St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-07-12
Thursday, July Il, 1865.
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UP SAUK VALLEY.

Sank Centre has Handsome location,
and one highly favorable for building \
town. Il is smooth prairie. on the west
bank Of Sank River. A little back, the
country il open sud b'utfy, while to the
east 10 continuous, heavy timber. .,,.
When We were at Sank Centre last, in
1861, there, were but one or two houses.
Three years ago there was one dwelling
house, sAw-mill, and one small store
Now there sre more than fifty families liv-
ing on IN area of forty acres. The houses
arc. for tho most part, comfortable. two
story frame buildings, some painted and
some unpaintedl. The greater portion Of
these improvements was made during last
season and this. .. ..... +.s:@.e i: T.. =a,.
Mr.. Alex. Moore, the proprietor Of the
towu-site-and live, energetic, go-ahead.
tireless man-has a saw and grist mill.
both driven by an excellent water power
obtained on Sank River. Both are kept
running hight and day, and have more
work than they can do. The saw mill
turns out from IL. 900 to l2. 900 feet Of lum-
Der every twenty FOUR hours, and it is ia
ken away as fast rs cut. Mr.. NJ has, al
40. q small steam saw mill in the pine
country, about twenty-six miles north of
Sank Centre. It has been doing good work,
and has now some 200, 600 feet Of pine lum-
Der piled up and seasoned. ready to be
brought to Sank Centre. In addition. to
this, q considerable quantity has been pur-
chased by settlers in the vicinity. Mr..
Moore has, stored in his grist mill, seven
Thousand bushels Of wheat, which heis rap
idly converting into -four. This meets
with a ready sale, being eagerly purchased
by the large number of people living in
that section of country, and considerable
auantRy is taken to Red River. While We
were conversing with Mr.. NJ, a trader from
Fort Garry engaged one hundred barrels
Of -four. to be delivered the next day. The
proprietor intends putting in another run
of stone at once. He is also at work pre-
pairing for the erection Of new mill on the
opposite side Of the river, to 60 into opera
ton next season.
On the main street Of the town, Mr..
Moore has large store. doing good bus
mess. He has two rooms, both Of good
size, one filled with dry goods, clothing,
groceries, &c.. while the other is used for
hsrdwsre, agricultural supplements. heavy
groceries and like articles. ~. '..'.'
Just across the street, the firm Of Lime
mann 4 Capser does driving business
They. also, haye two rooms, for a proper
division Of the different departments Of
trade. Their stock is large and complete,
ard the business is under the personal
charge Of Mr.. Capser, a very pleasant gen.
tleman.
Mr.. s. Pendergast, keeps the post office.
snd also good assortment of goods in.
perhaps, the pleasantest room in town.
Mr.. P. is the oldest trader in town.
r. Thomas & CO. are . new firm, but,
We we're informed, they are rapidly grow.
ing into good business. From our ac-
quaintance with them, We hope they may
continue to prosper. ...
Thus, it will be seen there are four
large, well-flled stores, all doing good
business, in a town where. but three years
ago, there were only three buildings. Is
not this. in itself, an evidence Of almost
unparalleled growth Of prosperity, not on
" in the town, but in the surrounding
country, as we'll? ..,
Two hotels are in full blast, the princt-
pal one being kept by Mr., Peter T. Stafford.
The stage Office is also here. The other
hotel is owned bya German. A third is in
. process Of erection. :.-s.-- "~
The town has cabinet factory, black
smith, wagon and cooper shops, and other
trades are represented. brewery, 4Ox80,
three stories high, is to be completed this
fall by George Grover & Co. A site has
been purchased for another brewery, to he
hmilt soon. There are two lawyers. N. H.
Miner and o. W. james. Esqrs.; a tailor
chop; and Mr.. White, Of this city, is to
open = jewelry store there in a few weeks.
The place is most fortunate in having as
its physician. Dr.. E. r. Palmer, formerly
Of this city Both socially and medically
he has few equals in Minnesota. The Doc
tor is putting up fine residence on bluff
overlooking Little Sank Lake: ..:...-
M. M. Ladd, also of st.. Cloud, is en-
eaged in the manufacture Of brick. He
finds excellent clay, and says he can make
brick Of the cream color and Of the same
quality as those manufactured here. He
expects to open kiln in few weeks.
Excellent stone lime is burned within
two miles Of the town. ss i. 4.5~-5 ~
We might mention other advantages, hut
We have said thus much to demonstrate The
remarkable growth Of Minnesota towns
They all depend upon and are the induces
Of the settlement Of the country. Of the
character Of the, land in the vicinity, We
night sny that it is rich and productive
The prairie is rolling, and extends up and
down, and west Of the river for many miles
There is m abundance Of meadow land t.
furnish nutricious grazing for stockin sum
mer, and for hay for the winter SESSION.
In the depressfons formed BY the undula-
tions Of the ground, are frequent small
marshes that serve to keep the surround.