The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1867-07-04

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EDITOR JouRNAL.-Khowing thas
you are always oS tho lookout for items
Of intsrsst;; 1eoho,ivs:il al 81 duty
70 give you the: following for tho bsne.s
Ct Of The public y ''arge, and: more e,
peoially. the numerous ;nnisran.s Who
ars aocking ioto this section sof our;
State to find homes, and assist in max
ing this 10 reality, = it w.s intended
BY 'aatuts q 7be, stbe Edep 81. tie grn,tt.
Northwest.
During the session Of the Legi >lature
last winter, Mr. N. 8. s.:Ratketscoueefh.ed
the lppnjject of I ! stste Rad from Is O,.:
kis tos0'ssrs Tail City, 'and'Fat' once set
ID work With 4 petition e get ths names
necessary to its receiving notice ;n the
Leztss.tapg 81. seasasiqed tAsni III, II
~asasspt taau ebla and accomplished
Senator, Mr.. Evans, and b; BID fid into Ii :
duced and carried Though. the Senate
TO- its, passage, and xpa q once PIT
through Tie Hesss.. 1gjs I;ii praviiions,
N. s. Parker, Warren Adley and ].
stillmsn, were appointed Commission
e's to locate; survejrasa .'tssabishe The
road. As soon IS the weather would
parmit they set to work with most
oommendae's eaeqey, aiaaefa, q Esz 6sszre-
tu'ned, after a, .eenpaisn Of ,eye. TWO
weeks; having ex.mined tho aa:.eae5audn;t1y1
for the best tqs.tlobs, and salfsyed s,i;ss dssad
established the road fully according to
law. The great importance of this road
will be apparent when it is fully under
stood that II shortens The distance from
Otter Tail City to all points, south aud
east, at least twenty-five miles, and at
once opens to. settlers, ene, Of sthe2nost
magnificent countries that there is in
the Northwest, and which at no dis.
taot day promises 70 become one Of 'thy
most wealthy agricultural Tdistrietts, il,
the State. -. ,.... .----~-=----~.
A portion of@tte <i,4 ,ofthis lsosa
passes through a district which is un-
surveyed, aud consequently almost en-
tirely unknown; but now that oommu~
nication issopesed With It, il Win be .e
widely known a. rally,ng point, Is the
;Ssuk Valley has been heretofore.
Commencing at the vest end Of M.in
street, in Osakis, the road pursues A.
most > due north course for shout! !sev.
en- miles, when it crosses the Long
Prairie River, which At this point is
fine large stream, with Dol ! :b.aks aud
hard gravelly bed. Thence direction
nor.h thirty.four degrees west, wes r.; e
ken as = bsse line for The road, and fol::
lowed, without any alteration, entirely
through the balance of tue line. On
crossing the Long Prairie We struck \.
smal: prairie and followed ) it for two
miles, and then came to timber Of the
very best quality, with land to match.
and rassed through it for distance Of
ten miles, when We struck the great
prize Of the whole expedition, 70 which,
we gave the name Of P.rker's Prairie.
in honor Of MIR. Parker, to whom We
united in giving = fn share ot:the credit,
Of, opening it up to the public. This
prairie is very extensive. We could
look, ~ far rs the eJs could reach,
through the gaps, between the be.uti-.
full groves that dot it, susfaeej to the
north and eat without meeting
any obstacle to ,bstracts the view:l Lib
xrov Gu are generally Of white cak=-zthe
tied tall end str.ight-xhich Stand
on the banks Of 6ne l.kea.r To,
one of these, Cand think it is tie most
perfect beauty I ever s.w Of the. Kind,
~ gave the name Of Lake AdleI, in
honor Of Mr. Warren AdleBse.soth.::
er~ able and efficient Commissioner
from Osakis. The soil At some points
on Parkers Prairie is : 6ne sandy
Ioam With clay subsoil, and al Others
with gssvel subeoil. The line Of tho
roaa passes over the vest end Of. I'D
prairie, for : distance Of .ix miles, and
there entefs the ridge Of land known .s s
the Leaf Mountain. and, which ie fact
| il the line that divides the waters Of
he mississippi, from those of' the. Red
River Of the North. This ridge here
aattene ont 70 almost a:lsvel, add can
'nly bv called au elevated pl.in We
passed ever this on what might % call:
ed an 'undn'at'ng prairie, and struck
the east end Of East Battle Lake, where
I've found an excellent crossing 'ovef Z
I'crsek that put into the lake At that
point. From thence We had an easy
.nd good road to Oder T.il City L.
4 would ny to persons coming 70 this
section a1dsSsttIejs thass Thsss slisS sf t1ij
road now offers the very best induce
msnts that are to be founi, giving .
I district which has not been picked over