The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-21
The Colorado Colony.
CONCERNING ITS LOCATION.
CANON CITY, JANUARY 10th 1s


Fremont Coui ty is the second riches, Co
K county in the state of Colorado and 1t
Y within its borders the celebrated oil wei
lying along the Arkansas river. Its primo
pal town is Canon City with population
over 5000. DR.. Snitcher will remembt
that he passed up the Valley from Puebl
: and through the magnificent Park in whic
d Canon City lies, when he was in Colorad
. last September.
ASS winter resort It has the reputation Z
possessing the finest winter climate on tn
eastern slope Of the Rocky Mountains. !
and the surrounding fruit lands, are pre-
teoted by high mountain ranges the altisud
is $500; from 1000 to 1000 feet lower thai
che rds in MJntezuma Valley. There ar
Mineral and Hot springs near the town sait
to be by competent Medical Authorities, tn
best OF thei il the w.ilh.
But II is not 80 much of this place as
resort for invalids that wish TO writo as t.
state that east and north OF this Garden City
for there is hardly home in the town whicl
has not on its grounds apple bearing trees
Their lies body Of fruit Ia, It's Of perhaps
1000 acres, all covered by an excellent
irrigating system and with soil suitable 70,
the growth of all kinds of small fruits, ap.
pies, pears, cherries and plumbs; but not The
peach, though few trees have ripened
| very choioe peaches in the neighborhood'
Grapes are so successful 'hat there ar in.
s'ancrs on record which can be verified ard
of which will write in another letter where
an acre of grapes have realized $1,000 pei
year for the lucky owner.
The lands are IN a high mesa ard lie
perfectly for irrigation. The soil is warm
rich loan, capable Of raising wheat, oats
and corn, alfalfa, timothy and clover a.
well as all kinds of vegetables raised in the
temperate zone.
But they are peculiarly adopted to frui
and grape culture and Ave acre tiact
planted to vines, fruit trees and berries will
results, pay interest on $4,000 per acre; OF
in other word, $500 per acre. above all ex
psnscs can be made from off these lands
when brought under thorough and systema-
tic-cultivation.
Fremont County in which these lands lie,
has more apple trees in it than all the rest OF
the Counties of the State combined. A
forty acre orchard near Florence, within ten
miles of these lands I am calling the alton
ticn of the Colonists to, has been ia bearing
for over ten years azd are bonanza to the
fortunate owner.
These lands lie from 8 to 10 miles east
and north of Canon City, touching on the
south the lines Of the Denver and Rio Grande
and the Santa Fe railroads, one Marrow
Gauge reaching to every mining town ano
principal city In the state, the other connect.
Ang us with the markets Of the east
Tho advantage OF being a..ectiy on til
line of the Denver aud r i Grande railwa,
clear, when state that Denver, Co'orad,
Springs, Pueblo, Guunison, Durango, The
Mining towns in the San juan aud Aspil
listincts are all early reached by the fur
.rowors about Canon City.
al. wood. fence posts, lumber and
building stone can be secured in the immed
late ntighborhoJd The leading coal mines
of the Arkansas Valley, which produce the
best bituminous coal IN the State, are situ-
ated only five miles from these lands, and
coal can be bought at the mines at So per ton.
The noted pinon, wood unsurpassed for
fuel, can be had for the cutting and hauling
Cedar fence posts can be contracted for at
10 cents a piece, delivered on the lands,
while lumber can be bought and hauled
directly from tho mills at from $11 to $l2
Il h,,
station at from SIG to sl7 per thousand
The finest hite and red sandstone quarries
are situated upon these lands, and under the
lime and sandstone bluffs lie hundreds of
thousands OF tons of fine building stone
already blocked and squared by nature
which can be had for the hauling. There
are brick and lime klns at Canon City, and
contiguous to the lands are the best clay and
limestone for the manufacture of brick ard
lime.
Here then are the favorable conditions for
which we are looking-good soil, plenty OF
wator, land reasonably cheap, closeness t.
the best markets of the s'ste and quick as
frequent communication with Denver, Lead
Vile and other large market town. Foi
instance, there are four trains daily to Den
yer Uid the Rio Grande railroad and to Lead
vile, Gunnison and the principal mining
camps of the state as we'll.
Here too, the town site will be on the
railroad and no Colunist be over five miles
from railroad station; so that he can easily
markets his produce.
AS to rise and vslI Of land il may be
aid that this to certain to follow,
A few thousand acres of land punder
water ntr a." City in the last few year,
have been sold at from $1C0 to $3.50 per acre
This is fIom four to five times the value o,
wild lands near Denver, Greeley, and other
p ,lt'ons Of the Slate. But purchases can
better afford to ray 500 per acre, for land,
planted to fruits and grapes that can be
advanced many hundred dollars per acre,
than to take other lands at Cow nment
rates that can with tie cultivation of ordin.
airy crops be only advanced to from SEQ to
S25 per acr'. Il is this fact that has so won
derfully alvar cd the value of Napa Valley
snds and other portions of Californ a. Fruit
lands in California are now h. 1t fabu ous
rates, and, as 1t has been demonst' ltpd that
this section of the Valley of the Ark ansas is
as well adopted for orchards and fruits as
any part o. Cal fIrnia, it is safe to predict
that every acre of this section that can be
put under water will be highly improved