St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-02-03
BRECKENRIDGE
! i1flIS town is situated on tie s.o,

I NOOQ river, anu Is tie " cStGIl ftli:
.us OF the Mnnesota and Pacific railroad ;
Ike Point hid down hy capt. Pope OIL lis
mapss rs :,eaE OF steam snstvi;s .;t.oa ,,n liz.
.bei4 ts1el l.:ies de e.t 3s.te "a ,,+s
sIeam, and atal ,.ye@ ;H,ElGre,, l:545ys tag
he s,e:tsatz "a 1.;e ard al 1ie N i1.t;;ev:,.s;
ssatIl.: 'wf:.Gi, zfc s.artv,iv;lli cha ai. t:
wood, Wi>2te Wuf' ;l,G. i'iTie OF ,itag tE: es3
:row;,., IKE rszsss Ter tie val. IS :.s,i,e,
yuJic5t. cG 's.:tViz loaln ire 81, s.: IA ii
SaiIsli: or.swa:ilps ..ics. ;;vei !; ,l.eI. abn
stream, has 10 ;ls,Ets, s:iuu ';::cc 81 s:i; ~ "a
obstrEct LAY! ..ciss i. banks ::.e ascu1 -
feet high, aia scssIo overflow :.:a;. :
81 the lri;Eia i. o. tsts i.ed river as stroa.,
u inprecaa, 81 With SILT, and nt,.caG:t,..&s u
iron and coal are numerous III the Vicinity.
Ille farmers OF the valley ct the Rcd RYE:
ga;e5t Major Wood a> Tie aysrage3o. H.:
crons; Whcat-3D to 90; barley &. TO So ; cats
1880; and potat oes 22GO 10 BOO bushels 70 he
acre. st Pembina, F2GH miles ner:h Of l:reck-
enridge,] Gov. Ramsey says :. Ola ,::c I'd
October, 1851, water melons anu cas.cioye:
were served to US fordessert, and t!fe first .roS;
that occurred vas on the night Of tLat day,
see address before the Minnesota Ael,ttui.u-
raj Society, Oct, leth, 1856. Iwu siasso ssh
Elements have long existed ON Rec rise.--
ptinbiHa a ut Selklrk, both Of wliicl, year,.
raise large surplus Of the products q: si:.
farm; the 'shnle valley q lie ED rive! ::
|fansaly iilnlgasp with ali ere::e.ics:f;
Jgent, pcIul;.i pi. !. Tie county .Esi:E exc.s:.-
1Galy Healthy, ard s.,Jti ID ..s s!s. u
iron and coal :l;.1;ito tlae ai:ca3s5y of ..}s
minerals ;. IA. as IS anticipated. VI. .ies
will soon lie ,s,sa,ia,;ng with q population Ell
gagged ii grieul uss Tni,li ng ana 5snanetactus
ICHa and Missouri with the products Of Il cir
Labor AMI skill; the Minnesota and Pacific
railroad will be placed Immediately under
contract as by the, terms OF its charter must
|:be finished from S.iliwatcr to St Anthony with
in two years, and completed to Breckenridge
within ten years from the Sd Of March, 1857,
or foffcit its franchise as we'll as the lands CO.
mated to 1t. T3st HI
L Breckenridge is also at the point where Gov
ostevens survey Of u route for the Pacific rail-
road crosses the Sioux Wood river, an exaniz
nation of the Western States, and q reference
o the writings Of Gov. Stevens, ex-Gos,. Hsri-.
SAY or theCoagressionaldo cnmen: .cantai:, az
the reports Of Maj. Long and Capt. Pope, cars
not failto convince that sucl is the 60 grs It.-
ical position of B:eckenridss;; tl.a1silil ;hat
portion Of the Territory Of the Un:fed 81 Il, Is
which hays west Of tho Mss ssrpi aud nsssti
Of the head waters Of the Minnesota rivers
must forever be II hntery to tiiat city, and
that breckenridge IS. 70 benot only the CONS
n,ercial centre iof the mort h-west, but will
forever be thu gate city on the great nors! west
highway Of nations. 80
T, Breckenridg Sc is now being improved ky the
/ Proprietors, who are erecting dwellings for
themselves, . hotel, grist. mill, saw mills
shin gle and lath machine, sc.
For further particulars enquire Of
atas8. HENRY T.aWELLs. Minneapolis,
r. CHUTE. st. Anthony,
5e.ss3 sl8l iCHAs. N. ArKUBBIE ST. Paul,
4 ii '.A ..:, re- Executive Committee, s.
Or to GEO. +. BRO DIT, Beeckinrridse.
|. May 10, 1853. u ii