The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1880-05-15
SOUTH CANON.

tables, and took spin around Soutl,
Canon to view the field for items,
sniff the incense OF green fields aud
see the progress of the winter and
spring improvements. So many are
they and varied it is impossible to
give them ALA full notice. The first
place then must be
DIR. !. W. DAwsoN's,
MS he is probably, in all Southern
to have the finest grounds
and mot beautiful residence. Straight;
up from the bridge and just under
the main South Canon ditch, on the
right hand side of the road as one
goes south, DR.. Dawson has been
engaged during favorable winter
weather and through the spring. i'm
proving and making delightful his
He has been sparins neith-
er in labor or cash and when his
house is built and mis- trees become
grown we poor toilers for bread with
the pen will surely envy him his
home.
Around on the fronts of the streets
which his lots face the Doctor has
built fence which for novelty is
quite unique. At tho upper end of
the property, commencing at the big
ditch, q heavy stone wall is built
gradually rising as it nears the cor
ncr 10 accommodate itself to the
slope OF the ground and at the corner
meets q similar wall built ut n right
angle. Both Of these walls are cap
ped with dressed stone, and upon
them is bui.t II neat substantial wood
fence of SIN III pickets which follows
the stone work in the opposite man
ner-,hat is, the lowest portion oi
the wood fence rests upon the high
est part of the stone. This wood
fence is fastened TO strong cedar posts
which extend into the ground down
through the stone wall, and it is
capped also with wood, with the
posts boxed. This fence is just higl,
enough to prevent d.predaiions by
stock, yet does not hinder full view
Of the premises. The principal ell
trance for pedestrians is at The corner
up three Or four dressed stone steps
and through a neat gate. The most
noticeable thing when one enters
upon the grounds are the walks and
driveway. These are built of small
cobble stones which were sunk into
Ii,e ground to depth of about
2snsccn inches. one by one and
pounded down. forming n solid mass
md covered with u depth of two or
three inches OF sand. The grounds
are laid out with great taste, Il de.
scripiion of which would he useless
without IL diagram. 1t is all in plnis
and sowed in blue grass and clover.
md is crossed aud recrossed with ir-
bitches which should be
seen TO be appreciated. Upon the
planted ono hundred and fifteen fruit
trees of all kinds. In front of the
house Mrs. Dawson has had planted
wcnty-scven different varieties oi
'oses. The residence, which will br
erected during the summer aud fall
will be of brick with trimmings ni
lrcssed stone, 30x36 with an l. 10xlI
ipon foundation walls eighteen inch
IS thick. A cistern has already been
quilt of IL capacity of $50 barrels. into
vlic., all inc water is filtered. Last,
,ut not least, is the best barn in FREE
mont county containing everything
for the comfort and conyen-
'tatc that the Doctor has already ex
pended over $4,000 in just getting
.iirly started il can easily be believed
hat, ns was said before, he will hay,
he most beautiful place in Southern
lie who visited South
Canon aud failed to call on
HARRY BAKER
would miss many n hearty laugh and
eeiuy how vegetables grow in the
argest garden in this neck of the
woods. For several years past MIR.
BAKER has been laboring assidously
o bring his South Canon garden up
o a point where it will grow the
est lettuce, most horrible onions.
iradest and redest heels, IN ST solid
md stupid cabbage heads, largest and
inest pic plant, hottest mustard.
tcnderest peas, strihgesi
,eaus and, in fact, everything Thai
,rows from the ground in the Shape
If garden "snss." Al good deal oi
Expense aud l,nrL work lie has level
ii up his ground, arranged his irri-
.aiing ditcl,cs aud added to his labor
ng force approved and useful ma
mil now l:e is enabled to
mrn out to the hungry CoIoradinn
demanded IN tho vegetable
world. Just now his garden over the
liver is back ward owing to It's being
Without water for seven weeks after
he time lie should have had il, on
recount Of necessary repairs TO the
nnii ditch. Besides tho labor on ti,,.
,,iurinul ,,uriluu Mr. Rnkep buiit al