St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-11-15

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THURSDAY, nov fsth,n 1890
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10. Cloud u tie poiat q which tho Rsd Riv-
q trains cross tho Mississippi on their way e
st. Paul, which proves it to b tho natural
function Of land travel between these two great
arteries Of trade. 1t is at the present head Of
steam navigation on the Mississippi, Boats
run regularly. during the Spring and early
Suutmer months, from st Anthony to this
place. - 'a.~ ~ 49,, ~.
The map gives its position correctly, With
reference to all the most important points !, n
the Territory, but the peculiar beauty Of III
location, and fertility Of the surrounding coun-
Try can not be transcribed. Within fifteen
mile of St. Cloud, on opposite sides Of thu
river, and at different points Of the compass
ere eight lakes varying in size from ! mile to
s miles in circumference, all, save one, beeu=
til, exceedingly, three OF them Ct least, deep
enough to float . man-of-war.:, Wooded banks,
clean pebbly shores plentifally mixed With
soraelian; and waters abundantly supplied
with fish. 49,: ~. ,
When Gov. Stevens made his survey Of Z
northern railroad route to the Pacific in '6S,
be csmped ION the western side Of tho Mis-
si.sippi below Sank Kapids.'' The place was
nameless-the present site Of St. Cloud but it
10 here his route leaves the river. In the SUM
mer Of '55 claim cabin was built on the spot
where We now write, = good saw mill, the
frame Of . large Hotel and eight other dwell.
ings were put up that summer. This last fall
there were three hundred and thirty-two votes
polled in the precinct. Not the votes Of 1ndi-
ans or Halt Breeds for there are none hers.-
A majority Of the inhabitants Of tho country
are hardy Germans, with sturdy wives aud
children cultivating the soil and working at
mechanical employments. ......-s
The subsoil 10 sandy and although the soil ID
from one to three feet deep, q rich black loan
supporting rank vegetation, the drainage is
10 perfect and the air % pure that breathiug
Is perpetual pleasure. AZ yet, our physi-.
oians have discovered no diseases peculiar. to
tie climate, no iudeg :nious complaint except
the 'sMinnesota Appetite" which requires one
fourth more treatment than . modest Pennsyl
vAnia or Ohio attack Of = corresponding dis
ease.
Any body who wants to drink whiskey in
peace had better not como here, for the treaty
~ which the land was acquired from the Sioux
forbids its introduction; and the Legislature
has passed a law enforcing that provision; but
people Of moderate means and industrious hab
who have children to educate, will find few
places where the opportunity TOR correct moral
training healthy development Of muscle, and
ths means Of peouniary independence are bet
ter combined. -
There areimmense tracts Of pine lying above,
from which the mills ut st. Paul, st. Anthony,
and the Minnesota Valley are supplied. These
employ largo and ever-increasing force -~of
uaen, horses snd oxen, who are TO- be applied
with provisions, clothing and feed: hesoilis
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 Fails can afford to turn
mill at almost any point and has water pow
o. enough to do the manufacturing for = Con-
inent ~ T. H.. ~ - !, S$. e.
Our natural meadows produce grass from
four to six feet high, and the beefkilled of our
prairies is quite equal to any stall fed We lave
ever eaten Our venison is fne at ten cents
per pound, rabbits, prairie hens, cartridges,
ducks, &c., plenty. Thousands Of bushels of
soorns for the hogs that are not here to eat
them Fuel for the labor Of cutting and haul
ing of tho ground; and there is no likelihood
Of the supply running out soon~~nas the 'sBig
Woods" extend from this place some twenty
miles or more, down this side of the river and
from eight to twelve miles back Our prairios
are al dotted with strips Of wood land, coax
Openings which just look like old orchards,
dense thickets of plum trees bearing delicious
fruit, grapevines, doing Likewise, thousands of
Gagged in the same business; while some hun
dred- acres are in the cranberry trade and turn
out an article, which for quantity and quality
oonnot be excelled. The blsckberries red rasp-
berries and hops tack up their shingles in the
woods and seldom dissappoint the most SAN
guine expectations of their customers. There
IL still land ten or fifteen miles back which set
Tiers con 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 ono to Eve hundred dollars, and specula-
tors can have the same lots at from i've to if
cen hundred
In some Of the river 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
fifty dollars, that would be palace compared
TO tho dens rented in large cities for and
dollars per month, while the lot, with only the
aid Of . grubbing hoo and : few days labor,
would bring vegetables to feed . family, and
every township has 800 acres appropriated to
the support Of schools. ~ = -
Seventy thousand acres are appropriated to
State University. A fine building has already
been erected for the use Of that institution. It
situated a St. Anthony, built Of stone on An
eminencs commanding q view Of the falls, and
no State in the Union has better foundation
for . good system Of popular education. No
othor prairie State il 80 we'll timbered as Min
nesota and no State more abundantly supplied
with clear water. In the country surrounding
st.. Cloud and Is far North and West - We have
any reliable account, settlers fnd no dificults
in locating land on a, running stream or trany-
Iaront lake with plenty Of timber. at hand for
building, fencing and fuel, and Is the land on
tho West side Of the Upper Mississippi is only
open to presumption, there y little opportunity
nsighbors and that rapid increase IL tho value