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

wood is furnished here q, 81. go aud s2.5u
per cord. On the Mississippi and its bra"-
ches above, is what appears to be, an inex-
supply Of pine, and building
lumber is as cheap at St. Cloud as ut
Pittsburg. So much for the timber
I'd. Il. the land rolling? 1T c.<~.
It is high: rolling prairie, with. long
ranges Of low hill: and deep, rocky rayines
in which run clear streams. - Read tn,
article on our fourth page headed "St:
/ loud" "a -.-~...--,. "
The Ill here, i. rich, black, sandy
!oan,, from Is inches to + feet thick, res
ting on a subsoil of coarse sand, which
makes the drainage perfect. .Ur, Ct REQ
river the soil is from 4 to 20 feet thick;
a sandy loam resting on clay subsoil,
Our hay harvest begins early in, July );
winter-whcat and rye about the last Of
July spring wheat in August; and fAr-
mers try to get the, last Of their :crops in
by the first Of November. ....-.-.,
,, AS to the cold, the testimony .vaziee.-
Sometimes the Mercury says it il very
cold, when the people do not believe =:
word of it, and the cattle appear to think
it good joke. The Mercury will some
times get down to 800 or even 400 dclow
zero, and not Ct much above 200 for
three days and nights; but there is ps-
culiar nutralizinS property in the atmos.
phere which enables animal life to resist
the cold. So that the cattle will step
about complacentiy; children insist spou
going out toslile and young folks, and
many who are not yonag, enjoy their
sleigh rides, and brisk walka in making
visits. We spent the three coolest days
Of last winter riaingin an open: cutter,
dressed as We would have for q sleigh
ride in Pennsylvania and were very cont
Portable. But there are weeks together,
when the mercury goes very little: below
freezing point when all the streams will
be locked in three feet Of ice, the ground
covered with snow and the sun shining all
daplong, every day; the nights brilliant
with moon or stars; men going, around
without oyercoats; children romping in
the snow without wraps !; chickens out
singing all day inquisitive people pus-
zling their brains to account for the
phenomena Of ice and snow under an at
mospherc WHICH appears balmy as spring.
In short, our autumn and winter weather
is glorious beyond ali possibility Of descrir--
tion.l Life eatthcse seasons is perpetual
pleasure. Spring is unpleasant aud folks
here from the old Keystone are wont TO-
say Of it.
"Wcll, 81 this this i. regular pensyl,.ni.
.weather!'za aH~S ES71.a5E: : .Srs1
Il While those from New England grow1
out their discontoat by comparing it with:
the weather way down East Our
Summer days are hot and long, relieved:
by cool breeze and nights cool enough
FOR pleasant sleep Las, summer we hs1
but about enc wceA Of bot nights.
Shows are. nct~sScnerai'y deep. u the
last two waters snow hax not been more
than 10 inches deep at any time; and the
winter previous it was much lighter here
tthanin Iowa and Illinois. ~ -
Up to tbs ;,s. ,is.. sfare 5ae has been No land
sales this side Of the Mississippi. ~. !. eoula
only be taken by presumption. Iinss Is,
~ the land vas Congress land except
what was taken by Actua! Settlers. Now
there are large tracts advertised for sale
at Government prices The laws govern
ing the land sales are Identical with those
iii other parts Of the country We shalt
send the enquirer a copy of the DEMO.
Graf containing the Presumption Laws
Plenty of 1adi'ns hack-ses .noth.r.
column. - -. ',-, '>.S<1,A'<' .e.+
About half III, ,sst.l settlers are from Ger.
many bal'ancs from every pho, IN seae-
rsl, but New Easaasa, 4 Pensylvsuiis, New
York. llisoia Qhio,s Wisconsin, and the,
ICanadas j. particular, - ..s. .Eg...s
Wehave large graats Of land for. Free
Schools, and most placcs wc have .chools
|as soon as there are children enough bat
the school uissresses get married 20 fast
We have to get = fresh one every three
" Corn! Can corn 81 lb,.:,,,ii raised il ni.ae.o. i
Fta !! '6ssi''5@iiE4;t lssJi4&2 q &l911aagga
sdConel and s>e!a Look at our poor lsr.
mers with each from LOlOf torsl 500
bushels .et, # # wheat u in his grapery a. corn
crib. AZ big as from here to yonder.- full
to the top, and no place topu thc balance:
with mot halt pigs eaougb 70 cat it.sa The
1'lenols Gourtlsecd does not ripess here.
PIT the kipgg Philip. and many other Va
1rss rleties yield very largely. Unless our far
hIefs niIsc more hogs corn viii b. ! drug
Di su u . axtaye.. .--First and:
folsnllsty oceasins p,hticians, svho. hare:
r1ted q4A the State to- The ses2aaf ru;n,,, aud
s.; corrupted public n.or.lesthat the idcs
of honesty ID public nen: inaa s. l.n.s,hea st
s the e6finnsrs il 3Iii5 / 5.n Si.;,- ~ -
rheyshasosiis sandstsa DE public noeey:
RUINED H. public lsrodis seobsa fass pso
p!s;eyea saa; 81 h-aksi aa.il as..ts aad