St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-05-19
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SAINT CLOUD Ut:
-- ST. Cloud is the point at which the Red RivE
or trains cross the Mississippi on their way to-
St. Paul, WHICH proves it 70 be the natural
'unction Of land travel between these two great
arteries Of trade. It is at the present head Of
steam navigation on the Mississippi. Boats
run regularly. during the Spring aud carly
Summer months, from St anthony to- this
place. - e.. - h, - : :, F''' ~~~ s
: Tho map gives its position correctly with
reference to all the mosti important points in
the Territory, but the peculiar beauty of its
location. and fertility Of the surrounding coun-
try cannot be transcribed. Within fifteen
miles Of St. Cloud, Oh opposite sides of the
river, and at different points of the compass
are eight lakes varying III siz: from mile ito
miles in circumference, all, save one beau
Nful, exceedingly. three OF them at least, deep
enough to foat man of-war. Wooded banks,
Gle an pebb!y shores picnt;tully mixed with
corael;an; aad waters ahundantly supplied
with Ash. :, -'-''- f. 3D. = =.
When Gs7. Stevens made his survey of a
northern railroad route TO the Pacific i'll '53,
he campe;i ION the western side Of the Mis-
sissippi below Sank Rapids. fine place was
is here his route leaves the river. In the sum-
uaer OF 50 u claim cabin was built OH the spot
where we now write, good saw mill, the
frame Of u large Hotel and eight o.aer dwell
iags were put up that summer. This last fall
there were three hundred and thirty-two votes
pa!lcd il the precinct. Not the votes Of lndi-
aus or Half Breeds, FOR there are none here
4 majority OF the Inhabitants Of the country
ara hardy Germans, with sturdy wives aud
children cult;va:iug the soil and working a:
mechanical c1rployments.
The subsoil is sandy and although the soil is
from one to three fec, deep. a rich black loan.
supporting a rank vegetation. the drainage is
so perfect and tho air 50 pure that sbrea,h HUG
Ii perpetual pleasure. AS yet, our physi-
clans have discovered no diseases peculiar to
the climate, no indeg NOUS complaint except
the "Minnesota Appetite which requires one
fourth more treatment than a modest rcnasyl-
vania or Ohio attack Of "a corresponding dis
ease.
ANY body who wants to drink whiskcy in
peace had better not come here, for the treaty
by which the land was acquired from the Sioux
forbids its Introduction; and the Legislature
has passed a law enforcing that provision; but
people OF moderate means and industriousihah
Its who have children to educate, viii! find few
places where the opportunity for correct moral
training, healthy development Of muscle, and
the means Of pecaniary independence are bet
ter combined. 49, <.ts3 . f.. 49,.
There areimmcuse tracts Of pine lying above,
from which the mills at st. Paul, St. Anthony,
and the Minnesota Valley are supplied These
employ q large and ever-increa>ing force OF
men, horses snd oxen, who are to be supplied
With provisions, clothing and feed. The soil is
waiting for an opportunity % produce unlini-
ted quantities of food, without troubling the
f,r al .1o rvbi1o
from St. Paul to Little Falls Gun afford to- turn
, mill at almost any point and has water pow
or enough to do the manut acturing 70: a Con
Gnent. 7'' pay
Our natural meadows produce grass from
four to six feet high. and the beefkilIe off our
.prairies is quite equal to any stall fed We ave
ever eaten. Cur venison is line at ten cents
per pound, rabbits, prairie hens, partridges,
ducks, &C., plenty. Thousands of bushels Of
ncocnss for the hogs that are not here to eat
theu.f Fuel for the labor of cutting and haul
ing OFF the ground; and there is no likelihood
Of the supply running out soon as the :sBic
Woods extend from, this place some twenty
miles or more, down this side Of the river and
from eight to twelve miles back Our prairics
are dotted with strips of wood land, 'Oak
Openings which just look Ike old orchards,
dense thickets of plum trees bearing delicious
fruit, grape vines, doing likewise, thousands of
acres Of hazel bushes and strawberry vines zen
gagged in the SHINE business: while some hun
2drcd acres arein the cranberry trade and turn
cut an article, which for quantity and Guailty
connot be excellcd. Tie blackberries red rasp-
berries and hops tack UP their shingles in the
woods; and seldom dissappoint the most san
guinc expectations Of their customers. There
il still land ten or fifteen miles back which set
Tiers can get, ut govern sent price, by building
q cabin and living on it until it. comes into
market Actual settlers can buy lots here at
from one to five hundred dollars, and specula-
tors can have the same lots at from FIVE to if
teen hundred. , - ,s'' - 7
In some Of the river'towns back, places that
will be pleasant villages, lots can be had gratis
b.. those who will build and live ron them
This, in places where a house can be built for
fifty dollars, that would be = palace compared
to the deus rented in large cities for 1 and 5
dollars PER month, while the lot;z with only the
aid Of . grubbng hoe and > few days labor,
every township has 600 acres appropli atsd to
the support OF schools. g.:..4..1za -.
Seventy thousand acres arc appropriated to
State University. A fine building has already
been erected for the use Of administration. III
is situated atSt. Anthony, built Of stone on an
eminencs commanding a view Of the falls, and
no State in the Union hasa better foundation
Tor q good system OF popular cdllcatioa. No
other prairie State is so we'll timbered as Min
ncaota and no State more abundantly Supplied
with clear water. In the country surrounding
St. Cloud and as FAR North and w est as VIC have
any reliable account. settlers fud no difficulty
in locating land on n running stream or trans
parent luke with plenty Of timber at hand for
building, fencing and fuel, and as the land on
the West side Of the Upper Mississippi is only
open to prescription, tacre is little opportunity
:neishbors and that rapid increase in the value
of theirslands and in social advantages which
arise from the system Of land in limited guam
titles to actual settlers 80 -.
The country around 81. Cloud. vest Of the
Mississippi was purchased Of the indians in !: a
treaty made with them by the Hon. Alexander
Ramsey and Luke Lea in 1852 and ratified ~
the senate the same year. The Sioux had
owned the LAID from 1927 but had not occupied
it, and it was used rs q hunting ground by the