St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-12-27
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St. Cloud is the point At whicb'the Red Riv-
or trains GROSS the Mississippi on their way 20
St. Paul, which proves it: to be: the nstoral
iunetion Of land travel between these two great
steam navigation on the. Mississippi. Boats
run regularly, during ths Spring and early
Summer months, from St Anthony to this
The map give, its poeitlonl correctly with
reference to ell the most important points IN
the Territory, but the peculiar beauty OF "lts
location, and fertility of thesarroundingo oun-
2ry can not be transcribed. Within fifteen
mile Of St. Cloud, on opposite sides Of tn"
river, and At different points Of the compass
are eight lakes varying in site 'FRONT.' miie 10
5 miles in circumference, Oh, save one. beau
tifl, exceedingly three OF them at least, deep
enough to float q man of war: Wooded banks,
clean pebbly shores plentifully mixed with
corRelian; and waters abundantly applied
y it'll fish,, -: ~::',.: :. ,;th! Il l!}..j'!!--
When Gov. Stevens made his survey Of
northern railroad route to the Pacific IN 90;
he cainped ION the western side OF tae Mis-"
sissippi below Sank Rapids The place was
uameless-the present Site Of St! Cloud butt
is here his route leaves the river: In the sum-
mer Of IS q claim cabin was built on the spot
where we now write, o. good saw mill, the
frame of a large Hotel and eight otIer dwell.
inps were put up that summer. This last fall
there were three hundred and thirty-two votes
p,lled I'M the precinct. Not the votes OF lndl-
ans or Half Breeds, for there are pone here
A majority of the inhabitants of the country
are hardy Germans, with sturdy wives aud
children cultiyaling the soil and working at
mechanical employments. .'r
The subsoil is sandy and although tho soil is
from one to three feet deep, a rich black loan
Supporting rank vegetation. the drainage Il
SO perfect and the air so@pure that oreatmug
is Il perpetual pleasure.z9zAs yet; asour sphysl-
clans have discovered no diseases peculiar to
the climate, no indeg NOUS complaint except
the MINNESOTA Appetite which requires one
fourth more treatment than a 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 acquiredfrom the Sioux
forbids it's 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 VI pSCunt1iy AAuoPSAoSAAoS" A> WV
ter combined.
There are immense tracts of pine lying above,
from which the mills at St. Paul, St. Anthony,
and the Minnesota Valley are supplied These
employ a large and ever-increasing force OF
men. horses snd oxen, who are to be supplied
with provisions, clothing. and feed. The soilis
waiting for an opportunity to produce unlimi-
ted quantities Of food, without troubling the
farmer crushing clods; while the Mississippi
rom St. Paul to Little Falls can lford to turn
mill at almost any point and has water pow
er enough to do the manufacturing tor Con-
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Our natural meadows produce grass from
four to six feet high, and the beetk on 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, cartridges,
ducks, &c., plenty. Thousands Of bushels of
.oorns for the hogs that are not here TO- eat
them. Fuel for the labor Of cutting and haul
ing off the ground; aud there is no likelihood
Of the supply running out soon as. the 'sBig
Woods extend from this place some twenty
miles or more, down this side ofthe river and
from eight to twelve miles back. Our pralrlcs
are dotted with strips Of wood land, COAX
Openings which just look like old orchards,
dense thickets of plum trees bearing delicious
fruit, grape vines, doing likewise, thousands Of
acres Of hazel bushes and strawberry vines, en-
gagged in the same business; while some hun
dred acres arc in the cranberry trade and turn
out an article, which for quantity and quality
connot be excelled: The blackberries red rasp
berries and hops tack up their shingles in the
woods and seldom dissappoint the most san
guine expectations Of theirscustomers. There
is still land ten or fifteen miles back whichset;
tiers can get at govern nent price, by building
:. cabin and living on it until it comes into
market Actual settlers can buy lots here at
from one to five hundred dollars, and specula-
tors can have the same lots at from five to if
cen hundred
In some Of the river towns back, places that
will be pleasant villages, lots can be had gratis
This, in places where house can be built for
ifty dollars, that would be palace compared
TO the dcns rented in large cities for 4 and s
dollars per month, while the lot, with only the
aid of grubbing hoe and few days labor,
would bring vegetables to feed family, and
every township has 900 acres appropriated to
the support Of schools. - -; Z.
Seventy thousand acres are appropriated to
State University. A fine building has already
been erected for the use of that institution. 1t
8 situated St. Anthony, built Of stone on an
eminence commanding view Of the falls, and
no State in the Union has a better foundation
for good system of popular education. 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 Is far North and West as We have
any reliable account, settlers find no dificults
in locating land on . running stream or trany-
Iarent lake with plenty Of timber at hand for
building, fencing and fuel, and as the land on
the West side Of the Upper Mississippi is only
omen TO Dre-emption there is little oDDortun;tv