St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-07-05
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salss :Cls1aA thsapoiAt d which The BED ny
or trains cross the Mississippi on their Way 70
81. Paul; which proves t. tor b. the nasura!
junction Of land travel between these two great :
,rteries Of trade It is at tho present head Of
;eteam navigation on the Mississippi. Boats
>rsn regularly, during tho Spring and early
Summer months, from st Anthony tho Y % IN. TINS
place. gai. za..,,. so,
refsreuoe Is ali tho most important points n
tho Territory, but tho peculiar beauty o. Ma
location, and fertility OF the surfo9nane coun-
try oan not be transcribed: Wn TIM nise g
mile Of st. Cloud, on opposite e,oes OF ~
arc eight lakes varying in size from l:miies to
& milss in circumference, ill, save ono, beau
tiff, exceedingly, three OF them at least, deep
enough to float man-of-war. Wooded banks =,
clean pebbly shores plentifally mixed with
oornelian and waters abundantly supplied
With fish. i.
WheGn ev. Stevens made his survey Of
northern railroad route to the Facho IN Co'
he oamped ''on the western side Of the MS
sissippi below Sank Rapids" The place We: IS
nameless- tho present site OF st, Cioud; nut II
/, here his route leaves the river. In the sum-
mer Of IS claim cabin was built on the spot
where 70 now write, . good saw m1il, the
frame Of . large Hotel and eight other dwell.
G;nos vere nut up that summer. This last fall
there we're three hundred and thirty-two votes
polled in the precinct. Not the votes OF 1n0-
ans or Half Breeds, for there are none mere
A majority of the inhabitants OF the coun.ay
Ara hardy Germans, with sturdy wives euo
children cultivating the soil and working a.
The subsoil is sandy and although the soil is
n.c,,, one IN three feet deep, Z rich black loan
.nnnortine a rank vegetation, the drainage is
"a nerfect and the dir 50 pure that breathing
ia a perpetual pleasure. As yet, our Pnysl-
clans have discovered no diseases peenhar 70
the climate, no indege nious complaint except
tho ssMinnesota Appetite" which requires one
fo,,rtb more treatment than modest Pennsyl-
yapia or Ohio attack of . corresponding aus
ease, ,-,,...; :.
neace had better not come here, for tho treaty
~ which the land was acquired from the SIOUX
Grbids its introduction; and the Legislature
has passed q law enforcing that pfovision; but
people Of moderate means and Industrious hab-
who have children to educate, will find few
places where the opportunity for correct mora!
training, healthy development OF muscle, ana
tho means Of pecuniary independence are bet
There areimmense tracts Of pine lying above,
from which the mills at st. Paul, st. Anthony,
and tho Minnesota Valley are supplied. These
employ q large and ever-increasing force OF
men, horses snd oxen, who are to be. supplied
with provisions, clothing and feed. The SOIL Is
: waiting for an opportunity to produce unlAnl-
ted quantities of food, without troubling the
farmer crushing clods; while the misnsslppl
from a. Paul to Little Falls can afford to turn
mill At almost any point and has water pow
O. enough to do tho manufacturing tor Con-
tinsnt. : -aG:e21r 20 i':ta r. -. Z -
Our natural meadows produce grass from
four.te six feet high, and the beefkllled or our
praiiies 10 quite equal to any stall red We Lave
ever esten Our venison 10 fine q ten cents
Dor pound, rabbits, prairie hens, cartridges,
ducks, 90, plenty Thousands OF bushels OF
seorns for the hogs that are not here TO eat
them. Fuel for tho labor, Of cutting and haul
.as of tho grounds, and there il no Likelihood
Of Tho supply running out soon ~ the ''blg
Woods' extend from this place some twenty
miles or more, down this side ofthe river and
6rom. eight to twelve miles back Our pralrios
;nra III dotted with strips Of wood land, coax
ODenines which just look IKE old orchards,
dense thickets Of plum trees. bearing delicious
Unit. grape vines, doing likewise, thousands Of
sores Of hazel bushes and strawberry vines, en-"
r.ared in tho same business; while some hun
irsd acres, are in the cranberry trade and turn
out m article; which for quantity ana quallty
2eonnot be excelleds The bleokberr1es req rasP-
berries and hops tack up their shingles ~ the
woods and seldom, dissappoint tho most san
euine expectations Of their customers. There
Is still land ten or fifteen miles back which set
tlers can rot, ct government price, ny building