The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-11-26

ne sol! - G'S"rPaSSet IN r"rtiIl )
md durability. being IA dark rich loan.
intcrmix"d with sand. and is from on,
% three fee, in depth, with clay sub
soil.
There is not, probably. another por
ton If terri Dry to b. :,und il the
cou'try, OF like extent, OF which i
might as nru''ful'y be said There is
NOT foot OF Waste land in it,
It is a fact. invariably noted hy
strangers, that the tnti:e surface is I'll
able, save only the Streams and Lakes.
which are ot much greater value than
the same cxteut Of p!"w Land.
The soil is adapted to general farm
ing Al the cereals and every kind OF
vegetabl grow proli!ical'y.
The TENURE CT TIE LANDS
The Wirona & st. Pete. Rail:cad
'un. through the Sou'hcra tier OF
Towns. /. that section Of the Count,
one half the Lands b..!ong to the Il. r
c"mp'nv, the reminder were open +"
~tthrs under the ll"mrs'c.i and Pre-
E"p,ion laws and large proportion
1t them are occupied, but there are
yet number Of va 'uabl,. claims vacau,
In the central part ul' the Count,
small amount Of State swamp lands
AID portion of the Internal Improve.
"'ut lands arc located. the remainder
"re" :" Homestead Set,'.rs and con-
>'d' rat!e p'r:ion ;"k"n. The northern
? r' Of tie county is a portion e the
ST. ux !.d:,," Reservation. This Res.
"rvat'on c"mpr;s's s'r;p 2 cf territory.
averaging tc" u'iLs in width. on tie
south side Of the Minm so,a river, be.
.i"n'": t. " miles east Of the bnun
dairy line o. Il dwo"d Cour'y and &
tending w. st to the State line. These
la"!S were not open TO settlement un
der tie Homestead aud Pre-. Emp,ion
laws, bat we're sold for c,sh. A,
present about 10000 acres, 10 this
''ou"'y, are owned BY non residents,
aud large proportion Of them are
tor sale Tier: ere c:::....;-a:ea farms
n all parts G! tie Reservation
aud occupied by more Il an o, dins,i
" i"tc!|i-en. class Of farmers. gener.
ally Amerivan. The only exception
AS to nationality, b, ing Swcde settle
went ("nd one of the bcs; in the Coun.
| ~ i" the northwestern part.
These lands, snd the adj"inin: lands
On the South arc, for genera! a:ricul
'ural purposes, the choice Lands Of III.
State.
ESPECIAL Opportunities T, PER.
SONS WISHING CHEAP FARMS.
There is no other portion Of the
west where the same quality Of land.
with the .me advantages Of surround
i"gs. can be purchased as ci,esp!y as in
Redwood County. Productive soil,
easily cultivated, convenient to timber
aud market, organized School Districts;
in fact, almos. al, the S,cial snd busi
ness advantages of a settled a.d well
organized ia: ming community.
1t is 4 wssl known tart, that the soil
in this portion vf Minnesota, under in.
t, rior cultivation aud the ordinary ap.
pliance, Of fArminy. yield, more b run.
uiul crops Of graf" than the Eastern
or Middle States r,oducc under the
most careful AMI luxurious ,rea.men,
I'D the most approved ms,hod Of
farming, while the crops Of vegetable.
gal those o; the mc>. highly cu'tivat
I'd gardens.
Lands on the Rescrva::on, Il the
best quality and des,rab'y located car
be purchased at prices ranging from
So 50 to $1,000 PER acre. Breaking
will cost 81 % per acre. Naive lum
Der can be purchased at the Saw Mil
in Rrdxoo. Falls. at SIS 90 per thou
sand feet.
Fine lunbcr viii average about S22
per thousand at Redwood Falls, ant
.bout SO 90 at points on the Railroad
| From these a cures, the cost Of open
ing . firm on new land, can Be readil,
|cstimated,
Besides, in this County. as a