The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-04-22
REDWOOD COUNTY.
Lands, Timber, &C.
GENERAL ADVANTAGES.

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Redwood County is situated on the
South side Of the Minnesota river, 49
miles from the Southern and IL miles
from the Western boundaries of The
State. No. 81, is the Eastern Range
and No. 80 the Western Range and
No. 109, the Southern tier of Town
ships 1t includes twenty three full
Congressional Townships, and parts of
four others, divided by the Minnesota
river, making, in all, an area about
equal to 26 Townships.
GENERAL SURFACE FEATURES.
The ace..of the county is undulatiog
prairie: diversified by Lakes aud streams
which add, greatly, to the beauty Of
the Country and enhance, in an meal
culsble degree is value.
The principle streams are, the Min
nesota river, navigable stream, form
ing the northern boundary, and bor1
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
through the entire County. surround
ing whieh arc, almost iavariable
found valuable hays lands.
TIMBER.
Within the County there are from
ten to twelve thousand acres of timber
The principle kinds are Elm, Oak,
Maple and Eastwood, there is also, to
be found, in considerable quantities,
Cottonwood, Ash; Hickory, blackberry
Walnut, &c,
1t is estimated that there is, now
standing, sufficient timber to meet the
wants of the County for twenty years,
This, 10 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
tained with reference to prairie coun.
tries, that the supply of timber will
either become exhausted, or SO scarce
as to be ruinous'y high priced. At
the present time good 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-
livered in Redwood Falls.
The soil is unsurpassed in fertility
and durability, being dark rich loan
intermixed with sand, and is from one
to three feet in depth, with clay sub
:.oil.
there is not, probably, another por-
ton of :.erritory to be found in the
---~.-,, e III ,av.-,nt Of which it
might as truthfu'!v be salI "There is
not foot of Waste land in it,
1t Isl fact, invariably noted by
strangers, that the entire surface is til
able, save only the Streams and Lakes,
which are Of muca greater value than
the same extent of plow !eua,
The soil is adapted t. general 's,- 3
ing All the cereals aud every lin" o.
vegetables grow prolifcally.
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-
Emptiop laws aud large proportion
Of them are occupied, but there are
yet number of valuable claims vacant
In the central part Of the County
u small amount Of State swamp lands
and a portion Of the Internal Improve
ment lands are located, the remainder
open to Homestead Settlers aud a con-
siderable portion taken. The northern
part Of the county is portion Of the
Sioux Indian Reservation. This Res
ervation comprises a 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 we're sold for cash. At
present about 100000 acres, in this
County, are owned by non-residents,
and a large proportion Of them are
for sale There are cultivated farms
ON al parts Of the Reservation
and occupied by more than ordinsri-
ly intelligent class of farmers, gsner-
ally American. The only exception,
as to nationality, being Swede settle.
ment (and one of the best in the Coun
ty) 10 the northwestern part.
These lands, and the adjoining lands
on the South are, for general sgricul.
tural purposes, the choice lands Of the
State. ....
ESPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES TO PER-
SONS WISHING CHEAP FARMS.
There is no other portion Of the
west where the same quality of lands
With the same advantages Of surround.
irgs, can be purchased as cheaply as in
Red wood County. Productive soil,
easily cultivated, convenient to timber
and market, organized School Districts;
in fast, almost all the Social aud bust.
ness advantages Of settled aEa Hell
organized farming community.
1t is a we'll known fact, that the soil
in this portion Of Minnesota, under in.
ferior cultivation aud the ordinary ap.
pliances Of farming, yields more boun.
tiful crops Of grain than the Eastern
or Middle States produce under the
most careful and !aborious treatment
and the most approved method Of
farming, while the crops Of vegetables
equal those Of the most highly cultivat'