St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-02-03
BRECK E;N RIDGE
, ft~HIS town is situated Gu ,.:y ,,;;

:. wood river, anil l.; TIE No<te.n teli;:.-
us OF IL, Minncsnts ;,t:d Pacific railroad;
lie ru!ht i.l4 down l.. ;>..rt. :1vpo 60 H.,
ma, ..e :.c:>c OF atca!. E..:; o., ~! h..
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~: 80: &c, : =. - az. drained h., "
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stream, ia, IL i.f:.l;': RIA i:.c: Z: Nj. =: /:
o';stru>' aaN:.:'. - b;::<, ;:e ~ It,,
feet L;Gi, a.: D, s.:> 10 ov.T,;o,i -:
81 TIC .I:;'3'- q: :.c i;vG Iiy lr:.: r. = ,:;.,
j. .2HrIcc Hat W., a;!. and !,it,.t"; !.
iion and sd. are nIl1erol.s il! the vitality
Tie farmer o. the valley & TIE i1u RYE:
ga 10 Major Wood g. Tie a,crn&c .: :! =.
CROPS; w}."i; 80 to 20 barley &; 10 cu o..
- 80: ara nc:G:; o.. 5 $50 70 l bushels 70 ii
acre. Al rembinu, ~! miles rcr:'. ii l:rc,!;-
enr;dge, ex-Gov. Ramsey says Oh ~. ID
October, 1861, water melons anu c:2:t.:r,.sE
we're served 10 Us iCrdesser., and tie first ;3:,
that occurred vas Oh the night Of t;,:.s day.
sec address before TIE minnesota Ac,tu.;u-
Sal Society, Oct, ll'h, .S5o. 1--WE ;a:., ST.
Elements lave long existed on Rec !.:,*..--
1;.-mb;na ano 'e'k:yh, both OF wlici, y,l,;.
raise 81 large :'i",.:i;S Vi the p,cdu:ts q: l..
farm q; the ':?'',:. valley {: ':,r 10 :::v =:
:"n:dIy s:inn@ ~ viii, al e,,'':ss.'e IA: =.
iGens. rvl 'i.;!o:; IT, t":!;i: , =. cE::' =
.:Hly ie:~E, a"t: .>.:,.,.,t I: ':-i.'' e.:
iror and co.! :4;.'; 10 p d.: ~. a. =. -
minerals ~ Ia: 81 &" Is unt;e .+,:.... Ills wife
vii! soon lie s,sa,7l';,: with u =. ,ul"ioi q.
::aGet; Ii a2:icui.'t"e, mining an 'EaGuiai:,.:'
nc-, supplying cas- ern &inne@o,a. Wisconsin,
ics> and 'Slssouri with the products o. ii.i
!ahor Hn Skill: the minnesota and Pacific
railroad will be placed Immediately un!c:
contrac, as by the terms oi its charter :: l.Ilst
De finished from S!i!iwacr to 81 Anthony vii ,
in two years, and completed to breckenridge
within len years from The "a Of March. lS:7,
or forfeit its franchise as we'll as the lands 60
n.tcd t0 it.
+ breckenridge is also at the point where G ov-
oS,!e:cn st,rvey OF Il route for the tactic ra!I
road crosses the Sioux Weed river, a., ex4n.i-
nation Of the West ern States, and s rese:cne'2
the writings Of Gov. Sic, ems cy-t.cv. Rem
say or Tic C9n cressionai documents con;a:i ~
the reports OF Maj Lon. ans; Capt. Pope, Car :
not fail 10 convince that suci, is tit. c. I-
zeal position Of breckenridge; TIA ~ ,ha,
portion Of tie Tcrrito,y OF ihc Un:5 ed ::; o.
which hays west Of the Mississippi and heath
Of the head waters Of the Minnesota rive; :
must soreves be t,..h:tery 10 t"st city, ard
that Hreckenr;1ze is. 10 be not only the COM
mcrcal ce.itre ior the northwest, but viii
forever be the gate city ont!.e great nor,!: west
highway Of nations.
:, breckenridge is now being improved by Tie
proprietors, who are erecting dwellings, fer
themselves, a hotel, grist mill, saw mill, a
Single and lath machine: &c.
For further particulars enquire Of
T.. HENRY T. WELLS. Minneapolis,
r. CHUTE. St. Anthony, ..-
a." CHAS. N. MKUBB1N. St. Paul,
Executive Committee, 49,
Or to GEO. F. BROTT, Beeckinridge.
May 10, 1868. If, 49,.