The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-06-12
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STEAMBOAT FOR THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI.
-Messrs. c. s. Benson, Of Clearwater, and
Jos. Thompson, Of Minneapolis, are build
ing steamboat to ply between st. Cloud
and Minneapolis. 1T will be- eighty feet
long and fourteen feet wide, with four foot
gunwale, and will be exclusively for the
transportation Of freight. This is a desirable
enterprise, and will, we have no doubt, be
profitable to the parties interested in it. It
is to be hoped that by another season they
will add another boat or two.
FARMING IN ILLINOIS Mr.. P. G. Ran
som, former resident St. Cloud, writes
from Secor, Illinois, June 9TH, as follows >.
81 hope you have quite recovered from the
i'll effects Of the uncommonly cold winter.
We cannot say as. much for Illinois; for it
entirely killed all the peach trees away be-
low Central Illinois, and also many Of the
apple trees. 1t has been tho coolest spring
on record, so far as I can learn, which
with more rain during the months OF April
and Nay than We actually had during the
three years previous. has put spring
work 50 far back that many farmers have
not yet completed their blowing for corn,
and in fact much Of the level ground s0ill
not dry off IN time to BE- planted this season"
A GRlAr WArIR: PowEI.-Referenc
has. already been made, at. different times,
to the opportunity st. Cloud hiss for bring
ing one Of tho best water powers In the
State right to her door, All that would bs
required would DO canal, say eight
feet wide and about six feet deep,
from Sank River. This would terminate
in Lake George, which would serve a.
.. basin OF reservoir; and the water passing
from there through the rsvine to tho Mis-
sissippi would afford IN immense power or
Il could terminate at the head Of the up.
per rsvile. A number Of our leading oit-
liens, including al the millers, went out
Tuesday to look over. the ground, and sat-
is6ed themselves Of tho Residences of the
project. A dam could be constructed at
the railroad bridge Or . short distance
above, and ''head" Of abouts two feet
above the present stage Of water, Ill that
is needed, easily secured. The length Of
the canal would be about two miles and q
halt, and nature hiss marked out it, course
In ''swsle" from the river to the ravinss
mentioned shove. In this distance there
is fall Of fully eight feet. A -'tpoor i.
to be made to secure an accurate survey
| and estimate Of tho cost Of the canal
Whatever may DO tho result Of the present
movement, the building Of this canal and
tho securing Of this valuable power is q
fixed fact, and one Of tho most important
enterprises for st. cloud that could b.
proposed. ~. !; a, =: - >-:''"
e. A. Tiffany, Piano Forte Tuner, hat
arrived and 10 ready to attend to tho wants
Of people in this voinity. He proposes Il
visit st. Cloud three or four times ,
year, and will tune by tho year
Satisfaction guaranteed or no pay, in al
cases. We cir tho following from tho 81
Paul Ronse, Of Tuesdsy:; ',s:''
P1A1s TUNING AND PoLrsHIxa.-Mr. E
A. Tiffany; ct the City Music Store, IN 90
oomplishsd piano tuner, has thoroughly
demonstrated the fact that pianos need MOI
be sent East to b repaired or re-polished
We were yesterday shown piano from tn,
msnufsctory Of H. Bord, Paris, brought t,
this city via New Orleans, (where it VA
used for three years) and upon its arriva
here was 30 defaced and njured by tn
change Of climate, rs to render it unsightf,
and useless. The instrument was place.
in Mr.. Tdany's hands, . few days since
and il now % good - new. both in appear
anee and tone He has thoroughly regulat
cd the action, and re.polished the case g.
nicely that m expert would hardly suspec
it was anything less than new. ,..:',..
Mr.. Tiffany will promptly attend to or
deie for tuning, repairing or rs-polishin
pianos in any part Of the State, and guar
sntees satisfaction. He goes to st., Cleu'
to-day, to attend to orders from that ,ioin
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