicl, ~ & sc:ssissrsd over WI he
hroad s,rfass III this patch of land, IN
tended sxtfall or the year aitsr g be-
come y SUI md then, when 4 have
visited tliose saine e;iixs and toDns. and
.wilhsa Mil Az ancs .heiore nv
eyer, hswlhaye \ eazed With wonder I'M
jknowp, md with proud feelings Of
anazenent undescr ibsd, II the sisps1.-.
dars Improvement The great display Of q
skill. and the vast .alhopnt If integrity
required il The mind If man, y conjure
up such descriptions, and make ~ moth 4.
Inc but scrub oaks, n piece III prairie
and' \ bottonless slough WIN hsrs md
there Y dirty, tenantls.s log cabin, 4
lyiast town i, Il growing city, With Is
mills, As large stone houses filed with
grain, il. beautiful churches and ap ,.'
propriate buildings, ii ii which the youth.
FIJI denizen. IRE taught Is shoot
The fact of the h mater Is this as
y ! great indater, but ! town inflated
generally lacks, substance. sSach i the
case With towns owns ana cites III il our coun-
ty, and i il about time that some
truthful delineator should set-the public
mind 70 rights. | will. therefore, com
mence at Anoka, and say Of this place.
that the Gas works are not yet in fun
operation they are at work here in the
right way and may they nsver need
puffs from papers, but correct accounts;
let labor and capital carry them forward
ia their enterprise.
Itasca comes next in our upward
course. Who has not heard Of this
place? Not to know Itasca argues
oneself unknown. How lovely The riv-
err, how romantic are ones thoughts
upon entering this city Of cities, and
how Economically our feelings turn after
/ ! hard days drive. as the jaded horses
are rushed into the place. Reader,
Ihaye you ever been there /? Were you
ever there ia its palmiest days, when
il its glory It swamped all other places
on the face Of the globe !. Time has
materially changed the face of things,
alas. for age that great worker and
| time the great defaccr, have won
Iderfnlly left their marks, In years
gone BY, Itasca was, place; il was 2
lovely prairie, skirted BY 4 beautiful
grove, and near il . lovely lake, il
whose sparkling waters innumerable
little sunish sported. Ducks and geese
loved to sport upon its crystal. surface.
| Now the grove is gone !; it has been Gu,
away to furnish fuel to warmthe inhab-
itants, and make room for the town
the sun and, dry season have nearly OBJ
liberated the lake, and made that resor'
lof the ancient denizens, fine hay
meadow; the fish, 10, where are they
the approach Of famine ia years gone
by drove the people there in search d
food, and when the last fish was caugh,
the old settlers left one by one, and now
few remain to tell the wondering travel
er Of days gono by. Init spalmy days
Itasca boosted Of wealth, and Of talents
before unknown, but now they are scat.
tered to the winds. When here, one
gazes ia wonder at what remains those
noble ruins, eachtell its tale. Silence
now rules supreme in those once throng.
ed streets. With cautious tread ane
quiet breathing, we wander among the
ruins Of the ancient town, order the
horses, shut our eyes, and drive like
lightning until speed CELEBRATES space
and distance lends enchantment 70 tht
view. III
ss WILLIAM HENRY WOOD,