St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-02-03

81. Cloud IS tie point at VII ich shesR led Kis-s
er trains CROSS the Mississi dn Their
81. Paul, which proves IL 10 be the Hataral
Junction OF land travel betWe Ell these two great
arteries Of trade. 1t IS Dc the present head OF
steam navigation on the Alassisyi ppi. II .5oats
run regularly, during The Spring ana early
Summer months, from ST. Anthony 10 this
place & !, 81 - Z. - IS
The map gives its position 2correctly with
reference to all henost. Important points in
the territory, but the peculiar beauty Of its
location, and fertility of tle surrounding coGu-
| tryy cannot be transcribed. Within fifteen
miles Of st. Cloud, onsopposite e;des pf the
j river, and at different poinss Of
ure eight lakes varying in size FROM mile to
| 9 miles in circumference, all. save one, beau
tlful, exceedingly, three OF tn least, deep
enough to tleat narroi-war. ~ " Wooded banks,
]. clean pcbbly shores plentiful ~ mix ed with
/ cornelian; and waters a,,ua4 antlys supplied
| with fish. 81 L A Sc u J.. 2 .Hd
| When Gov, Stevens made His survey OF d
northern railroad route totthe paeifes in Is 5 3
he canpcd ''ontl.e western side spfsthe Mis-
lsissippi below Sau;1 Eapisi. = & The placew
na1eeiess--the present site Of st, Cloud but il
is here his route leaves tie riyei.Fs mi the SUM
-mer oi ,o5 claim cabin was blila5ohIsti!e spot
] Whare we now write, ~ good aw)nA, the
t frame u a7large Hotel and eight other dwell
/ 1hss were pu! upaaat sls1n1ncr. This last fail
there were three hi.naceland thirt j. two vot es
polled in the precinct. Not the votes Of lnd-
ans or HALF Breeds, for there are none here
! : ma ority Of the inhabitants Of the coanty
are hardy Germans, with sturdy wives ana
/ children, cu1tivating the soil and working III
mechanical employ1nents 1
| The .snbsoil is. sand and although the soil is
! from one to three feet deep, a rich black loan
supporting a rank vegetation, the drainage is
! so perfect and the air so pure, that breathing
is d perpetual pleasure. AZ yet, our f,hysi-
clans have discovered no diseases peculiar to
the climate, no Indigenous complaint except
the Is1iinnesota Appetite which requires ono
fourth more treatment than a modest Pehnsyl-
Ea1lla Or Ohio attack Of a corresponding dis
. ease, ~ - '@:s.A ..'sA @l1at'@:1 .a7%5
any body who wants to drink whisky in
peace had be:tertnot come here, for the treaty
/ by which the land acquired from the Sioux,
torbds it's Introduction; and the Legislature
has passed a law enforcing that provision; but
peoplesof moderate means and Industrious hab-
its who have children to educate, will find few
places where the, opportunity for correct moral
training. healthy development of muscle, and
the means of necuniary independence are bet
! n
There are immense tracts Of pine lying above,
from which Tie mills at St. Paul, ST. Anthony
and the Minnesota Valley are, supplied. These
employ . large and cvear-increasing force Of
lnen, horses and oxen, who are to be supplied
with proy visions clothing ana feed The Soils
waiting Tor an opportunity to produce unlimit.
ed quantities Of food, without troubling .he far
mer crushing clods; while the Mississippi; from
St. Paul to Little Falls can afford to turn n.ih
at almost any point and has water power
enough to do the manufacturing for "a Cont
nent. II s3.t3 #Af2 ~ - -
| Our natural meadows produce 4 grass from
four to six feet high and The by,.i Ei.cu OF ia;
praiIies is quite equal to any sta. leti cha,
Esyer eaten. Cur venison is tine al TIN tefFS
! per loaul rabbits, prairie hens l'artli1gges
ducks, &c plenty. TEois,,lias q bushels Q;
Eacorns ior the !.Ygs That are not here q eat
them. Fuel fer the labor ofcEttin2 7spt i,a.i
ing off the ground ana there is 70 1lleailooe
OF the supply running out soon, az Tie Iii;
! Woods" extend from this place SOFAS, twe1! )
miles Of more, down this side OF the river. and
from eight to twelve miles back. Our pra;Eies
are all2dotted with strips of wood land, g; &. s
/ Openings" which just look like old orchards
! dense, thiekets Of plum trees bearing delicious
fruit, grace vines, doing likewise, thousands Of
acres of hazel bushes and strawberry vines, en-.
/ gagged in the same business; while some HIM
lldEcd acres are in the cranberry trade and turn
out an article, which for quantity and quality
cannot be excelled The black berries, red rasp-
Ierries and hops tack up their shingles i'll the
woods; and seldom dsappGint lhe2 most sam
S,uine expectations Of their customers. There
is still land ten or fteau miles back which set.
Tiers can get, AZ government price, by building
SnAr
" market. Actual settlers eaI buy lots here al
IRON one to fvellund&ea Dollars, and srecnla-
tors can have the same let: ii from FIVE TOT fif-
1 teen hundred = -,
! Iii some Of the i,iver town oack, places that
VIII be pleasant Villages lots can be had gratis
BY those who VIII build AMI live on them
This. lii places W1ele5a heuse can be h,ilt for
! fifty dollars, that would he a palace ccnlp;9ee
tic the lens reited IL large cities for 4 ana s
3o}'aa5 per month, while the lot, with only the
aid of gruyhrg hoe and few days labor,
would Diing yeget 3bles 10 feed q family, and
every township has 600 acres appropriated to
. the support CT schools. g.*@S{.@f ,a9
Seventy thousand acres are aprropriat ed to
State university. A fine building has already
been erected for the use Of thatsinstitutiony II
is Situated a, ST. Anthony, built Of stone on an
c1ninence commandinga view OF the falls and
no State in the Union has a bette foundation
/ for q good system Of popular education. No
other prairie State is SO we'll timbered as Min
]:Eesota and no State more abunaantly supplied
1 with clear water. In the country surrounding
st. Cloud and as far forth and W est have
any reliable account, set: lers find I'D diff Guilty
in locating land on a running stream or trans
parent lake with plenty Of timber at hand far
building, fencing and fuel, and as the lard on
tho lVact sian az tho TJpnnr MiSsissini ic5n,, !,