The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-04-21
tive grasses. which can only be ao-

EOObies5 WHICH may OAlcn 10 AOuuA
many feet below the surface, Tame
grasses have not, up to to the pres
emit been much cultivated, from the
fact that the necessity for hay has
not bean 10 great as in other cOun-
tries, the lagunes and river bottoms
furnishing q suficiencY for all Ordi-
nary purposes. There is no good
reason to believe that they may not
be grown successfully. Small grams
are of q superior quality, especially
the spring wheat, many grades
fully equaling the higher grades of
winter wheat raised farther east.
though much harder in consequence
Of the dryness of the atmospher,
and the length of time that wheat
IL mstuFing in this climate. lRust.
smut and othersdisease of this grain
that tronbletheafarmer farther east
are the exception here and not the
rnle. In an early day it is said that
millers found great difficulty in
making first class -four from it, but
Zine and expeFieneeh have so master
ed the problem, that Colorado -four
ranks .amOn g the best in the mar
ket, while much of it is equal to
any made In the world. The coun-
Grys is generally we'll supplied with
mills, from the most primitive kind
OF q custom mill to the most expen-
lsiYe and elaborate machinery,
All kinds OF roots grow to per-
| lection and often in size that meas
urement- is out of the question,
1 without 9 piece of chalk. The
bheep interest has of late years be-
come one of the leading resources of
the country, and bids fair to become
Immense. The breeder commence
ing generally with flock of the
native or Mexican ewes, and intro
ducing bucks Of the finer grades.
Many hocks are now so improved,
as to compare well with the best
sheep anywhere. The life of the
sheep farmer, to the locker on, is
an Idle one, but upon closer inspec-
ton l find that his business requires
q great deal of care and attention.
Hogs are few and far between,
many being the direct decendents OF
the razor back species. OF late years
Improvement in this line has COM
menced.
Hor SEES: The country in gener'
al sense is stocked with the mares
imported from California and Ore
gOn and is being improved by
breeding up. They are a hardy
we'll limbed, good, sound animals
taking we'll to the range, and l think
In time, will be the foundation of 6
superior breed of horses.
Extensive fields of a superior
quality of coal have been discovered
in various parts of the Territory
The principal ones now being work
ed to aGy extent, are located a
Golden City in the northern part o
the Territory at Cannon City nea
the central portion, at Walsen
burgh, in HuerfanO county, and al
Trinidad, in Los Animas county
There cannot be any estimate PLACED
upon the value of these, to the tree
less plains or in the development o
4. the extensive general belts of gol'
and silver existing, and beini
: worked on more or less extensiv
scales. All the principal coal mine
are now reached by the railway line
, running east north and south
Who is able to answer what thei
future will be? ...a.....
The Hon. William Gilpin tn
first Governor, and 1 will say on
; of the. best they ever had, earne'
the cognomen of the "crazy Cover
nor, by prOphesying the half.
, To the immigrant would say, I
/ him who has good farm and pler
: ty, think twice before 20
, abandon your privilege. T
a the young man, married or unmal
' ried, who has the vinegar. juds
a ment, patience and ienaclty of pul
r pose, so necessary 10 snccess, theI
b is q chance. vet do not understan
y me to say that capital may not b
a invested here with success. Bai
v mum, the great Snowman saw it, an
now has, q large cattle ranch
Huerfano county, and as he b;
!" generally been right we take it tn
q the field is open for more.
a Much might be said in detail
|, the various branches of business
!. this Territory, Of interest to Il
stranger, and volumes of Il
Q mines, minerals aud mountain scel
+ cry, as we'll as In many cases
prevent the errors common to Il
immigrant in moving to ne
70 country.
II In my next I propose TO 81
!" something about the San Louis va
, ley, the San Juan country and Il
;. people of Colorado.
y Respectfully Yours,
L 49, c. b. WITHINGToN.