The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-04-29
REDWOOD COUNTY.
Lands, Timber, &c.
GENERAL ADVANTAGES.

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State No. 81, is the Eastern Rang
and No. 80 the Western Range an
No. 100, the Southern tier of Town
ships 1t includes twenty-three flu
Congressional Townships, and parts Q
four others, divided by the Minnesot
river, making, .,in all, au area abou
equal to 26 Townships.
GENERAL SURFACE FEATURES.
The face Of the county is unda'atin|
prairie. diversified by Lakes and stream
which add, greatly, to the beauty o
the Country and enhance, in an incal
culable degree is value.
The principle streams are, the Min
nesota river, a na7igable 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 th'
Cottonwood river running through 81,
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, tt
be found, in considerable quantities
Cottonwood, Ash; Hickory, lack berry
Walnut, &c,
1t is estimated that there is, now
standing, Su f1icient timber to meet the
wants Of the County for twenty years
This, in connection with the we'll dem
onstrutcd 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 sc,rce
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
iivered in Redwood Falls.
The soil is unsurpassed in fertility
and durability, being a dark rich loan
intermixed with sand, and is from ouv
TO three feet in depth, with clay su5.
soil.
There is not. probably, another por
ton Of territory to be found in the
country, of like extent, of which 1t
might as truthfully b: said There is
not foot of Waste land in it,
It 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 ofp|ow land.
The soil is adapted to general farm
ing. All the cereals and every kind Of
vegetables grow proIlficaly.
TIE TENURE OF THE LANDS.
The Winona e 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
a small amount of State swamp lands
and a portion of the Internal Improve
mcnt lands are 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 r edwood 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 nou-residents,
and large proportion Of them are
for sale There are cultivated farms
on all parts Of tae Reservation
and occupied by more than ordiuari
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 OppoRrUN1rlEs 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
ings. Can be purchased as cheaply as ia
Redwood County. Productive soil
easily cultivated, convenient to timber
and market, organized School Districts
in fact, almost all the Sncial and busi
ness advantages Of a settled aud vel
organized farming community.
1t is a we'll known fact, that the sol
10 this portion of Minnesota. under in
ferior cultivation and the ordinary ap
pliances of farming, yields more boun
tiful crops Of grain than the Eastern
or Middle States produce under tht
most careful ana laborious treatmeu
and the most approved method o
farming. while the crops of vegetable
equal those Of the most highly cu!tivat
ed gardens.
Lands on the Reservation, Of tn,
best quality and desirabiy located ca'
be purchased at prices ranging from