St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-07-28

~ HefS e ~ route leaves kRS xIHSEsgs II In0 1UMs
mer Of IS q claim cabin was built On the spot
rhcrs No nsW write, y good saw mil. ri ihs
frame q: 4 large Hotel and eight other
ings were pne up that summer This lest 5..Sll
there were three hundred and thirt tWos Ystgss
ROLLED IN the precinst. Not the yotea ia 1ndi-@
ans or Half Erseds for there are nena
A majority Of the siinhabisants Of thcS s1hntryS
ARE hardy Geraasns, with sturdy HfySsS and
children cultiYating the soil and Norking st
mechanical emplo rmenta.
The subsoil is sandy and although the so,l il.
FROM one TO three feet deep, = rich black loan
supporting arank lion, the dsainag Sc 30
is q perpetuai pleasure. AS yet, our physi-
eians hase discovered no diseases peculiar to
the climate, 40 sR;i5t,s complaint except
the Minnesota ppeti te'' 81 hieh reauires one.
fourth more treatment Isl, d modest pennsyI-
vaaiA Or Ohio attack of csrrespo nding dis-
ease. b M aa1.T :s3$
Any body who wants 10 drink whiakey In
peace had better not come here, for the treaty
by whicsl the land was acquired from the Sioux
forbids its introda ton; and; the Legislature
has passed . Law enforcing that provision; but
psonA 81 moderate means and Industrious hab.
lts who have chill ren educate, nj find few
places where the opportunity for correct moral
training. healthy elopment of muscle, and
the means Of pecuniary indep sndsnss are6 bet
ter combined. 81
There areimmense tracts of pine lying shove,
4 from which the mills at ST.. PAUL. Anthony,
and tho Minnesota Valley ere supplied. These
Il employ q large and ever inaseaxing force sof
men, horses snd ~ 30 are TO be supplied
With provisions. c1ot hing and feed ThesOils il
& Waiting for % portnnity ~ produce utliHis
ted quantities Of food, without troubling the
II farmer crushing clods; rhils the ississippi
from st. Paul to Little Falls can adord Ia turn
mill at almost any point and han water pow.
i .er enough 70 do the manu- acturing for i Con-
:; sinens. fSIg8 81. 4; ,@9g.s iss5 ..$%
Our natural meadows produce grass from
four to six feet high, and the beef killed of our
prairies is quite equal to any stall fed We I ave
\ tsyer eaten Our yenispnsis fns 81 ten cents
per ponnd,. rabbits, prairie hens, partridges,
ducks, &c. plenty. Thousands Of bushsl 4 81
4 them. Fuel for. the labor Of cutting and haul.
ing Oh the ground; and there IL no likelihood
. OF The supply running out soon. 10 the 4.sBig
II Gods extend from this place some twenty
b miles or more, down this side of the river md
d from eight ia twelve miles hack Our prairics
!. are e. dotted with strips az wood land, IsOak
Openings which just look like Ola orchards,
yaense thiekats Of plum trees bearing daliaious
fruit. ~ sines, doing wise, thousands Of
( acres of hazel bushes and strawberry vines, en-.
gagged ID the same business; Mhils come hun.
dred acresE are in The cranberry trade and turn
ant an article, which for and quality
eennot be excelled. The black berries red rap
berries and hops tack up their slin les ia TIE
guine expectations of their cuat Theres
= still Land ten Is fifteen miles back which set
tiers can get, at government price, hy bull
cabin and living on IL until Il into