The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-02
From the New York Tribune.

The GreeteY Tribune of the 2itn uitHho
faithfully mirrors u young and sang11ne COM
nltnity sobered, not discouraged, by.a hard,
snowy winter. 1t says that the ground In
that vicinity has been covered with snow LOT
six weeks, and that most of the cattle COLO
RADIO north Of the !" Divide" Qbetwcen the
waters of the Platte and those OF the Loio-
rado) must die, where they have not already
persisted. And it appears that the winter OF
1S62-'G3 was even seyerer than this. The
two following were only little better. Inc
editor says:
sour people viii be likely to make up
their minds quite definitely on the sublect,
and the first decision reached will be to Keep
no stock unless they haze feed for ercephonds
,rinters. In this way the business VIII be
insured. If there is no snow then their cat
lie can go on the range, and so much VIII be
saved. If there is SHOW their cattle VIII pc
saved. It may be taken for granted tfht cat
tie can be kept on free range at least nine
months i'll any year; in most years Twelve
months.
"With this view Colorado eXcels rs Il STOCK
| country; but only for the present. IL must
be manifest that when amuch larger NUMBER
of cattle shall he introduced the grass every
where will be short, rs is the case now, on
account of the dry. season, and light sno"
will cover it az much as heavy snow covers
high nriss Over-stocking is equivalent In
It's effects to winter like the present one.
"L,critimate farming, or general hllsDano-
nv. must in the end be established. Ihere Is
nothing discouraging in this. Every farmer
will be better and richer for it, ana the "hoie
country will be benefited"
Yes: we are always benefited Wnen
dclusion is dispclled, but VIC are not always
delighted. Let all who seek country where
| man who can buy dozen cows may I'VE
idly on their increase steer clear OF Colo-
RADIO. ,,.,, nah,+;,
Society. &c. at Greeley go on as usual, ana q
sinm;n,r society is projected. The Cornet
Eand has lust been rcUrglnizcd. Christmas
was generally celebrated Safeguarding was
| thc chief amusement a west wind and thaW
on fine 9th had taken off a part OF the snow !;
but the wind soon changed, with return of
severe cold. Wood for ftleI) was no longer
for sale. Coal very scarce with mines often
but ten miles away, and many families had
| none: but four or five tons came III daily by
teams. which, being divided around, pre-
vented actual freezing. The Rocky Noun
tain division of the Union Pacific being block
aided by snow, that railroad for 900 miles
eastward is run by coal from Colorado, which
shortcns the home supply. The Denver
Pacific is kept open, and its trains run daily,
but behind time. Their gTiSt mill having
proved Il success, they are trying to establish
a woolcn factory in Greeley, and will raise
part of the capital if the right man will come
on with the residue. Finally, we quote in
full the editors general nhnifcSto,a s follows:
GENERAL STATEMENT REGARDING GREELEY AND
TIE UNION COLONY.
That pcop!c abroad may know how VIC
stand. and what arc the chances for new
corners. we make the following statement:
The town of Greeley is on the Denver Pa
cific railroad, halfway between Denver anu
(lcycnnc. and practically GOO miles west Of
omaha. Here l,r~c number Of valleys
mite TO form the great Platte Valley, which,
although extremely fertile, is, to Jules
bure!-lS0 miles east Of lls-almost without
inhabitants. The valleys Of the Cache Ia
Po,ldrc, Thompson, st. Erain, Boulder, nc,
are all we'll settled, and some Of their trade
comes to our town.
A large body of land was bought Of the
railroad and paid for, while an equal amount
of Government land has been entered. The
town has over ] 800 inhabitants. There are
three churches. three schools, four hotels, me-
rhanic shops. firSt-clasS @riSt-inill just COM
plctcd, and several stores where goods are
sold nearly as cheap Is in the States. a tine
graded sclool-house is under way, but pro-
badly it will not be completed until next
year, In short, the town embraces whatever
is to be found in other towns Of the size, With
the execution Of liquor shops, for these are
not allowed. We lave been here only eigl-
teen moAths-the majority of the people
scarcely wear; and although some few have
returned, a greater number comes, and our
population is constantly increasing. In doing
so much within brief period, many things
needed to complete 4 town are Oh necessity
left undone. and time alone is required to
carry out original designs. The people are
remarkably industrious; the society Of The
place uneyccllcd: and the means OF SOCIAL
improvement and Of education are good.
or the most part the lots and lands arc
diSroscd of TO the several members, and as
their number is over five bundled. real estate
is in as many hands, each owning from three
to ten separate parcels. Those now coming
buy at secondhand, and it is Il fact that when
the cost of living and Of remaining on the
| ground to this time is added to the original
| nlrchase-money there are As good chances for
| investment now rs there were at first, while
| all uncertainty has passed away. Most OF the
members took land to sell afterward, as almost
every one proposes to sell part, and as Some
| are not able to hOldthc Is more or less COM
petition; hence prices arc much lower than
| if each man had no more than lie wanted for
bis own use. Beside, in such place some
will be certain to undertake more than they
can perform. 1t is the extra lots and lands
that are for sale, not the homcstcads, though
there are some exceptions.
Colorado is what is called rainless coun-
| &c Tr.n n,
eating canals have been constructed, and from
our experience, always less favorable On prai-
RE sod than on the same ground after it has
been cultivated, we find the soil remarkably,
even marvelolIsIy, productive. The yield OF
vegetables is such as is seen in the East only
in rare cases, and Oh soil well MANFRED; and
it is found that the water used adds to the
fertility. TheaycIagc depth Of soil is six feet
it is a sandy loan, easily worked, and it is
perfectly drained. The yield Of wheat, oats,
and corn, has been this year, under most ur.
favorable circumstances, above the average
of the eastern States. It is well known
here, however, that on older ground the
Weld will be more than doubled; and it is
undoubtedly true that with fair cultivation
and honest work, the average yield Of oats
will be fifty, and Of wheat thirty bushels to
the acre, and this will be when the expense
of irrigation will he far less than it has been
this year, When the whole system was to be
established. In tic future all the water
courses will have been made, and the diff
Guilty and labor Of applying water will be
scarcely taken into account. The total OF
agricultural products raised in the colony this
year is sufficient to feed the people. 1t is true
that not enough wheat was raised
though several will have considerable to
sell; but the yield of potatoes is