St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-10-13
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IT. Cloud is l;s roint al .whiehthe Red Riy-
CT trains cross the Mississippi on sne1ro 70
S. Pant which proves il 10 be the natural !
ianetiou ofland travel between these two great
srt~ries of'ra6e I, is NJ TIE present head OF
s..sia aayigation on the Mississippi. hoats
r,n res,.nlariy, during the Spring and carly
SuiA,ucr nQnths, i,o:u 81. Anthony TO this
place.
i:re map gives lis position correctly with
reference to all the most important points IN
ssae Territory, but the peculiar beauty OF its
scca,loc, and fertility OF the surrounding coun-
~ ca' not be tran scribed. Within fifteen
oil: Of II. CIe'ld, on opposite sides OF the
i,ty. and 1t different points OF the compass
Re ei>!i iaars varying in si2a from mAe t"
niles il circumference, all, save one, beau
y. exceedingly, three OF them at least, deep
ao.sh 70 Sos, e ulan-oi war. Wooded banks,
.;o an pebuiy shores rlentif,lly mixed with
,rastian; sn.l waters abundantiy supplied
18th fish
Enea Gs~. Stevens made his survey CT
,v:ncru RAILROAD! route to the Pacific IN %,
<.ar,y..l ION the western side Of the Ais
;.,ip;i below Sauk Rapids" The place was
s,n:iess--thc present site Of st. Cloud; ouc II
ls"s hi. route leaves the river. In the sum
,sr o. s. 3 claim cabin was built On the spot
here We cow write, a. good saw MILL the
.:!ne .; y large Hotel and eight ot:ier dwell
~. were pat up thai Su1nuler. This last 1all
ere were three hundred and thlr,y-tVo votes
,.leG in lie precinct. Not the votes Of lndl-.
IS o. Halt brccAs, for there are none here
\ majority q the inhabitants 81 the country
re hardy I}er;,1ans, with sturdy wives aud
hl:dren tslitivatiug The SOIL ana working III
uechanc;l cmploymeats.
The subsoil is sandy and although the soil is
ON one to three feet deep, a rich black loan
.rporting q rank vegetation, the drainage IS
perfect and the air 50 pure that breathing
8 perpetual pleasure. As yet, our physl-
.;ans hay Q discovered no diseases peculiar to
ne climate, no indeg .niors complaint except
she .'Mirnesota Appetite" which requires one
fourth more treatment than modest Pennsyl-
wanna or Ohio attack Of a corresponding dis
sasa.
Any body who wants to drink rhiskcy in
peace had better not come here. for the treaty
hv Which the land was acquired from the Sloux
Eorblgis its Introduction: and the Legislature
has passed Law enforcing that provision; but
people Of moderate means and industrious hao-
,tvho hare children to educate, will find few
pisccs>where the opportunity for correct moral
training, healthy Development OF muscle, and
the means of pecuniary independence are bet
ser combined.
There areinmelse tracts Of pine lying above,
from which the mills at St. Paul, st. Anthony,
and the Minnesota Valley are supplied. These
erat,loy large and ever-increasins force OF
men, horses snd oxen, who are to be supplied
with provisions, clothing and feed. The soil is
waiting for an opportunity to produce unlis1i-
ted quantities Of food, without troubling the
farmer crushing clods; while the Mississippi
from St. Paul to Little Falls can afford to turn
mill at almost any point and has water pow
=. s., 4, ct ,rip To-,
'iaeut
Our nasaral meadows produce & grass from
four @ six feet high, and the becfkilled off ou1
rrairies is quite equal to any stall fed we ave
ever eaten Cur venison is fine at ten cents
per pound, rabbits, prairie hens, cartridges,
ducks, &C.. plenty. Thousands Of bushels OF
.rorns for the hogs that are not here to cal
:he,n. Fuel for the labor of cutting and ha'l
,ns o!r Inc ground: and there is no likelihood
ct the supply running out soon as the "ble
4 ootls' extend from this place some twenty
miles or more, down this side the river and
from eight to twelve miles back Our pralrioS
are au lettcd with stri Of wood land, ''OaA
Onaninss which just look Ike old orchards
dense Tickets Of plum trees bearing deliciou!
fruit, grape vines, doing likewise, thousands O.
acres Of hazel bushes and strawberry y'nes,en
rayea in The same business; while some nun
drea acres are in the cranberry trade and turf
out an article, which for quantity and quallt.
xonuot DC excellea. The blackberrles red rasp
berries AMI i.ops tack up their shingles in tn
woods and seldom dissappoint the most san
puiae expectations of their customers. Their
. is still land ten or fifteen miles back which set
tiers CAN get, at government price, ny bulid1n
cabin. and living on it unit! it comes int
market. Actual settlers can buy lots here q
rom one to five hundred dollars, and spccua
tors can haye the same lots at from five to IL
cen hundred.
In so1ne Of the river towns back, places tina
will be p,easant villages, lots can be had graft
nv those who will build and live on them
This, in places where house can be built 10
sfty dollars, that would be a palace compare
10 the dens rented in large cities for and
dollars Der month, while the lot, with only tn
aid Of 3 grubbing hoe and few days Labor
would bring vegetables to feed O. fa1aily; an
.very township has 800 acres appropriated
the support of schools.
Seventy thousand acres are appropriated I
= State University. A fine building has alread
been erected for the use of that institution
Is situated St. Anthony, built Of stone on a
sninencs commandingEa view Of the falls, an
no State in the Union has better foundatio
for good system Of popular education. n
other prairie State is so well timbered as Min
nesota and no State more abundantly supple
with clear water. In the country surronnain
Rt Cloud and as far North and West as we hay
any reliable account, settlers ind no difficult
in locating land on running stream Or, trans
parent lake with plenty Of tin, Der at hand fe
building. fencing aud fuel, and as the land 0
ths West side of the Upper Mississippi is onl
>psn to pre- mption there is little opportunit
or SPECTATORS, and settlers have assurance {
,eighbors and that rapid increase in the valu
4 their lands and in social advantages whic
rise from the system Of land in limited quar-
tiles to actual settlers. A.. ...s>
The country around ST.. Cloud, west Of 'th
Mississippi was purchased of the Indians in
treaty made with them by the Hon. Alexande
,,amsey and Luke Lea in 1852 and ratified
the senate the same year. The Sioux lla
owned the land from 1897 but had not occupie
and it was used Is hunting ground by th
Winnebagoes whose land reached within fou
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