St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-12-09

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pen Of Edmund Rice, Esqr, you will Oh
serve that the road passing through this
place, is to extend to the mouth vi f'c1ubi-
IA River, some $50 miles nortthsl Of lis, aud
will no doubt within very tcv years torm
a part Of the great. Railroad highway to
Frazer River and California.
Churches and Sckco1s.
The Catholics and Episco,,zIis,.s have
each completed neat and culyeu:en:
church, and the Baptists have raised the
frame Of large and cou.nodisus building.
These as we'll as the Cumberland Pres
byterians, have resident ministers, VIII, OF
ticiate weekly or oftener, and who for lie
ty and eloquence will compare tAyor.1ly
with the brethren in the larger eastern c.-
ties. The Methodists have 40 minister
amongst us, but furnish US re;u.ayly with,
preaching once in four weeks. They and
the Cumberland Presbyteriaps exycc, IT,
erect churches next sumner.
The Catholics have Seminar: in Wick
the languages, music, &c, are taught. l..
is in much favor amongst our citizens, .nd
is in a flourishing condition There la.
also been meeting Of the citizens. who
appointed an efficient committee. Tor tie
purpose Of organizing and opening l:4y-
lie Seminary next spring, which yrosrl>-s:
in connection with the above Hall. lei :sclu-:
mary to provide the town and vicinity
with every desirable facility for the edu :
cation of ourssyouth, for years to co:,s.
Our Wants.
We want men Of enterprise and capital.
to aid in the development Of our Immense,
resources. This is in part abou: to ia
supplied by eastern capitalists, who II.
starting some eight or ten institutions un-
der our new stock security Banking Law
We want few good coal mines reports q;
the discovery of which reach US weekly;
but all Of which reports need continuation:
We want in this immediate neiehborhood
ten thousand head Of cattle; hogs and
sheep, all Of which can be kept and rear
ed at a trif}ing expense: we want by ne1t
spring in st.. Cloud another good Touring
mill, an earthen ware manufacturer, 4
plough and agricultural implement manu-
facturer, chair maker, saddler, eooper.
tanner, &C., If you can find any or all Of
these who are willing to emf gate send
them along; they are necessary to ccr sue
cess, and we hope to be useful to them.
Miscellaneous.
We omitted to say in the proper pl.ce.
that some six hundred teams passed
through St. Cloud during the past seasou
On their way to St. Paul to trade for this
usual supplies. They came from psna!a-
Selkirk and the various contiguous lsxitish
settlements. A portion Of then had .ss>
yelled twa:ve hundred miles to reach
this point Many of them were laden
with valuable furs, and the others were
amply provided with gold. Their trade
is very valuable to St. Paul, and proper
assortment Of goods would secure thu :-rss:
er portion to St. Cloud
SEVERAL hundred gold diggers With
their outfit have also passed through hi.
place for Frazer River, said to be abeat
1900 mile. beyond us.
! WE observe by the St. Paul paperstisz
steamboat navigation at that point els*cl
on the 10th inst, ate: an open seasoi .
eight months.
II is now the gath Of November, z:t:
the river opposite this place continues u
pen and perfectly free Of floating ice; tho
rumor says that it is closed some dis.s:i::c
North Of this. The weather is Mill x..i
pleasant, and the remnant Of Snow which
fell some tine since does not exceed Mali
an inch i'll depth. 7
I Truly Yours, -
/. = MILLER & SWIssHE:..u
4 st. Cloud, e;ovr. -, 1859