The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-10-25
ST. CLOUD.

railroad, aud as 1 trace along the ma,
the eleven hundred miles which have
travelled here by daylight q have
travelled only during the day time in
order to see the country it seemed to
me that the ':jumping off place. of the
great Northwest had been reached
But such is far from being the fact
Trl-weekly stages leave here for the
Upper Red River Settlement. four hun
dred miles distant, and OK, horse and
mule teams go still further. The
country still beyond is traversed By dog
trains and there is no stop to ':yoiu
West" until the banks of the Pacific are
reached ; and the Yankees, Dutch and
Irish will continue the race immicra.
ton to the northward until they bound
their lands by the north pole. | an
not sure but some of them have ':clains'
in that neighborhood and will soon be
establishing cities whose streets shall
be named In honor of Sir John Frank.
lin, their unsuccessful predecessor.
The Red River trade makes this vii.
lage a lively place. Trains cf wagons
are titecd out here with variety Of
merchandise, and in due time return
with furs and skins Some of the We
hlcles are rare specimens of the skill
and genius of the back country. and in
the Eastern States would attract as
much attention as menagarie. Imas
iue rough cart made without particle
of iron, With an OK harnessed before it
q half breed driving, and the reade,
has the "1nstitution" But no imagina
ton can picture it. A train of this
kind now arriving has made the fou'
hundred miles in fourteen days..
This village contains a population o
about $500, and is pleasantly situated
on the west bank. Of the Mississippi
which has to be crossed by a ferry scou
from the railroad station. 1t is bull:
upon uea,ly plane, partly upon prairi.
partly in the grove OF oaks which skir
the river. The buildings are scattered
owe: considerable territory, but as
whole present cheerful aspect. There
are but few very costly buildings
Among those most so arc the German
Catholic Church and the Stearn:
County court house. These are bctl
very fine edi6ces. The place contains
five or six churches@~ In the villag
proper there is no good hotel.
This place acquired considerable no
toriety, few years since, through Mrs
Jano &. Swisshelm, who published tn
St. Cloud Visitor, and whose office a
one time was pitched into the river
She has recently acquired more notorie
ty at Washington, where she now re
sides, by charging President Johnso,
with being instrumental in causing tn
murd er of Mr.: Lincoln. There ar
now two good newspapers publishe,
here, one representing each party.
Wild game aad 6sh are abundant il
| the vicinity. Deer have recently bee,
shot within mile or two of the village
Ducks, pigeons. prairie chickens, viii
geese, nc. are abundant Fish IF tn
6ues* kind are plenty in the rive,. Thi
would be paradise for the Brockpor
hunters-Bowman, Buckley, Van Fps
Weyburn, r. NJ Pamler, &c.
This too is great resort for person
with consumptive diseases. Many il
the incipient stages are cured by tn
climate; and many in its last stages ar
FASTENED to the grave.
1learned something new in polite
hero while attending the Republica
Convention of Stearns county, Th
county extends back some sixty mile
aud many towns are very sparsely Sc
tied, Some Of the politicians wel
back into these towns and Got up ca,
euses, selected delegates with power ,
substitution, and had substitutes al
pointed in ST.. Cloud. Thus the col
vention was composed almost wholly
St. Cloud citizens, and those who g
} up the substitutes carried the CONVEX
J ton against: other sharp fellows wh
! though thsy hads surs, thing.