St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-03-03
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|BRECEE11SE2ID
THIS town is situated ON tie Sioux
Wood river, and is the Western termi.
nus of the Minnesota and Pacific railroad ::
the point laid down by Capt. Pope on his
map as the head Of steam navigation On the
Red river; the Valley Of the Red river i.
about twenty miles wide on either side Of the
stream, ,n;! about FIVE hundred miles long
the surface is level and drained by numerous
streams which are skirted with elm, ash, bass
wood, Willie wood and pine of the largest
growth, the remainder of the valley il prairie
composed otArich, black loan free from sane
b:rrens CT swamrs. =, Red river il deep, SLOW
stream, has 10 islands, sand bars or snags To
obs;1uct na7:aation; the banks are about e
feet high, and not subject to overflow; max
of the tributaries Of the Red river are strong
y i,nrregnated with salt, ard indications o,
ron and coal are numerous in tho vicinity
The farmers of the valley Of the Red river
gave 10 Maj "ood as the average Oh their
crops; wheat Sc to 40 barley AZ 10 SO; oats
70 SO; and potatoes 2CC to 800 bushels TO .}s&.
acre. 1T pembina, 200 miles north Of Brecs-
enriage,l eHGov. Ramsey says, ''on the "a
October, 1851, water melons and cantelopes
were served to us fer dessert, and the fret Ii ost
that occurred was on the night of that day,
see address before the Minnesota Agricul' Ii
:al Society, Oct, 10th, 1856 Two large SGT
dement's have long existed on Red river
'Pembina and Selkirk, both Of which yearly
raise a large surplus Of the products Of TIE
rapidly filling up with an energetic and int lei
|.ligent population; the country being exceed
ingly healthy, and should the indications Of
iron and coal lead to the discovery Of those
minerals as large as is anticipated, this vale;
will soon be swarming with population en-
gag ed in agriculture, mining and lnanufnc;Hr
ing, supplying eastern Minnesota. Wisconsin,
Iowa and Missouri with the products OF ,Lei:
labor and skill; the Minnesots and Pacific
railroad will be placed Immediately us,ae.,
contract as by the terms Of its charter j; MT 81
be finished from Saltwater to ST Anthony Wiz
in two years, and completed to Breckenl d e
within ten years from the Sd Of sss9s II, 1861,
or forfeit its franchise 81 well as the lands o.
mated to it.. ~ ss ~: 80 ~
Breckenridge is also at the point WHERE Gov
oStevcn's survey Of route for the Pacific rs;s
road crosses the Sioux Wood river, IN e4ar,;-
nation Of the Western States, and reieref u
o the writings of Gov. Stevens, .ex- Gcv. Ram
say or the Congressional documents containing
the reports Of Maj. Long and Capt. Pope, car
notfail to convince that such: is the geegreph-
zeal position, Of Breckenridge; that all that
portion Of the Territory OF the United States
which lays west Of the Mississippi aud north
of the head waters of the Minnesota rivers
must forever be tributary to that city, and
that Breckenridge is to. be not only tizs COM
mercial centre for the northwest, but will
forever be the gate city the great nortl- west
highway Of nations.
Breckenridge Is now being improved by the
Proprietors, who are erecting dwellings for
themselves, hotel, grist mill, saw mill. 4
single and lath machine, &c.
For further particulars enquire Of
HENRY +. WELLS. Minneapolis,
2a',$I haR R. CHUTE. St. Anthony,
CIIAs. N, M'KUBDIN. St. Paul,
st5s2zts p Z. n, z5s Executive Committee,
Or to GEO. +. Bh0TT, Beeckinridge.
agE Mayl 1858. 7tf r.rss,sss.@