St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-01-04
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.

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SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.
Thursday morning December Dist, 1869
was clear and bright, and by some consid-
cred cold-the mercury standing at 800 be-
low zero-when at eight o'clock We bun
died into one Of Burbank & Co.'s covered
Tleighs, bound on flying trip to Southern
Minnesota. AS part Of our company, We
found Majors Kimball and, Bartling, both
going to St. Paul. So time did not hang
heavy; for Major Kimball is good company
and Major Bartling is inimitable, as our
aching sides fully testified. Notwithstand-
ing the degree Of temperature indicated
ADORE, none of the party complained Of be-.
ing cold, when We reached 1870 LII J
; .. -.> BIG LAKE,
thirty miles from St. Cloud, where rassen-
gers take dinner. The stages passing up
and down on the east side Of the Missis-
sippi, stop at this place at noon, and dinner
II served at Browns. Lieut.. Abner~ StCyr
had charge of the house, and gave us an ex-
eellent dinner. Roast, turkey, roast beef,
vegetables in variety, and abundance, rel
fishes. and desert formed part Of the bill Of
fare, and all were well cooked. When the
party again took their seals in the sleigh.
Major Bartlir g's cry Of '.all full inside ex-
pressed the condition Of each member as
we'll as Of the conveyance; while, individ-
nally, We left with satisfactory feeling
that the profits realized by Lieut.. StCyr on
our fifty cents would not swell his income
returns gerry much The Lieutenant has
since become connected with the Jefferson
House at Monticello, where we have no
doubt he will give good satisfaction.
The ten miles intervening between Big
. ELK RIVER
were soon passed over, and the railroad de.
pot was reached more than half an hour
before the departure Of the 1926 train
This, We were glad to fad, was under the
charge Of Judge Gregory, conductor pro
tenn. Elk. River, notwithstanding lis an
tiquity. presents nothing very interesting
to travellers; the only feature worthy of
notice being the hotel, which is we'll kept
by friend Lufkin. Taking seats in the
cars as the hour drew nigh, We had leis-
urely ride to St. Paul, reaching that city a
few minutes before six. =. 3 .z@
TWO ROUTES 49,.
are open to the traveller going to Winona
or La Crosse; ono directly down, the river,
BY means Of Burbauk's 8, Co.'s slelghs, the
other ria Faribault and Rochester. Under
advice, we chese the latter as being the
more, pleasant ard expeditions. With re-
gard to this, the reader can draw his own
conclusions when We shall have reached
Winona. The modus ope,and; involves start
inf from St. Paul at six O'clock A. 81, by
sleigh. for Mendcta, six miles Distant
Thence you 60 by rail to Faribault; thence
by stage to Kasson thence by rail to Wi
na; thence to La Crosse by stage, in time
for the GA. n. train next morning. This
is the published programme did not
prove to be Ours. Leaving St. ,Psul on
Saturday '1nolhing, we took the 1880 train
at Mendoza, on the Minnesota Ccatral, and
reached Fagibault forty seven miles-in
time forsdinner at half past eleven. Along
this line are the towns of Rosemoun:, Far
min gton, Castle Rock, Northield and Dun.
dus, all small {but generally pretty places.
save North6eld. whichis quite large town,
we'll located and seemingly furnishing. -
We obtained but passing glimpses Of these
places, until reaching ss.ss.azE - .n
sez@ FARlBAULT 5@l. " @&
where We had dinner at the Barron House,
snd good one it was. Faribault is loca--
ted at the junction Of the Cannon and
Straight rivers, and is, perhaps, little
larger than st. Cloud, and more compactly
built. The business appearance Of the
town was good, indicating activity and
thrift. The railroad depot is in the outer
suburbs, and in driving in to the hotel
rood view is obtained Of Bishop Whipple's
new stone church, said To- cost SO, O00.--
The style Of architecture We do not greatly
admire, as it gives the church the appear
ance 81 . very large and sloping roof with
rreat difficulty kept off the ground BY low
walls. "a large Catholic church located on
an en,linence was also noticed. -
Aaer;an hour allowed for dinner, We left
Fariball}t in one Of
BURRAAK . COS 8.
s,eirhs. This firm seems, in its conveyan-.
ces, 70 be ubiquitous. Go any place from