The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-04-28

Of making millions. He is
the President Of tho New Orleans and
Ship Island Canal Company, md con-
siders that in this project he has the
"biggest thing" on tho carpet From
Ship Island, where is fine harbor, to
the city end otthe proposed canal, is
seventy-six miles. The Company has
grant of five hundred thousand acres
of land to help 1t along. Some parties
in New York have just became inter-
estod in the canal, Guvest'ng, Mr..
Brott informed me, 100000 in cash J |
and by request, I accompanied their
agent and Mr.. B. this forenoon on a |
drive to examine what work has al
ready been done from the city to the
lake-goiog out along their canal,
crossing over, and returning by way Of
the city park and along the shell road
by the State canal. Brott is confident
Of changing the whole condition of
affairs at New Orleans, and making the
business face on the lake (where he has
property instead of on the river. He
still feels much interested in the pros
perity of St. Cloud.
In the afternoon, in company with
Gen. NJ. T. Thomas, OF St. Paul, and
Mr.. John Cromwell, heavy cotton
broker Of this city, who spent some
weeks in the vicinity of St. Cloud
couple Of years ago, I to- K a ride
through Jefferson City (now included
within the corporate )imits) and Car
rollton, which lie along the river. This
is a very pleasant portion of the CITY.
A part of tho way is overa shell road.
Many handsome residences have been
built here, with fine gardens attached.
Flowers were in bloom, Japan plums
hung ripe from their branches, and the
orange trees were covered with their
bright fruit. The oranges now ripe are
Of the "bittcr" variety. Their puoker-
ing qualities would be a just punish.
,nent to wicked little boys who should
climb the fence and steal the oranges.
But wicked little boys are too sharp 70,
this. They patiently wait until fall, when
the sweetorauges are ripe, and then they
climb the fence aud steal these, which
don't pucker their mouths. The Carroll
ton Gardens, open to the public, though
I not large are very attractive at this sea
, son of the year. The walks are line,
on either side with roses, lilies, VERDE
mas, fusohias and many other flowers
all in full bloom. One OF The priucipa
! avenues, "Hawkins Walk" takes it
! name from a popular Saloon Keepe
d who donated several thousand empt
wine and ale bottles, which have bee,
i inverted and put down along the side
!, Of the walk. The effect is decid
edly odd. We visited a large ic
manufacturing establishment in Jeffe,
son City, where Mississippi water
} converted into vapor, which is the
compressed, forced into molds, and b,
the use Of ammonia made into ice
From the time the purified water
run into the molds until it comes gu
in cakes of ice (about ten inches wide
two feet long, and two and a.half inche
:, thick, ) is three hours aud a-halt. Thi
ice is manufactured at tho rate of seven
ty.two tons per day, and sells at fror
$l3 to $40 per ton. This is all yer
nice, but We have a way Of maxim
three.feet thick ice in Minnesota whic
is just little ahead of it.
> The Mississippi river here is consid
erably higher than the land, being KEEP
in its place by levees. While we wer
walking through Carrollton Gardens,
steamer came down the river, and at
,, little distance looked as though it wer
suspended in the air. \ large iro
steamer, the "Hannover,"'. Of the Lloy
+ line, now loading with cotton and ~
> gar, is attracting much attention. 1t
E. a magnificent vessel, finished through
>, out in the finest manner Rossini'
u Stubat Mater, with o;hrr Elections wa
e given at the French Opera this even
y ing by tolersbly good t.: opc. Bein
6 in Holy Week, all the pieces were of
D. sacred character.
10 The weather is not only warm, bu
> hot. 1t would put Minnesota Jun