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

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ws are told ttat .oiid1te idt tevaheto aeto about are Mel.
rise and Munich. We 60 throus sh y mar,
4 ROM strip of timber and over q slough
bridyed with slr1sh: bqt, ,the Tfrincii Al Hart
7 o,s!' the way is oyer smooth lai.d, where two
miles further on xe cross q the sank, River.
The luggage is laid up OH the seat and Ill
! Of US but the driver wade across. The
! water is nearly fye, feet deep, but We have
no'trouble,s. Pass two Of three handsome
lakes, considerable Swood, consisting IF
vsk openings The grass Is rank and
ttbsek. snd. klled With Z ! I variety Of tasrcste
flowers. Land is very desirable for farms,
land apparently is all claimed near the RI
yer. q Five miles further on (forty seven
miles on the. tr7p) we again 70 the Sask.
Here it's three and a half feet deep, and
I'VE ride. over, - ~ valley still continues
4arleasantr, II II spite IF, the damp weather.
! and slow travelling; I(flist considering the
imyert. ct7road VIC manage to s3end the
ftiiae' ayEesi i,5lj. The scehery ism 'amfle
i source Of interest II "s3,nne ! IS our
! view extends a. fzr as one can lhk out on
1.-THE sea; 3ip others x is into! certed at :vari-
Dug points by ridges and groves. On dis:
tanccs ewe got into p5Fnr 81 animated 4 @ ls Discus US
f'&s approaching ssuk Centre. our, course is
over long prairie aankei with timber ttl' ~
7 Alth ju III the settlements are recent, there
are some good fields: Of corn. Many Of
the settlers appear TO- le .Qld bachelors. Or
I else are Yen, who have; proceeded their ia
miles. We. arrive, at Sauk Centre { ~
miles from st. Cloud bjyI the new @route).
| at y r M. I here is 1 good, water privil'
t'ge here and the soil is2 excellei,ta rMe
|}h>;re abandon camp life for a coupic OF
hol.rs and take quarters under the comffo,'
tabL: roof Of Mr. e.? a settleru!who moved
from New York with Instantly last spring:
We first get dry and them hpartake OF a We, y
excellent th3ugh extempoianeous dinner
/ Mr q. says about Il new preem pt on
claims have been made in the neighbour
hDol thil; season He hears that mvre 81 t.!
tiers are c,niin;. At this point the Long
Prairie road leaves the new Red RIVER
route and. runs north. Here, salse, the
north and south forks Of Sauk 3Klver u
nite. Continuing sona this afternoon We
for the last time. and as We start. tord the
sSauk River. Tine banks of the river are
high, but not, atru2t< follow the rou g
Of the state. road pvcr r,lin5 prairie.:--
small groves Of hard tinlb are seen in
every direction The 'couatry possesses
great beauty but is unsettled. =. Alter go
I ing three3miles We cross the sGnth tork; Of
'Sauk kiyer, upon q bridge, the work q! ot
private, enterprise: and enter the little set
| clement Of nandotta. We reach the place
at + pm. and as there is2za PROS, cct Vt
rain we camp. The settlement boruels Oh
EAalry lake, and the scenery, about is, +. =.
tivAt.ny. Two or three families and nall
4 d., zen single men Constitute its present
nnhabitants Mh.tefeld VIII cuu4-
| Dimes skill as all artist with the ractical
enerszy off pionecr. lives here aud is much
1lnterested in the developnentlot lot this part
ot2 the country: HeIahas made several
1 sketches s'klee ef2 Minnesota scenery. and the
engraving which Was made from h.ss draw
ling u. Fairy Lake and Kandotta, though
i makes what might be thought; fancy
sketch.1 is not exaggerated We1yasltet
| his fields sand garden, which, were in a
@hrifty condition. Notwithstanding the soil
| Mas broke last spring. He has some nice
,pilc trees wh.ch locks welf:"--4.airy Lake
see lpedsuers bsagttfpl fhan any swe have
seen. Around a It It 4 %ere rr ftouhi delicious
raspberries. We ..e1d Hfeias well as at
Sauk Centre that about forty. families are
coming from Canada in the tall to settle III III
this Vicinity his '2dwnship5 firms the
northwest corner ofdStarns5sO sOounty.;c 1t
wassrenarke1 this evening that We had to,
/ day passed insight OF. enough, cho;:ce land
+ r"o t.'oeS"i''e" A.u AAne Alnu " supply
| Il thousand settlers, allowing each man 46v
acres. 2rH3 a63 Ut noitu93ta TFe9 NV ~~7s52
b., .TkUs'DAY, July 20. .--One Of. the party,
IA gentleman connected with the editorial
[FIepartuleli!t Of thtee JJaaTnuldffIGm Tbi,jcc,,
herel on acco;unts of jilincss and thes jproba-
(b}lc9len5thnof time :5the tripsrwilll require
to our regret feels obliged TO- Return \ be
rest OF U; leave camp at four. After going
about three miles we are obliged to halt iii
{account of tl1iicak t15: Somewhere about
Inids 9 nlock we find we have, been psleep,,
apd I'D the TO-! has cleared Fey u Fawsy.r About Il
miles from Kandotta on the new route is a
strip ofstii6bersikr na1esir extent ltsis
ln'practicqb bleIthereforeoto for aus to follow
tthe ro4e d1iEsetly {! ando d oYf are obliged t.
turn ,,Of ina sou hwestcrly direction and