The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-05-20
REDWOOD COUNTY.
Lands, Timber, &c.
GENERAL ADVANTAGES.

Lands, Timber, &c.
GENERAL ADVANTAGES.
Redwood County is situated on tht
South side Of the Minnesota river, 4e
miles from the Southern and AZ miles
from the Western boundaries of he
State No. 81, is the Eastern Range
aud No. 80 the Western Range and
No. 1O9, 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 ail, an area about
equal to &c Townships.
GENERAL SURFACE FEATURES.
The face Of the county ia uodu'ating
prairie: diversified by Lakes and streams
which add, greatly, to the beauty Of
the Country aud enhance, 10 an incal-
culsble degree is value.
The principle streams are, the Min.
nesota river, a navigable stream, torm-
log the northern boundary, ard bore
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 which are, almost invariable
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
tanned with reference to prairie couu-
tries. that the supply of timber will
either become exhausted, or SO sclrce
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 Fails.
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 a clay sub
soil.
There is not, probably, another por.
tion 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,
It is a fact, Invariably noted by
strangers, that the entire surface is til.
able, save ouly 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 pro!ifically.
TunTENuRE 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 Il. r
company, the remainder were open to
settlers under the Homestead and Pre-
Emption laws and large proportion
Of them are occupied, but there arc
yet number of valuable claims vacant
In the central part Of the County
a small amount Of State swamp lands
and portion Of the Internal Improve
meut 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 a strip Of territory,
averaging ten miles in width, on the
south side of the Minnesota river, be-
ginning a few miles east Of the boau-
dairy Iine Of Redwood County and ex
tending west to the State line. These
lands were not open to settlement III.
der the Homestead aud Pre- -Emption
laws, but we're sold for cash. At
present about 100000 acres, in this
County, are owned by non.residents,
aud 4 large proportion Of them are
for sale. There are cultivated farms
oo sll parts Of tae Reservation
aud occupied by more than ordinari
y intelligent class Of farmers, gencr.
ally American. The only exception
as to nationality, being Swede settle
meut (and one Of the best in the Coun
ty) 10 the northwestern part.
These lands, and the adjoining land:
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 the
west where the same quality Of land.
with the same advantages Of surround
ings, can be purchased as cheaply as il
Redwood County. Productive soil
easily cultivated, convenient to timber
and market, organized School Districts
in fact, almost all the Social and busi
ness advantages Of settled aud vel
organized farming community.
it il a we'll known fact, thai. the sol