New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-08

ors advocate apologist cannot claim much this
score Small fruits such currants grapes stravher-
res. and baekberes, raised aud wild all
the Territory 1t IL the opinion Of many that apples may be
raised here, but they behind everything else The
sane Old explanation comes in here every question,
namely, that for the first ten years mining country
nothing but the mines thought Of II ia necessary
o rFigae the trees until they become large and this is
necessary even in California. The best fruit country
not very good at bes-is in the Arkansas Valley from
Canon City east. $50 miles Peaches have been tried in
various parts OF the Territory They found to be
failure aprieots and crab apples successful be
they cannot be Killed. To settle the fruit question it is
only necessary to give figures rom Official sources.
During the months OF July, August September aud Oco
ber there is brought each day Colorado from Cafcr
mia and from the East, fifty tons Of fruit Who Will say,
now, that Colorado IL a good fruit countryi
CATTLE AND IMMIGRATION.
Tho cattle in the Territory designated by two
naines-the American and tie Texas. The former
brought gon the East. and good booded stock for
does not pay to bring ordinary stock nom the States
The result is that the native stock Colorado is largely
above the average. The Texas cattle of little
count The only attractive feature them il their
horns, which are certainly surprising. They large,
long, and threatening, bat they whal, graceful.
Texas cows give little milk. even they enough
" to- staud,' which IL unusual The beef 81 Texas cattle
is the only thing they good for except he h0rns and
oven tbs y bad. know OF only thing that Texas
cattle good for and that sell the Indians
treaty stpnlatons. which require American cattle In
the parks and valley grow all the hay that IS required
and II IL not necessary to bring hay from the East.
have nobody who could speak with any
decree of certainty On the subject Of Inn-
grafton II Is admitted that the population " the Terri
tory il Increasing by immigration, but nobody pretends
10 give the ratio AN ncncd 10 think that the increase
ia very slight The Chinese question is yet here, hut
it IA one that must long receive attention II
noticed that in some mines that have been aban-
donad from cause anot,r again show signs Of lie
with Chinese labor. This Of itself is healthy sign.
Wha;eyer else niy be- SAID III the Chiuese il bo
sad that they iadoent. They have more patience
and ioTttEdc iiar ,itil yncy peaceful,
temperate and frugal. Il requires only title much
to keep uicm-a icw cents day being all that tley
require. Their numbers here Increasing, and Will
continue increase. It looks il TIE principal
work of mining would he done by them ia the
future. They ia not come here lie tae Americans with
tho expectation OF making fortune IN year They are
prospccfer, and they nave mines 20 s,i. The
cost Of living III laborers il raj her roer here than ia
he Es. not that the staples much higher IN price,
alfhogh tlcy what L -h"r LUt every a-tlc OF
luxury is largely advanced il price conipucd with the
ElsIcln market.
Ie~. he said ~ manufactures in Colorado than Of
auy other interest. There none in the Territory ORTIZ
leakns Of. on hear VI ONLY ono WOODEN factory and
that - ia Dcn'er. Nothing wh.c'or J. manufactured
niustr, OF tiu There s. abuu lance RI watc,
power throughout t,a Territory and the coal
and There is lumber whatever Of good q1lty
Il Is l.eved tuI Sac IRON VIII, IN "a, neat future, D. one
OF oo...Gos ir.ncil 81 Interests u viii be- needed,
and zen Is needed for railroad renewals and eNt-A
sions Tor ninn machinery, and for general u'e n Tie
mines Tao amber hc4e very inferior. II ia all vine
ANA spruce. 80 hard lumber grows anywhere IL tAc
Territory, aad all ;hat needed D., brought from tie
hast. No sons consequently made hcie, and al.
o; the al tt.ril ana mechanical implements are u
Eastern manufacture.
TIE WOOL CLIP.
Noo,eroWn- is destined be ~ the he3vits and
Nos. Important Interests in THO Territory. Thee Is mo-
ortion f., iiic country better nticd fcr sheep. The c
MAI. is mild and i'm most lscs IN, sheep the year
round The water j. abundant and the burch c1lis> IA
the valleys very nutritious. Few iamhs &c IN tie
fcld- and t.ore arc 30 diseases the sheen. aud
never have boon any Ia this Territory. While IN Tie
SOFT lcrn and west "a portions oi the Te1.OIy raw
many large flc'.s O, sheep. numbering thousands.
w. ,ururi.. q ~ III, runber O. lan, which seemed 10
h ceGal 20 the sheep. The wool here h clean and
cf tiiey free Drar bCO,ks 6c. The Increase Of
wool shi p, MS from G. dorado ia beon 20 per ciit
year ,or te last tlrce lur years. aad this yeaI tie
crra.. VII Doe stir Greater The Aur,s are mostly II -
ear iyrruvc,i l,v Merino bood brought from the E's
F.-,.Ool sheep keen an tD the STANDARD SUCCESS
fully, but Jag Win the Mexican breed inaAes TIE
WOOL cas T. and IN conssqu,nc. o. less value. There
j., OILY local demand for thc mutton. which L u'tri
TARGET ia tia mines. u d 81 very good en4hii 81"
Grained fin and ten Ter The -grnS cntin- Of wool is
csfi.f.I al from . O0O 900 ~ -Oo0.OGJ r0ruds One
nrm in tai, cty has already purchased oNrr 5o"oo"
pounds and cxprr. To- halGle G,.us the season Loco"
900 pouu1s. IL tern buyers already scattered over
the TIE. orr and il.ee shipments ha.c been maae To
Pnilaa !Iia Boston. chicago, and Canton, ONO Imla-
chhia D. probably leading marnet for Colorado wool
TIE prices are from u 3J Tho attempt to eu!-
trate the An.Or goat hiol tried here iew ears
ago was a t.. i,ITe ana has bee- wholly abandoned.
IS to the cmste OF Colorado, nothing new can Dee said
~ has been written about until 1t Is veil understood
"A il cen oyer he lave a very t.nct and vivid reeoI
lection that IN san Juan Cty-a city in which there are
only dozen houses ,nl ia which onlJ on family lives
hc head Of which is the postmaster indeed AZ
through Antelope Paris including Franklns Ean'h' Il
very hrav, ovcrcoat very acceptable IN the evening
and mornings The nights bitterly cold. AMI ice 10
the Thickness half incil wa found III tus ana san
pools ia the mosnng Tir in the middle Of JGr when
everybody ia ire east j. rushing away 10 the mountains
aud -rasiOrc 80 escape The heat
TIE MLNLFAC1UEE or PENS.