New-York tribune., 1872-08-16
CATTLE-RALSLNG IN COLORADO.

WILD AND TAME STOCK-COLORADO STRINGS
CATTLE AT DENVER.
IRON AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OFTIiR TRiBuNEI
DENVER, Colorado Aug. 1.-Bulfalo can be
seen every day along the lines Of far Western rail-
roads They have accustomed to the cars that
they pay attention to them than 90 the catte
grazing beside the road For so 20 miles along the
buffalo range" the carcasses are almost as thick III
some places as the bunches OF "Grama grass" Whole
herds died during the terrific of last Winters some
of them appear lust as they fe-mumled as 1t were, by
the dry air. Others, by far the larger NUMBER nave
been turned into clean white skeletons by the wolves
Going from Denver to Colorado Springs, one journeys
through the Platte Valley, which has the appearance OF
an old healthy, and rich country. Colorado wheat
promises well this year, and Colorado farmers say they
can prove 1t to be the best wheat in the world In
Denver Colorado flour Is s4 per 100 pounds and Eastern
-four slO really good argument to prove "what
Colorado wheat can do" Leaving the Platte, we follow
the line Of small stream, where we find some farms
cultivated without irrigation Passing the summit we
arc on the head-waters Of the Fonaine Que Boulle,
where immense herds of cattle and sheep are living
happy fat and growing lives At Colorado Springs one
has 1900 sheep, and other persons have 10000 herd
OF stock in the small valleys around This Is really the
heaven for sheep being hgh dry and cool In summer
and inurously cold in Winter and having moisture
enough to make the grass excellent Here at COLORADO
Springs are the celebrated medicinal waters which
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mine for stockraisers
Coming back TO Denver examined stockraisng oper-
aons there 1t Is becoming generally known that all the
country between the British possessions on the north
the Rio Grande the south, the Rocky Mountains on
the west and the Missouri River the east is destined
to be the socraising country on the North Ainer
can continent, IL not in the world When we begin 10
fully realize that have, between the Rocky Mountains
and the Missouri River, 1G5OOOO square miles, or more
than 1COO 900 acres which form an immense pasture,
millions cattle and sheep will live, thrive, fattcn, and
multiply where there are only thousands now Millions
of buffalo, antelope deer and es have for ages roamed
over this socaled desert" and lived luxurantly on It's
sweet nutritious grasses. There now about 100000
head of cattle and sheep scattered the area men
toned and there certainly oom water ana lOOd tor
as many if not twice as many millions; l. A.
There five great natural grazing regions III the
world The interior OF Asia has furnished rich pasturage
Summer and Winter since the time OF Abel who @ was
keeper OF sheep" The second great pasture Is South
Africa. That immense region lying south OF the Noun.
tans the MOOn in lOo north latitude to the Cape or
Good Hope in $50 south latitude feeds immense nerds
of gramnivorous animals the year round, and has done
SO for ages. The interior of South America Is the thlrd
great pasure-ground and the fourth is AusIana tne
fifth is own trans Missouri ana MsslsspP country,
as yet imperfecty developed, but which perhaps sur
passes in every natural advantage any part
of the known world. H not u9rea, 9
to-day America and Europe and will be supplied with
meat from the Great American Desert with It's packing
unracked and by human feet by tame ani-
mails. While thousands and tens OF thousands IN COLO
RADIO Utah. New-Mexico, Montana, Nevada, and Cali
forna are trying their way to wealth. 1t VIII be
well 0remember that while the annual products OF all the
mines in the world in 1860 only slO00OOO Australia
alone furnished than Sl500CO0oO worth OF Wool,
and the manufactures in turn by his skill and labor pro-
duced 900 worth of goods and thus the enormous
amount of five hundred millions was added to the COM
merce OF the world.
stock raising brings In its train many other useful
aud paying employments that say 1t Is preferable 10
almost other business in the West. IL Is the sure
guide TO wealth. 1t will diversity our productions give
scope 10 national enterprise, subsistence and hope 10
those who would find homes on the public domain
build uIhour manufactures. retain and multiply capital
in the country foster infinite variety OF industries
Increase the fertility OF SOIL and will make our trade
aud commerce ubiquitous as the waters OF the sea-