St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-07-26

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an g.. Cloud il th. point a which the Rea Kiv
6 trans cross the Aississipp on their way TO
g ~ Paul. which proves il to be the natural
'unction Of land travel between these Two great
nrteriss Of trade. 1t is At the present head Of
steam navigation on the Mississippi. Boats
run regularly. during the Spring aud early
q Summer months. from st Anthony to this
9 place.
- The map gives its position correctly with
reference to all the most important points in
the Territory. but the peculiar beauty. Of its
location, tnd fertility OF the surrounding coun-
try eau net Be transcribed. Within fifteen
m'ls Of st. Cloud, on opposite sides OF tia
fivsr, and at different points Of the compass
are eight lakes varying in siz' from l mile to
III m'les III c'rcumference' ALL save one: oeau-
sHt!, exceedingly, three OF them ut Least, deep
enough to 1oat man .of.war. Wooded banks,
clean pebbly shores beautifully mixed with
.sorasliaa; and wAtora .abundantly supplied
= :th dsh. 49,
: WheGn sv. Stevens made his survey of
northern railroad route to tho Pacific in, 50.
he csmped ION the western side OF the Mis-"
tsissiPpi below Sank Rapids" The place was
nameless the present site Of St. Cloud but 1t
II hare his ronte leaves the river In the sum
mer of '55 claim cabin was built on the pot
whore We now write, n good saw mill, the
frame Of large Hotel and eight OF or dwell
fings were put up that summer. This last fall
there were three hundred and thirty-two votes
p )lled in the precinct. Not the votes of 1ndi-
1ns or Hal: Breeds, for there are none here
a majority Of tbs Inhabitants Of the country
ere hardy Germans, With sturdy wives aud
children cultivating the soil and working 1t
mechanical employ mcnts.
The subson is sandy and although the soil il
from one to three feet deep, a rich black loam
,suppor,ing rank vegetation. the drainage is
bo perfect and the air 80 pure that breathing
j. perpetual pleasure. As yet. our physi-
clans have discovered NO diseases peculiar to
the climate, no indeg Nous complaint except
the minnesota Appetite which requires one
fourth more treatment than modest Pennsyl-
vania or Ohio attack of q corresponding dis
ease.
Any body who wants to drink .whiskey in
peace had better not come here, for the treaty
by which the land was acquired from the Sioux
forbids its INTRODUCTION; and tho legislature
Mss passed q law enforcing that provisions; but
people Of moderate means aud Industrious hab-
:" who have children to educate, will find few
places where the opportunity for correct moral
trsining, healthy dovelopmen' Of muscle. and
The means Of pecuniary Independence are bet
tercombined. r.,:
There areimmense tracts Of pine lying above,
from which the mills At St. Paul, St. Anthony,
and the Minnesota Valley are supplied These
drnploy large aud ever-increasing force OF
non, horses snd oxen. who arc to DO supplied
With provisions, clothing and feed. The soil is
waiting for an opportunity to produce unlini-
ted quantities of food, without troubling the
farmer crushing clods; while the Mississippi
from st. Paul to Little Falls can sfford to turn
mill at almost any point and has water pow
Or enough to do the manufacturing for Con-
tinent f. = B.. . Z 39zsSs
Our natural meadows produce grass from
four to six feet.high, and the bsefkilled of our
prairiesis quite equal TO any stall fed we ave
ever eaten Our venison is fine at ten cents
per pound, rabbits, prairie hens, partridges,
ducks, &C., plenty. Thousands Of bushels OF
asoras for tho hogs that are not here TO cat
t.e,n. Fuel for tho labor Of cutting and haul
INK 81 the ground: and there is no likelihood
Of the supply running out soon as the "Blg
Woods" extend from this place some twenty
miles or more, down this side ofthe river and
from eight to twelve miles back Our prairics
are dotted with strips Of wood land, ''Oak
Openings which just look like old orchards.
denss tLickets Of plum trees bearing delicious
fruit, craps vines, doing likewise, thousands Of
acres Of hazel bushes and strawberry vines, en.
Taged in the sams business; while some hun
drsd acres are in the cranberry trade and turn
GU. an article, which for quantity and quality
eonnot be exoslled. The blackberries red rasp'
berries anl hops tack up their shingles in the
woods; and seldom lissappoint the most san
ruine expectations Of their customers. There
49, han ", iph
tiers can get, Ut govern sent price, by building
cabin ana living on it until it comes into
market Actual settlers can buy lots here At
from one to Ave hundred dollars, and specu!a-
tors can have the same lots Ut from five to tf-
cen hundred
In some Of tho rivor 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
ffty dollars, that would b. palace compared
tosthe dens reuted in large cities for and 5
dollars per month, while the lot, with only the
si1 Of , grubbing hoe and few days labor,
would bring vegetables to feed q family, and
every township has 60 acres appropriated to
the support Of schools.
Seventy thousand acres are appropriated to
= State University. A 6ne building has already
bsen erected for the use Of that institution. 1t
situated > St. Anthony, built Of stone on An
eninencs commanding view Of the falls, and
no stata in the Union has better foundation
Tor good system of popular education. No
otter prairie State is 90 we'll timbered rs Min
ussota and no State more abundantly supplied
with clsar water. In the country surrounding
st. Cloud and as far North and West as We have
any reliable account, settlers find no dificults
in locating land on a running stream or trany-
y.arant lake with plenty Of timber At hand for
building, fencing and fuel. and as the land on
the; Vast side Of the Upper Mississippi is only
open to pre- emption. there is little opportunity
for spectators. and settlers have assurance Of
psixhbors and that rapid increase IN the value