The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-12-03
THE UPPER MINNESOTA VALLEY.

attention than 1t has ever receive
from those seeking homes in the Yves
Commencing at Mank,to, city ,
about 5000 inhabitants, and connccte
by rail directly with St. Paul in til
N. f. and Sioux City l. Omaha on III
s. W. with Chicago 4 Milwaukee vi
Winona and with Chicago Il St. Lou
via Wells, it is easily acccssibl.
Starting up the valley from Mankat
We pass through a good farming count
we'll timbercd and watcrcd, for 3
miles arriving at New Clm, a town c
2OoO ishabitants and connected wit
Maukato by rail via the Wln,na & 81
Peter Il. Il. and running in we>terl
direction to the Stat, Line 1t is tn
County Seat of Brown County whiol
is very we'll settled and mostly by Ger
mans. Continuing up the valley for II
miles farther We arrive at Redwoo,
Falls the County Seat of lsedwoo.
County. Here we find village Q
about 500 inhabitants situated on til,
Redwood River about } miles from it.
mouth There are several water pow
ers, three Of which arc improved
There are three more equally as gooe
awaiting capital and immi grafton. The
scenery here offers attractions seldom
exccllcd and rarely found, in country
unsurpassed for agricultural purposes
Timber sufficient for fuel for man,
years borders the Minnesota River
and good clay for brickmakins close at
hand. Good farming lands can bt
purchased from $3.50 to s. per acre
which only need to be seen to be ap.
preciated by the intelligen farmer. \
Graded school is maintained at Red
wood Falls and school houses are he
ginning to dot the prairics in all parts OF
the Conrty.
Pursuing our journey up the MINI,
Ps"ta Valley over rich rolling prairie
for 30 miles we come to the yellow
Medicine River and 6 miles farther on
the young and growing town Of Mime
sofa Falls Situ,ted ut the head of navl-
cation on the Minnesota River Here
We ii"l series Of water p'werS cx-
ending up the River 3 miles to Gran
tc Falls which are only partially inn
Minnesota FAILS having Il four
ng mill:wi'h ) run Of stone and Gran
tie Falls , mills in operation There
s at aud between these two points
Water power enough to '"';;l up \
argc manufacturing city.
30 miles farther up the river is the
,illagc Of Lac qui Parlc, the County
Seat of Lac qni P.rlc Couoty, and far
her on, at the State line, We come to
Big S'"n: lake. and returning on the
'or'h side "! the river we pass the vii
ages Of Montevidco, County Seat Of
'hippcwa County and OF Beaver Falls
',unty Scat Of Genvillc County and
hence down the river to Fort Kidge|y
md then to Mankato. Looking back
We find we have.passed through val
cy over $50 miles long and extending
= miles on either side of the river
learly every foot Of which is tilIlLlc
md where an alb ,ndancc OF cheap
ands are to be had which will some
lay be the Garden of Minnesota We
ind good roads and bridges the whole
liSsanrc. We fnd churches and
chool> already established. And what
: Of no small account to the in. nj grant
rot ono Comfy on either sill: the river
|r' IN Ma, ka,o to Big Some Lake, is
,uriencd with public d,b, Here a
nan need not 20 out Of 81 yht Of farm
'ousc to tin;l cheap lands. lie need
rot 20 aw'y to a wilderness where
nails are semi occasional
\ daily mail j. run as fur up as
Redwood Falls aud numerous short
outes connect the country above with
lirect Railroad communications.
Six newspapers are published iu the
'alIcy above Mankato and afford the
,cst evidence ofthe intelligence OF the
people who have already located along
he banks Of the Minnesota river:
Nanka:o situated at the very gateway
'rthis rich valley will ere long perceive
hat it will be Of incalcu,able advan.
aye to her to have commune ,tion by
all to this valley anl urge upon the
Railroads centcring there the impor-
ancc Of a line to Big Stone Lake. In
he mean while the Minnesota river,
'aviyablc as far up as Minnesota Falls
will furnish an outlet for surplus grain,
md should Congress put in the pro-
,osed locks and dame we would have
irst class water route to st. Paul and
hence to the Gulf,
Articles Of incorporation have been
lied authorizing the Faribault Loan
nd Building association, with a capt.
al stock Of $500 900 to erect rcliy-
Gus college at the village of Mortified
o be known {: ::Saint Olafs School,"
The object Of the college as set forth
n the articles Of Incorporation, is to
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