, 1879-07-30
Eighty-onc Thousand Acres In Ono Tract
g.. History Of the Company.
The Rumor that William H. Vanderbilt
Had Sought to Buy the Property.
Statistics Showing The Natural Increase for SeTen
Yeers Of q Herd Of -Four Thoasand Cows.

with The President Of the Company, d. ". shcr-
wood, Of bridgeport, Conn.,, and two repre-
scntatives Of Uarptr's Magazine,
4 TnuNDEn.sHowEn+
of no small proportions WAS dFeuching the
parche1 plains but few miles ahend OF us. Wa
could see the de1nge from Heaven coming down
Ia torrents: and what q popularity II was to be-
hold for miles In front OF us tho storm In all Its
grandeur. THE vivid streaks Of lightning
mud tho roar Of tho thunticr from tile
clouds made tho exncr!cnce moro novel
than tic ride across the broad ind picturesque
country, with the Qfeenhotn range OK mountains
IN the distance, would hsyo otherwise BEEN.
travelling along at brisk speed through the
dry aud dusty road, &c reached the belt Of land
over which the rain had but an hour previously
passed, The purchcd earth seemed to nbsorb
the welcome WATER mud the rich aud noutlahlhg
grnss Of tho Colorado country seemed to be
enjoying new life. For d distance Ut some sx
Or seven miles which tho rasn.bclt llatt covered,
the cattle upon tho several ranches through
which VIC passed sccmci 10 haye new life lii
fused into them from tho dreneilng rain, while
the dust was ci1ectuallY sque!chcd.
Wo were soon again upon dry ground. The
scenery
WAS ENC1tANT1Na.
The Colorado fields we1e sighta to behold, and
never 10 bo forgotten. Until the llucrfnno
Iiivcr-a natural golscnd to the couutry-was
reached, nothing was wanted to nuke the ride
cn1oynblo. IA va entered upon the lands, or
rather tho ranchc-llnes, Of the Colorado Cattle
Company, cattle Wero pcveptible rs fur rs tEe
eyn could reach. quietly grazing. Within four
miles of tho headquarters Of the rancho wc en-
tered what Is called "the basin" OF tho lauds.
f{ero tho scencry was still nero u,ore Ole
turcsQuc. In the distance, hut plninly percept-
ib1e. wcre the Spanish Peaks. Cottonwood,
rei,nrs. and other varieties OF trrcs were IN
s,,,,,,a.,aa. .rJ NOR. nrod,,c,;yc 70 nm ,crns
aounou1'cc' "1'" '"ul " ouae'o 1~'N.o ae.ss
OF bottom-lanus nave never 6cch s'nee my
soiourn In Colorado TO look upon the yario-
ties of land, scenery, and productions from
Mother Enrth. that can be observed from yar,-
~ y inacnd dcus ntrasnn4 Jr . sIrbt' "' ''e'
70 'soecu p'eNeuu1 ols'
TIE nushtAso h,sAh
ls stream from Which many thousands OF cat~
mountains, atld lntoit fiows tile Curharss K!ver.
For mora than two months past the EueFfnno
River has beea nearly ufst arising from the at
sence OF rain; but' from me eopols ra'n OF yes,
hight, which for nearly four hours pracludcd
crossing bY horscbaeK or team. Inc WateF cahe
{ueb!nE oown, osSH .tI VIII u a.,."oua nv M
t. .En u"s" s..s. s"u a1sfn,,c. ",,o a.rant,
nmni,v sarst,tno ~ ~ ,,a,,ni nieht' If wasn
.,nrnff ~ -onsr+;c ,t,rh, "'aA'' - "''
nn.r,ns,t;" ..hirf5 trons1ot.3 .to,,a..
l. iinms,l : /. ;he namn of The 1,sndnuartsra nS
a.. 4oA''' % VIZ A"A" VI >>'' 1s'Na1"'ss'e ~
"'
LARGEST cATILE-nAFcaE IN AMERICA,
owned aud controlled ny tue Colorado Cattle
Company. 1t Will be- rcmcmocr that, sDIne
months since, It WAS telegrnphed, through the
agency OF the Associated Prcas, TINT THO great
Ralway,Klng Of America, William u. Vandcr-
an immense catt!o,rancbc ia colorado: and en-
deayor to secure the control Of tho cattle-tiade
OF Colorado to tAe East. and swallow up t!ls
smatl dealers., The rancho from which write
Vanderbilt WAS about to hcconc The proprictor.
E!ohty.one Thousand acres ot land Is ths ex-
tent Of the property, upon Which tlsero nre to-
day tn the ueiEhborhood Of e,Q0o head 81 cattle.
llr. Vanderbilt 8ono Nceks stnec sent bis reprG-
seutatives from. Nov York to look over this i'm
menee cattle-ranche, possibly with view OF
purchasing the same; but. up to the
present tiae, 10 purchase has been made from
ports are premature aud exaggerated. Beyond
O shadow Of doubt, this imtnensc rancho Is ono
which hny man OF company u mon might bu
btlt has made no purchases, and the Cattle
6Gompany nave received from otnef soufecs very
uis1oRT or THE COLORADO CATTLE COMPANY.
This Company WAS formed under the laws OF
the stnta OF Connecticut. II l,as acquired title
10 81 COS acres oi land In Iiucrfano and Pueblo
Counties, Colorado, and intends to stock the
same with an l1nmcnso number of cattle. 1lu
Cuu1pauy's aim 10 to extend Its already extensive
busucss OF ralsfng a. otlcr,s lsu acquiring beef
cattle Tor market. Upon this isntnei.ss rauchc,
It is conceded, 1t has every facility for bucIl q
business
Tho Company has issued coupon bouds to the
amount OF S35o, ,OOO secured by mortgage upon
Tie entire 81,0{W acres. These bonds lear per
cent, interest, payable sem!-aanualIy, nt,d run
teu years from Jan. ], 18i9. A certain number
o. tneso hohus WY WY n 0s redeemed IN each year,
pee,nnhE VIII $@o1ooo III INC year lho., anu ~
cteaslhs $iV9ou caen Ycas ,hcre1ltef untll the
WnoIe aro reuee1neu IN le93' iood Judges ol
land 10 Colorado value t!iis Immense exclusive
!saet as worth itom $o 70 sto yer acfui o wha!o
tne Vh!uo repre8ohtcd oy Inc bonus 10 $4.as per
acTeTleavlnE between tile Rctuai aut he bohu-
70 1a ya.tnh ti,,a - saia 1:nf inatn ~
Ihe tue u derived W patent from the U nited
States ooySrnmeut, auperadacd BY = gIant f'unI
n.ex,c1' , lav efaat va formerly diydsd tuto
sevesal MteIcs8; oat ttsso nave All oeeh 80.
carod ~ great expense, aud to-day stana united
Into ono !H meuec trucs. 1t f. believed by good
NJ VH1I1 Il fI.tkk4 ktJx !