The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-06-07
CORPSE CARVED
A DlsSeCting Bee Alleged to Havind
Occurred In Randd1l's
Cellar.
Committee Waits on Col. MCphall
Who Makes an InveSti-
CATION.
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The colony continued to grow, and
there was decrease in the feeling
that the Indians we're liable to cause
the whites any more trouble. The
following July 4th there was grand
celebration, and on July 18th, after
the citizens had recovered from the
effects of the same, the following was
penned to Lieut.. E. A. Goodell, of
Rochester, Mimi, who was chief farm
or for the Indians at the time of the
massacres. The letter clearly shows
that the mines were spoken of many
years ago, and in a measure have
proved the prophecy of the writer
made at that time:
Redwood Falls, July 16, 1866
Lieut.. E.A. Goodell, Rochester, MINI.
My Dear Sir-According to promise
1 drop you line. Well, I have got
the darned old saw mill in operation,
and instead of the cost being $l 500
as estimated by my head boss, it cost
precisely $3,164.25. Sawed the first
boards July Sd, just enough to make
long tables for our 4th Of July dinner,
and we did celebrate in good old style.
Had a barrel from New Ulm, but cell
ebrated with nothing stronger than
coffee. Well, I have finally estab-
lished our independence (of this one
horse military district). We are now
fully able to take care of ourselves in
the fighting line. I had ten tepees of
Indians in camp near the falls last
winter. Most of them remember John
Other Day, Na-pa-ch-na Eagle Feath-
or, Ta7Ta-Me- Mo (old whirlwind and
MazasKu-Ta-Mo-Na (the Apostle
Paul, as DR.. Beiggs calls him).
shall succeed in building good
town at this place, and afterwards (per-
haps during my natural life) it will
be city. I haye many advantages
over my first town site, Caledonia, a
good water power. I feel as happy
rs pig in ''tater" patch. As to the
citizens they are better than if I had
had them built to order.
This part of the State is of a curl
Gus geological formation, and some
day will create no little excitement.
As you know me and know that am
in for healthy growth instead of too
much boom, I will tell you what is a
positive fact. There are immense de-
posits of Ignite "a species of coaD on
the Redwood river below the falls; al
SO, perfect mountains of paint of q
good quality and of different shades;
and more strange than all this, actu-
ally gold, but in what quantities it is
uncertain. We have an excellent ge-
ologist here. We gathered specimens
and forwarded them to the U. S. assay
Office at Philadelphia, and have got
returns stating that the metal is gold.
Maj. Jeffries, the geologist here, says
there is not sufficient quantity to
pay to work it; but perhaps there may
be better show in some other locality.
This has not been made public.
SAM McPHA1L.
All things having quieted down and
the business of the town fourishing,
the ingress of strangers was INSULT
cient to keep up the hilarious feelings
of the settlers, and it became neces-
sary to invent something to create ex-
citement, or what was called at that
time, innocent amusement. At the
time mentioned Jimmy Durtnal, now
3 farmer in your county, and Add.
Randall, who will be remembered by
every one who came in contact with
him, were located on the corner of
Mill and Second streets, Randall car