St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-04-07
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HIS town IS situated on. the sioux
i Wood river, and is the Western te1mi-
nus of5the sNIinnesota and Pacific railroad :
the point laid down by Capt Pope ON his
map as the head of steam navigation on the
Red river; the Valley of the Fed river is
about twenty miles wide on either side of tho
stream, and about FIVE hundred miles long
the surface is level and drained by numerous
streams which are skirted with c!m ;s, bass
wood, white wood and pine Of the largest
growth, the remainder of Tic valley is prail ie
composed of rich, black loan free from sand
barrens or swamps. Red river is a deep, slow
stream, has no islands, sand bars or snags to
obstruct navigation the banks are about 25
feet high, and not subject to overflow many
Of the tributaries Of the Req river arc strong
ly impregnated with salt, and indicati5ns If
The farmers Of the valley Of the Red. Ever
gave to Major Wood as the average Of Ter
c c-.13iIs wheat 80 to 40 barley &C /, s. dts
10 81 and Potatoes go to 800 bus is u =
acre. At Pen.bina, [200 miles north & E;:c:A
.enridge, ex-Gov. Ramsey says, SO on the 20
October, 1851, water melons and caa e!cl -
were served to us for dessert. md 1:.e .st :.
that occurred was ON the .nigEs i: Kat day
see address before the Minn>sotu Agr:cut,:
raj Society, Oct, 10th, 1856. w. Large set
Elements have long existed on 52s'd i32a'ive~-
3PeT.bina and Sclkirk, roth OF. @:..si4 yearly
raise a large surplus. Of the pIodNI:s OF tie
farm tie whole valley Of the Rcd rive: is
rapidly filling up with aniere:getic au'i intel
ligent population ;, the county being exceed
ingly healthy, and should /: : indications OF
iron and scoai.lead to the <sliscovery Of those
minerals as large as is anticipated, this valley
gagged in agriculture, mining and manufa ctnr;
ing, supplying eastern Minnesota. Wisconsin,
Iowa end Missouri with tho products, of, their
labor END skill; the Afiniiesota and Pacific
railroad will be--placed immediately under
contract Us by the terms Of its charter It must
be, finished from Saltwater to St Anthony with
in two years, and completed to Bre. kenridge
within ten years from tie Sd OF March, 1857,
or forfeit its franchise as well as the lands do
mated to it.. -.
Breckenridge is also at the point where Gov.
oGteven's survey Of q route for. the Pacific, rail-
road crosses the Sioux Wood river, an 6 xa nli-
nation Of the Western States, and q reference
olthe writings of Gov. Stevens, ex-Gov Ram.
say OF ~. -! Congressional documents containing
the reports Of Maj. Long and Capt. Pore. can
not fail to convince that such is the gcograph-
ical position Of Breok enridge; that all tiat
portion of the Territory OF the Unit ed States
which lays west Of the Mississippi and north
of the head swaterss Of the Minnesota rivers
must foreversbe tributary to that. city, End
that RreckcnridAc Is be not or'y. the COM
mercial centresfor tke nortA West, h... viii
forever be the gese cisy on,ies great north west
highway Of nations.
breckenri-:a IS now being isarrovc1; nv The
'rorriotcrs, who. are erecting dwellings far
si,egf;elvss: gf.hosel, grist min, saw min, q
Single .e.a ssat! machine, &c. :, :.
5Ior'ftnsf es@r'articula-s crs,irc 81
HENRY !. WILLS. Minnea : Ills.
2'sss 3: CHUTE St. Anthony, .s - !.
!! .Tt Ga7a cHI1s. ~ auKUBBIN. St. Paul,
Al 9s. Has Vi 81 Executive Committee, |.
: Or to GEO. F. BRoTr,; iBeeckinridge,.'
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