St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-11-22

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THURSDAY, NOV. s22d, 1850
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SAINT CLoU p.
St, Cloud il tho point It which the RED Riv-
ar trains cross tho Mississippi on their way to
Ct. Paul, which proves it 70 be the natural
junction Of land travel between these two great
arteries Of trade. 1t is at the present heAd OF
steam, navigation on the Mississippi. Boats
run regularly. during the Spring and early
Summer months, from st. Anthony to TINS
place. 1.,
reference to all the most important points IN
the Territory but the peculiar beauty o. "o IT'S
location, and fertility Of tho surroancang ocun-
mile Of St. Cloud, on opposite sides OF tho
river, and at different points Of the compass
are eight lakes varying in size from mile to
miles in circumference, all, save one De"u-
till, exceedingly, three OF them 1t least, deep
enough to float msn-of-war. Wooded banks,
clean pcbbly shores plentifally mixed with
ooraeliau; and waters abundantly suppneo
With fish.
When Gov. Stevens made his survey OF
northern railroad route to the Pacinc IN o.
he oamped ''on the western side OF tae MIS-
,iysippi below Sank Rapids" the place was
nameless-the present site Of st. CLOUD OUT
ia here his route leaves the river: lnsthe sum-
NOR of IS claim cabin was built on the spot
rhcre We now write, good saw mill, the
frame of large Hotel and eight other dwell.
mos we're put up that summer. This last 1all
there were three hundred and thirty-two votes
polled in the precinct. Not the votes OF Andl-
ans or Half Breeds, for there are none mere
majority Of the inhabitants OF the country
ere hardy Germans, with sturdy wives aoo
children oultivating the soil and working a.
mechanical employments: go
The subsoil is sandy and although the soil is
from one to three feet deep, rich BLACK loan
supporting o rank vegetation, the drainage Is
40 perfect and the air so pure that breathing
Is a perpetual pleasure. As yet, our Physi-
CLANS have discovered no diseases peculiar TO
the climate, no indeg .nious complaint except
the ..Minnesota Appetite" which requires one
fourth moro treatment than q modest Pennsyl-
vania or Ohio attack Of . corresponding dis
ease.
Any body who wants to drink whiskey In
peace had better not come here, Tor the treaty
bv which the land was acquiredfrom the Sioux
forbids its introduction; and the Legislature
has passed law enforcing that provisions; but
people of moderate means and Industrious hab-
who have children to educate, will find few
places where the opportunity for correct moral
training, healthy development Of muscle, and
the means Of pecuuiary independence are bet
ter combined.
There areimmense tracts Of pine lying above,
from which the mills at st. Paul, st: Anthony,
and the Minnesota Valley are supplied. These
men. horses snd oxen, who are to be supplied
With provisions, clothing and feed. The soil is
waiting for nu opportunity to produce unlini-
ted quantities Of fool, without troubling the
farmer crushing 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 tho manufacturing for Con-
inent ..4
Our natural meadows produce : grass from
four to six feet high, and the beefkilled OF our
prairies is quite equal to any stall fed We ave
ever eaten Our venison is fine at ten cents
per pound, rabbits, prairie hens, partridges,
dicks. &c.. plenty. Thousands Of bushels Of
xeorns for the hogs that are not here to eat
them. Fuel for the labor Of cutting and haul
,ne of the ground; and there is no likelihood
of the supply running out soon as the "Big
Woods" extend from this place some twenty
miles or more, down this side ofthe river and
from eight to twelve miles back Our prairlcs
are al dotted with strips Of wood land, coax
Openings which just look like old orchards,
dense thickets Of plum trees bearing delicious
fruit, erape vines doing likewise, thousands Of
acres Of hazel bushes and strawberry vines, EN-.
raeed in the same business; while some hun
drel acres are in the cranberry trade and turn
out an article, which for quantity and quality
connot be excelled. The blackberries red rasp-
berries AMI hops tack up their shingles in the
woods (; AMI seldom dissappoint the most san
suine expectations of their customers. There
Is still land ten or fifteen miles back which set
tiers can get, at government price, by building
cabin and living on it until 1t comes into
market Actual settlers can buy lots here at
tors can have the same lots at from five to 6f-
cen hundred -. j.,
In some Of the river towns back, 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 the dens rented in large cities for and 5
dollars per month, while the lot, with only the
aid Of grubbing hoe and few days labor,
would bring vegetables to feed q family, and
every township has 600 acres appropriated to
the support Of schools. ~ -'''' @>':
Seventy thousand acres are appropriated to
4 State University. A fine building has already
been erected for the use Of that institution. 1t
situated a st. Anthony, built of stone on an
emineucs commanding view Of the falls, and
no State in the Union has q better foundation
for good system Of popular education. No
other prairie State is 50 we'll timbered as Min
nesota and no State more abundantly supplied
with clear water. In tho country surrounding
81. Cloud and as far North and West a. We have
any reliable account, settlers find no dificults
in locating land on running stream or trany-
1aront lake with plenty Of timber ct hand for
building, fencing and fuel, and o the land on