St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-12-29
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Experimentation


This town is situated on the Sioux God river
and is the Western terminal ion Of the Minneso,
IA and Pacific railroad the point laid down b.,
,;lpt. Pope OH his map as the head of steau.
'rl;tvigatiolr onthe Red river; the valley of !hs
.sd liver is about, twenty miles wide on either
side Of the stream, and bo:i. five hundred miles
long, the surface is le,efanI drained by numer,
GUS SIRE; ms which are skiricu with elm. ash.
oass wooa, white wooi AMI pine OF the larges.
growth, the remainder OF the valley is prairie
:smposcd OF rich, black liam free from sand
oarrens or swamps. Red river is deep, slcw
stream, has no islands, sand bars or snags T.,
,bstsuct navigation: the banks are about =
;eet high, ami NOT subject 10 overflow: man,
II the tributaries of the Red river are stronglS
mpregnated with salt, and indications .,
IRON and ccal are numerous in the vicinity
The farmers Of the valley Of the Red rive,
rave is Ma; or Wood aY the average IF thei,
crops: wheat 30 to 40; barley 40to 80; ont
10 50 asl POTATOES 2.l) to- ';;,7;, b,slielst" tn.
tcre At i'eibina {2oD Mi lss north Of Bscci
inri1ge.} ,ex-;iov. Ramsey says. 5' f,n the .
Octpotr, 1851, water melons *anGc nt.l..c,
we're served 10 is fol, dessert :.se IL 15rst frog
hat occurred WAS on the ili.ht of thnt' day,
sec :.adrs5s ; fore TIE Min,.e.,uia igri ',.l:,ir
| ,occ'y, Get, F't!. .I85f} 1--WE llr:e SET
!:,.le,.,s |:teeS ,":.g existed Oh; Red ':ver =
eHlbin. and! Se!si;k both CT WHICH yearl,
.s;sise u large surplus o. the p.o'icts CT tn
'tiIn : the whole valley Of the Red river i
sapidly filing up with an emerge, ,c ana intel
igeMt population the country being exceed
nyIy heal is, and should TIC, Indications Q
::cn ana coal lead to the discovery Of thos
minerals ts large as is anticipated, this valley
I'll! soon ne. swarning with population en-
aged III. ag,'icaltnre. h,ihing and n,anutactu.
'ng. Supplying eastern Minnesota, Wisconsin
Iva and MISSOURI zwithahe products Of ,hei
abor and skill: Gle Minnesota and 2 av IN.
t.iroaa will be placed Immediately unle
:on;ract as by terms of its charter IL mus
ne finished from Saltwater to St. Anthony wit! !.
Il two years. and completed tee Breckinri,gt.
within ten years from the 3d}of March, 1857.
II forfeit It's franchise as well as the l;ln;.:
donated ,o.it.. Z |s@}aSFn4E iTfe o}ess5n
- Breckinridge is also At the point where G oy
Stevens survey Of route for the Pacific rail
road crosses. The Sioux " GOD rivers an eSa,ni
s''a.iOn Of the Western States and a. reference
10 the writ.ngs3of Gov: Stcvesls.s ex Gov Ram
sly Or the Congressional document containing
Ihc reports of Mai eiEong ami Capt Pope can
not fail to convince that such is the genyrnph
Zeal position Of Breckinridge: thu, Ial ,haa,5
portion Of the Territory zof:thei United States
which lays west Of the mississippi and north
of the head w,ltersa of the Minnesota rivers
must forever be tributary to: that city, and
that breckenridge ls to be not only the com
rnercial centre for the north-wesf. bnts will
forever be the gate city onthe greatsnor,h-wes,
highway Of nations. fass 7#Is.
sa Breckenridge is now being improved by the
Froprietors, who are erecting dwellings, for
themselves. ! hotel. grist mill. saw mill,
sh;ngls and lath machine. &c. .ts:tssy4 g.
For further particulars enquire Of Z @t...
i sssaa ~ HENRY q. WELLS. Minneapolis. i
sts ss . II CHUTE. St. anthony Isl
sA:.5 5{e CaAS.s N 'KUBBIN st. Paul,
!. s5f-as4. e RI Executive Committee !;
j Or, 10 GEO. F. BRO TT. Breckinridge. ...I
12 May 10th, 1853 IF III S.. 5..4