Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-04-27
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TIMBER AND LUMBER

unity.
TIMBER AND LUMBER
There are inexhaustible supplies Of
timber from thirty to sixty miles west
along the Cache-a-la-Poudre in the
mountains. It consists of white, yell
low, black and pitch pine, white yellow
and red fir. spruce aid ceder. 1t can
be hoated down the stream named to
any point desired. Millions of feet of
railway and other timbers have already
been brought from the mountains IN
that way Lumber is now worth on
the ground from $50 to $40 per | 900
feet
MANUFACTURES.
Excellent water powers can be made
all along the Poudre and at Greeley
they can be multi oiled to any extent
desired. Saw mills and wood working
machinery will be first required. They
can be put in operation almost immedi-
ately. FIGURING mills must, follow soon
Manufactures for brick, furniture,
wooden and willow ware, cheese beet
sugar, pottery, paper, leather, harness,
agricultural implements, boots shoes
wooden goods, DC, may be added rap
idly as stock is abundant and the mar
ket ready for all such goods. Furna
ces for the manufacture Of iron, and
foundries and machine shops for its
working, will be required and prove
profitable.
CLIMATE AND IT'S EFFECTS.
Greeley is in latitude 400 30> and
1900 feet above the sea level The
temperature in the warm days of sum-
mer ranges from $40 to go above zero,
in the shade. The sun shines very
warm some days, but in the shade the
air is always pleasant, fresh and cool.
Sultry, hot nights are unknown In
winter the common range of the tier
mometer is from 800 to go above zero,
but in most winters the temperature
at two or three periods, and for on
two, or three nights each time, falls be
low zero. At one time the past winter
it reached 1So below at Evans. The
prevailing winds, the year around, are
from the northwest, ranging all the
way between no; tn and west North
east winds bring snow in winter and
rain in spring and summer. There are
occasional wind storms but no tornadoes
Fogs are unknown: The average fall
of rain in spring and summer, from the
most reliable data at hand, is six inches /;
of snow in winter and spring, from
twenty-five to thirty inches, giving FIVE
inches Of water, and total for the
year Of eleven inches. The first snow
usually comes in October and tae lats
in April or first of May. There is sell
dom more than three or four inches on
the ground at time, though two or
three falls of thirty inches each have
occurred in the last eleven years. Rain
comes in showers through April, May
and June, and occasionally 10 July and
August, after which there is seldom
any until the next spring, Rain never
falls in the winter months. Owning
to the frmness Of the surface soil, roads
seldom get unpleasantly dusty or very
muddy. For natural excellence as high
ways they are doubtless the best in the
world The best evidence that late
spring frosts do not kill fruits, is the
fact that the native wild fruits never
fail to produce full crops.
AS healthfulness is largely Deepen,
dent upon climate it is classed under
the same head Colorado is far above
the average of "healthtul countries
so-called. The invigorating air gives
remarkable tone and elasticity to tn e
nervous system. La that respect noue
other is known to excel it. Agues and
other miasmatic diseases are unknown
Asthma is quickly cured. Pulmonary
diseases and bronchitis never originate
here, and unless firmly seated are great
ly relieved or entirely cured by change
hither. A long list of diseases, to
which females are peculiarly liable, are
greatly mitigated in their severity
There is nothing that can be termed a
prevailing disease of the country"
MARKETS.
The immediate markets for colonists
will be Denver, fifty two miles south,
Cheyenne, fifty-four miles north-both
reached by railway-and the mining
towns of Gilpin, Clear Greek, and Boul-
der counties, from fifty to one hundred
miles distant, over good wagon roads,
or by rail to Denver and thence by
wagon for thirtv-fve to fifty miles.
The development of the gold, and silver,
and other mines will secure always re
liable and growing market, which will
doubtless task to its full capacity, if
not entirely outstrip, the agricultural
facilities of the territory. Wheat is
worth two and half cents per pound,
corn and oats the same, barley four
cents, -four ST so to So per 100 pounds,
butter forty-fve toftty cents per pound,
potatoes two to three cents, eggs thirty
five to forty cents per dozen.
WAGES AND PRICES
Farm laborers now command from $25
to $40 per month, with board.
Mechanics SIS per day, without board.
Women as cooks and housekeepers, ST
TO $40 per week with board and room.
Mexicans, as teamsters and herdsmen,
So to $50 per month. and board.
Good two horse wagons, with break,
bows, sheet. &c complete, cost at Den
yer, from $l25 to Sl40. Double har-
ness, 40. Best steel pillow, SIS. Ag-
ricultural implements of all kinds, a
trife above Chicago prices.
BEASTS, BIRDS AND FISHES.
Native to the country there are upon
the plains, antelope, deer, wolves, foxes,