St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-07

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detach then, ffroia the wagon, where it i.
/ over the hubs i, mud and water. The
latter is hauled ouss, chiefly by our Owl
strength, We are in N:ant = FL 2 lever bu ~
there is no timber near. lr e resort Fll, there e
fore to elementary principles Of inec.ee .eeanlcs
and make one Of grass. Having .scyt.see
'weomow some Of the heavy grass on The
river banks, twist and tie it t1'into; large
knots, !, am and BY lifting one wheel at a time
and thrusting this grass underneath we f.
nally raise them all nearly to the surface
Then we make a platform Of grass in front
of the wagon, tie "a, rope to the spire, hitch
on a horse and triumph over our disaster
! This is labor occupied an hour. =. Of course
our clothing had got completely saturated
with mud and water and to wash it we We
waded into the river where it is four feet
deep and the current strong. Went a.
bout five miles further and camped at, a
small stream at sundown. ) Now grass for.
the horses. The heavy swath We cut at
tests it rankness. e. :e'SzE : ~ "o255 ~ -
august IA rainy forenoon and, we
travelled SLOW. 8 Three miles before reach
ing White Bear lake pass, the; camp Of
some Frazer River ,emigrants. They are
from the southern part Of Minnesota
They have OK teams and entertain no
doubt ofa successful journey They ex-}
pect to: reach the. Rocky Mountains before,
winter sets in. In two miles we meet 9TH
er teams accompanied by men in the
same party. 'Theyy appear to have an y ex- &
cellent outfit, with strong mule teams; and
a few saddle horses. tua# 1 lf.w aiHmEl -sr
-, At z T y we arrive at a vacant > log
house on the northeast shore Of White
Bear lake. Here We meet meet some So 's,., gentle
men from Alexandria who propose Joining
us on the rest7of the trip! Also meet
Mr. Sweets party surveying a road from
s Superior to Graha,n's Point. White Bear
lake IS a very romantic and beautiful
place: twill some day be 1 fashionable
summer resort. The east and north shores
consist of high grassy bluffs which are l. :.
53 feet above the level of the sea. The
lake itself is a splendid sheet of water and
The diversified scenery for many miles sur
rounding it makes the locality one Of the
most charming il the state: The soil is
fertile and ready for the plough. .z4s:,a2t "A
From White Bear lake to Grove Lake
the distance is twelve. miles. During the
afternoon we were overtaken BY a heavy
shower. i But it soon cleared away; and a
beautiful rainbow stood out. in the east
resting IT'S beams on the broad prairie. tia.
August 2.---Grove lake polled several
votes last fall, but it has but one resident
now and but, one house. The land there
is very good, as it everywhere is / onJ.the
route, and there. is little timber around
the lakes. a small patch is under cult;
walton. We there replenished our stock u
provisions, and at o'clock were again.
started. From there to Lake George the
distance is about fifteen miles. The wind
ing trail traverses a gently undulating sur
face, covered with a profuse growth Of
grass handsomely variegated with flowers.
There l are several bad sloughs the first
few miles from Grove Lake and then the
road is good till We come to the north fork
of Grow River. The formidable nature Of
the slough there made it necessary flr'2 for us Us
to seperate the horses and lead them across
and then draw the wagon over ourselves
through three feet of mud and Il water
This precaution was necessary and saved
US time and trouble. A few miles further
we came to another slough where the same
operations were necessary III; ssst}t i'll
At T, Lake al George are a, few settlers who
have excellent farms which have been a.
bout two years under cultivation. they
are Germans. Here we met 4 larrgee, nun. IN
Der: of Red River carts bound for Ebacotah
and the Hudson,s Bay territory. At3 p.
NJ. continue our journey. Tits about six
miles t. to Lake y 1enry which We reach a.
bout sunset: Here also are n number of e
German farmers, with, fine Aocks Of CATTLE,
abundant crops, and every indication dof
aes1 .nsft 4. steR or ths night q farm house
August 3rl sra Start 1t day III break inten- ten:
ding to get tolthe settlement of Richmond
tor late eakfast. Over rolling, prairie,
and for t'r :l:eYg fey miles several sloughs that
require much care i III i crossing. Several
miles to the south we can discern ii the tim
Der which skirts the north fork of Grow
river; on n the north similar indications de-
note the Saqk .' river yg, But no or
improv vement IS III sight. AS W ,oalprh approach
nearer to the valley Of the Sauk { (w5e are are
south y oft thessscenery is more beautiful:
as5:lts characteristics ARE 5eminently trand
gun. Gone TO some farms three miles be-.
tore reaching Richmond; and mile before
coming to That place Wc Wsa,i ara detained by =