The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-03-11
REDWOOD COUNTY.
Lands, Timber, &c.
GENERAL ADVANTAGES.

Lands, Timber, &C.
GENERAL ADVANTAGES.
! Redwood. County is situated on sthe
South side of the Minnesota river, AZ
miles from the Southern and az miles
from ! the Western boundaries Of The
State. No. 81, is the Eastern Range
and No. 80 1the Westernie Range and
No. 109, the Southern tier of Town
ships It inclades twenty-three full
Congressional Townships, and parts of
four others, divided by the Minnesota
river, making, { lin all, an - ..@sarea about
equal to rs Townships.
Nl GENERAL SURFACE FEATURES.
The face;of the county is undulating
prairie, diversified by Lakes and streams
which add, greatly, to the beauty Of
the Country and enhance, in an meal
culable degree is value.
The principle streams are, the Min
nesota river, a navigable stream, form
ing the northern boundary, and borc.
ering on five Townships, the Redwood
river running from southwest to north
east through FIVE Townships and the
Cottonwood river running through six
Townships in the Southern part Of the
County. There are Lakes scattered
throug ii the entire County. surround
ing which are, almost invariable
found valuable hays lands,
TIMBER.
Within the County there arc from
ten to twelve thousand acres Of timber.
The principle kinds are Elm, Oak,
Maple and Basswood, there is also, to
be found, in considerable quantities,
Cottonwood, Ash; Hickory, blackberry
Walnut, &c,
It is estimated that there is, now
standing, sufficient timber to meet the
wants of the County for twenty years,
This, in connection with the we'll dem
onstrated fact that timber can be grown
in ten years large enough for fuel and
fencing, and that almost every farmer
has from: one to ten acres growing,
should set at rest in regard to Red
wood County, the fears, so often enter
tanned with reference to prairie coun-
tries. that the supply Of timber will
either become exhausted, or SO scarce
as to be ruinously high priced. At
the present time good seasoned wood
can be purchased Fat from $500 to
$3.50 per cord. The latter being the
price Of dry,,hard Maple cord wood de-
livered in Redwood Falls.
Soil.
The soil is unsurpassed in fertility
and durability, being dark rich loan
intcrmixed with sand, and is from one
to three feet in depth, with clay sub
soil.
There is not, probably, another por-
ton of territory to be found in the
country, Of like extent, Of which it
might as truthfully be said "There is
not foot of Waste land in it,"
1t is a fact, invariably noted by
strangers, that the entire surface is til
able, save only the Streams and Lakes,
which are Of much greater value than
the same extent Of plow land.
The soil is adapted to general farm.
ing. All the cereals and every kind Of
vegetables grow proli6cally.
THE TENURE OF THE LANDS.
The Winona & St. Peter Railroad
runs through the Southern tier of
Towns. In that section of the County
one half the lands belong to the r. r
company, the remainder were open to
settlers under the Homestead and Pre-
Emption laws and large proportion
Of them are occupied, but there are
yet number of valuable claims vacant
In the central part of the County
small amount of State swamp lands
and a portion Of the Internal Improve
ment lands arc located, the remainder
open to Homestead Settlers and con-
siderable portion taken. The northern
part of the county is portion of the
Sioux Indian Reservation. This Res
ervation comprises strip of territory,
averaging ten miles in width, on the
south side of the Minnesota river, be-
ginning few miles east of the boun.
dairy line Of Redwood County and ex.
tending west to the State line. These
lands were not open to settlement un.
der the Homestead and Pre-Emption
laws, but were sold for cash. At
present about 100000 acres, in this
County, are owned by non.residents,
and large proportion of them are
for sale. There are cultivated farms
on all parts of the Reservation
and occupied by a more than ordinari
ly intelligent class Of farmers, gener.
ally American. The only exception
as to nationality, being swede settle
ment (and one Of the best in the Coun
ty) in the northwestern part.
These lands, and the adjoining lands
on the South are, for general agricul
tural purposes, the choice lands of the
State.
ESPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES TO PER
SONS WISHING CHEAP FARMS.
There is no other portion of tht
west where the same quality Of land'
with the same advantages Of surround
ings, can be purchased as cheaply as ii
Redwood County. Productive soil
easily cultivated, convenient to timber
, and market, organized School Districts
, in fact, almost all the Social and busi
t ness advantages of a settled and vel
, organized farming community.
II 10 q we'll known fact that the sol