New-York tribune., 1871-07-26
THE COLORADO COLONIES.

THEIR LOCATION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
UNION COLoNY-COLORADO INCREASING IN
POPULATION AND WEALTH.
GREELEY, Colorado, June 30.-Summer with
its work sunshine aud long days having come again.
some notes condition OF things be acceptable
Great changes have been wrought in Colorado. since
by the help Of THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE the Union
Colony with its nucleus in this town OF Greeley, was
organized and successfully established four other colo
nes have been set foot in many States and we have
them now all around us--one - miles below, on the
Platte; five miles SOUTH also on the Platte, at Evans,
from st. Louis aud Boston, the ST. Nran at
Longnont from Chicago, while in Nebraska and Kan
there several. One also has been organized at
the base of Pixies Peak $50 miles to the south of All
these apparently based our plan and melted by
our example.
How many persons and how much money are carried
into this sem-social movement, it Ia impossible TO
tell but the chief and the most remarkable feature
is the demonstrated in this valley of ours.
While plan involves many details. the leading idea
is extremely simple that is, to buy cheap land, and
have equally divided among the settlers with the ex
cepuon Of portion which devoted to schools and pub
lie improvements. Now, after our land has been divided,
each is found to have real estate worth far more
than he paid for 1t, and besides, there many
parcels land Left held in reserve which will be
sold in few days, thus In closing the
The proceeds to be donated the objects above
named With this arrangement everybody Is satisfied,
but 1t is probable that II these parcels of land
held by those getting up the colony, there would be
grand bowling all along the line.
But" says the wise and the shrewd OF the world.
"what do they who devised the scheme and who have
had charge Of affairs, get for their time and labor ~
The answer Is, Nothing. than the rest. II,
however, anything is due them wages they will wait,
certain that Il will at time. If 1t
comes, 10 will be evident that nothing due
This said in order that all interested in popular reform
tla
in forming colonies. However the above forms
only part for 1t equally important that matters
relation to climate agricultural resources and geogaph
ieal position, should be taken into account
Now that houses built, and that have homes
of own, subject interests much the rails
ing OF our bread But necessary previously to
gage in two important cooperative works; one the
building OF irrigsng canals, which together about
46 miles long, and the other OF inclosng farming
land as well as the town with substantial fence, both
OF which have been DONE and for the present c0opera
ton mainly ceases and individual effort begins.
As to the absolute necessity for the ghest nneerng
Skill have to add that the here In Co
dorado. constructed before came, proved partial fail
ures, through mistakes OF the engineers and In
cases was necessary to abandon all that had been done
at cost OF many thousand dollars, and lines
fatal mistakes have been made and Ii has been found
that Few ordinary civn engineers used To running rail-
surveyors certain 10 make mistakes Even the best
require experience, for II Is found scientific tables
and formulas In hydrosatcs subject to great
tons.
did little cropping last year and had good returns
Ihs spring planting was on most extensive scale and
large numbers Of fruit trees obtained through the agency
OF our farmers Club, were bought extremely low, and
young orchards and vineyards planted Also forest
trees 10 the extent Of several thousand Eyergreens
have been unsatsfactory but all other thriving
nicely, ana grapes, peaches. cherries cnrranta and
strawberrie, seem To lnd kindred soil Garden yege
tables OF every description do full aswel In the
choicest localities In the States.
There have been great dincuesi IN getting water on
some pieces Di ground. owing to.depTessions aud efya
tI"ns ltrigdtiou demands that aluost eyery rod of