St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-11-24

SAINT CLOUD.

S AINT CLOUD
81, Cloud is the point At which the Red Riv-
er traits cross the Mississippi on their way to
ST. Paul, which proves it to be the natural
junction Of land travel between these two great
arteries Of trade 1t is 1t the present head Of
steam navigation ON the Mississippi. Boats
run regularly. during the Spring and early
Summer moa,as from st. Anthony to th,S
place.
The map gives its ,osi,ion CORRECTLY with
reference to all the most important points in
the Territory, but the peculiar beauty OF its
location. aud fertility Of the surrounding coun
try can not be transcribed Within fifteen
mil. OF St. Cloud, on opposite sides OF tn
river. and ut different points OF the compass
are eight lakes varying in sig: from | mile to
s niles in circumference, all, save one, beau
iii, exceedingly, three OF them at Least, deep
enough 10 float q ma,,-of-war. Wooded banks,
clean pebbly shores plentitully mixed with
eorselian and waters abunlantly Supplied
with fish.
When Gsv, Stevens made his survey sf a
a,r.hern railroad route to the Pacific IN Ok,
ha ca!nped Ion the western side OF the Mis-
sissippi below Sank Rapids The place was
aameiess the present site Of st. Cloud; but It
IL here lila route Leases the river. In the sum
m.r CT IS claim cabin WAS built on the sp6:
xhcra We row write, q good saw mill, tie
!rama .; . large Hotel and light OF CIR dwell
Jugs we're put up that summer This last tal'
there were three hundred aud thirty-two votes
pulled in the precinct. Not the votes OF lnll-
ms or Half Breeds for there are none here
y majority of the Inhabitants OF the country
arc hardy Germans, with sturdy wives aud
childrea cultiva.in ing the soil and working Al
mechanical employments.
TIC subseil is sandy and although the SOIL is
from one to three feet deep, rich black loan
supporting \ rank vegetation. the drainage is
30 perfect and the air so pure that breathing
is a perpetual pleasure. AS yet, our physi-
clans have discovered no diseases peculiar to
the climate, no indeg :nious complaint except
the minnesota Appetite which requires one
fourth more treatment than q modest fennsyl-
vania or Ohio attack of q corresponding dis
ease.
Any body who wants to drink whiskey in
peace had better not come here, for the treaty
hv which the land was acquired from the Sioux
forbids its introduction; and the Legislature
has passed law enforcing that provision; but
people Of moderate means and industrious hah
e1ho have children to educate, will find few
places where the opportunity for correct moral
training. healthy development Of muscle. and
the means Of pecuniary independence are bet
tor combined.
mere
from which the mills at St. Paul, St. Anthony,
and the Minnesota Valley supplied. These,
employ = large and sver-increasing force OF
men; Ehorscs snd oxen, who arc 10 be supplied
With provisions, clothing and feed. The soil is
waiting for an opportunity to produce unlimi-
tai quantities Of food, without troubling the
farmer crushing clods; while the Mississippi
srou, St. Paul to Little Falls can ,flord to turn
m.!! at almost any point and has water pow
or enough to do the manufacturing Tor Il Con-
iinent,
Our natural meadows produce grass from
sour TO six feet high, and the beefkiled off OR
p:aisies is quite equal to any stall fed We q.
svec eaten Aur venison is tne at ten GEMS
per pound, rabbits, prairie hens, partr:idg.s,
!u,4s, &C. plenty Thousands OF bushels OF
.rorus for the hogs that not here TO cat
them. Fuel for tho labor Of cuttiDg and haul
ing off tho ground; and there is no likelihood
of the supply running out soon as the .sBjg
GODS" extend from this place some twenty
miles OF more, down this si'' & otthe river and
from, eight TO twelve mile, back Our praiyics
are dotted with str;r IS OF w.od land ..Oak
Openings which just look Ike old orchards.
dense buckets OF p tim trees bearing delicious
'FH"' grape v'aeS> doing likewise, thousands OF
acres OF hazel PUSHES and strawberry vines, en- :
gagea IN the same business; while some hun
49," ''".~' are ia the cranberry tisLue hHu tuI II
,,, =, - :~'s which for quantity and qualify
come. be exceled The blackberries rec. ~:
ber les aud hops tack up their shingles in the
woods and seldom dissappoin, the most SAN
ruin. expectations of their customers. There
i grill land ten or fifteen miles back winch set
.,srs can get, 1t government price, ny building
c,h;, anil living on it until it comes into
market, Actual settlers can buy lots here 1t
won, on. 10 five hundred cHIllrs. and speci!tb~
TOR. ron haze the same lots at from i've to III
zen hua.ret!,
II, some OF he river towns back, places tina,
will b. pleasant villages, lots cAn De i;ia gratis
nv ,hoS, wiz wiz build and live Oh them
Ti,i, in places where hos!se can hc D!tt tor
sf,y I,ll,rs hat would be y rHiacs compared
Ia ih, deus reNtc eli in large Cit les Tor ANA .
dollars ,er month. while the lot, with only the
aid Of u grubbing hoe and few days labor
would bring vegetables to feed a family, and
every township has $40 acres appropriated ia
the support Of schools. =,
Seventy thousand acres are appropriated ia
State University. 4 fine buil.linghas already
been erected for the use of that institution. II
is situated St: Anthony. built Of stone on An
eminencs commanding view Of the falls. and
no State in the Union has better foundation
for good system Of popular education. No
other prairie State is so welttmbered rs Min
nesota and no State more abundantly supplied
with clear water. In the country surrounding
st. Cloud and as far North and Vest as we have
any reliable account. settlers find no difficulty
in locating land on a running stream or trans
parent lake with plenty Of timber at hand 70,
building, fencing and fuel. and as the land or
the West side Of the Upper Mississippi is only
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