Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-02-07

The water-courses and watersheds of
western Colorado converge from NORTH
south and east to one valley near the
central western line of the state. This
valley is all but semi-tropical in climate
and although hut ten years since the
! first planting, il is now the most noted
fruit section Of the entire country. From
this low valley on the Grand river, rs
from the hinges Of fan, lead out and up
radiating naturl | highways of COM
nero. A rairnai seeking TO cross the
state from pns 10 west, " thin a scope of
three hundre miles fr m north tn south,
must Of Necessity urOp lnt0 one of THESE
conve:ging water-cOurses and pass
through the common CENTRAL point ere
it passes on to the pacific coast With
in thi semI.circle lies the wealth OF
Colorado. Here are hundreds of camps
where tens Of thousands live from gold
and silver mining. Here are coal field.
that su pass ali the ctrbOniferous de
posts of America; m irble that equals in
hneness that of famed Chrrara; iron
?, ough u iced the furnaces of thr
world, and a few hundred thousand acres
of rs fertile lands as Can be found IN the
mot productive parts Of the Mississippi
valley.
Near the center of this valley, and at
the confluence Of the Grand and the
Gunnispn, lies the beautiful city OF
Grand Junction. When nature de-
posted within this three hundred mile
unit Ill thuse elements which go Ia
make u country great, and lis people
rich, she Seems To have so fashioned IN,
rrpOgruphy of the mountains that at ont
c'ntral aud lower point they might
nuid II city and from the fertile val
lr,s draw their fruits, vegetables anu
grains.
FIuit raising is fast becoming the lead
/ ing occupation of the farmers in Mon
trOse ana Delta counties, along thu int
of the Denver and Rio Grhnde rhilrom
as well as ut Grand Junction, the lowe.
and largest valley on the Grand rlvrl
California p aches, pears, apricOts al
pruuts srll ut II discount when brougl
in competition with those grown in the.
valleys, because OF the superior flaw
and beauty Of the latter, Ev-rythi
grown b. irrigation and water is aba
daut. There are no crop failures fro
drought aud NJ insects u devOur ia
fruits of man. labor. On ten acres .
'rlinary farmer, unskill-d IN fruit Gu
lurr, makes NOR money each year tina
NJ could on 100 acres growing grains
II faYOIable season, aud In ten yen
there has never been single failure T.
frtit Until orchards come Into hearn
which is the third year, vegetables ~
grown. which find ready m rrket in IT,
mountains ut double usual prices, t IA
in.nring good living. Fruit grove
frequently $500 aud 5000 au acre f.
thar fruit Gro while $500 An acre
very ordinary. The mIrK It is so gre
and the fruit belt 30 limited, that it ca
never be- overstpCktd It's doubtful,
there is a more promising luc ,lity in
IN ire West fnr thrifty farmers who ST
u locality where crops simply never fa
! The d, nvrr and Rio GIaudP has w
lines running iuto Grand junction All
10y It's liberal pulley is d,iug much I.
develop ibis fruitful valley. Itglvr, r.
ruc-d rte tn those seeking to irvesl
! gate the rountry Where the winter,
r. no mild that the snow seld IN lies o
the ground for day, and Ill fruits, frOu
the apple 10 the tender necmrlne, 'ar-
fOruia grapos, aud even soft sh'l
nnnds thrive. ~, d wh-r- irrigation il
~nr,s suc,ees, life losv- she anxiety c"h
- qnpnr upun orop failure