St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-09-26
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we concluded torepdblish the more impor-
tant parts in connection with the valuable
statistics, on our i. First Page, which ha,
been kindly furnished us'by Mr.. Wheel
ock bead Of the Bureau Of Statistics. We
issue large edition aud shall have them
for sale either with or without wrappers.
FROM. ST. ANTHONY TO ST. CLOUD.
Here you may consider whether you will go
up by boat or stage; and as you will want to
see both routes better 60 up by stage and
come down by boat. The current of the river
is very rapid, aud it will require twenty -four
hours TO 20 by boat, while you can 90 up by
stage in twelve and come down by boat in six
The old military road made by the U s runs
up the ea>i side Of the Mississippi from Fort
Smelling, which lies between st. Paul and St.
Anthony, to Fort Ripley, lying nearly two
hundred miles above on the east side of the
river: This is the best stage road have ever.
travelled. For the first twenty mles-hat is
! country is broken. There are numerous
streams to cross and good deal Of up and
down grade, but the gr und is sandy, mud
scarce. and no rocks to deafen one with the
rattling Of the wheels. The motion is about a.
| easy Is that OF city street cars. The timber
along this road is generally scrub oak stunted
and gnarled by the annual fires consuming the
rich grasses and weeds atrtheir feet The soil
| looks so sandy that a stranger would think it
worthless, if it were not for the grasses and
weeds; unless he passed At q season when the
fields appear to groan under their load of stan
ding grain. The land on that side of the riv.
er il principally owned by spectators, aud in
places one rides eight and ten miles without
seeing house; still there are many fine
farms. Down the Rum River comes great
numbers Of pine logs, and after you pass this
the country becomes more level-a mixture Of
prairie aud oak openings. These oak open
ings look just like old orchards. and to eastern
eyes, give the country an inhabited, home look.
All the way up, the tall forests on the west
side OF the river are in full view; and to the
other side low ranges Of hills. Tie graded
Minnesota and 'Paoito Railways almost par
allel with thc road, and there are several beau
full lakes on the route. One, twelve miles be-
low the st. Cloud crossing, is called "Clear
Lake. 1t is Que mile in circumference, a.
most . perfect circle, aal looks like . bowl
sunk in the prairie. 1t has no outlet No trees
on the bank, neither rises nor falls, and the
grass grows down. to the psint At which the
wind lrives up the waves. From thence the
shores and bottom are clear sand and bright
pebbles mixed, 40 are the pebbles on all the
lakes and rivers Of that regiol., with cornelian,
agate and other precious stones. When w
come to the st. Cloud Lower Ferry house. the
! stage stops 10 change the mail. and then takes
" over the Father Of Waters on . swinging
ferry which crosses in few moments.
TIE ROAD TO RED RIVER AND THE
FIRST STEAMBOAT.
In 81, Gov. Stephens, Of Washington Terri
tory, crossed here in making his survey OF
railroad to the Pacific, aid camped On the
ground where ST.. Cloud now stands The
travel to and from Red River use this ferry
brought from New York to the Mississippi by
rail- way, up that to st. Paul J., slea,- boai,
around the Fails Of st. Anthony by wagons,
then BY steamboat from st. Anthony 10 Saint
Cloud, from whence it is taken by Wagons aud
slsds Two hundred miles Westward to the Red
River Of the North, thence by steamboat down
to the Selkrk Settlement aud Fort Garry.
On" transporting company OF st. Paul has
contract with the Hudson Bay Company, to
take i've hundred tons Ut freight yearly for
five years from st. laul to Fort Garry. This
is all reshipped from boat to wagon at Saint
Cloud, for Sank Rapids just above, makes this
the head Of NAVIGATION. One boat, the North
Star, was taken over the rapids by horses,
two years ago, and ran thirty miles to Little
Falls VIII 1t was again drawn oven these;
and ran up to Fort Ripley; and on to point
two hundred and fifty miles above ST. Cloud.
when it was stopped Ivy impossible falls
The engine Of this pioneer had been taken out
Of the Gov Ramsey, the first steamboat which
ever ran ab,ve the Falls OF ST. Anthony. 1t
was then taken out OF the North S1ar ana
drawn on sleds by oxen two hundred miles to
the Red River, and il now in the pioneer boat
there-,he Arson Northup-named for the
man who took it over and built the boat. IL
. ct. CLOUD AND HER INSTITUTIONS. !.
/ Ali this time you may imagine the stage has
been crossing the ferry anu winding up AMI
around steep wooded bluff sixty feet high, 80
that We are in st. Cloud. On one side Of the
principal street and on the bank Of the river
commanding q fine view of miles Of river, and
green islauds, WOODLAND, snd prairie, stands the
Stsarns House, large aud handsome hotel Of
the high gable ornamental lype, kept ~ first
class temperance house. by the proprietor.
from whom the county Of Stearns derives it,
name. On Inc other SIDE o. the way, STANDS
the Office Of the st. Cloud DExocRAr, the
North y sstsrn pioneer printing establishment
o. the United States. l. has been in uninter-
rup,ed operation for three years and three
,aonths with asutall woman ~ ledil or, propri-
elor, aud most OF the time frs. PRIMER OF the
concern. Up street hangt the first church Co.
ing hell on the march Of civilization 1t
hanssr in . pyEamidal shes, in the yard Of =
convent kept BY . company Of Benedictine
nuns; and IL regularly rung for mathis and
vespers, b the ltdyl abbsaa, who 10 saaA,
slight. delicate, graceful and accomplished H.
dy - you could meet in any circle. From her
waking the 6rss echoes ofthess broad prairies.
in call 70 bow regularly u, an altar Of chris
tian Worship. and my WELDING the advance
press, / aUinetssl u dispnse With the, lords
Of Gre .tione thu, palm Of alreys holding abe
day- STAT q xsstwstd The star Of empire takes
her way!1 6testnt County 10 abeot .tAS1gs6-