The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-04-08

nEDVVOD CUO Al Asl
Lands, Timber, &c.
Observation-Disclosures.
Red wood County is situated on the
South side Of the Minnesota river, 48
miles from the Southern and AZ miles
from the Western boundaries of he
State. No. 81, is the Eastern Range
and No. 80 the Western. Range and
No. 109, the Southern tier of Town.
. ships It includes tweuty-thrce full
Congressional Townships, and parts Of
four others, divided by the Minnesota
river, making, sin all, an .area about
equal to 26 Townships.
GENERAL SURFACE FEATURES.
The face Of the county is undu|ating
prairie: diversified by Lakes and streams
which add, greatly, to tho beauty Of
the Country and enhance, in an incal-
culable degree is value. -. f. .-ss- ,'-s
The principle streams are, the Min
nesota river, navigab]e 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 rioer running through six
Townships in the Southern part Of the
County. There are Lakes scattered
through the entire County. surround
ing which are, almost iavariable
found valuable hays lands.
TIMBER.
Within the County there are from
ten to twelve thousand acres Of timber
The principle kinds are Film, Oak,
Maple and Basswood, 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, 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 couu.
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-
Iivered in Redwood Falls.
Soil.
The soil is unsurpassed id 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 it
might as truthfully be said "There is
not foot of Waste land in it,
1t is fact. invariably. noted by
strangers, that the entire surface is I'll.
able, save only 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 proli6cally.
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 Il. Il
company, the remainder were open to
settlers under the Homestead sand Pre-
Emptiou 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 portion Of the Internal Improve
ment lands are located, the remainder
open to Homestead Settlers and 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 were sold for cash. At
present about 100000 acres, in this
County, are owned by non.residents,
and large proportion Of them are
for sale. There are cultivated farms
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 land one of the best in the Couu
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. ......... es....... .-. - ~
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.
ings, can be purchased as cheaply as in
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 and we'll
organized farming community.
1t is Z we'll known fact, that the soil
10 this portion Of Minnesota, under in-
ferior cultivation and the ordinary ap..
piiances Of farming, yields more boun-
| tiful erona Of grain than the Eastern