St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-01-12
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This town is situated OF the Sioux Wood river.
and is the Western termination OF INC Mlnhe"o-
a and Pacific railroad the ooint la1a down ny
Capt. Pope his map as TIE seao OF ssean
NAVIGATION Oh the Red river; the valley OF the
led :ivec is about twenty mics wide On either
side of the stream, and abont FIVE iEunafea miles
long; the surface il level and dra'nca ny AaMcr
| Gus streams which arc skirted with elm ASH
bass wood, white wotul nnl pine OF the largest
growth, the rc.aainder, Of the yal-; Is PRAIRIE
1oa,bosed Of rich, black !,a1a free from saca,
ba:reu5 or swamp8. Red river is 4 deep, SLOW
str tam, has no islaals, sand bars or snags to
! ,bs:ruct navigation the banks are about 70
| ce. high and not sab ect TO overflow many
,c the tributaries Of She Red river are strongly
| rapreSnaiel with salt, and indications OF
ron and coal are numerous in 80 vicinity.
| The farmers OF the valley Of the Red river
gave to Major Wood as Che average Of their
,rops; W! /: t 50 to "a; barley 10 to so; oats
| t. 81 G1.l potatoes 2JJ to $40 bushels 70 The
lcrc ~ 41,emb:as, {2Oo miles north OF Breek-
,nri1ge,) e3-Hov, hamscT says, ION tie 81
! October, ls3l, water melons ard can:c!olc>
we're s::yes to i@1 esss1 ,ar.i the FIRST tsosT
-: oecrrul *S:>s on the nigh, Of :hat day,
| 'eoc ~ Irsss before the ',.inacsct4 Agricultural
society. Oct. 18th, 1862 Two large set
dement's have long existed On Rcd river
! Heu.bi.a ans! t;e:hirk both Of which yeary
:a:sc large surplus Of the products Of tint
:Aru: the whole valley Of the led river j.
,apidlv filing up with IN energetic and intel
;seat population; TIE country being exceed
:ngly healthy, and should the indications Of
ron ana coal lead 20 tho discovery Of those
minerals a. largc as is anticipated, This valley
xill soon be swimming with population en-
, ragged in agriculture. mining and msnu!act"r
:ne, Simplifying eastern Minnesota, Wisconsin,
I y ho
, al,or and skill; the Eiinncs"ta and raclf {
railroad will be placed Immediately under
! 60 ..tract IS by terms of its charter 1t must
= be finished from Stil!water to St. Anthony with
I in two years, and completed TO Breckin1 idge
q within zen years from the Sd Of March, 1857,
4 or forfeit its franchise as we'll as the lands
n donated 10 It.
0 Breckenridge is also at the point where Gov
: Stevens survey OF route for the Pacific rail
4 road crosses the Sioux Wood river, on examj
& nation Of the Western States, and reference
e to the writings Of Gov. Stevens, ex-Gov. Ram
y say or the Congressional documents containing
j. the reports ct Maj Long and Capt. Pope, ear
r rot fail to convince that ssuch is the geograpl
n .cal position of Breckenridge; that all thai
y portion of the Territory Of the United State:
y which lays west Of the Mississippi and north
# Of the head waters Of the Minnesota rivers
g must forever be tributary 10 that city, and
h that Breckenridge IS to be not only the con
i mercial centre for the. northwest, but will
forever be the gate city on the great northwest
e highway Of nations.
. Breckenridge is now being improved by the
= Froprietors, who are erecting dwellings fol
y themselves. hotel, gr;st mill, saw mill, 6
4 shing'e and Hath machine, &c.
d For further particulars enquire Of
e HENRY I. WELLS, Minneapolis.
i. TIYrT{, o. Ao+L,,~r
$ CEAS. N. MKUBBIN, St. Paul,
n Executive Committee
i Or. to GEO. F, BROTT, Breckenridge.
e May 10Th 1915 If -