Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1859-10-27
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/ THE COUNTRY. WEST. 81

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other l,! section Of country ofequal extent
in Minnesota, isfa fact Acknowledged byl
atlwho have traversed it, rich prairies,
md probably there il no section in the
State, if il the west. affording greater
advantages for settlement. Throueh Hill
nature has not only indicated II as the
route Of . Pacific Railroad but survey
has actually been made ofit las All are
Az ~ are who have been long in the eoun-
try Gov. SrEvEEs, IN 1858, with, an
immense outk., containing everything
necessary for . thorough examination
of the country, &c, completed . survey
which was perfectly satisfactory il its
results. and established beyond doubt
not only the perfect practicability Of the
Atlantic and Pacific being connected BY |
Railroad 3 air over this route, but its Isupe-
riority over all others The EobjectI
Government had in causing this survey,
az 90 great an expense, was to cbnnec1
the two Oceans BY Railroad, and to in
tersect such road somewhere I Oh the
Mississippi BY another from the head Of
Lake Superior. The object was praise
worthy, and The scheme q magnificent
one. and, although i has slumbered for|
years, and may slumber on for still
greater period, that such Road will
be constructed.is doubted BY no one
who has read Governor SrEvEn's Re-
port, 81, who is AZ al acquainted with
the topography Of the country.
fSa II this is true, any one can see the
advantages the country west Of this of-
fers for settlement, Many have. under
stood this. and alse proftted BY it--so
many, that stearns county better
country ofland than which, IS not to be
found in the west, IS already second to
but few Of the older counties in the
State, in wealth or population. The
country west ofthis county is also rap
idly filling up with hardy and enter
prising population. In conversation
with Mr.. furbank, one Of; the proprie
tors Of 4 line Of Stages running from ST.
Cloud to Red River, and who returned
from the latter place on Monday last,
informed u that settlements extend
ed nearly at the way through, and that
BY the close of,another season no diff
Guilty would be experienced il securing
o supply ofgrain for his teams along the
whols route !. This gentleman is per-
fsctiy enthusiastic III his description III
the entire country. He describes il as
q couatry Of the richest soil with an
abundance oftimber and water, tsuscep-
tible Of. sustaining most dense popula-
ton. i IS probably one Of the yeny
best Stock-growing countries. in the
Union Grass grows most luxuriently,
and on prairies 20 perfectly smooth, that
machines can 30 ~ easily used " o 81
the smoothest tame meadows 1.-The grass
yielding from four to Ave tons per- acre,
This section ofthe country IL render
ed more important from the fact that the
]. Hudson Bay Company has recently
made arrangements Is transport III the
supplies for their immense trade 10 the
British H Possessions north and north
W.. Of this, over this route, for I've
years 70 come, a least. This win
amountsto seysral hundred tons annual
|ly, and! doubles viii continually ~ inr-
creasings.' We easnsstiya invite atten-
tion ~ ',| ths country, and ask All VIC srs
seeking homes ~ examine ! i d before
leaving Minnesota with IA a1fa votabls|
suppression upnnthAis minds. aasEttl i
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