The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-05-06
REDWOOD COUNTY.
Lands, Timber, &c.
GENERAL ADVANTAGES.


GENERAL ADVANTAGES.
Redwood County is situated on tn
South side of the Minnesota river, a
miles from the Southern and ~ mile
from the Western boundaries of h,
State. No. 81, is the Eastern Rang
and No. 80 the Western; Range ant
No 100, the Southern tier of Towa
ships 1t inclades twenty-three fa'
Congressional Townships, and parts o
four others, divided by the Minnesot;
river, making, in all, an area abou
equal to 26 Townships.
GENERAL SURFACE FEATURES.
The face of the county is undulatins
prairie. diversified by Lakes and streams
which add, greatly, to the beauty o
the Country and enhance, in an incal
culsble degree is value.
The principle streams are, the Min
nesota river, navigabIe stream, form
ing the northern boundary, and bore
ering on five Townships, the Redwood
river running from southwest to north
east through five Townships and the
Cottonwood river running through siz
Townships in the Southern part Of the
County. There are Lakes scattered
through the entire County. surround
ing which are, almost ipvariable
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, t,
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 tho 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 viii
either become exhausted, or SO scarce
as to be ruiuous'y high priced. Al
the present time good seasoned WOOD
can be purchased at from $500 tt
$3.50 per cord. The latter being the
price Of dry hard Maple cord wood de-
livcred in Redwood Falls.
Soil.
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
soil.
There is not, probably, another por
ton Of territory to be found in th'
country, Of like extent, of which i
might as truthfully be said "There il
not foot of Waste land in it,
It is fact, invariably noted BY
strangers, that the entire surface is til
able, save only the Streams and Lakes
which are of much greater value thar
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 TUE LANDS.
The Winona & St. Peter Railroad
runs through the Southern tier o.
Towns. In that section of the County
one half the lands belong to the H. r
company, the remainder we're open te
settlers under the Homestead and Pre-
Eruption laws and large proportion
OF them are occupied, but there are
yet number Of valuable claims vacant
In the central part Of the Count,
small amount Of State swamp land:
and a portion of the Internal Improve
ment lands are located, the remainder
open to Homestead Settlers and con
siderable portion taken. The northern
part Of the county is portion of tht
Sioux Indian Reservation. This Res
ervation comprises strip of territory
averaging ten miles in width, on thu
south side of the Minnesota river, be
ginning a few miles cast of the boun
dairy line Of r edwood County and ex
tending west to the State line. Thes'
lands were not open to settlement un
der the Homestead and Pre-Emptic,
laws, but were sold for cash. A
present about 100000 acres, in thi
County, are owned by non-residents
and a large proportion of them ar
for sale There are cultivated farm
on all parts of the Reservation
and occupied by mo:e 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 land
on the South are, for general agricu1
tural purposes, the choice lands of tn
State.
ESPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES TO PER
SONS WISHING CHEAP FARMS.
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 il
Redwood County. Productive sol
easily cultivated, convenient to timbe
and market, organized School Districts
in fact, almost all the Social and busi
ness advantages of a settled and we
organized farming community.
1t is a we'll known fact, that the So
10 this portion of Minnesota, under in
ferior cultivation aud the ordinary ar
pliances of farming, yields more bouu
tiful crops of grain than the Easter
or Middle States produce under tn
most careful aud laborious treatmeu
and the most approved method {