St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-09-08

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Vt. Cloud i: the point at which the Red Riv-
sgx,traias crossthe Mississippi on thsrway 70
ST. raul, which proves it To- he the natural
sanction Of land travel between these two great
arteries OF trade. Il is 1t the present head Of
vs,sa1n navigation on, the Mississippi Beats
ssaa regularly aduriugth spring asd early
S,mmer mouths, from St Aathoay - this
place. - & u il i
The g;v*, It. position esrr'stl:! viii
reference to ali the nost important points II
shs Territory, but The peculiar beauty Of its
ssation, and fertility softhe surrounding coun-
Try cannot be transcribed: Wihia fifteen
mile Of st. Cloud, on opposite sides Of the
river, and st different points Of the compass
Ars eight lakes varying in size from mile to
) miles in circumference, all. save one, beau
tili, exceedingly, three OF them At least, deep
sasugh to doat nsn-sf-war. Wooded banks,
Gle an p<bbly shores pleatifully mixed with
ssrae!iaa sad waters absndantly supplied
Win k2h f<E
when o.v Stevens made his survey Of .
;ss,hsra railroad route to the Pacific in s.
h esMped son the western side Of the Mls-
,i,sippi below Sank Ras;1s.' The place w:=
naneless--ths present site Of St. Cloud; but it
u here his route leaves the river. In the SUM
,asr Of IS claim cabin WAS built q the spot
where We new write, . good saw mill, the
frame Of large Hotel and eight Of :er dwell
lnes were nut up that sunmer. This last fall
there were three hundred and thirty-two votes
p,lled in the precinct. Not the votes Of Indi-
ans or Half Breeds, fer there are aone here
4 majority of the inhabitants Of the country
are hardy Germans, with sturdy wives aud
children cultivaiing the sell and working ct
Mechanical emr::eyments.
The subsoil is sandy and although the sell il
supporting rank vegetation, the drainage il
% perfect and the air 50 pure that breathing
Is . perpetual pleasure. As yat, our physi-
ss:sns nave discovered no diseases peculiar to
Ne climate, no indeg :nious complaint except
Ne "Minnesota Appetite" which requires cne-
fourth more treatment than . modest Pennsyl-
yania Or Ohio attack sla ssrrsspsnding dis
ease.
Any body whe wants to drink wAisksy in
peace had better not come here, for the treaty
~ which the land was acquired from the Sioux
Gszhids its introduction; and the Legislature
has passed law enforcing that provision; but
people Of moderate means and industrious hab-
'xs who have children to educate, will End few
places where the opportunity for correct moral
draining, healthy development Of muscle, and
the means Of pcsuniary iadspssdease are bet
ter combined. 5,..~ ~; p. i..- f.
There are immense tracts q pine lying aheve,
trem which tho mills At st. Paul, St. Anthony,
= and the Minnesota Valley are supplied These
saploy a large and ever-inercasing force Of
Hen, horses sud oxen, who are to b. supplied
with provisions, clothing and feed. The soil 10
waiting for an opportunity to produce unlini
tsd quantities Of food, without troubling the
ssrner crushing elods; while the, Mississippi
from St. Paul to Little Falls can afford to turn
mill at almost any point and has water pow
g. enough to Do the manafasturing for Csa-
Fineat. ->,-.-...-
. Our natural meadows prsdues : grass from
fanr to six feet high, and tho beefkilled Oh our
Prsiriss is quite equal to any stall fed W ave
ever eaten Our venison is fine At ten cents
YER pound, rabbits, prairie hens partridses.
racks, &c., plenty. Thousands Of bushels or
,eerns for the hogs that are not hero to eat
.A.u. Fuel for the labor Of cutting and Asul
lax If tAe ground; and there is no likelihood
% the supply running out 5000, - the "Big
Woods extend from this place some twenty
MILES or more, down this side Of the river and
arozs eight to twelve miles back Our prairics
are \ detted with strips Of wood land, coax
Openings which just look like old orchards,
Iiea,e thickets Of plum trees bearing delicious
tssit. grape vines, doing likewise. thousands OF
acres Of hazel bushes and strawberry vines, en-
gagged in the same business; while some hum
1rsd acres are in the cranberry trade and turn
sslnet be excelled. The blackberries red rasp-
bsrries and hops tack up their shingles in the
weeds :; and seldom dissappoint the most san
Gnine expectations Of their customers. There
3 still land ten or fifteen miles back which set
Hers can get, at govern ment price, by building
4 cabin and living on it until il comes into
market. Actual settlers can buy lots here At
from one to five hundred dollars, and specula-
Asrs can have the same lets d fren i've - IT.
cen hundred.:>s - -. >-..!.
In some Of tke river t.vns b.ek, places tina.
will b pleasant villages, lots can BE- had gratis
By those who will build and live on them
Tkis in places where house can be built for
1fty dollars, that would be Z palace compared
10 the dens rented in large cities for 4 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 500 acres, appropriated to
the support Of schools. -f..l.et ,.....z-sg1
Seventy thousand acres are appropriated 70
State University. fine building hasalreadys
been erected for the use Of that Institution. II
|. situated St. Anthony, built Of stone on IN
sainenes eommanding'a view Of The falls, and
No Etats in the Union has : better foundation
for good system Of popular. education. No
ether prairie State is 50 we'll timbered IS MIN
sexeta and no State more abundantly supplied
with clear water. In tho country surrounding
st. Cloud and as far North and West g " have
any reliable account, settlers ind no difficulty
IA locating land on = running stream or trans
parent lake with plenty Of timber 1t hand for
bnildins, fencing and fuel, and d. tho land on
tho West side Of the Upper Mississippi IS only
open to pre-.mption, tAere il little OPPORTUNITY
fsr spectators, and settlers have assurance Of