The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-07-05

A New Enterprise-The Town of Grey Cloud.
We notice that the town of Gray Cloud
has been laid out, on the east bank of the
Mississippi, 20 miles below St. Paul and -
miles above PIT Douglas.
The place is named after the old Indian
Chief, Gray Cloud, and was for many years
an old Indian trading point.
Many of our readers have often noticed
the beauty of this fine location, and have as
often wondered why town had not long
since been located upon its rising slopes of
green and fowery vcrdure.
For centuries the wild war-whoop Of Sioux
and Chippewas, have sounded through its
solitudes,-for years the echoes of our gal
liant steamers have played amid it's great
oaks, still Gray Cloud lay in all it's silent
beauty, untroddcn almost-and almost to
the world unknown.
But mark the change-an American gen.
tleman of energy and wealth, who has been
for the last 10 years, doing business in the
city of Mexico, comes fresh from the Halls
of the Montezumas, from out of that land OF
romantic beauty, to pitch his tent on Or
fair borders, and take part and parcel with
us, and assist us in our laudable endeavors of
building up State-tte Safe par e&ccllence
''Of muscle and of mind.''
A lover of the climate and the beautiful
scenery of Mexico, but a foe to its tyranny
and corruption, he leaves it with regret, and
casts about for a resting place, on the next
best and farest portion of Gods footstool.
He las heard of Minnesota, and crossing
the Gulf, he steams it up the "Father OF
waters" for 1000 miles until our own St.
Paul, resting upon the bluffs like fair young
infant resting upon it's mothers bosom, lies
before him. He is content. He is aston
| ished. From Mexico to Minnesota is like
exchanging worlds! There Nature alone
adorns, brings forth and beauties. Herr
Nature, the elements, men, women, and
children all are at it. Mr.. Gallagher, on
his arrival here, associates himself with
Truman M. Smith, ESQ, a wealthy and sue
cessful Banker of our city, and they pur-
chase GRAY Cloud at once.
A fine town has been laid out, and will be
improved Immediately, by every purchaser
and on large scale by the proprietors.
Our river Captains say that it has Steam
boat landing for mile in length, unsurpas-
sed by that of any other place between oul
city and st. Louis.
| From the river the ground gradually rises
to considerable height, forming lovely
town site, with beautiful back grounds. A
bridge is being erected over the branch o.
the river, about mile in the rear of the
town, thus connecting the Island with the
rich Cottage Grove Prairie, and the roads
leading to St. Paul, Saltwater, Hudson, PIT
Douglas, ETC., while in front and tributary
to it, lies the rich country adjoining the Yer
from st. Paul by land is Is miles, by the TT
Douglas and Eft. Ripley Government Road
The lots are spacious, the streets and avenues
wide and straight, a part Of which are wei
shaded by natural growth of oaks. The
town is supplied in abundance, with pure
cold spring water, while from its elevated
position it is not surpassed in healthfllness
by any point upon the river. Itsclose prox-
unity to St. Paul will make it desirable
location for many of our citizens to choose
residences and summer resorts, when VIC
have surplus of wealth and merchants
in our midst. We wish Gray Cloud every
success.