St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-11-10

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SAINT CLOUD.
&. Cloud is the point It which the Red Riv-
q trains cross the Mississippi ON their way to
u. Paul, which proves it to he the natural
junction Of land travel between these Two great
arteries Of trade 1t is st the present head Of
steam navigation the Mississippi. Boats
rs'n regularly. during the Spring and early
summer n:c:As, fiou st. Anthony to this
place.
The map gives its position correctly with
reference to ait the most important points in
tue Territory, but tho peculiar beauty Of its
location. ndtertility Of the surrounding coun-
Try can not sbc transcribed. Within fifteen
NILE Of st. Cloud, on opposite sides Of Il q
'Ne'. and at different points Of the compass
srs e'ght lakes varying in size from j mile to
miles In circumference, all, save one, beau
~, exceedingly, three OF them at least, deep
enough 10 hoat q man-of-war. Wooded banks,
ssAean pchbly shores plentifully mixed with
eesaslian; and waters sabundsntly supplied
With 6sh. - 49,,
:. When Gov. Stevens made his survey Of =
northern railroad route to the Pacific in 90,
he camped ION tho western side Of the Mis-"
sissippi below Sank Rapids The place was
aAmeless tho present site, Of St. Cloud; but it
is here his route leaves the river. In the sum
mer Of IS claim cabin was built on the spot
where We now writc, a good saw mill, the
frame Of = large Hotel and eight other dwell
lags were put up that summer. This last fall
there were three hundred and thirty-two votes
pulled ia the precinct. Not the votes Of 1ndi
ans or Half Breeds, for there are mono here
A majority Of the inhabitants Of the country
are hardy Germans, with sturdy wives aud
children cultivating the soil and working at
mechanical employments., r.. 49,.
The subsoil is sandy and although the soil is
from one to three feet deep, = rich black loan
supporting rank vegetation. the drainage is
% perfect and the air SO pure that breathiug
clans have discovered no diseases peculiar to
she climate, no indeg :nious complaint except
che ssMinnesota Appetite" which requires one
Fourth Iaors treatment than q modest Pennsyl-
van:s o. Ohio attack Of q corresponding dis
>ase. H. ,'.j. ~
Any body who wants to drink whiskey in
peace had better not come here, for tho treaty
BY vhish the land was acquired from tho Sioux
lorbids its introduction; and the Legislature
has passed law enforcing that provision; but
people Of moderate means and Industrious hab-
tswho have children to educate, will find few
places where tho opportunity for correct moral
srainias. healthy development Of muscle, and
the means Of pecuniary independence are bet
Ter combined. -: 10y - /,
There are immense tracts Of pine lying above,
from which the mills at St. Paul, St. Anthony,
And the Minnesota Valley are supplied. These
employ = large and ever-increasing force Of
men, horses snd oxen, who are to be- supplied
with provisions, clothing and feed. The soil Is
waiting for an opportunity to produce unlini-
ted quantities Of food, without troubling the
farmer erushing clods; while the Mississippi
from St. Paul to Little Falls can afford to turn
mill at almost any point and has water pow
Or enough to do the manufacturing for . Con-
.9inent. - - y Fl J .*z1 u I
Our natural meadows produce : grass from
four to six feet high, and the bcefkilled of our
fprairies is quite equal to any stall fed W ave
ever eaten Our venison is fine at ten cents
per pound, rabbits, prairie hens, partridges,
ducks, &c., plenty. Thousands Of bushels Of
sserRs for the hogs that are not here to ct
ahcm- Fuel for the labor Of cutting and haul
ing of the ground; and there is no likelihood
Of the supply running out soon. as the 'Dig
Moods extend from this place some twenty
nailes or more, down this side of the river and
from eight to twelve miles bsck Our prairica
=. are a ! dotted with strips Of wood land, coax
:. Openings which just look Ike old orchards,
dense thickets Of plum trees bearing delicious
fruit, grape vines, doing likewise, Thousands 81
acres Of hazel bushes and strawberry vines, ZEN
gagged in the same business; while some hun.
tred acres are in the cranberry trade and turn
ont IN article, which for quantity and quality
oonnot be excelled. The blackberries red rasp.
berries aud hops tack up their shingles in the
woods and seldom dissappoint the most san.
euine expectations Of their customers. There
- still land ten OF fifteen miles back which set.
tiers can get, ct govern nent price, by building
cabin and living on it until it comes into
market Actual settlers can buy lots here n
rom one to five hundred dollars, and specula-
ters can have the same lots at from i've to fif.
cen hundred.
In some Of the river towns bach, places that
will be pleasant villages, lots can be had gratis
by those who will build and live on them
This, in places where house can be built for
fifty dollars, that would be . palace compared
TO tho dcns rented in large cities for and 8
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 township has 900 acres appropriated to
the support Of schools. :... 49,. .'
Seventy thousand acres are appropriated to
State University. A fine building has already
been erected for the use Of that institution. 1t
II situsted . 81. Anthony, built Of stone on an
sninenes commanding view Of the falls, and
no State in the Union has . better foundation
for = good system Of popular education. No
ether prairie State is SO we'll timbered as Min
aesets and no State more abundantly supplied
with clear water. In the country surrounding
1T. Cloud and as far North and West IS We have
any reliable account, settlers find no difficulty
in locating land on running stream or trans.
parent lake with plenty Of timber At hand 70,
building, fencing and fuel. and % the land on