St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-12-29
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

This town is situated ON the Sioux " God river
and is the Western termination Of the AiuncSo.
"a and Pacific railroad; the point laid down b,
APT. Pope On his map us the head OF ste;...
ntvigatiou ntne keu river; the valley OF .ts.
.;ed liver Is about. twenty miles wide 81. either
side vi the stream. and bc:ittiy i've hundred miles
long; the surface is ic, Il ana drained by Aunle1
yus SIRE m which arr Sk;r;cL VIII; elm. asia.
BASS WOOD, white wo"'i a. pine Of he laryes.
growth. the remainder OF the valley is pr"iric.
:"tnluscd Of rich, black Lam free from sand
Alrre'ls or swamps. Red river is a deep, sic y
stream, las no islands, sand bars or sl.ags t,
bstrUcl navig atlon the banks are about =.
;cct high, ami not subject to overflow; man,
ii the tributaries Of tic Red river are strongi,
hpregntteu with salt. aud Indications 0.
IRON and cral are numerous in the vicinity
'he farmers Of the valley OF the Red rive
rave TO Major Wood rs the average Of thcj
crops: wheat 30 to 40; barley 40 TO So: oat
- 80 and potatocs 2:hi to, ''i bushels rn tbs
lrTe. II .c"l5ina, gee Til les NORTH; oi Hn"c:
:i:iI,1c".i e&-;i"v. Ramsey says, - 'n The
s'c'3hsr, 1881. water melons auG n;.l !"
we're served 10 i:s t,>r s:cS*eT ard < rr- :!~
IN! oc:'i::} the Night ii! TINT da.
seH :t1r:*s' fore the Alnleuia :t1:ri ,::,tr:
society, tc:. It';t,. 1885, 'rsv*. lar:e SCI
:'rl.n,s have ',,:.g existed rn I:,d I'VE:
cEthint and Scsi> 4 both q which. yearly
sist Il large su1riuS o: 'i.c pro's,!tsS Of Ii.
ara the whole valley Of the Kt'! river j.
%.pi,tly filing "; with in ener-ts c ana intel
gent p"pul ,:ior :: the coun1ry he;rg exceed
.,yy heal is. and should TIC !ui:ca'ions l..
"rn and coal le.l to the discovery Of thos
minerals .s large is anticipated, this vale,
:i!: soon h" swarming with population en-
aged in agriculture. f,';uing and manutactu,
lei,
", ,nl Missouri with the products Of ,hei
ahor and skill tie Minnesota: and Putin III
i.iro..a viii! be placed Immediately unde
"n;ract AS by terms of its charter it mus.
'e finished IRON Saltwater to St. Anthony Will!
two years. and completed to Kreckinri!}:
within ten gears from the Sd Of March,. 1851
- forfeit, lis franchise as well AS the ':.n;'.
donated 10 it. --' 800 fH' -.
Breckiaridge is also at The pom: where Cos
stevens survey Of a route for the paciflc rai.
road crosses The Sioux v ood river, s.sa'nf
,a!0n Of the Western States. and n referelc
70 the writings of Gov Stevens OK Gov Ran,
shy or the Congressional documents containing
ihc reports OF Maj Tong and Capt. Pope. eat
not fail to convince that such is the gen-raph
zeal position Of Breckinriage: that all thai,
portion Of the Territory Of the United States
which lays west Of the Mississippi and north
Of the head waters Of tho Minnesota rivers
must forever be tributary to that city. and
that l,reckinridge Is to be not only the com
mercial centre for the northwest, but will
forever be the gate city on the great north west
highway Of nations. go. 59> .. Il.
Breckinridge is now being improved by the
rreprietors, who are erecting dwellings for
themselves. u hotel. grist mill. saw mill, a
sh;ug's and lath machine. &c, .,.s..s'r..
For further particulars enquire of i. ~.
e '':4. =. HENRY T.. WELLS. Minneapolis.
= . X CHUTE. St.. Anthony o'.s
:a.'' i CHAS. N M'kUBBlN. St. Paul,
.:a s.5. r -. SKI S53e@s Executive Committee
Or. to GEO. F. BROTT. Breckenridge.
80 May 10th, 1883 If In iea&.>=~, .-.,.