St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-09-01

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SAINT CLOUD.
St. Cloud isythe poias At which The Red Riv-
sr trains cross the mississippi on their way to
81. Paul, which proves it to be the natural
sanction Of land travel between these two great
arteries Of trade. 1t ID ut the present head Of
steam navigation On the Mississippi. Boats
run regularly. during the Spring and early
Summer months, from St Anthony to this
place. ~.= ~
The map gives its position correctly with
reference to Ill the most important points in
The Territory, but the peculiar beauty Of its
LEGATION, sad fertility Of the surrounding coun-
try can not be transcribed. Within fifteen
mile Of st. Cloud, on opposite sides OF the
river, aud at different points Of TIE compass
are eight lakes varying in size from mile to
; miles in circumference, oil, save one, beau
titl, exceedingly three OF them at least, deep
enough to float man-ot-war. Wooded banks,
ole an pebbly shores plentifully mixed with
esraelian; and waters abundautly supplied
with ash
When Gov Stevens made his survey Of =
xatLera railroad route to the Pscifc in IS,
10 eanped ''oE the western side Of the MS
sissippi below Sauk Rapids" The place was
naneless tho present site Of st. Cloud but it
IL hers his route leaves the river. In tho SUM
ner of '65 claim cabin was built on the spot
where We now write, Z good saw mill, the
frame Of large Hotel end Ell ght otucr dwell
iags were put up that summer. 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, for there Gro none here
L majority Of the inhabitants Of the country
are hardy Germans, with sturdy wives aud
children cultiva,ing the soil AID working at
mechanical enployr2ents.a
Tie subsoil IS sandy and although the soil is
from one 10 three feet deep, rich black loan
supporting a rank vegetation, tho drainage is
- perfect and the dir SO pure that breathing
is perpetual pleasure, As yet, our physi-
e;sns have discovered no diseases peculiar to
.Ae climate, no indeg NOUS complaint except
TIE '.Ainnesota Appetite" which requires one
fexrth more treatment than 4 modest Pennsyl-
vau;a CT Ohio attack Of = corresponding dis
ease. =. -
Aay body who wants to drink wliskey in
peace had better not come here, for the treaty
by which the land was acquired from the Sioux
fsrbids its introduction; and the Legislature
has passed law enforcing that provision; but
people of 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 ef pecuniary independence are bet
ter combined.
There are immense tracts Of pine lying above,
from which the mills at St. Paul, st. Anthony,
.nd the Minnesota Valley are supplied: These
employ q large and evcr-increasing fierce OF
nea, horses snd oxen, who ore to be supplied
with provisions, clothing and feed. The soil is
waiting for an opportunity to produce unlini-
I'D quantities Of food, without troubling the
farmer crushing clods; while the Mississippi
frsn St. Paul to Little Falls can afford to turn
mill at almost any point and has water pow
" enough to do the manufacturing for Cen
Eneat.
Our natural meadows produce grass from
four to six feet high, and the beefkilled of our
prairies is quito equal to any stall fed we Il ave
ever eaten Our venison is fine at ten cents
per pound, rabbits, prairie hens, cartridges,
ducks, &c., plenty. Thousands Of bushels Of
'ssorns for the hogs that are not here to eat
ehem. Fuel for the labor Of cutting and haul.
ing of the ground and there is no likelihood
Of the supply running out soon. - the 'Big
xoods'' extend from this place some twenty
from eight to twelve miles back Our prairics
arc a dotted with strips Of wood land, COAX
Openings which just look Ike old orchards,
&<ags Tickets of plum trees bearing delicious
ffuit, grape vines, doing likewise, thousands Of
acres Of hazel bushes and strawberry vines, en-:
gagged in the same business; while some hun
dxsd acres are in the cranberry trade and turn
snt IN article, which for quantity and quality
esanet be excslled. The blackberries red rasp-
berries and hops tack up their shingles in the
woods and seldom dissappoint the most san
gnine expectations Of their customers. There
IS still land ten or fifteen miles back which set
tiers can get, at government price, by building
cabin and living on it until it comes into
market. Actual settlers can buy lots here At
&sR one to i've hundred dollars, and specula-
tors csn have the saras let's at from Eve to If
cen hundred. 80: ..-..!.. .~.s:faI =
/. some Of the river towns back, places that
BY these who will build and live on them
This In places where : house can be built for
fifty dollars, that would b palace compared
70 tae dens rented in large cities for and 5
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 tewnship has 800 acres appropriated. to
the support Of schools. - .,s.5
Seventy thousand acres arearprepriated to
State University. fine building has already
bsen erected for the use of that institution. It
is situated 8 st. Anthony, built Of stone on an
7Ea:aene> commanding . view Of the falls, and
Rs state in the Union has q better foundation
for coed system Of popular education. No
ethe: prairie State is 50 well timbered as Min
1esSta and no State more abundantly supplied
with clear water In the country surrounding
St. Cloud and 90 far North and West as We have
any reliable account, settlers End no difficulty
in Locating land on. = running streaE, or trans
parent lake with plenty Of timber at hand for
Building, fencing and fuel, and as the land on
the IVES: side Of the Upper Mississippi is only
open to pre- enption, there is little opportunity
fer Spectators, and settlers have assurance Of
neigabers and that rapid increase in the value
Of their lands and IN social advantages which
arise from the system Of land in limited guam.
titles to actual settlers. ss..St - !.
The country around 81! Cloud, west Of tbs
Mississippi was purchased Of the Indians in q
treaty made with them by the Hon.. Alexander
Ramsey and Luke Lea ii 1852 and ratified by