St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-10-25
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St.. Cloal is the point at which the Req liyr
or trains cros1ths Mislhsippi a th0r way to
81 HDal. which proves it ~ bss rs aatqrpl
;aaaion OF lsal travel bstwssa tlAsSsystE great
stsapn navigation on ths M,ssisiiapi. = BSNs
uanrsg,larly. iarins ths Sarin{ 'aads early
san r IN paths. from NJ Ans11sdy 70 sh. .',
p e.rs: nj, a;, ., it. position ,s5yrss., xitB
eeferen,e to all the m ,st i'm 9rt ant points IN
the Territory, but the peculiar, bsauty ct ns
location, AMI fertility Of the surrounding eoun.
az ca1not be Transcribed Within fteeenf'
mile OF St. Cloud, on opposite sides ofnth :.
river, AL at diT.xeat points Of tine compass
are eight l,kes.v,cyinx in siz, from mile 70
mile, in crcauls:sa;e, all. save one, bsau--
tifl. excee lin;ly, thrse of ths,n At teas' deep
enough to h,It m u of-war. Wooded banks.
ole.a p,55ly, shores plontifally mixed with
eoraeli,a; AL waters alba hntly supplied
with fish. v'> =,
Waen DIV. Stevens mad, his survey Of q
northsrn rliro, route to the Pacific IN 20,
he campel ION the western side Of tss Mis-:
sissippi b,lox Sank Rapids" The plies was
nan .less - he pceseut site Of st. Cloud but It
is hare his route leaves the river. IL the sum
msr Of IS claim cabin was built on the spot
wacce We now write, q good saw mill. the
frame OF i large Hotel anl eight OF 'er DWELL
in,,wsre pat } that sumner. This last fall
thar, we.e ta:ee hua lrel a IL thirt two votes
p,tleI il tn, Precinct. Not the votes OF Init
ans or Half Bre sls, for there are none here
A m ljo:ity Of the Inhabitants Of the country
ARE, hardy Germ .as, with stardy wives an4
children cultiva. ing the soil AMI working at
nesAlaica! employments: f--,..
Tie sub soil is sandy AMI although the soil is
from one to three feet deep, rich black loan
Supporting rank vegetation. the drainage Is
SO perfect ami the air 50 pure that breathiuy
il perpetual plee sure. As yet, our physl-
clans have discovered no diseases peculiar to
the elm .te, No leg NOUS complaint except
the minnesota Appetite" which requires one
fo nth mora treatment than q modest lennsyl-
vania Or Ohio attack Of . corresponding dis
case. - 80 -
Aay body who wants to drink whiskey in
peace hal batter aot come here, for the treaty
by which ths llnl was acquirelfrom the sioux
forbil,its intro luctioa: AMI the. Legislature
has passed a law enforcing that provisions; but
people Of IN l,rate m cans administrations bah
vino hav. children to elucate,' will an'a few
places wlere the opportunity for correct moral
Draining; healthy development Of muscle: and
the III ,.as Of p,suniary independence are bet
ter combined. = ~ = a'ta<; .:"@&
Th,,e areimnense tracts Of pine lying above.
from Which the mills at St. Paul. St.. Anthony.
AMI tbs Mime, sofa Valley are supplied, These
employ large and ever-increa.ing force OF
msn, horses snl oxen, who are to. bs, upplied
with provisions, clothing an feed. The soil is
wAitin for IA opportunity to proauce unlini'
ted q uan,itios of fool, without troubllny the
farmer crushing clo Is; -whlle The Mississippi
from ST. Paul to Little Falls can afford to- turn
mill Ut almost any point and has.watar pow.
or enough to do the manufacturing fora Con.
tinent r. ? - r : + s:ssss 81 ,sSsssfi5%s
Oar stural m lows produce grass from
four 30 six feet high, and the Killed off our
p-airies is quite equal to any stall fed We. ave
ever eaten ,,ur venison is fine at ten cents
par poua /, rabbits. prairie hens. psrtridses.
d,:ks, So, plenty. Thou sands Of bushels OF
a"oras for the hogs that are MT hare g eat
them. Fuel 5for'the labor Of cutting sal$ha
IN, Of tn, groual |; all there Is no likelihood
Of the supply running oft soon as tine :''blg
Wools'' extend from this place some twenty
miles or more, DIVA this side ofthe river AMI
from eight to tw ,lvc miles blck OR prairics
are al i Ntel with strips OF ool hand; 5:'Osk
Opening, which just look like OLD orchards.
den 90 thicSets Of plum trees BEARING delicious
fruit. gr.p,yines, ding likewise, tho usanla ot
acres Of b .zel bushes an strawberry vines, en-
xayel III The s.ns b lsiness; while some hun
del acro. ara in the or nberty trade and turn
out an article, which for quantity and quality
c,a1,t b, ex,elel The blsekberries red rasp
berries al Mp, tack up their shingles in the
wools; al | s,l lom lissappoint the most san
gaine exoe;ta,ions Of their customers. There
IS still lan ten Or fifteen miles back w,ieh set
tiers c,n g>r, At govern rent price, ny building
cabin IA living on it until it COMES into
m,-k.t. Actual settlers can buy lots here At
from one to i7e hunl.el dollars, and specula-
tors can have the same lots at from five to 6f-
cen hundred - - - J
In soma Of the river towns back, places that
will BE- pleasant villages, lots can be had gratis
by those who will build anil live on them
This in places where q house can be built for
fifty dollars, that would beta palace compared
to the Iens rentel in large. cities for / aud 5
dollars per moath, while the lot, with only the
aid of 4 gruboing hoe and few days labor.
would bring vegetables to feed a. family, and
every township ms go acres appropriated to
the support Of schools. st's IL a17#41 9Eh"r ~ .
Seventy thousand acres are appropriated to
State University. A fine building has already
been erected for the use of that institution. II
6 situated St. Anthony. built Of stone on an
eminsncs comnen ling a view Of the falls. and
no State in the Union has a better foundation
for good system OF popular e'luca.ion. No
other prairie State is SO we'll timbered as Min
nesota and no State more abundantly Supplied
with clear water. In the country surrounding
1t. Cloud and as far North and West rs wsshave
any reliable account, settlers find no difticults
in locating land on . running stream or .trany-
I.arent LAX with plenty Of timber at hand :, for
building, fencing and fuel, and as the land on