Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-02-20
st. Paul s Northern Pacific.
sts.5 Lands,

st. Paul s Northern Pacific. 4
| Lands.
The following letter written by Ly-
! man w. Aver, Esq, Of Belle Prairie,
appears in the Nv Western World, a news.
paper published at Chicago:
| The lands belonging to tue 1t. Paul &
Northern Pacific railway, and now Of
fered for sale ',y the company, are situat.
Ell III the central portion OF Minnesota,
chiefly In the counties Of Todd, Morrison
and Grow Wing, and consist OF the alter.
nate sections in \ trac, having MI AREA Of
between 200 aud 1850 square miles.
Tire Southern boundary Of this tract IL
about 93 miles north ut st. Paul, extend.
ing up the Mississippi: 80 miles,. and
herring u utcatlth OF 40 mi les from east to
wcs': The Mississippi river divides i,
into Nv" nearly equal portions: That
part lying t>n the West side Of the river
is generally heavily limlered. Tho
S'ulil half is entirely hardwood TIM Der,
becoming gradually mixed with pine
toward the northern boundary, where are
large bodies of white apd Norwa, pins
The principal varieties OF hardwood are
white and black oak. maple, bass wood.
elm, ash, birch and iroawoot. The soil
Of this hardwood region lisa black vege.
table mold, with clay subsoiI, and Of un.
surpassed fertility. ..4x "
The lands on the east side, ,t,f thn river
"ffer'a greater variety of surface and soil
comprising prairie, timber. brush and
meadow lands. The soil varies from a
sandy l"am I" a heavy clay. The timber
Is mostly oak and poplar. except on the
east side, where there is considerable
pine.
The soil is all very productive. Wheat
yields from 20 |" 80 bushels per acre, and
oats from 40 to ~ 'bnSheI. per acre.
Fine crops of corn are raised upon the
more sandy portions, yielding in some
Gases 10 baskets per acre. That com,
p'ta'oes and vegetables ri all kinds may
be grown to great perfection was shown
by the exhibit OF the "Morrison County
Agricultural Association" last tall a,
their annual fair. This whole tract on
both sides OF the Mississippi abounds in
springs, brooks, rivers and lakes. Two
considerable streams empty into the
Mississippi from the east side and on4
from the west side. These streams af:
ford go,l water powers at several points
four OF which are already utilized
TAerc are four lakes within its limits
each hayiny i'm area Of 1000 acres OF
more, besides many smaller ones These
lakes, large and small, abound with man y
varieties OF fish, OF which bass, pckereI
and pike are the principal. In quality
the water of this region is unequalcu
even that in the nail swamps and uouds
shows no alkali, nor does it ever become
stagnant or offensive.
Extensive bids Of granite occur at
several points. Slate rock is also found
at Little Falls and its vicinity.
Brick clay is abundant, and brick are
manufactured at two points. They are
Of very good quality, closely resembling
the celebrated "Miiwauker" brick, and
promise to become a staple production:
numbering has heretofore been the
leading industry, aad' though not now So
prominent, is still extensively 'rried on
The tract in question has unusual rail
road facilities. The main line of. til"
great Trans. Contin entnl Highway" the
Northern Pacific Railroad, passes
, through the middle of From Little
Falls, which is very nearly at its eenter,
the Little Falls s. Dakota railroad passes
through its southwest corner. From the
same point railroad is contemplated,
and is already surveyed, in northwest
! er|y direction, 50 that every settler on
these lands will have a railroad almost
at his door, -.
This country is preyerbially healthy,
The climate is .brac'ag and invigorating
Fever and aguc and other malar:al dis
eases are uaknnwn. The wisters are not,
as many suppose; nncndurable, nor:even
disagreeable. Though the thermometer,
often indicates several degrees below
zero, the rarity and dryness of the at
mosphere i. such that less inconvenience
is felt from the cold here than ia the
Eastern or even ia the Middle states
The resources of this section are so
varied that its population need not be:
confined to any one industry, nor to tlfr
cultivation Of any single staple, nor is ii
necessary to crowd the work ofthe whole
year into four or five months, rs Is the
case In the exclusively wheat growing
regions of the west, bit profitable, Dccu-
patton can be found the year round. This
in itself should be sufficient to determine
the choice of location for the laboring
man. That diversified industries and
pursuits are requisite to insure tue per-
manent prosperity and growth of any
country or community is s." generally
conceded rs to need no argument
| Here we l,aye conditions favorable for
manufacturing especially lumber and all
products Of wu,d, for which the supply
of raw material is abandant. Here are
also soils adapted to the cultivation ola
variety Of agricultural products, and good
grazing lands and meadows for the stock.
raisers We can particularly recommend
this country for dairyins and stock