The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-08-16
Redwood Falls. and Redwood County:

Redwood Falls. and Redwood County:
Mr.. Penuock Pusey visited this vii.
lage aud vicinity during bis recent
trip His account OF it, published in
the Pioneer-Pfess, contains the fol.
lowing.
Redwood Falls are six miles further
and the crossing Of the Minnesota river
is half way between. As We made
this crossing the sinking sun kindlsd
the western heavens into a gorgeous
blaze and filed the valley with mel
low golden haze, and as the trees and
hill tops received this glorifsd light
and cast their lenythening shadows
owe. the grassy uudulations, picture
of extraordinary beauty was presented
Crossing the valley dlayoaally and as
cending the rolling table land Of Red
vood county, the village Of Redwood
Falls soon makes its appearance. Il
is built in a grove Of native trees on
the banks OF the Redwood river upon
an elevated site commanding an exten-
ded view Of country Of rare beauty
and fertility. The approach to the
town creates . favorable fret impres.
sion, which receives repeated con6r'na.
ton upon further acquaintance. 1t is
indeed a gem Of town. Its large
school house aud churches, the taste
shown in its houses and yards, mark it
as the abode OF an intelligent and re.
iacd people. More perhaps than any
other frontier town ia the State it an.
swers the requirements CT a represen-
tative New England village just such
an one indeed as is claimed as the
birth place Of most Of its Inhabitants.
Redwood river which skirts the town
on the west is here exceedingly pic
turesquc. It flows over bed Of
quartz and granite rock which rise also
abruptly on either side in jagged and
fanlasric masses in the crevices Of
which kuarled cedars struggle for sub
sistence. Through these perpend'cu
lar rocks rising from the river b:d, the
water twists itself by sharp angles in
its difficult passage and hurries on to
further descsuts aud finally plunses by
a single leap into u rocky receptacle
sending fourth noise which is heard
pleasantly throughout the village. II
the writer were to choose an abode
away from railroads, having the re-
qu!sl,es Of natural beauty aud good So
clety he should feel tempted to select
Redwood Falls as such home, Its
inhabitants however believe that they
are not louy to continue without
railroad, line having been surveyed
from sleepy Eye to this place aud
bonds voted for its construction, with
promising prospects Of early compile.
'iou. With the courteous guidance OF
Erie Ericsson, Esq, county su!itor.
the writer eujnyed days delightful
ride in exploration Of Renvil'e county,
and the saue kindly service was rem
dered him by Hon. Wm. z. Danning
ton, register Of United States Lind
Ofaice at Redwood Falls. These two
Counties, lying on opposite sides Of the
Minnesota river, are models Of beauty
aud fertility. ley have black.
deep suiI OF exhaustiess wea,tn, aud
just enough unduIatioa OF suss.cc 10
;ay...;a;. arsinage aud afford abua-
dance of natural hay.
Piloted by the gentleman last
named, the writer visited the farm of
q. B. Turrel, Esq, SITUATED about SIX
miles south Of Redwood Falls. Mr.
Turrell owns $1,000 acres. comprising
25 square miles, the tract being an
average of nine miles long by rather
less than three miles wide. OF this
body 500 acres have been brought
under the pIow, Of which 1900 are in
cultivation the present season, 1900
acres being in whea, aud four hun
dred in corn aud oats MIR Turrell
has had yearly contests with grasshop-
pers and has heretofore sustained
heavy losses. This year the pests
made less persistent warfare. and he
is at last rewarded with bnuntiful
crons. X +
His best fields will produce thirty to
thirty five bushels, while the whole
tract will probably yield all average Of
twenty bushels per acre. The rare
quality of the soil is shown by th.
fact that his heaviest yield is upon
ground that has been niae years in
successive wheat culture.