Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-01-12
The Great American Pasture.

Colorado cOrresPonsicni Of The Phda-
deiphis Pr~~s dc-crih,-s the fan ~. psrk or
,aliry Of San Losi-. -hi,h "a discovered
by ths Spaniards n The sixf-~nth cruiury
Toe rum. OF an ola Spanish fsrt IN th., Saa-
gre De Christie Pas are behaved 90 b. a
lSast t-O hundrrd year. old. snd ancivnt
abandoned nine. found near th--e lead %
the conclusion thai ibis park ~as canbraoed
N the mineral district kno~a 20 have been
worked BY the >PNniari. for one huadr-i
year. up % ls6o. -b-n they ~err compel
bed - Zee soufh~sri by an insur-,-ction
sEoa= the native Indians whoa tbry hal
oSSrtasked IN th-tr snrni-. op~raiiCn.
Ssnce cur gOsvrE.acnt os;as.s,-i douiin ioa
oN-r the 'vrriiors PoPuisfion his assin fOck-
- IN. and sbost -. 90 -hie inhahifant.
nov r'--ld- in hi park. GO " % -l.on E,e
within ~ limit. % Colorsdo-ia -hirh fol-
y hive iourths Of thu r.rk = io-sfs-l Ia
ivrspvr~sd among thru ar a ~ American
H'-Tvhants an mechanics. nearly all Of
~ho4 aoosiaSlEte wealth rApidiy. Tie -ri-
Ter sayss
- The Physicsl fsssu-vs % San I.osi.
Pask arr P~eulisT ard wonderful, auracs.
I've Ia -ss evisieutly Al one tiu,e the eel
o. a errai inland SEA. snd .. ,srrOsa.l.-.i by
'o-~rins nountaias Of nsjesfic bcaufv-the
Sierra Madre Cor naia chain Of tbs ROckr
Mountains) enclosing 70 on The east. AMI
the Sierra Minbrv. on the -rst. The park
surrounded 18th auaerous Astsr.i pA..-..
ihrouSh -bieh eoa,manicsiioa nth shs es.
ternAl ~Orid can be e.sAhlisbed.
Into ihe park fio- nss,erous suaaii stream.
thirty -four IN numbcr. a. eel a. the 10
Grands del NoTtc. Which. a. ., arp-osrh~,
The Calf q MeHioo. MARI. tie bauaiarv
line between TeHs- s-ri Mesis-o. Nins,.-s
streams m The nortb.rn portion 81 al. PARK
ho- inio the Szh-sfch Lake. Which hs. ,o
srpars..t ouiA-t. ca the border. An .b.s.
dAns'- IT salt has been discovered. Nos.
~l'-n "a y remembered that the PARK. tia.
surroDntled. oompri,,s nae tbou.sni fsa-
hundrvd square mile. - lsvel land- Coae-
bith the ARA u Psunsy iv4nia) that A. =.
eNtrr'ne points >, . to ADMIRED mile. lonz
BY sesrnihfse ~ide-thai from aas yiacr
IN q. on a CHAR dav. n-srly one-half of,h~
park and surrounding peaks can be- distinct
" sen. Shiie from the slsvsfr,i fanks q
si~rrs bilnca 80 sholr ARA = sisillf-. .oue
'd~a Of ise sEfcHi and b-aufs 81 ti- lanI
scsPc NAV BE- formed T. the Admit
States intense adriirsiion - elected Nv "a
legs fc~ n,iics in -i3th. encio-.-l bv Ali.
a ie- hsndr~d trcf bi-h. Hrrc - a vau-r
larger than u',ny of IN Essts-n S,s'e.. en-
closed By ranges and Pcaks rlsins froa I've
% seven tbousand f-ef above if. surfs-r.
AMI from thirteen fhoussni - sfiren thss-
sand trct above tb- "a. 49, ~ -hich wosiI
aitrsrt msriad' q sisitors Il it -cr.- located
eAsi Of ihe hissis.ipp,. TIE fvrtsifr al fhe
north~rH portion q To- park 3. r,aeh ia-
crrssrd by the Sah-sich Lax. ina.m.,b
a. ~ becouiing : great reservoir. All ~
having 90 boundaries expanded IN tie
sPrlng ty high waiers AM fh-n CONTACTED
o. th~ sufnraer. q irriga'r. uaiiiion. Of s-r~.
q splendid srass iands. o. -hich a. .ni,u,-
Hcd qsaniiiy Of hsy can b. eat al s.,ry
'ho1ssn'i' q eiiiis and sheep pa.tur,d.
a gentleman -horu ! MT st Fort Ga--
Lard. ~ho hai rec~utly fraver,-i fise COM
iry aiJoiaiug he Ia. srprr.sr.I hi. il..
81 80 Proi.cfisenes. By ssrin- thsf or
ih'o'anf mo~ing usaehincs. k-lf ba.r rai.
i'ng srs-s ct srsson. -ouii make 10 .-n.,-
Dc lmprrs-ion upon h For marr year.
past consi'irrshir qsanini~s Of i.ay have
been zoe ~ fhis ussan-r io supply 80. Car.
land. ani ibo1san,l. q osttis su.I .i.-... have
l-e~n drisen % ea-s Of To- axe % tsffen 90
on tie f'astures have descriiri. and tho.e
-hich east % fhe fne isnd. si-,t.f..-~ "a
The aountsins ard along ~ bor.ier. of fh,
streams vhich surpi, Cd, axe. Yss-il.
readily Pcryrise fisf these r,ruiisr s.issn.
isges ara 81 immense saise 90 pa a-ai ar.
euitsrist'. and they ar increased br ti..
variety % fhe grasses. While bunrh a..
buffalo grass gro- On fbs higher plain. 81
beautfh giscis. (-hich run Hx- rr~a,
tongses INFO ne nosntsfns.) in tbs riet
sassnnss snd Meadow sdi1ii.iuzt a. strean.
gro~ q vuisiy 81 long natrifio1s .,-as.es.
e9ual Or sspsri0r 90 ne 6nrs uatarai .--a..-
- 81 ~ Atlantic Siafes Toe sd groves
81 '''at-r. chiedy pinos. pine ss.l osiar.
~hich skFrt tts nounttin sifes. fsrni.b shsl.
Or rom che -inls ADD .no~s of -inier
and ms. siih vrry hitis iroubls All %
Pense. '-smen.- fo,k. and herIs "a, H.
rsared aud f.itsned r.