, 1874-07-10
COLORADO.
The Valley Of Currant Greek.
4 Fine Locality for Oattle.and Sheep
Raising.

Raising, E:
Soda sprlngs~"-A Valley Of Doath for
Mules. =:
South Park...poor Fishing-.-Tosstls...
An Indian Romanco-..Alkall
...Snlt.Wells.
Special Correspondence n The chfsoao Tribune.
OunnANr CnEEr, COL. Juno ~. 1874.
OF tho many delightful rosorta, ploaaure-
drives, and romantic camping-groutds, which
abound In Southern Colorado,
0unRANT GREER
Is porllaps tho most famous. The valley do
rtvcs It's ,,amo from small. sparkling stroau ct
waior, fringod With willows and wild ourrant
. sbua]lcH, which goes winding In and out,-por-
forming, in tho co,rso Of u milo, moro evolu-
tions aud intrioate twiBtings than tho most ac-
complshed ciscus-7ldor. The sauey, brawltnE
little stroam las it's riso in tho high divido that
walla or tho South Park and aoparates tho
Pinto nnd Arkansas Rivers, debonohing Into tho
lattog few miles above Canon City. Tho valley
Is Is miles In length, not over milo In width Ut
tho broadost point, aud lies within tho limits Of
Fremont County. It has an altitude Of noarly
1000 foot above sca-ovol, and is walled in by
high ranges Of mountains, or foothills, as they
arc called horo Which, however, ore clothed with
grass aud pinon to tho summit. Tle s1ort
grannua or buucl-gr grows Iuxutianty in
tho valley md on tic hills, rendering tho country
worry attractive for atock-purposos, as tho range
Is boundtoss. The valley has boen settsod since
1860, and boasts o Hchoo1-housc land post
office; but many Of tho FIRST Bquattora wero
Missourians, and, as tho early frosta hare q
tendency to blight their corn and potatoes, and
as tho UtoH aud Chcyonnes, during tho aettlo-
mont OF their little difficulty, mado somo rather
tlreatantng demonstrations. the early pionceEs
became alarmed, mud sought = more oongen1al
cline and gafer quarters. leaving their rude
cabins and other improvements hohiud for who
ever WAS bold enough to claim thcm. Potatoes,
boete, turnfps, md other vegetables. can be
raised in tho valley With to1orablo succoss; but
frost ia too quick for tho corn, while wheat aud
oats thrive but indifforens1y WELL The ohancoa
nro, TINT the sottler who doyotes his attention
sxeluaiyely to farming will
sTARvE OUT IN THE COURSE or YEAH (
Or 80 indoea, such has been tho experience Of
ali who hayo tried 1t but, In the sheep or cattle
business, ho can look for golden returns and a
rapid incroaBo. Tho range is limitlesu, and af-
fords excellent paaturage for cattlo or shoop the
entire winter. Tho storms which gather on tho
aaaiu range, 90 miles to tho weat, spond their
fury there, And nevor break in the valley doop
BLOWS orc unknown; tornadooa noyor como1 and
cold, chilling winds mover penetrate tho charmed
Valley Of Ourrant Creek. Wild fruits OF all kinds
Rrow in abundance; tho Rward is as green and
smooth as carefully.kopt city-iawu; whilo
springs Of purost wasor glsh out from the hill
aidca. -
At tho upper end Of tho valley, near what is
known as Datcs ranch, Is one Of tho
FINEST soDA.spnINga
in the Territory. Tho spring is about foot In
diAmetor, and boi1s up like d oaldron, forming
r1n, or deposit, Of soda about the mouth OF
tho spring, like tie curb to 4 we'll, 8 feot high.
Tho principal Ingredients aro carbonate Of aoda,
and possesses wonderful curative proportlos for
ali dyspoptio aud liver complaints. Tho waters
1t tho Manitou, Or Canon City Soda springs do
fot pcasoss the punEonoy or doiioons tiavor that
belongs to this spring one whoao Juno Is un-
known; whose virtues haTo been unsung In
Ihawspapera, pamphlets, or circulars that has
had no nualyais by learned pandlts; and yet
whose waters, in strength, flavor, mud real me-
dioinal excellence, far anrpnsRoH them oil. Thfa
glArirR injustice should no longer be tolerated.
spig u up 1t once % to the dofenae d tic oaxant
Tie NUN travelled route from Canon City to
tho South Park, Ta,rplay, Hamiltoo, and tho
Tonnessob Pass lies airo1tly up the Yallog OF
Cu:rant Greek, tho ascent Dotng quite uniform,
md rarely exceeding 80 feot to tho milo. Thin
il tue natural rairgad-route for tho Arkansas
Valley to the South Park and the mountains
regions beyond. and a few yeara moro will prob
ably see q narroY-guago engine hauling Its load
through tho peaceful uoo1B and by the shady
coyes Of Currant Crock.
TIE Mosy DETEHVADN2 po&T1oN
OF tho whole route, and tho point whore tho
mule-drivera and bnll-1shackera lndu1go In thoir
choicest explssives, ia Hhat Is known as Sand
leads Into the Valley Of Onrrant Crock from
Twclye-h1ilo Park, coming aouth. There the
road IL simply horrible. Tho grade is very uteop,
while hl ths sana l. al tho way from ln9hoa t.
loublo teams; mud, what with pounding. Bwoar-
inf and tugging at tho Whcels. two days are
aften consumed IN accomplishing mtlos. Il is
the Valley Of Doath for mules, and, u tho
freighting season, tho road is always thiokly
fined with their carcaaaes. much to the delight Of
tho oayotes, who make night lideous with their
cries. Ono adyenturcr, who lost his mule at this
point and who waa morally convinced that the
bones Of Ills 1ong-enfad pet were destined to DO
picked clean by those maruudera, revonged him
self by sp1inkling the desh with arsenic. Ho
thon retired to convenient epot, and awaited
Developments, aud Aal the supreme Satisfaction
OF counting eighty-threo defunot wolves tho next
morning. Thoy were laid out in al imaginable
posturea and none Of them succeeded i'll getting
half-a-dozen yards from tho mule.
Travel up the Valley Of ourrant, Crock, from
one end to the othor, md you will find the pre-
vaiilng atylo Of architecture to bo
LOO. .oAnrN8 WITH p1nT-nooFa
with tho Inevitable spriug-houao aud corral st-
tachea but, in many oaaes., the beauty Of tho
looatton il superb, whilo the scenery Of the
mountains, with tho ever-changtng hubs OF Light
and atailo, are too glorious for doBoriptlon. On
tho top Of tic range to tho oast Of the valley sa
nols pralrio, 10 miles wide and 10 mio9 In length
It is eoyored with 1uxuriant coat Ut grass while
10 the centre is a small lake, Oiled With trout,
who permit thomseves TO 10 a caught wtth tvefy
ranges In the country, but is not occupied by q
a9uattor th0ugh asoyes 9f sheepk ana e
summer, and always with THO most gratifying
results. The rich graases Of oarrant Crock, it's
sheltered situation, and tho boundloss rangos,
extending as far al tho eye can reach on every
aide, arc dntIy attracting tho attention Of the
sheep and cattle Kings, and aonao very good
stook can uow bo seen on tho exclusive pasture.
THE gAEEr-Bu8INEsS
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