, 1891-03-01

where the mountain ranges, by which 1t is
walled 10, draw near each other and form
the point of the V; tue North Platte river
running through the center to the north
west; about twenty running streams pour
ing into it from opposite directions; mile
after mile of canals and bitches by which
the water of the river and Its tributaries is
diverted from its original course and al
lowed to flow out npOn the hitherto des-
ert land, thus making it to blossom like
the rose" and produce hundreds OF thous-
Rnds of bushels of grain and tons upon
tons of timothy. alfalfa and native hay,
equal to any hay in the world, that
makes beef almost as good as though it
was corn-fed. Imagine all this aud you
will have some idea of the possibilities Of
Saratoga, even had it ro:hing but the
ranching interestA Do not, however, i'm
Agine that this whole valley is now under
cultivation or even settled.
LAND YET TO BE SECURED.
There are yet hundreds of acres, with
the water at hand to make it productive,
that is subject to desert, homestead or
preemptioE filing. There are Of course
some rough places and high table lands in
the valley that can never be irrigated, but
it does not require an enthusiast to say
that at least one half OF it will some day
be cultivated, and much OF it in the very
near future. This part OF the Platte
Valley reminds one very much of the
great San Luis valley B-ColoEa1o-Th
soil is about the same. sandy with some
gravel. These already settled here are of
the best class Of people. educated,
thorough going Americans. Many of them
made small beginnings. They have found
ranchInR profitable and nineteen
twentieths of the ranches are uniu-
numbered with mortgages and the owners
comparatively out ofdebt The mar who
loans money on farms at "a per cent has
not yet found his way into this quite
peaceful valley and 1t is to be hoped that
he never will. One OF the
MANY FINE RANCHES
10 this vicinity is owned by George Folsom
and hon. L. G. Davis, the latter Of whom
was one OF Carbon county's representa-
tives In the last state legislature. The
ranch is seven miles above town on the
river and comprises nearly LOO acres. 1t
is all fenced and about 800 acres are I'M
der ditch. Mr.. Davis runs the
ranch He pays more attention to
raising cattle than farming, although he
c~ultivates about fifty acres and has sixty
acres of timothy. Last year he raised
$4,000 pounds of oats on the fifty acres.
There are about 400 head OF cattle on the
ranch, and although they have been fed
but very little hay this winter. fat steers
are taken from the herd every week and
killed for beef.
H Argos DITCH
10 this part of the country is the Davis,
Folsom & Brewer ditch, owned by Davis,
Folsom & Brewer. and the Saratoga Land
and Irrigation company. Where the
ditch leaves the Platte. ten miles above
Saratoga, it is twenty-five feet wide on
the bottom. Eight miles of the ditch has
been completed and in the spring it will
be extended to Saratoga for the benefit
of the company. This company has re-
Gently plated 100 of loo acres owned by
them on tie tableland west of Sarstoga
and the dit III will furnish an ample sup
ply of water for their addition as well as
for any others who may desire it.. The
stockholders Of the Company are l.. G.
Miller and Senator Chaitertou CT Raw
Inns, A. k. Couzens. Waller Cowen. DIR.
H. VI. Bennett and i g Davis ofSara-
toga, l. G. Miller is president, DR.. Ben
nett vice PRECEDENT and Mr.. Couzeus is
secretary. With plenty OF water for all
purposes the lots in this Il EDITION are GER
tainly very desirable for residences as the
ground is high and commands a splendid
view of the valley and mountains.
Il ONLY LAWYER.
j. +. Crawford, who is the only lawyer
in Saratoga, and the only person here
who makes e specially of land business.
also has loo acres on the hill adjoining
the tow site on the west, and 100 acres a
little farther hack. What has been said
of the Saratoga company's land also
applies to that of Mr.. Crawford. In
boring Tor water for household purposes
Mr.. Crawford struck a vein of hot water
which IS the same as that in Mr.. Cad
wells famous springs. If an a~rtesian
flow can be secured an elegant bath house
with trst-class accommodations will be
erected. This is certainly very much de-
sired as it must be admitted that while
the Saratoga Hot Springs themselves are
A ], the bathing accommodations are by
no means frst-class. Mr.. Crawford is an
old timer, having come here thirteen
years ago. lie was broken down in health
as well as financially. He has regained
his health and his financial prospects are
bright indeed. No wonder that he is
fascinated with the country" as he ex-
presses it, and anxious that his friends
find in this lovely vale of sunshine a
pleasant, happy home like his own.
Some Business Interests.
The original TOWNSHIP of Saratoga or at
least that portion of it which is built
upon is on the lower bottom land and on