, 1870-08-23

hero. Theso men have evidently considered
III the chances for OF against success ana ~,
the future. Such immigration cannot fail TO
be blessing to any land, and the people
Of Colorado should congratulate themselves
upon possesslng country which attfacls' ny
its genial climate and natural fesou1ees'
also the experience, energy, and aklll neces-
eAry 10 nade it productive. Moreover, these
manifestations aro only tho foEernnncrs OF
others greater, since many arc ready to come I
the moment those nov here are known to ba
srssss'f'b st breeds b.se been sn'fR iportoa s
% t. he Territory, in order that the best prices
could be had, at ouca, for either tho wool or
the cascass. A great many are raised along
the Fountain, q stream, very beautiful, III
deed. which takes it's rise in tho vicinity OF
the once famous Pike's Peak, comes out ol
into the Arkanaas near Pueblo It would not
be true, though, to cay that sheop-fartness
are confined 10 any particular locality, sinco
their ranches are sca tered all over the Terri
tory, a1whys. Of eou1se. where water Ii con-
yenient.
TIE WANT or WATER.
And you people of the Stat q, whosc ls1ld il
refre,hed during the spring and summef BY
freduent rains. but little appreciate the great
trouble and outlay which arc often necessary
to water this soil, constantly exposed to the
suns heat, but very seldom favored Nath
hat make this the best grazing country in the
world, deprive us Of bountiful supply Of
water, To devise some plan By which the
plains can be irrigated, nifhin the bounes Of
any reasonable expenditure, belongs to the
coming generation, and tho engineer VINO !; y
fortunate enough to give us that plan will
make himself famous indeed, and credit art
with supplying pature's deficiency. Perhaps
great Mteslan welIs viii be sunk to tap the
immense wates-courses which, we all know.
flow under our very feet, hsEing their origin
hs lofty mopn.s'ns md shsn escape fs.is Is
could bs filed, whence innumerable
d7chea would thread the p1sins with +
| perfect network of acequids: ETen now,
Denver is making &n attempt ot this kind to
| supply the city with water, and N artcsian
tance below the surface. fon may ask what
has I'll this to do with stock-raiaing? Every
| thing. What can these fine grszing districts
avail. il there be no water for stock How
could sheep be waahed in ehearing time7 In
short. IN abundant supply Of water is indis-
pensab1e. It ia true that We hsve fine rivers
coming out Of the mountains in un4ny pisces,
| which, At present, answer every purpose. But
| in the 1utu1e, when Ill cur available land il
| taken up, it will ba necessary for men to make
| use IT the land - good for their cattle. sheep,
or bofses, as that WAtered BY the PIatte or the
Cache road1e. Then ssssem ef irrigation
will be peeded 40 complete that al this prairie
| can be made useful to either farmers or stock
| Eeu.
Afkw WORDS ABOUT HORSES
But to return to, our proper subject, and
| Eay few words about horses, and will hsye
done. As yet the East, Of course. raises fnel
AnrseB and more ot them than onr stockmon
htte. The large premiums which your tros-
ting associations offer every year arc producing
wonderful improvement in tho American
turf horse. 4 horae that can trpt in the e0s
is Worth fortune to bis owner. Hare, 10.
tie present, at least. it will he impossible for
Een to make auy successful attempts in
breeding turf horses. hecausc there is no de-
uaAcd for them. What Colorado w,nts ia q
stock possessiug strength. vigoE, and eudu.:
nnce. The sporting man ia we'll pleased
il his Ec1ae trots one mile on good time; LIT
here. where the country is thinly settled, aat
where We bate to travel in almost any
direction. either by stage OF on horse
back, We require animals that can Sc
to feed to-day on the choicest grazing. TO-
morrow Tn aiksii dust, II necessary
While We hare the Broneho or CA1ifoznis
pony, ver5 useful, and, sometimes. uonlerfn
in it's powers at endurance, get the Aueti
1,osaess the very qualities needed. / "a,
foa1ed in this climate, because the horses in
ported from the States r1rclr, II ever, e1ua
The natire etock. The light, DRY air 30 full ot
health and vlgor for man, is equally benedcis
to animals. The dtatance from Denver tt
p .ople in the East wonld hardly venture t
make in Cue day. Yet one Of our citizens hs:
been known to leave Denver at o'clock ont
morning, be At Pueblo before dark. and back
the next day. It has been proven, beyond q
doubt. that horses will do better here than ia
th&n Mft
well supplied with ttock. it will become eyl.
dent to all that competition with us in a:y
branch of stock-raieins ia u.e1eas. II was
only the other day. when Eentlsman-no~
extensively engaged in stock-rai.ing here. hut
formerly 3 farmer in the 9tate&-said shat
there he was paetu1ing on lsna which cost him
$50 per ac1e half the year, aud tho other hail
he was feeding grain to his stock, while Lera
he could drive them 7whcre to grazing het.
t*s for them than :ain, without single dol!
isFs expense; g.; Why, sir~ -, s, LIZ. hs. , ".he
of every year, here they arc constan!
so,irce Of income. There are hundreds
Of people in the great cities Of the
East, posaessinE few thousand doli4ra
and not knowing how to invest it tsere-sinee
when there millions 10 swallow it up IN com.
rctiticn-who could come here and 60 into
stock-tazusing with \ certainty OF ultimate
euccess- The business does nat require muct
titae, muck capital. OF n,;1eh experience. Tht
Territory wants immigration, and Offers tht
meet liberal Inducements both to capital aot
labor and an sure it Is better for men o
limited ueans to CONC at once where the,
ase needed, than TO spend time and rnoae!
III ove.crovied citiae. where they are, at bost
the l,ckeys OF nillionaiEes. When it is a.
serted that stock.farnaing Offers tho best, th'
n,n4t certain inr eetment for small capital. i
is only necessary 10 refer, douht1ese. to thos'
engaged III it.