St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-08-05
BRE5CKEll R1II51IE-

His town. IS Situated ON the SIOUX
IL Wood river, and iss the Western termi-
nus Of the Minnssota and Pacific railroad:
the point laid down Eby Capt. q Pope On his
Red river; the Valley Of the Red river is
about twenty miles vide on seitherside of the,
stream, aud about FIVE hundred miles long !;
the surface Is level and drained by numerous
streams which IRE sknted with elm, ash, bass
wood, white wood and pine of the largest
growth, the remainder Of the valley is prairie,
composed Of rich, black loAnls free from sand
barIens or swalnps. Red river is d deep, slow
stream, has no islands, sand bars or snagsJtos
obstruct navigation : the banks arc about q,
feet high, and not sub iec1 to overflow !; many
of the tributaries OF the Redfiver are strong
u impregnated with salt, aud indications of
iron and ceal are numerous in the vicinity.
The farmers of the valley Of the, Bed river
gave to Major Wood as#sthe average Of their,
crops ]; wheat-3O to 40; barley 40Sto 80; oats
4O5O; and potatoes 200 to 800 bushels to the
taere AT Peirbina, 200 miles north Of Rreek-.s
4ehridge, exGoy. Ramsey says, - On the, Cd
sOctoher, 1851, water melans and cantelopes
were served teus for dessert. and the first frost
that occurred was Oh the night Of that! aay,Ha
sEsee address before the Minnesota A erieultn-s
.rnl Society, Oct, 10Th, l856sl Two large set
Elements have, long existed aen Red river
.Penfbina and Selkirk, both Of which yearly
raise . large surplus of the products Of the.
farm the Whelegyalley 54of Sths Red river is.
rapidly filing up with an energetic and intel.
Igent population; the country being exceed
ingly healthy, and should the Indications of
iron and coal lead satoF the discovery Of those
minerals as large as is anticipated, this valley
viii soon be swa1n ming with q popula ion en-.
gagged in agriculture, mining and manufacture.
ToWa aiisi Missouri with Tho products Of their
.laabor and skill; the Minnesota and Pacific
railroad VIII Be placed Immediately under
cont by the terns M its. charterit must
be fnishetl from s illW atef to st Anthony with
ia tive years, and completed to breckenridge
within tell wears from the Sd Of Marc,,,. RI
or forfeit its franchise as we'll az the lands do.
mated to it. S5rssf. ss1.@is
S' t'reckesnridge is Also at the point where Gov
33oSteyen' 8 survey of route for the Pacific raiI
Toad crosses the Sioux Wood river, an eSami-
nation OF the Western States, and reference
the lNrlflngs ssof, Gov. Stevens, ex-Gov RAM
say OF the Con gressional documents containing
the reportssoT Maj. Lon 4 and Can't. Pope, cam
not fsil 70 csanyince that such is the geocraph-
lcaI position Of Breckenridge; that all that
.portisn Of the q Territory of the United States
winch LAYS west of The Mississippi and north
81 the head waters of the Minnesota rivers
must g forever be stribntary to that city and
that ckenridge is to be not only the conl-
mercial centre for the northwest but viii
forevsfs bs ihegate city on the great north west
.highwAyfof nations. zssss II q s5'97
Us kreek enridge isnpx being improved By the |
fpropristors, Wha ARE erecting dwellings for
themselves !, 1l hotel, grist mill .saw mill,
shingla and lath machine, SC. sifs .szss
Nm For further particulars enquire Of s4
,s.ss ~ n. HENRY 7. WELLS, Minneapolis
s.. IN CHUTE. s, Anthony, 4
ssss CIAs. MKuBBIN. St, Paul,
s.sss Il gss..s &. Executive Committee,
Or 70 GEO. r, BRo OFT, Beeckinrid sc.
May 10, 1858. If .ys..s.s 5s