St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-08-02
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af trains Sroses lie Missistipp On thur way q
e 81. Paub aHhick prevail 10 the hatn ~
sessaaetioA ofIAnd tattissal t,ese;tto grs!
aaktsriSt 0ftrsdSs ss Il is'1tahe present q
d satsad6 naysRati1np Oh tho a1IissisSippE sBoata
. run regu1aily during; thsi slring aud carly
sa6unmsr month";, from ST Anthony 70 thf.
atp1aca.!sI .sss "a ats&sa sst ssS 1855
The map gives ito position correctly with
reference u allthe host Important points in
The Territory, but the peculiar OF 1ts
location, and fertility Of the surrounding coun-
try can not be transcribed. ~ Within fifteen
mile ofst. Cloud, onssopposite ssidesaof the
river, and at different points Of! the snompass
are eight lakes varying in size from u mile 10
B miles in circumference, II, tsareJons,4 beau
tiff, exceedingly, three OF them at least, deep
enough to float q an-of-war..sn oded banks,
: olssn pebbly shores plentiful s mixed with
I. coraelian; and waters ahundantly supplied
!, Nth fish. s5sH2H l.,
When Gsv. Stevens made his survey OF
northern railroad route fbithe Pacific IN 90,
he ,camped s'on the western sida Eof the Mis-
sissippi below Sank Rapids." sNhesplaesa was
nsmeless present site Of St. Cloud; but It
Is here his route leaves the river. Ia lnthe SUM
mer of '55 a claim cabin was built on tho spot
whore We now write, g. good SAW mali tne
frame Of large Hotel and eight other dwell
inss were put up that summersI 1Thisslasti fall
there were three hundred and. thirty -two votes
tpoiled in the precinct. Not the vofes OF lndl-
AnsIor Half Breeds, for there are none here
A majority of the inhabitants OF the country
are hardy Germaus,a with sturdy wives aud
children oultivating the soil and working at
The subsoil is sandy and although the soil is
. from one to three feet deep, rich black loan
supporting q rank vegetation, the drainage IS
10 perfect and the air so pure that breathing
is perpetual pleasure. Al YETI our. physl-
clans have discovered no diseases peculiar to
!. the climate, no indeg >nious compliant except
, the ssNiinnesota Appetite which requires one
fourth more treatment than o modest Pennsyl-
yania or Ohio attack Of q corresponding dis !.
. case. 0>78 glt.s };a1 ~. z.z.:b .,.',s;Sh ~
Any body whoxwants to- drink whiskey in
, peace had better not come here, for the treaty
6y which the land was acquired from the Sioux
f6rbids its introduction; and the legislature
has passed a law enforcing that provision; but
+ people of moderate means and industraous nab
Z :, Who have children to educate, ,w1l find few
: places where the opportunity for correct moral
Z training, healthy Development Of muscle, and
sthemesns Of pecuniary independence are bet
: ter combined. @.&N 81
{ - There areimmense tracts of pine lying above,
& from which the mills at ST. Paul, St. Anthony,
and the Minnesota Valley are supplied. These
4 employ large and ever-inereasinga force OF
* 1nen,;lorses snd oxen, who ard to be supplied
with provisions, clothing and feed The soil is
3 waiting for an opportunity to produce unliMi-
ted quantities Of food, 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
ser. enough to do tho manufacturing fora Con-
tinent go. ---~--. - -
Our natural meadows produce grass from