St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-08-04
BRECKINRIDGE

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This town is situated on the Sioux " God river
and ID the Western termination Of the Minneso
to and Pacific railroad the point laid down b,
Capt: Pops on hs1mapss the head Of steaa
navigation on the Red river; III, valley Of tn
Red river is about treutv miles vide on e;the
side Of the stream, and about Ave hundred mile
long; the surface ID level and drained 81 nuner
| GUS streams which are skirted with elm. ash
bass wood, white wood and pine Of the larees
growth, the remainder Of tho valley Is prairie
composed Of rich, black loan free from sand
barrens Or swamps. Red fiysrsis deep, sloy
stream, has no Islands, sand bars o. snAss I,
obstruct navigation : the banks ere abost 2:
feet high, and not subject to overflow mans
Of the tributaries Of the Red river are strongly
impregnated with salt, and; indications q
iron aud coal are numerous il the vicinity
The farmers Of the valley of the Red rive,
gave to Majsr Wood Is the average Of theil
crops; wheat 80 to 40; barley 40 to 80; oat,
40 80; and potstoes 200 to 800 bushels to thu
aere. At Pembina, eco miles north Of Breck.
inridge, ex-0ov. Ramsey says, con the %
October, 1851, water melons, and eantelopea
were served to us for dessert, and The first frost
that occurred was on the night Of that day.
{see address before the Minnesota Agrieultural
Society, Oct. 10th, 1856. Two large set
Elements have long existed onsRcd river
Penbins and Selkirk, both Of which yearly
raise . large surplus Of the products Of the
farm; the whole valley Of the Red river il
rapidly filing up with an energetic and intel
'hgent population; the country being exceed
hSly healthy, snd should the indications Of
iron aad coal lead to the discovery Of those
ninerals as large Is is anticipated, this valley
win soon be swarming with . population en-
gagged in agriculture, mining and manufactw
Ing, applying eastern Minnesots. Wisconsin,
lows and Missouri with the products Of their
labor and skill The Minnesota and Pacific
railroad will be placed Immediately under
contract as BY terms Of its charter it must
be finished from Saltwater to St. Anthony with
in two years, and completed to Breckinridge
within ten years from The I'd IL March, 1867,
OF 1erisitits fanchise ~ well4ss tho lands
Breckinridge is also i. the point where Gov.
Stevens survey Of 2 route for the Pacific rail
nation Of the Western States, and reference
to the writings Of Gov Stevens, ex-Gov. Ram
ssysorthe Congressional docuulan ts containing
the reports Of Maj. Long and Capt. Pope, ean
not tail to convince chat such 10 the Reosraph
ical aspos;tio1 0f BreckinridgG; that III that
portion Of tho Territory Of tie United States
whtca,lays west 81 the Mississip9p I'd north
Of the head waters Of. the Minnesoka rivers
must forever be tributary to that city. md
that. Breckinridge y to be not only the com
mefcial centre for the northwest, but viii
forever Be the gate.eity On Tie srsatlnorth-xe
highway .ofnations.Ssss s i sY.sss
Bre6Linfidg now being improved BY the
Ifsprietsrs. who Are erecting dwellings, for
s,hotel, grist; mill, saw mill, I
lath machine, 30.
sEprs1Mthers particulars enquire Of
HENRY i. WELLS, Minneapolis, |
81. IF CHUTE, st. Anthony g 8
CHAS. MN KUBBIN, St. Paul.
: - : z Executive COMMITTEES;
Or. 70. GEO. F. BRoTT, Breokingidge. s
{. !, May 10th. q 1853 g & !, tgg.lff