St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-12-29
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S A.INT CLOUD.

s. AIM T. CLOUD.
st. Cloui is the point at watch the led Niv
CT trains cross the mississippi OH their way to
~. Paul. which proves 1t 10 be the na1ura!
= unc:ioG. Of land travel between til sc two grcl
;.r;:Yi:s Of trade. |: is 1t tho pressA; head OF
a:eA.A navigation Oh the Mississippi. 81 Boats
run &c: aI.riy. dariaS tho Spring and early
S.lm:n II months, from S.. Anthony 10 t.4.<
i!:ec. 49, 5~I
Tnc mp gives its position correctly with
reference t., 81 The sarst important points II,
t:sc Territory, bu, the peculiar beauty of its
locasipH, anl fertility Of the surrounding co'' |"
t:r c.anot be transcribed Within fife; II
nil, o. St. Cloud, On opposite sides 2of the
razor, and at uitIeren, points OF the compass
are ei:,h. lakes varying in siz: froml mile 10
s miles in circumference, all, save one. Delu :
;iti, exceedingly. three OF them ~ least. deei1
enour, 10 N,;.; = maa.Of-war. Wooded banks,
Gle an oebhly shores plen,ifuily n'ixed with
cocs ciian; and waters sbunlantiy supplied
with :is:. ',zEF@. -
When Cav Stevens made his survey Of
northern railroad route 10 the, Pacific III 'o3.
he canpcl ION the western side OF the Mis-
sissippi bciou Sauk Rapids" The place va
na,aeless-- nc present site OF 81: Cloud: b"' II
is here his route leaves the river In the su''l-
whore wo NOW write, a good saw mill. -,
frame OF Il large Hotel and light .. 'er dwell
in.s were put up tia, summer. This last 'tai:
taare were three hundred ,aa thirty Two votes
y ,iicl in tn, precinct. Not the votes. OF, etnd'
ans or llalf Breeds, for there are none here
\ majority OF the inhabitants OF Lac cu'lhtr!
u.e hardy Germans, with sturdy wives a'u
ca;ldre, cu,iva'ing the soil and working at
mechanical empioynants. - III =
1 I y kI,oc ~ 80
from one to three feet deep, rich black loan
x,ppor,inr rank vegetat ion. the drainage is
SO perfect and the air 50 pure that breathing
is 4 perpetual pleasure. As yet, our physl-
cians have discovered no diseases peculiar 10
the climate, no indes .ous complaiatq exec;
the minnesota Appetite which requires one
fourth more treatment than a modest fennsyt-
vaaia or Ohio attack Of q corresponding dis
case. -: Ia.s.
Any body who wants to- drink whiskey. In
pc zee had better not como here, Tor the treat
by which the land was acquired from the Sioux
toybi;ls it's Introduction: and the Legisl ature
has passed a law enforcing that provision; bur
pcople Of moderate means and industrlous hah
ewho have children to educa,e, will. find few
places where the opportunity for correct moral
draining healthy development OF muscle. anu
the means of pecuriary Independence arc. bet
ter combined. 1a.,. Il l. ;.efs:-cti
: There are immense tracts Of pine lying above,
frcu, which. the mills at St. Paul, ST. Anthony,
and the Minnesota. Valley are supplied. These
employ q large and ever-increa:ing force OF
men, horses sntl cxen, who are to he supp!1cd
wiz, provisions, clothing and feed The SOIL Is
WAITING fnr al opportunity 70 produce unimi-
ted ties Of food, without troubling the
farmer GU shing cloas; while the Mississippi
from St, Paul 70 Little Falls can ,tford to turn
i mill ut almost any point and has water pow
er erongh to do the manufacturing fora Con ,
ii,le;,t -l.y-z: - ~ = - 20 s-s%4e.
l. Our natural meadows produce a grass from
four to six feet high. and the beefkilled off our
prniries is quite equal to any stall fed We avs
ever eaten tiur venison is hne7 at:0ten cents i
per pound, rabbits, prairie hens. parridges,
ducks, &C., plenty. Thousands OF bushels ,ol
..:oriis for the hogs that are not here, TO eat
them Fuel for tho lhbor Of cutting and haul
ing OF tho ground: and there is; no likelihood
Of the supply running out soon as the ,.'Big
Wools'' extend from this place some twenty
miles or more, down this side ofthe river ANA
from eight TO twelve miles back Oar prairics
are a | dotted will, strips ofwood land, Oak
Openings which Just look like old orchards.
tl-A;s Tickets Of plum trees bearing delicious
fruit, grape vines, doing likewise, thousands 0.
acrss Q: hue! bushes anil strawberry vines. Ell,
Ea5el IN tire same business: while: some hun
l:cl sc-os arc in the cranberry trade ana tnrn
ouL ~ article, w:i;el. for. quantity and quality
eonaot be excelcd. The bltek bc cliessrcd ras,,
berries ,,1 hops tack zip their shin 81. in the
woods land seldom dissappoint he, nsosa. san
gnine,expectations Of their customers! Tna'.t
is still Land tea or fifteen miles back .llch sci
tiers can Get, Il, govern ..:ent price, hy building
: cabin AMI living Ga 1t until, It Comes into
m ,rket. Actual settlers can buy. lots. here 3:
from Que to tsc hu:s!ced .iallars and ,specula /
t,rs can have the same lots fYonl Ave to +
een hundred. = sss;t =
In some Of the river towns back. places tia
will be pleasant vllagns. lots can be had graft.
b. those Who viii build ana live on them
This, insplaees where a house can bs built for
fifty ,lo'l.ss. tina, would Sc palace compare
70 this tl,!,s rented in large cities Eor an,l =
d,l,rs ger month. while the lot, with only '.:s
all oeEa grabbing hoe and at.few= tdIys labs"
would b"in. vegetables to feeda family. anu
every township has go acres appropriated Il
the pport Of schools. a'3eutg..97 = a~& u
Seventy ti,n;i5 ana acres are appropriated u
State Universi.y.A fnc ui,&siag hass.lreaIy
b:el erected for the4use hat ns;itu,ion r
i, situated . ST anthony hni!. Of stone on an
emi'lcnc. commanding view Of the falls ane!;
no State in the Union has = better foundatio''
for good system Of popular education. No
other prairie State is so we'll berei as Min
neso.a and no State more abunlantly sapplies'
with clear water. In the country surrounding
St. Cloud and as far North and West IS we have
any reliable account. settlers fad NO difficulty
in locating land on a running stream or trans
parent lake with plenty Of tin1ner Mt hand for
building, fencing and fuel, and assthe land onI
the West side Of the Upper Mississippi is only
oper, Is pre- emption, therei little opportunity I
for spectators. and settlers have assurances Of
neigh bors and that rapid increasr IN the value
Of their lands aud in social advantages which
arise from the system Of laad in limited guam
titles to actual set tiers. 81. 80 "a
The country around 81 Cloud. west Of the
Mississippi was pure ased of the Indians in
treaty made with them BY the Hon. Alexander
Ramsey and Luke Lea in 1882 and ratified byI
the senatesth same year. The Sioux had
owned the land from 1921 but had not occupiedI