St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-06-21
81 A I:NT CLOUD.

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- 81. Cloud is the point At which tho Red Riv-
or trains cross the Mississippi on their way TO
81. Paul, which proves it to DO the natural
function of land travel between these two great
Arteries Of trade. It is at the present head Of
steam navigation on the Mississippi, Boats
run regularly. during the Spring and early
Summer months, from st Anthony to- this
place. .4a@ a't@'2*sS. ~ :,
The map gives its position correctly with
reference to all the most important points I'm
the Territory, but the peculiar beauty OF IT.
location, and fertility Of the surrounding coon'
Try can not be transcribed. Within fifteen
mile Of st. Cloud, on opposite SIDE" OF. M
river, and At different points OF the compass
a.sre eight lako, VARYING in size from mile to
8 miles in circumference, all, save one, beau"
tiff, exceedingly, three OF them 1t least, deep
enough to float man-of-war. Wooded oanks'
clean pebbly shores plentifally mixed WIN
sornelian; and waters abundantiy supplied
y til fsh. -"
H. WheGn sv. Stevens made his survey OF q
northern railroad route to the Pacihc IN 90
10 oampcd son the western side OF the MIS-
J~sissippi below Sank Rapids" The place vas
memberships present site of St. Cloud; but it
= here his route leaves the river. In the SUM
mer Of '65 claim cabin was built ON the spot
vhcre We now write, 4 good saw mill, the
frame of a large Hotel and eight ot1er5 dwell
ines were put up that summer. This last foil
thore were three hundred and thirty-two votes
p,lledsin tho precinct. Not the votes OF 1nal-
ans or Half Breeds, for there are none mere
A majority of the inhabitants OF tho country
are hardy Germans, with sturdy wives AUD
children cultivatiug the soil and working ~
mechanical employment
The subsoil is candy and although the SOIL Is
from one to three feet deep, rich black loan
supporting a rank vegetation, the drainage Is
10 perfect and the air 80 pure that oreatnlug
il q perpetual pleasure. AS yet, our pnysl-
clans have discovered no diseases peculiar 70
the climate, no indeg NOUS complaint except
tho .'Minnesota Appetite which requires one
fourth more treatment than modest fennsyl-
vania or Ohio attack of q corresponding ans
ease.
Anv BODY who wants to drink whiskey In
peace had better not como here, for the treaty
bv which the land was acquiredfro the Sioux
forbids its introduction; and the Legislature
has passed law enforcing that provision; but
people of moderate means and industrious nap
: Who have children to educate, will find few
places where the opportunity for correct moral
training, healthy development Of muscle, and
The means of pecuniary independence are Dot.
ter combined.
from which the mills at St. Paul, St. Anthony,
and the Minnesota Valley are supplied. These
employ largo and ever-increasing force OF
men. horses snd oxen. who arc to be supplied
With provisions, clio, hing and feed. The soil is
waiting for an opportunity to produce unlinl-
ted quantities Of food, without troubling the
farmer crushing clods; while the mississippi
from st. Paul to Little Falls can afford to turn
mill 1T almost any point and has water pow
sr'enough to do the manufacturing 1or q Con-
tinent p, ''''1, ,'.,'":@ r. .+!,-
y Our natural meadows produce grass from
four to six feet high, and tho beefkilled off our
prairies is quite equal to any stall TED We l ave
ever eaten Our venison is fine 1T ten cents
Der pound, rabbits, prairie hens, partrldges,
ducks, &c., plenty. Thousands OF bushels or
aoorns for the hogs that are not here TO- eat
.horn. Fuel for the labor Of cutting and haul
,ag Of the ground; and there il no Likelihood
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 o. dotted with strips Of wood land, ''Oak
Openings which just look like old orchards,
dense Tickets of plum trees bearing delicious
fruit, craps vines, doing likewise, thousands OF
sores Of hazel bushes and strawberry vines, en-
sneed 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 blackberries red rasp-
woods: aud ssldom dissappoint the most san7
ruine expectations of their customers. There
4 still land ten or fifteen miles back which set
tiers can get, at government price, by building
b cah;n and living on it until it comes into
msrkat.s Actual settlers can buy lots here at
from one to ave hundred dollars, and speeula-
tors can5have tho same lots at from i've to nj
cen hundred ."E
In some of the river towns back, places that
will be pleasant villages, lots can be had gratis
,bv those who will build and live on them
This. in places where house can be built for
hfty dollars, that would be palace compared
10 the densrented in large cities for ana .
dollars per month, while the lot, with only the
aid Of q grubbing hoe and few days labor,
would bring vegetables to feed family, and
every township has 600 acres appropriated to
the support ct schools. + <i& nj iui8lq.r!1 aa5 /
i Seventy Thousand acres are, appropriated to
. State University. A fine building has already
been erected for the use of that institution. 1t
9. s;tuated = 81. Anthony, built Of stone on an
eminenea commanding q view Of the falls, and
no State in tho Union has 9 better foundation
for rood system Of popular education. No
other prairie State is 80 we'll timbered - Min
uosota and no State more labundantly Isuppled
VIII, clear water In the country surrounding
s.. Cloud and Is far North and West % We have
any reliable account, settlers ind no dlhcuts!
in locating land on . running stream o. trany-I
paront lake with plenty of timber At hand for,
the West side Of the Upper Mississippi is only
open TO- redemption, there is little opportunity
for sneculstors. and settlers have assurance Of
neiphbors and that rapid increase in the value
Of their lands and in. social advantages which
srise from the system sc lAndiu limited guam
titles to actual settl ers.s
The county around 81 Cloud, vest OF the