St. Cloud Democrat., 1859-11-24
BR1-ECKI-E--R

E 1rhis town IS Situated on the Sioux Wood river
Niu is the Western termination of.the Nknneso-
ia and Pacific railroad: the point laid down by
Capt. Pope on his map as the head of steam
navigation Oh the Red river; the valley Of the
Red liver is about twenty miles wide ON either
side of the stream, and about five hundred miles
long; the surface is level and drained by numer
Gus streams which are skirtcd with elm, ash,
bass wood, white wood and pine Of the largest
growth, the remainder OF the valley is prairie,
composed Of rich, black loam free from sand
barrens or swamps. Red river is d deep, Slow
stream, has no islands, sand bars or snags to
obstruct navigation: the hanks are about 225
feet high, and not subject TO overflow; many
OF the tributaries of the Red river are strongly
mpregnateu with salt, and indications OF
iron and coal are numerous in the, vicinity.
The farmers Of the valley OF the Red ,1Hlye1r:
gave to Majsr Wood Us the age Of their
crops wlea, 3e 40 barley 4o to 50; oats
s4sssD IN and potatoes 2OOto $40 bushels to the
acre. At Pembina, eco miles north Of Breck-
inridge,) tex-Gov. Ramsey says son the I'd
October, 1851, water melons aud cantelopes
were served TO US for dessert, and the first frost
thar occurred was on the night Of that day.
f(see address before the Minnesota Agricultural
Society. Oct. 10th, 1860 1--WE large set y
dement's have long existed on Red rirer----
Peinbina and Selkifk, both OF (which yearly
raise a large surplus Of tie products sof the
farm: the whole valley Of the Red river is
rapidly filing up with an energetic and intel
sligsnt population; the country being exceed
ingiy healthy and should the Indications of
IRON and coal lead 10 lie discovery of5those.
minerals rs large as IS antiei ed. this valley
viii soon he swarmiug with a population en-
gagged in agriculture, mining and manufactur'
ing, supplying e,,stern Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Iowa and Missouri with the products OF their
labor and skill the Nlinnesnt1 and Pacific
railroad will be placed Immediately under
contract as by terms Of its charter it must
be finished from Saltwater to St. Anthony with
in two years. and completed to Breckinridge
within ten years from the Sd Of March, 1867
or forfeit its, franchise Is well as the lands
donated to it. ~ s.!%s I
Breckinridge is also ct the point where Gov.
Stevens survey OF route for the Pacific rail
road crosses the Sioux Wood river, an exalni.
nation Of the Western States. and . reference
TO the writings of Gov. Stevens sex-Gov. Ram,
say Or the Congressional documents containing
the reports Of Maj Long and Capt. Pope, can.
not fail to convince that such, is the ge0graphs
ical position Of sBreckinridge :ssthat all that
portion Of the Territory Of the United States
which lays west Of the Mississippi and north
Of the head waters Of the Minnesota rivers
must forever be tributary to that city, and
that Dreckinridge IS to Be. not only the com
mercial centre for the northwest, but will
forever be: the gate city the great north west
highway of nations. zssg
Breckinridge is now being improved by the
themselves. hotel, grist mill, saw mill, :
shingle and lath machine. &c. d 5.lsssfI 8.
For further particulars enquire Of 5,8
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