The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-01-07
REDWOOD COUNTY.
Lands, Timber, &c.
GENERAL ADVANTAGES.

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Congressional Townships, and parts c.
four others, divided by tho Minnesota
river, making, in Ill, an arca about
equal to rs Townships.
| GEJERAL SURFACE FEATURES.
The face Of the county is uaaulatine
prairie: diversified by Lakes and stres ms
which add, greatly, to the beauty OF
the Country and enhance, IN an meal
culable degree is value.
The principle streams are, tae Min
nesota river, a navigab]e stream, form.
ing the northern boundary, aud bo.a.
ering on Eve Townships. tie Fedvood
river running from southwest t. north.
east through Ave 1'c,7nshico and the
Cottonwood river running tn: oueh s;.s
Townships in the Southern par; % tie
County. There ere Lakes sSatteyed
through t',s entire County. surround.
ing which are, almost invariable
found valuable hays lands,
TIMBER.
Within the County there ere from
ten to twelve Thousand acres oft:mber
The principle kinds ere Elm, Oak,
Maple ani Bassvocl, th.1o is also, to
be found, iii considerable quantities,
Cottonwood, Ash; Hickory, blackberry
Walnut, &c,
1t is estimated that there is, now
standing, sufficient timber to meet the
wants of tho County for twenty years.
This, in connection with the wei! dem
onstratcd fact that timber can be grown
in ten years large e-ouGA for i,el md
fencing, and that almost every farmer
has from one to ten acres t,:.''ing,
should set at rest IN regard to Red
wood County, the fears; go often 3ltcr-
tanned with reference to prairie coun.
tries, that the supply Of ti'2her VII
either become ex2anctcl, c. so scarce
as to he ruinousi7 ,-:gh priced. At
the present TIME god seasoned wood
can be purchased at from $500 to
$3.50 per cord. The latter being the
price Of dry hard Maple cord wood de-
liyered 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 pcr-
tio1 Of territory to be found in the
country, cf like extent, cf which It
might as t:utafully &c said "ILo.c IS
not foot Of Waste ,a2d - ;t.'
It IS a las, invariably acted by
st. rsers, thaS tas cntiro szliacc Is t.
able, save only she Streams and l'aLoa,
which ere Of much greater value than
the came cxtert Of rlow land.
The soil IS adapted &c genera; ia:ra.
ing al the a7ea,s and every kind Of
vegetables gov p1oiicaliy.
! I'uE IENU2E OF 1HE LANDs.
Ihe YV:rvna 3 St. petcr kaiIrca3
runs through ne Ccutl,crn tie: Of
Towns. IN tsat sa2t:oa Of .kc County
; &C ha!: tie lands belong to tLo l.. ;,
company, t!,c remainder '"e~e open to
settlers ;:nder tse Homec:ead and Pre-
! Empi;ca la,5s and !. Large proportion
! OF thsu, are ccc,:pied, ,nt t''e.e .re
yet d pul4bcc IF valuable claims vacant
! IL t:le cc.tcal pas5 g TIE County
| soaa.l auouLt Of State swamp lands
and I: ,,orti@a CT tho Tc!orna! Improve.
n ont 'aads arc lccated, the roma..nde.
ore: tc Horae,;ec.3 Settlers and COZ.
si,esable postion ta,cn. The ro.tllern
part Ct the county IS a portion Of the
S;o..z Indian Reservation. This Res
er5a,ica cc-.pr.ses ,- strip c. rri'o-y,
aTe.agiag zen niles n Nidt;), On the
scus!. side IF the Minnesota rive, be-
giln;n : . iev miles easo otH .ha houn'
dary me Of iseG>rooi County oa@ ex.
tending we>: to tl,s State l..o. These
lands were Eot o,.ea to aets!cr-e1.s un
der til" i-cIe7iea1 en:: Psc-Gu, ito:
lags, jrS %s:o se,d for cash. Il
present about 100000 a.,es, in thi:
Coaaty, are o~led by ro;.-resiaents
and 6 large c:,ion of thea arr
FOR sa.e. There are cultivated farm
on all parts Of the Reservation
and occupied by more t..an ordinar;
" Intelligent class CT farmers, gener
ally american. The only exception
as to nationality, being Swedc settle
me.t [and one Of the best in the Coun
|ty) in the northwestern part.
These lands, aud the adjoining land
on the South are, for general sgricul
tural purposes, the choice lands Of tn
State.
ESPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES TO Per
SONS WISHING CHEAP FARMS.
T There is no other portion Of tn
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 timoe
aud market, organized Schco! Districts
+ in fact, almost all the Social and busi
ness advantages Of settled and we
organized farming community.
1t is a we'll known fact, that the so
. in this portion of Minnesota, under in
ferior cultivation and the ordinary ar
pliancos of farming, yields more boun
tiful crops Of grain than the Easter
or Middle States produce under tn
most careful aud laborious treatmen
and the most approved method {
farming, while the crops Of vegetable
, equal those Of the most highly cultiva'
ed gardens.
Lands on the Reservation, of th
! best quality and desirably located, ca
$ be purchased at prices ranging frol
3 81 SO to $1,000 per acre. Breakin
; will cost $500 per acre. Native lun
Der can be purchased at the Saw Mi
I. in Redwood Falls, at $500 per tho,
: sand feet.
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