St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-02-08

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sr. PAUL, MlSs., Jan. 8, l866.-Rrober
ciy nc state In the Union. offars snch ,d-
'antases to emigrants - Minnesota. Ns
VAST ares Of tilisbEs land, comprising II II
Goes an extent Of countl nearly q larre
aas5New England, its salubrioIs elimats.
Wonderful fertility Of soil, extensive Vafer
power. and a. 1ousand other. natnraI ri.
SaMages, ait eontribute to render tn
country an attractive one for those anxious
to oesedt their condition in life. Accord
lDg 10 the ifest surveys the State contains
o5,1 ,O.O sores Of land, Of which nearIv
y, ,OOO, 600 are unoccupied, and open 10
the settler under the Provisions cf the
Homestead bill To persons OF .fitlle can't
tai the State offers rare adyantaa,;.s indeed.
For a few Thousand dollars one can nn,.
chase splendid farm along the line Of anv
Of the railroads now in operat,on. which
VIII pay for itself in the course Of two rood
seasons. r rl- =sa' .z-z=.: s9t8st S'..i.>,'s
Hilbin twenty-five or thirty miles Of St.
Paul, anywhere on the line Of the Central
OF Pacific railroads, good prairie land can
be bous sht for seven dollars per acre, While
you can buy improved lands for ten or
twelve dollars, including . cotnfartable
! house and barn. In one instance vhicl,
came under my observation while stopping
At farmington | knew 3 splendid farm Of
six hundred and forty acres, With good
dwelling and barn upon it, which was sold
10 an ente'Prising Massachusetts, man for
eight Thousand Eve hundred dollars. Three
years ago it cost the original Owners three
thousand dollars. In addition to the rise
IN tfe value of property they made several
thousand dollars by their crops, 1aat year's
wheat crop alone yielding a clear preft Of
over S3,Ne. The present owner Of the
farm calculates to make the properly pay
for itse-f In three OF four years. and In ad-
dition 10 r.ising wheat intends to stock the
place with sheep, for which the farm il
admirably adapted. a.siT 7;es zs7...zs
To persons Of limited means the inducs<
ments 10 enter into agriculture are eaually
good Excellent land, within fifteen sni3ee
OF the different railroad lines, can be pui..
chased for 81. SO per acre, and where It =
not occupied by settlers it can be obtained
from the government for 81. 25. If vou
wish to locate nearer to some railroad. Won
can be easily accommodated at reasonable
prices, for the railroa1y companies them.
selves are extensive land owners, and q
anxious to sell at all times. The chief mart
of their revenue is derived from the sale Of
these lands, and the different lines s are 1Ls exs
tended IN proportion to their receipts and
The occupancy of the country through
which The roads penetrate. s : 90 20
Ii the emigraIt be poor. and unable to
pay for farm he can obsiate the difficulty
ay travelling little further away from the
settlements aud .pre-emptiDg uneeeupied
lands under the Provisions d. The. HoRs-
stead bill After making his selection Of 4
particular quarter secsion--one hundred
and sixty acres-aud living upon it for iva
years, he can obtain . title. @ the same
from Uncle Gam for the mere cost Of sar-
ver, which amounts to about fourteen dol
lars. as thousands'will probably take I'd
vantage Of che abene6ts Of the Honmestest
bill this spring, it may not ;beoue Of place
tor your correspondents to sppsnd ELL re-
qn:rements Of lhe.law as follows =, -Esi.;..v
FA1el--vhe applicant must he the head
Of family. Second Or over. twenty-ons
years of age. Third-Or hsve performed
service IN the United States army, in which
case he may be a minor. Fourth-Ho
must not have borne arms against the
United States, Or have given aid or comfort
to its enemies. Fifth-He must be . citi-
zen Of the United States, or. have declared
his Intentions to beeome such. Sixth-He
lnust reside upon and improve the farm for
a period Of five years. -
go A party. of gentlemen from thia
city started FOR. White Bear Lake 8 fen,
days ago on a Fl hing excursion, and re-:
turned last evening with tho result Of their
labors. Among the fish captured were two
rickerel which weighed thirtyssix isnd s
quarter pounds. The largest one wei6ked
twenty and 9 quarter pounds, and Was pro.
nounced one Of the finest specimens ever
caught in these waters. The 6sh were rot
by cutting y hole in. the. iee, and then
spearlng the fnny monsters rs they were
attracted to the spot by deepy nipuoxs. :
This sort Of sport is indulged, IN to : xrest
extent, aud FERNS one the chief smusements.
during the winter. As the spriae. an. n
proaches the fish are more easily caught.
and in many places the farmers turn out
with pitehforks and treimmensesqu squans:
titles Of them.l il .,es a<z,E n
The weather has been remarkably mild
here during the past week. or ten days. On
Sunday last the 7th inst. when. Il vas %
cold in New York and nesrly an
the Eastern States, was out. all .isy With
out my overcoat. l don't rei6snber thess
exact state Of the thermometer, bct it must
have been several degrees above seto-
probably gtwcaty. Considering sves are
neaely two hundred ,miles due north;0f
New York city, where the cold was tSlt s6
severely, is it mot remarkable. that tie
weather. here should have besn 40 mild 8
Who will account fyr reachi IN dsdifaxence
in, the temperature OF the TWO Rlacaa,sss s.g
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