St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-30

Is 33L27y--E.'N~-C3--KSs=.EijN R,IDG Il
gg7HIS town is situated on the Sioux
Wood river. and is the Western terni
mus f,} he t:inneEota ana Pacific railroad;
eh.c point laid down by Capt. P"pe on bis
map ~ the heal Of steam navigation OH The
Red riYor; the Valley Of the ked river is
about twenty miles wide Oh either side Of the
stream, and about five hundred ,Hijes long;
sho surtace IS level and drained by numerous
streaIns which are sEjried with elm ash, bass
wood, white wood ami pine ot The largest
growth, the remainder Of the valley i prairie,
composed If rich. black loan free from sani
narre,s u>' swa1nps. Red river is eteep, slow
stream, haa no islands, sand bars or saags to
oi3struct navigation the banks are about =
feet high, and not subject to overflow: many
ef the tributaries Of the Red 1iz er are strong
~ impreenated with salt, anil indications Of
iron and coal arc numerous in the vicinity.
The farmers Of the valley Of the Red river
gave 70 Major Wood as the average Of their
crn1,s wheat 80 to 40: barley 40 to 81; oa%s
40 80; and potatces 200 70 500 bushels to the
acre 1T pe1nhina, T200 miles north # Brock
eridge, eS-Goy. Ramsey says, 'on tho I'd
October, 1851, water melons and oantelopeS
we're served 10 rs for dessert, and tbs IIrstssost
thAt occurred was on the night Of that day,
[see address hetorcthe Minnesota AgriGultst~
rtl Society. Oct, 10th. 1856. Two large SET
Elements have long existed on Rel river
Pefub:nt and Selkirk, both OF which yearly
raiao s. large surplus Of the products Of the
farm the whole valley Of the Red river is
raqjaly filing up with au energetic and intel
Garnt population The country being exceed
ingly healthy, and Should the indications Of
yp5, aud coal lead TO the discovery Of those
minerals as large as is anticipated, this valley
viii sV3a be swarIiing with Il population en-
gagged in agriculture, mining and manufacture
ing, supplying eastern MINNESOTA, Wisconsin,
Iowa and Missouri with the products Of their
Labor aud skill: the Minnesota and PACIFIC
railgoad will be placed Immediately under
contract as by the terms Of lis charter it must
be flushed from Saltwater to st Anthony with
in two years, and completed 10 Breckenridge
within ten years from the Sd Of March, 1867,
or forfeit its franchise us well Us the lands do
mated 10 it,: lsE@... y IT,.
breckenridge is aIso at the point where Gov
oStegens survey Of u rDTte tor the l'acihc raj;
road crosses The Sioux Wood river, an exan,i~
nation Of he Western States, and reference
0 The writings OF Gov. Stevens, ex-(Sav. Ram
say or tue Congressional documents containing
hc.Teports Of Maj. Long and Capt. Pope, can
NOS iail to convince that such is The geograph-
ical position Of breckenridge; that all thai
portion Of the Territory of the United States
which lays sTpst Of the Mississippi and north
Of The head waters Of the Minnesota rivers
must Soreverhe tributary to that city, and
that breckenridge is to be not only the COM
nere'al centre for the northwest, but viii
forever be thegate city on the great northwest
highway Of natious - .., .
Ennri,3rn &c nnw hnirrr ip,NrovoJ h,,i h.,
rroprietors, who are erecting dwellings for
themselves, 4 hotel, grist mill, saw min, Il
shingh and 1ath machine, Sc. a@ss. J:.
Enr further particulars enquire of ~
az. HENRY 7. WELLS Minneapolis,
Il. CHUTE. St. Anthony.
9HAs. N. M'KUBBIN. 81. Paul,
Executive Committee,
Or to GEO, F. BROTT, Beeokinridge.
May 10, 1868. If