The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-01-14
REDWOOD COUNTY.
Lands, Timber, &c.
GENERAL ADVANTAGES.

GENERAL ADVANTAGES.
Redwood County is situated ON th
South side of the Minnesota river, 4
miles from the Southern and AZ mile
from ,the Western boundaries Of .h
State. No. "a, is the Eastern Rang
.ad No. 80 the Western Range ant
No. 100, the Southern tier Of Town
ships It includes twenty-three ful
Congressional Townships, and parts O.
four others, divided by the Minnesot.
river, making, kiu. al, an area about
equal to 26 Townships.
j CENTRAL SURFACE FIATuRHs.
| The face Of the county il undulatine
prairie, diversified by Lakes and streams
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, navigable stream, form
ing the northern boundary, and bora
ering on Eve Townships, the Redwood
river running from southwest to north
east through five Townships aud 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 invariable
found valuable hays lands,
TIMBER.
Within the County there are from
ton to twelve thousand acres of timber
The ::principle kinds are Elm, Oak,
Maple and Basswood, there is also, to
be found, in considerable quantities,
Cottonwood, Ash; Hickory, Haokberry
Walnut, &c.,
1t is estimated that there =; now
standiux, sufficient timber to meet the
wants Of the County for twenty year,
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. ono 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 scarce
as to be ruinously 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 Fails.
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 the
country, of like extent, of which il
might as truthfally be said "There il
not foot of Waste land in it,
It isa 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 O.
vegetables grow proli6cally.
TIE TENURE OF THE LANDS.
The Wiuona & St. Peter Railroad
runs through the Southern tier O
Towns. In that section of the County
one half the lands belong to the R. r
company, the remainder were open t.
settlers under the Homestead and Pre-
Emption laws and large proportio.
Of them are occupied, but there ar,
yet number of valuable claims vacan
In the central part Of the Count,
a small amount Of State swamp land
and portion Of the Internal Improve
ment lands are located, the remainde
open to Homestead Settlers and con
siderable portion taken. The northern
part Of the county is portion of th'
Sioux Indian Reservation. This Res
ervatiou comprises q strip Of territory
averaging ten miles in width, on tn
south side of the Minnesota river, be
ginning 4 few miles east of the boun
dairy line Of Redwood County and ex
tending west to the State line. Thes
lands were not open to settlement I'M
der the Homestead and redemption
laws, but were sold for cash. A
present about 100000 acres, in thi
County, are owned by non-residents
and large proportion Of them ar
for sale. There are cultivated farm
on all parts Of tho Reservatio
and occupied by . more than ordinari
ly intelligent class Of farmers, gene,
ally American. The only exception
~ to nationality, being Svede settle
ment (and ono Of the best in the Coun
ty) 10 the northwestern part.
These lands, and the adjoining land
on tho South are, for general sgricul
tural purposes, the choice lands of tn
State.
ESPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES TO PfB
SONS WISHING CHEAP FARMS.
There is no other portion of th
west where the same quality Of land
with the same advantages of surround
ings, can be purchased as cheaply As i
Redwood County. Productive sol
easily cultivated, convenient to timbe
and market. nrranixad School district.