St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-08-11

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LOB PRINTING.
OF various kiuds, executed on short notice.
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SAINT CLoUD.|
St. Cloud is the point at which the Red Riv- |
sr trsEs cross the Mississippi on their way to
St. Paul, which proves it 70 be the natural
junction Of land travel between theae two great
arteries Of trade. It il at the present head Of
steam navigation On the Mississippi. Boats
run regularly. during the Spring and early
Summer nosths, from St Anthony to this
place.
The nap gives its position correctly with
reference to Ill Tho most important points in
the Territory, bat the peculiar beauty Of ito
loes,ion, aud fertility Of the surrounding eoun-
try eau not be transeribed. Within hfteen
mile OF St. Cloud, on opposite sides Of the
river, and at different points Of the compass
are eight lakes varying in size fren mile to
s miles in circumference, I'll, save enc, beau
till, exceedingly, three OF them ct least, deep
enough to Aoat nan sf-var. Wooded banks,
Gle "A pebbly shores plentifully mixed with
eornelen and waters sbuadantly supplied
with fsA. ~'.. .-5-@2
When u>s. B<Tens nAde L:s survey Of a
northern railroad route to the Poetic in 90,
he canpcd zen the western side Of the 1ais-
xissi?pi below Sank Rapias." The place was
nanele~s the present site Of At. Cloud; but 1t
n here HE route leaves the river. In the sum-
nasr Of '65 claim cabin wa bnilt on tbs spot
where We nov write, . good eaw mill, the
frame u \ largo Hotel and eight OF Or dwell
iaxs werx put up that summer. This last fall
there ere three hundred and thirty-two votes
p,l.e1 in the precinct. Not the votes Of 1Adi-
ana " Half Breeds, for there are ACNE Aere.-
majority Of the Inhabitants Of tho eountry
are hardy Gsrmans, with sturdy wives aud
children ealtiyains the soil a1a working ct
schanicAl employments.
The subsoil is sandy and although The soil 10
from one to three feet deep, . rich black losn
SO perfect and the Air 90 pure that breathiug
il I perpetual pleasure. A. yet, our physi-
clans have discovered no diseases peculiar to
the climate, no indeg :nious eomplsipt except
the 'MinpesQta !rrstits" which requires one
fourth more treatment than modest Pennsyl-
vania or Ohio attack efa corresponding dis
case.
ANY body who wants to drink whiskey in
peace had better not come here, for the treaty
by which the land Was acquired from the Sioux
focbids its introduction; and the Legislature
has passed q Law enforcing that provision; but
people of moderate means and industrious hsb-
its who have children to educate, will hnd few
places where the opportunity for correct moral
training, healthy development Of muscle, and
the ND. cans of peeuniAfy Independence are bet
ter soo. mbineu
The re arejm nense tracts Of pine lying above,
from ihich the mills ct st. Paul, St. Anthony,
'ud til Min ncsota Valley are supplied. These
'caf.oJ lsrge and ever-increasing force OF
:u- orsts snd oxen, who ere to be supplied
rlh sov;si ons, clothing and feed. The soil IL
sas's ( Tor an opportunity to produce unllnl-
,alq ,au,i ';ses of food, without troubling the
'rH CT ushing cleds; while the Mississippi
!sm 81. Paul to Little Falls can a1ord to turn
raj l.t almost any point and has water pow
: e ur1rh to do the manufacturing for Cen
Our natural meadows produce grass from
.ur to six feet high, and the beefkilled of our
,rairies is quito equal to any stall fed We ave
ever eaten Our venison 10 fine ct ten cents
per pound, rabbits, prairie hens, cartridges,
ducks, &c., plenty. Thousands Of bushels Of
Aoorns for the hogs that are not here to eat
them. Fuel for the labor Of cutting and haul
mo off the ground; end there IL no likelihood
Of Tue supply running out soon - thu ''Dlg
Woods" extend from this place acne twenty
miles or more, down this side Of the river and
from eight TO twelve miles back Our prAirics
arc a dotted with strips Of wood land, coax
Openings which just look like old erchsrds,
dense thickete Of plum trees bearing delicious
fruit grape vines, doing likewise, thousands Of
acres Of hazel bushes and strawberry vines, en-.
gagged in the same business; while some hum
out an article which for quantity and quality
eonnet be excel1ed. The .hiae4 h...;-. sd ---F
A--: e .uu Hops tack up their shingles in the
woods and seldom dissappoint the most San
,gu;ne expectations Of their customers. There
is etill land ten or fifteen miles back which set
tiers can get, at government price, ny building
a cabia and living on it until it comes into
market Actual settlers can buy lots here 1t
from one to Ave hundred dollars, and specula-
tors can have the same lots at from hSe to nj
sea handred. -:
T.. some of ,hs river towns back, places tbs:
will be pleasant villages, lots can be had gratis
BY those who will build and live on t...vl,.-
This, in places where house can be built for
Fifty dollars, that would be palace compared
70 the dens rented in large cities for I and S
dollars ger month, while the lot, with only the
aid Of grubbing hoe and few days labor,
would bring vegetables to feed Q family, and
every township has 600 acres appropriated to
slse: support Of schools.
s.y, nty thousand acres are appropriated to
n State University. 4 fine building has already
L.en erected for the use Of that institution. Il
i 81: uatcd 4 St. Anthony, built Of stone on an
cr,;ntnce commandinga view Of the falls, and
no State IN the Union has a better foundation
Cor good system Of popular education. No
.ether priizic State is so we'll timbered as Min
,pesota asaI no State more abundan:ly Supplied
>ss:! cI .sr water. In the country surrounding
st. Clo,,1 and rs far North and West as we have
any reliable account. settlers find no difficulty
i'll locating lanl on a running stream or trans
parent lake with plenty Of timber ut hand for
building, fencing aud fuel, and as the land. on
,'he we;, side Of the Upper Mississippiis only
opsa to pre- emptio',, there is little opportunity