The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-08-14
BEAUTY OF SCENERY Y.
Ia Visitor to a TreeIess Region Discant.
Upon Redwood Falls.


70 The EDIToR On returning to
q Redwood Falls oman extended trip
4 In theftreeless regions of another
4 State! was greatlY impressed with
/ the beauty Of its scenery and loca-
ton. had many a time before had
the same feeling in a less degree.
Il AT this time, however, the feeling
was stronger because Hhile away I
/ had experienced good bit Of very
windy weather and had become
tired Of being where there were SO
few trees that it might almost be
said there were none at all. Furth-
err reflection on the matter was in
the line Of feeling that most Of the
people of Redwood Falls do not APP
preciate the good fortune they have
in the picturesque scenery to be
found along the banks of the Red
/ wood river. Prof. Winchell, State
geologist, says Of the Redwood riv-
er at this point: Atsand below the
town within distance of one mile,
the. river descends 100 feet in a sue
cession Of picturesque cascades and
rapids, over granite and gneiss, de-
composing portions of which form
towering cliffs 100 to $50 feet high
on each side from an eighth to a
quarter of a mile apart. This gorge
| extending one and a half miles before
| it opens into the broader bottom
land is quite unique in its grand
and beautiful scenery The city
| is located where the scenery is the
grandest and with heavy timber
| adjacent along the river banks the
opportunity is afforded to those who
find pleasure these beauty spots
/ to build homes where these rivers
| are the best and yet have the open
prairie just at hand.
OF course all of our citizens will
say nature has done a great deal for
!. Redwood and yet as a whole they
are so familiar with it all that they
fail to realize its true beauty and
value. Strangers looking on the
beautiful scenery for the first
time are always filed with delight
and appreciation. I remember
meeting a resident of an eastern
city who had been ramb through
the woods and, looking over the
bluffs and dales. The day was per-
feet and the season just far enough
advanced to enable every tree and
bush to have put on its perfect man MAJ,
tie of green. The visitor was SO
entranced with the beauty and
18grandeur that be could hardly find
fitting words in which to express
his admiration. said to him, ssOh
yes, there are some pretty places
around Redwood, s to which he re-
piled, 81 have never seen as grand
a place for home and don It expect
to until get to heaven.
| OF the trees that border the Red
wood a study Of the red cedar is by
| far the most Interesting Though
it is found in all stages Of growth
! the old bare trunks to be seen IN a
| few places below the falls with
nearly every root left exposed by
| the erasion of the bluffs are the
most suggestive. A few are dead
but many have apparently been dy-
ing for ages and yet with, oneor two
roots planted in the bank manage to
hold the grim monster at bay. One
tells you by a single tuft of green
straw onsits topmost branch Of the
struggle it has had to hold on, and
again a seemingly bare trunk is
held in the cliff of a rock and man
ages to put forth just enough green
to let you know it is alive. # some
of these old settlers could speak,
Whatsa history they might unfold
Ito us. They possibly might tell
Iuss Of the journey Of Hiawatha
when he paid the visit to Mudiekei-5
wis. They might say !; We were.
surprised to see him 60 over.
our heads when each stride a mile.
T he measured ''.
The oak with its top root set=deep.
in the ground with latterals on
every side. suggests strength and
long life. E enjoy its friendly