The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-05-12

twisted roots imbedded in the rock crevices;
the deep gulches and glens of the Ramsey
creek; the Ramsey Falls, about the same
height and appearance of the Minnehaha
Falls, discovered and named in territorial
days in honor of Minnesota's first governor;
the high wooded bluffs, the extremely I'M
even surfaces almost entirely covered with
thick growths of TIMBER
These together have made it possible
that the winding and well constructed drive
ways which reach by easy grades all levels
and every extremity of the park, supple
mented by foot paths that lead to secluded
portions which are otherwise inaccessible,
bring into successive view a great variety
OF strikingly picturesque effects
Ramsey park is central to large prairie
area of Minnesota, and is entirely outside of
the lake districts of the State. There are
only occasional frnges and patches of ma
tive timber saved from the destructive
prairie fires by protecting streams and bluffs
Because Of the good roads and easy rid
ing from all directions during the principal
outing season, it is easily accessible from
large extent of territory, and it is within
easy reach Of automobiles.
Primitive Nature Abounds
This tract was purchased from the Rihel-
daffer estate and had been owned by this
family for forty years without revenue. It
had been perfectly preserved in its native
condition without even being pastured SO
that varied levels and soils and sidehil ex-
pOsures to all points of the compass provided
growth of nearly every kind of tree that is
native to Minnesota as we'll as a remark
able variety of small plant life with wild
flowers abundant and different species sue
ceeding each other from the earliest to the
latest growing season. Those who enjoy
visits to this park will be greatly indebted
to the Riheldaffer family for their appre-
citation Of it's scenic value and their provi-
sion and foresight which protected it until
it passed to the ownership of the State.
Protected by foliage FROM the summer
sun, kept cool by the underlying rocks, and
supplied with moisture from the stream be-
low, an adjacent precipitous northern slope
in the Redwood Falls park is covered with
acres of thick cushion Of richly colored
MOSES interspersed with lichens and ferns.
The park contains large deposits of sand,
beds of gravel and of heavy clays, an UNI
limited supply Of granite in various stages
of decomposition, providing the best mate
rails for road beds and for surface finishing,
while there are nearby deposits of Ignite
coal, pure white Kaolin, iron ore, paint rock
and other materials of geologic interest. One
portion of the park has been fenced for deer
and elk, which have been transferred from
the herd recently presented to the State by
James J. Hill.
The park is further enhanced by an ex-
tension of the park and driveway system
of Redwood Falls, which will also be main.
tanned and extended, and will be open to the
public use.
Redwood Falls has contributed band con-
certs and other entertainments provided for
public gatherings.
Near the park was the Redwood Agency
headquarters which Governor Ramsey Wis
tied before the Indian outbreak, and also
many years later as president of the Mime
sofa Historical society at the time of dedi-
cation of the Morton monuments, commemor-
ating the slain soldiers and the friendly In
dams of the earlier time.