St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-12-15

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9 AINT CLOUD.
St. cloud IS the point at which the Red Riv-
e. trains cross thc Mississippi on their Way to
g.. Paul, which proves it TO b. the natural
;,lae.ion Of lsai travel bctwean these two great
arteries Of trllc l; is at the present head OF
steam navigation on the Mississippi. Boats
~, regularly. during the Spring aud early
2a:an:r months, f.on St. Anthony to this
place.
Ths map gives its position correctly with
reference to s!l the most important: points III
she Territory, but the peculiar beauty Of its
lo,ation, aul fertility Of the surrounding coun-
>r- eau not be transcribed. Within fifteen
ME Of st. Cloud, on opposite sides Of tn
river, and al different points Of the compass
are eight lskes varying in sizo from mile to
s mile. ia circumference, ELL, save one, beau-
1n, exceedingly, three OF them at least, deep
enough to float man-of- war. Wooded banks,
ele an pehhlv shores plentifully mixed with
serneliaa; and waters ahunaantly supplied
With ash.
When O,v Stevens made his survey OF
s.,,hera railroad route to the Pacific in '53,
no oa.nped son the western side Of the Mis-
,i..;ppi b.low Sank Rapids" The place was
.ansless he present site Of st. Cloud but it
u hezs his route leaves the river. In the sum-
ner Of rs i claim cabin was built Oh the spot
where 10 now write, good saw mill, the
A-ams Of a large Hotel and eight ot;er dwell.
iaxs ware put up that summer. This last fall
thers were three hundred and thirty-tro votes
p,lled in the precinct. Not the votes Of 1ndi-
4, hora
A majority of the inhabitants Of the .ountry
aro hardy Germans, with sturdy wives aud
children cultiva,ing the soil and working at
mechanical employments.
Use subsoil is sandy and although the soil is
from one to three feet deep, rich black losm
supporting a rank vegetation, the drainage is
10 perfect and the air 80 pure that breathing
Ia perpetual pleasure. As yet, our physi-
eia1s have discovered no diseases peculiar to
,he climate, no indeg .nious complaint except
The minnesota Appetite which requires one
fex -th acre treatment than modest fennsyl-
vaaia Or Ohio attack Of . corresponding dis:
ease.
Anv BODY Who wants to drink whiskey in
psaee had better not come here, for the treaty
bv which the land was acquireifroIn the Sioux
fsrbids its introduction; and the Legislature
has passed o law enforcing that provisions; but
people Of moderate means and industrious hab
sNho have children to educate, will fnd few
places where the opportunity for correct moral
training, healthy Development Of muscle. an:
she means Of peeuniary independence are bet
ter combined.
There areimmense tracts Of pine lying above.
from which the mills At st. Paul. St. Anthony.
and the Minnesota Valley are supplied. These
employ a large and ever-increa.ing force OF
men, horses snd oxen, who arc to he supplied
with provisions, clothing and feed. The soil is
vsi,ia. for an opportunity to produce unlini.
,ei quantities Of food, without troubling toe
sArmer crushing clods; while the Mississippi
from st. Paul 70 Little Falls can afford to turn
mill at almost any point and haa water pow
o. enough 20 DO the manufacturing for Con
siheat.
Our natural meadows preduce grass from
fsur to six feet high. and the beefkill"d OF o"'
prairie. is quite equal to any stall fed VIC ave
aver eaten Our vsnison is fine At ten cents
psr pounl, rabbits, prairie hens, psrtridses,
aaeks, &C., plenty. Thousands Of bushels OF
Asarns for the hogs that are not here to eat
them. Fuel for tho labor of cutting and haul
inx otf the ground; and there is no likelihood
Of the supply running out soon as the "Big
Woods extend from this place some twenty
miles or more, down this side Of the river and
from eight TO twelve miles back Our prairics
are o. dotted with strips Of wood land, coax
Openings which just look Ike old orchards,
dense th;ckets of plum trees bearing delicious
!ruit, grape vines, doing likewise, thousands Of
acres Of hazel bushes and strawberry vines, en-.
eaSel in the same business; while seine hun
dre1 acres are in the cranberry trade and turn
eat Al article, which for quantity and quality
cennot be excellel. The blackberries red rasp-
berries ard hops tack up their shingles in the
woods and seldom dissappoint the most SAN
guine expectations Of their customers. There
Is still land ten or fifteen miles back which set.
Tiers can get, at government price, ny building
cabin and living on it until it comes into:
market. Actual settlers can buy lots here ct
from one to Ave hundred dollars, and specula-
tors can have the same lots at from five to ff-
esn hundred. -~. - 49,
In some Of the river towns back, places that
will be pleasant villages, lots can be had gratis
bv those who will build and live on them
This, in places where q house can be built for
6fty dollars, that would be . palace compared
TO the dens rented in large cities for and s
dollars per month, while the lot, with only the
aid Of \ grubbing hoe and : few days labor.
would bring vegetables to feed family, and
every township has 600 acres appropriated. to
the support Of schools. y <"s'.. - "'' 10
seventy thousand acres are appropriated to
Q State University. fine building has already
been erected fer the use of that institution. 1t
is situated > St. Anthony, built Of stone on an
eminencs commanding view Of the falls, and
no State in the Union has q better foundation
for good system Of popular education. No
other prairie State is SO we'll timbered ~ Min
uesota and no State more abundnntly supplied
with clear water. In the country surrounding
It. cloud and as FAR North and Wcst rs we have
auy reliable account. settlers find no difficulty
il locating land Qua running stream Or trans
parent lake with plenty. Of timber at hand for
building, fencing and fuel. and IS the land On
TIL. Wet side Of tie Upper Mississippi is only
open to -emption, 4 here is little opportunity
FOR spectators and settlers have assurance Of
peighbors and that rapid increase ID the value
Of thcir lands and in socia! advantages which
arise from the system Of land in limited guam