St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-16

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ST .lopd IS the point & xsLisl fi,e lied In
er trims cross tic ssissisglTp pr On thrirw q
81 faul, whicl4 Er0s " II ,ftox6S Ale HAM ii
junction o4'laua trayelbstwe.niL Ate NO. req,
IN t.rics .. tIade. Il is'al lie freteAl La4.lO
! steam navigation on tile 4Alis,lss,lIa.t 4sea
run re & usat,y, dUs-ng The 81 Ilnx and Gully
summer Non hs, trolir 81 !yn.Hpny ~ tLls
IIlsce $50. :. = : : - - : .
j phe mapsg::yess its pqsii5o1 corr eli I'll
reielenve to,,1l VIC 40 important pelhls y
the lerrittry, bull tile rec,lf b. sbtalfy sor ts
1lorat on Ni.taferll,iFy o.
Atry cannot be rfaIsGribtd sN in9 hst,1s 4
mules OF 81 Fleud;ss engerposite SIDES, on tAe
river, and at different points 81 the ct1hraSt
arc eight lakes vary ing inasize' iuonil n1ic 20
miles hi circumference, alb 4s,lS one l,suA-
tnui exceeding tAiee o.iahe m a1 vast ,ls.p
enough to t!oat man oi.wal.&l NO, ah,, b;sll :,
clean ptbDty shores ElenhsulIy, h.lAeti VIII.
corneAan; and swttels. <aIIuNaD III zsuIl:l.ed
with fish. ..ms ..1z..-, 2.
Wh,nGov: Stevens made Ms surrey 81 d
northern railroad sronfe tntles paci4 G aln 15s;
he campeda ION the western side OF he MIS-
sissipn, below Sank Eapids4I'y lLvn Place was
t,css--tLe present, slts, 81 ST, Clp4A; bu,ti
is lere Ills route leaves the river. Ii tic -um-
msr Of ~ q c4;tartcabin was builA onsy, asspes
where We now write. good asa* mill tKS
frame OF. large Eotcl sanl.eis II o,se, dwell
ings were Iut up that sun ,mey. ! Iis'h,s, fall
there were three lunaTSd Snd thirty tive yo, es
pollcd in the precinct -s sls d cd OF lrdi
ans or bali Lreeds tor ssTs. rome here
A majority Of the<inhAb Moi tl,e cpun, y
are hardy Germans vii IL sturdy swirSs and
children, l'i>at;ng the soil ana working ut
mechanical cmpleyments.
Tie subsoil is sand and although the soil is
from one to three feetsdetp, 2 rich black losm
supper: ing rank vegetation, the drainage is
so perfect and the mir SO pure, that breathing
is perpetual pleasure As yet, our pkysi-
clans have discovered no. diseases, peculiar, to
the climate, no Indigenous comI laint' except
the Minnesota Appetite" which requires onu7
fourth more treatment than a modest rennsyl
vania or Ohio attack of q corresponding dis
case. tif ij'.t m|l ,=ij&E ,4Lgei}eR a&~Yg p,
ANY body who wants ito. drink whisky in
peace had better not come Lere, for tie treaty
by Which tie land was acquired from tie Sielx.
torbids its Introduction; and the Legislature
has passed law enforcing that provision; hui,
rcople}ot moderate means and industrious lab
it's who have children to- educate, will .frd few
places where the opportunity Tor correct moral
training. healthy development Of muscle and
the mcanssct pecuniary independence arc bet
ter combined ~ & r. ~ y9jt.3q rs< So
There are ir;nensc tracts Of Pine lying above:
from which tic mills at gTau). st. AtLco,
and tie Minnesota Valley are suIIled. rthcs!
employ large and eyer increasing ;;orcc q
men, horses and oxen, Wl,o IRE 10 f,e surnl;e,
with provisions clothing and feed, The soil j,
waiting Tor an opportunity 40 srroti,ce unlir,;t
I'd quantities Of foed With cS troubiine the tar
mer crushing clods; vile tie N ississirri from
St Paul to Little Pills Gan afford to tu,n mil
Ct almost any Dpin. and has water srowc1
enough 70 90 ele manufacturing for a Cont
neht. 'A'@ '~' "a g. %l& 70 n Il ). Il +TfTt!
. our NJ. tural meadcws produce grass from
our To- six teet high, and the beef killed eff ou
pr" rles IS quite equal to any stall fed we have
Ever eaten. Our, Senison is fine at ten cents
!, per pound, rabbits, prairie hens, rartridges
d;,cks, &C.. plenty. Thousands Of bushels: O
AGO. MS Tor the Aegs that ARE mot here to- ga
them Fuel for the labor Of cutting and haul
ing eff the ggouEd; and there is no likelihood
OF the supply running oft soon. asstl.e ;'.Isi.
Woods,' extend from this place some 5twcnt,
miles or more, downthis side Of the river, ans
/, Cm eight to twelve miles back. Our prairie
arc all dotted with strips Of wood land Seal
Openings which Just look like old orch aids
dense thick cts Of plum trees bearing delicieu.
! fruit, grape vines: doing likewise, thousands OF
acres, Of hazel bashe sland strawberry vines e,.
gagged in the same business: while some hun
d,ed ac.es are in The cranberry trade and turf
out an article. which for quantity and rtl$lify
cannot beexcelled,& The blacllbelries yEclrasp-
berries and Hops tnckupg their shingles ine tAe
woods and seldom disalro tie most sar:
guine expectations Of their custnlnerst There
il still land ten or fifteen miles back which set
tiers; chn get at government price. BY building
cabin and living ION ait4 until i, c9rnss into
market Actual.settlers car buy LOTS here al
from one to five hundred dollars, and srecula-
tors can have the same lots at from FIVE to ff=
teen hundred. ---..-....-..-s- IL. q
In some of the river towns back, places that
will be pleasant villages, lots can he lad graft;
by those who will build and lire5 on. iherf.s
This, in places where's cufe7 can be built for
fifty dollars, that would lie palace compared
to the dens rented in large9 cities, for 4 and 5
dollars per month, while the lot.pwith only the
aid Of a. grabbing hoe and2aifsw days, labor.
would bring vegetables to- fecdaa family.r end
every township has 6lo acres appropriated to
the supporter schools. sEoisgs& t@f4aup tx
Seventy thousand acres are appropriated -
State university. i,Afnc building has already
been erected for the use of that institution. 1t
is situated at ST. Anthony, built of stone on an
eminence commanding a view of the falls, and
no State in the Union has n better Foundation
for good system Of popular education. No
other prairie: State is 81 wen tilabered as Min
nesota, and no State more abundantly supplied
with clear water: In 'the country Surrounding
St. Cloud and as far North and Mems weyhaye
any rcli ible account settlers find no difficulty
in locating land on arunning stream :ortrans-
parent lake'witll plenty of timber at hand ior