The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-10-12
FOR THE HERALD.
LETTER FROM COLORADO.
Special Correspondence.

- i''nINNlSN ~ NY iH"t 'S'S~A, 49,
largely devoted TO grazing. IN
fact. stock raising, or 'hcrdlrg, is
The great industry for this whole
Treiou from Texas TO = pciht con-
siHerah!Y North of the Union Pa
eide Railway. excepting the com
r.#r"lirtiy narrow limits Wi! hin
wjich mining interests are cnH-
fired. II Now Mexico. in South
~, Colorado, Oh the Arkansas
aat lis tributurics-lhc Fountain,
i... 81 Charles. the MndIv. the
CH"Aarae, the Huurturo, and
uI;lers-in the great parks over
acrrss the range, and over the
pIains in Colorado. Nebrask a,
and Wyoming, tho herds loam
and the rdncheroS ride. The pro-
gress OF settlement. and the ad-
vance OF civilization has encroach-
ed somewhat upon Whist was for,
meTly the domain Of the ranch
n'cii, especially in Nehraska and
Northern Colorado; but, in gen
3raI terms, he largely covers The
territory outlined above. Between
Denver and 'Julesburg, on the
Un;pn Pacific Railroad, lay the
immense range Of the la,e John
HIf, one side of which was f fly
miles iu length, and which WAS in
ali respects the most extensive
rauch in Colorado. he, is said to
have begun on a capital Of $780,
an,' when be died four Years ago
his estate was valued aias1 500,
600.
Probably, all things considered,
Southern Colorado possesses great
or advantages for herding than
can be combined in any part of
the region devoted to that indus.
try. IL is traversed by railroads,
end accessible from all sides. while
the climate is most saiubrious and
So miId in winter that stock roam
and Craze without shelter or feed
lug. Barren as these sandy plains
appear, the coarse, dry-io king
TUFTS Of buffalo grass ti'rni<h nu-
trineut upon which cattle thrive
and faiten beyond belief. 10
sonie ;herc is a sentiments! |raw
back in the a6seuc2 oi lat !; and,
ever present spectacle and gen.
uine companionship OF the ever
lasting hills Hi ti,:t Aoun be.
comes 20 DC very Small matter
when the other advantages Of this
locality are considered. No doubt
IN other r"wi~~s T. !: ra J., bad
more cheaply, but there are sure
70 De couuterbalancing disadVan-
lnges. Ahoce q certain la.ilnde.
notably in W .oraiug, great losses
nave occurred from severe win.
sc:s. and not very far TO The north
the 'Lp fatally come in to distnrb
and uloiest. Speaking Of hard
winters, they had one here in
Colorado two years ago which,
according to all accounts, takes
the cake, and was the cause of
heavy losses to cattle men. In
some parts Of the State nay sold
al $500 per ton. But seasons like
that are few and far between.
OF the profits of rauchlng |
Shall not undertake, for lack of
space, to give any complete esu.
mates, though several that are
full and reliable have been fur.
nisaed me. After allowing for all
contingencies it may be safely put
down as more certain in it's results
tnan mining, and more rcmunera-
,Ise for the capital and labor in
vested than the best mercantile
business l know of in the East.
To engage in it successfully re-
quires capital, knowledge Of the
business, sound judgment, and a
willingness to endure the priVa
tions and loneliness of the life it
eniails. Any man with these
prerequisites can certainly double
an investment Of $4,000 or $40,
900 iu dve years, With strong
probability of dong much better
even than that. l am told of q
rsse where some gentlemen about
ten years az" made up The
sum Of $1,000 for The purchase
OF cattle and pnt The berd IN
the hands Of a practical man.
|, was of course when cattle
we're considerably cheaper than
they are now, and they did moi
cuy much land but sent then
nerd to range at a distance ou'
these men have some time since