St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-30
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Saturday, .}uIy q I've wvrc up u
t past three this morning, and % our
Y at four 4 good deal Of the pleasure
.ur morning travel nits9c &c offset against
annoyance of mosquitoes which 1cn"r-
continue their attacks till the sun l.
g hours high Reached ('I,;;p,,"w&
I at seven, whare We again hu!te!d aA,}
L. breakt:sst, l. Distance eight .niI4:~---
land is still very rolling, and eGvor4@l
Il thick and Iuxuri.nt Grass. Tho su>
sion Of sloashs iiiflou,t enough t rc,
&c considerable, .ess'as q !>>> n:
attention 1tps There is scarcely any
n2 to notify Us of Chippewa river TIL
a1c on the verge of it's narrow basin
is a tributary Of the Minnesota, aD>] at
is crossing 1ilrcc f2et deep ana ai),>u,
7enty wiaa. II is .Ie:sr, with a hard hot
m, but muddy banks. After our meal
over the horses needing l1,oro Ei'ne ID
ait, | determine for the sake Of variety IL
,rd the river and walk orl ahead. The
yer bottons appears to BIZ one hundred t2ct
Glow the prairie iovel In half miIc
.fter ascending the ssoping bank. The east
encl 3f tht: long lake is reached. As It's
aame Indicates this is q long body Of wat
II south Of the tail, and ttIite .narrow. -
Like nearly all Che lakes: IN this region
is shore for the greater },ars Of the way Is
skirtcd with oak trees Here | took +
particular view Of The hca,iz1 bounded
To the west the south halt @.
he surface as far as the sight extends
''orm5 a |ine tss even As the sea without ar
,bject on it, while the nortl, hall ends III
I dark shade Of timber To tlie iorth The
olost distant object is Il range oi c0ne-like
bluffs circling round IL The cast ike {
miniature range of mountains, and fnajj,
with an even hor;zon at th>
southeast. A heavy ahower came up al
Ten, accompanied by sharp Lightning ans
thunder This | noticed gave greater &C
tivity to the frogs aud tonds, which IL
great numbers kept jumping from 5l1o trai
into the grass.
| had walked sey4:i miles before tlno
team overlook me In act we were o.
Of u race, [ / wing t),o allvan
tage Of a prior start, and al opport,usit,
10 descry the wagon at different points a
we alternately came upon BIZ gh ground
A mile further We reached :Pon,nae ce te,y
river. This is d clear stream, about tbro
feet deep at present and its valley, cover
Cd with tail waving grass, sinks gralualt
from the table land, and presents Il beau
tiful picture. @1 { -.. = r..
At this river We again rested From
thence to Elbow Lake The distance is to1
miles. The land is without timber; hs1
we pass several small lakes in which ar
large quantities Of wild rice and numerou
aocks Of ducks. AS we appsoach Elbo'
Lake the scenery looking toward The Wes
is extremely agreeable. Three miles fu1
ther on iy lightning Lake north Of th
trail where NC arrive ut quarter past iiye
By not turning to the right and passin.
IN the bank Of the lake we ere nearly n1lf
Cd in q slough, Ascend the high groun
On tho southern shore Of the lake an
camp for the night, There are nunleron
bear and elk trails about the lake whie2
is surrounded with a few trees and yer
rank. vegetation. Amidst the profts
shrubbery ( observed an abundance 9
green grapes and plums. Cretaefcas fol
nations are here found on the surface 9
the soil The grass indicates great fertili
ty. Il.
I IN, reminded that here is the dividin
ridge between the waters Of the Gulf c
Mexico and the Hudson's Bay, A yer
few niles west is the valley Of the Re
I,iyer which soon takesA direct northorl