Bent County register., 1889-01-26

according to the assessed valuation
of the spring of 'ss. 1t contains
larger vote and greater population
than six of Colorado's counties. |
There is scarcely section of land
in the entire area that is not suscep- |
tible to the highest state of cultiva-
ton, and there is not strip of terri
tory of similar dimensions IN the
Rocky mountain region that can be
SO easily and protitably irrigated.
The Arkansas river flows IN volumes
through the county, and would fur
nish enough water for q country a
hundred times as large as Wolcott
county.
There are only a few of the great
quantity of arguments that can be
produced, but they will suffice my
purpose. They point plainly TO the
general proposition that the bill or
| bills referred to should receive
prompt and liberal attention from
| Tie
of Wolcott and Teller counties will
eliminate that most dangerous and
damaging of features-county seat
fights. This is desirable and con-
vincing situation. There has been
more destructiveness, more blood
shed, more and bittcrer enemies ere
ated, more lasting hatreds, and more
good, promising cities and towns
held back and stunted through the
| than through all other sources or
measures combined. Happily the
bills pending are broad enough (and
were composed mainly through the
general desire to avoid this calamity
to obviate even the faintest approach
towards county seat controversy.
There is only one point in Wolcott
county that rise to the dignity of
such an ambitIou, and that ia the
bright and prosperous town from
which / write. In another place i
shall endeavor to point out further
and more specific why Lamar is the
isolated point selected.
1t is apparent to a casual observer
that this particular portion of Bent
county is IN most prosperous con-
dition. Riding along on the train,
even, can be seen evidences of prog
ress, comfort, afhuence and prosperi-
ty. Fine farms, or ranches is proba.
bly, better term, indicate that those
engaged III agricultural and stock
pursuits knew their business before
they came to Colorado. The large
and commodious farm houses would
be creditable structures to Illinois,
Iowa or other western states. The
strong and regular net work of wire
fencing is evidence of the great care
exercised III the protection of stock.
The hay cocks, grain stacks and 9th
er features of farm life show how ex-
. istsnce upon what was but short
time since supposed to be barren
waste, can be made easy and enjoy
able. In point of fact there is moth
ing to cause a stranger other than
the most pleasant thoughts and i'm
. pressions of Bent county-or at least
that part of it through which runs the
/ great Arkansas river, whose valley
, reaches several miles both north and
south. 1t all makes a picture fair to
look upon, and one that cannot be
forgotten at will
Bent county at present is S4xl1l
miles in area, or as large as the state
of Maryland, and when divided will
be as follows:
Wolcott county commences at the
south.eas corner of Bent county,
. running thence west or the south
line of Bent county to the west line
! of range 4s, distance of As miles;
thence north on said line to the north
I line of township 20, distance of AS
miles; thence east on said north line
of SAID township 90 to the east line
of Bent county; thence south on the
east line to the place of beginning.
Teller county commences at the
southwest corner of Bent county;
thence east on said south line to the
center of range So, distance of 81
miles; thence north through the cen
ter of range SIS, TO the north line of
Bent county, distance of AS miles;
thence west on the north line of Bent
county to the north west corner there
of; thence south on the west line of
said county to the place of beginning.
This leaves between the west line
of range 4s and the center lire of
range 55 to old Bent county, running
the entire leHgth of the county north
and south, distance of s9xs4 miles.
Las Aninas will remain the county
seat
The balance of old Bent will be
known as Prowers county, Sheridan
Lake and Eads being candidates for