St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28
CORRESPONDENCE or TIL
ST. CLOUD DEMOCRAT.
ALEXANDRIA DOUGLAS Co., }
Sept. 30th '5S.
ST.. CLOUD DEMOCRAT:

Deeming the matter
OF sufficient Importance in view Of the effort
that is being made at st. Cloud to open the
State Road through the % miles of timber
between st. Joe and Sank Rivcr-I have to
announce, that through the efforts of the peo-
pie OF Breckinridge and Alex andria, that por-
ton OF the Road between Alexandria and
breckenridge 7Omiles, was opened two weeks
ago. Teams from Red River have been
through 10 here and back. The men who had
never been over the route are loud in their
praises Ct it and the country through which it
passes. In a few weeks the whole road will
be open except the % miles above mentioned
l am glad to herr Of the public spirit manifes-
ted by the people Of St. Cloud. 1t is the
surest guarantee of the success of the place,
and the best assurance that strangers can have
of the enterprising spirit of her people,
The people Of this sec. feel themselves under
many obligations to C. C. Andrews ESQ. for
his efforts to open the Road-the more SO from
the fact that he is actuated by no sinister
motives, not possessing to my certain knowl-
edge lands or lots in this section. He made o
| trip to the Red Rivcr-saw the country-is
aware Of the advantages to accrue 70 St. Cloud
and the benefit it will be to a numerous BODY
Of settlers and like valuable and enterprising
citizen has put his shoulder to the wheel to get
it open. Open up the country through which
this Road passes, and St. Cloud will have
tributary to her a country not equalled in
extent or excellence by any other place on the
Mississippi north Of the Iowa line
We have had an exciting Bear chase The
party consisted of Mcssrs J. Richardson, J.
Ball, VIM. Ried and the undersigned. Bruin
was discerned about . miles off on the prairie
In a short time the party being fully equipped
cap-a-pte gave chase. AS We approached, his
bearship not liking doubtless the formidable
appearance of the two legged animals near
ing him, made off, and ere we could surround
him, retrcated into the timber Nothing
daunted, the party struck after in different
directions, hoping by so doing to close in on
him. MIR. Richardson, whose sagacity in
hunting is proverbial, struck Bruins track
first, and with such accuracy and swiftness
followed whether by scent or sight know
not but with barked shins and other numer-
| GUS chair breadth 'scapes," succeeded in COM
ing SO close to the animal after chase Of two
hours ''sat on seeing his pursuer so closely
behind him, stopped-faccd about-gave a
terrific roar, loud enough to 'fright the isle
from her propriety," and mounted u large Oak.
| Here was sport. The Boys declare that the
Bear took K. for Davy Crockett, whom he re-
sembles very closely, and of whom his majesty
had doubtless heard, and thought to run longer
OF mo airthly use,' so he ''kind a gin out %
The rest Of the crew having been signalled
soon reach TIE tree, when three shouts were
given as loud as ever made the woodland
ring,-three unerring pieces were levelled,-
three cracks were heard, and the largest Bear
| of the season tumbled down before US rolling
IN fat; down, down he came and great was
the fall thereof my countrymen. 1t did not
| take many hours to roll him home on pair of
wheels, and the next roll he got was into our
| mouths
". K.
Appended to this our correspondent
gives an account Of a Cricket match be-
tween the Alexandria and Breckenridge
clubs; but our space is small thisweek and
from the number Of technical phrasessit
would be embarrassing if not unintelligi-
BILE to perhaps majority of our. readers.