St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-06-17
3E5ECKEN RIDGE

I HIS town IS situated On The sicu1
! wood river, and is the Western tern'i
nus 81 the Minnesota and Pacific ;airoat
the point iai': down by Capt.. Pope Oh his
u1ao is s.se head Of s;raIl navigation On tie
led river; tie Valley Ct tie Rcd river -
about ,weu; 1a;ics wide - ,;'sey side CT tie
strca1r, a1!a about FIVE hundred miles long;
The surface is level and drained by numerous
Streams which arc s!.:rted With .l.n, asli, bas.
wood white Too:l ard PIKE If TIE largest
growth, ,i:c remainder g.: lie valley is rralie,
vo:1puscc: CT rich, black lean, tree frc1n SAND
barIo:ss Or sTan'Is. Red river IS 8 deep, Sow
stream, has AZ Islands, sand bars O. sE:a;-5 ~
1cstTuct navigation: he hanks ere ahcut o5
1cet high, a,,d net suh;ect 10 overflow msny
OF the tributaries q Tic Red river are strong
y ;.p~egnatc': with salt, "rd indications Of
iron aid con! arr humorous in TIE vicinity.
I:.c farmers Q: tie valley Ct the Ped river
gave to Major Wood As the average Of their
CROPS; vl:oat 50 70 - barley - TO 81; oa.s
~ 80; ard potatoes goo to 3Gl. bushels to the
acre: u rer1h;na. [2oo miles .crth Ct nreck-
enriase, ex-Eio'. Ramsey says, son tie -
tci55vr, 1881. water melons and can;eiopes
we're *vrye tous for dessert, and The first trvet
tbs: occurred was IN the night Of that day."
Esco address before tie minnesota Ac>icuit:;-
cal society: Oct. 10Th, 1868. Two large SET
Elements have lcng existed or Red river
Pcnb:na AMI Se-3sirl;, beth Of which yearly
raise large surplus o. the prcaucts Of the
farm the whole valley Ct tie Red river is
rapidly filing Up with al energetic and intel
liGcrt population the countrv being exceed
i2giS healthy. and Should the indications Of
iron ana coal lead 70 the discovery Of those
minerals as large is aficipa1 ed, this VALLEY
will soon be sHai'1ning with = population en-
gagged Iii agriculture; 1a..:5.g sid cna..uacsur-
t:y,1,1SiJ.
!cra and Missouri with TIC products Of tLc;r
lubor and skill: the Minnesota and Pacific
railroad viii &c placed Immediately under
rcsr1c1 as bv the terms Il i,a charter i. luIls.
BE finished tI2-n Saltwater to St Anthony with
in two years, a.l completed to Breckenridge
within ':n years from the Sd Of March, 1897,
OF forfeit its franchise well as the lands Go
mates; % i.
Breckenridge is also :, tire point where Gov
Stevcs. s survey Of rc:.ta fer the Pacific rail.
road crosses the Sioux Wood river. an eSxmi-
nation e the Western States, and reference
10 the writings OF Gov. Stevens, ex-Gov. Ram
say CT ,heCcner ess;onal documents obtaining
the reports OF Maj. Long an! Capt. Pope, ca1i-
not fail to convince that such is the geugraph-
zeal position Of Drec:enridge; that all that
portion Of the Territory Of the United States
which lays ives: Of TIC Mississippi cnG nort!,
OF the head waters c; the MINNESOTA rivers
must forever he tributary TO tia, city. ani
that breckenridge is 10 lie no: cnl: the COM
nercial centre for the north west. Int Will
forever be the gate city On The great northwes:
highway CT nations.
Breckenridge is nov being improved - the
rloprictors. who are erecting dwellings for
themselves. 4 hoiel. crist mill, sew mill,
siinglc and la,l, machine, SC.
Eos further particulars enquire Ct
H2-RI I. WELLS, minneapolis,
I CHUTE. s.. Antnoay,
CaAS. =, :t'EVn3Ia'. ST. Faui,
Executive Committee.
Or 10 GEO. +. BEOT'f, breckenridge.
May &c, 1873. If.