North Park union., 1896-07-31
The Town OF WALDEN.
Short Resume Of Business Enterprises
and Professions Represented in
Our Little City.


Short Resume Of Business Enterprises
and Professions Represented in
Our Little City.
The budding little city Of Walden
is At present 10 what might be called
lts infancy, although it is now eight
or nine years old. having been founded
about tho year 1888. l, has only been
within tho past two years, however,
that anything like . building boom
has bcen thought of. or au Increase In
population noticeable. 1t IL situated
In tho ceutrai portion OF the great
North Park, which is noted all over
this nation for Its fine agricultural
iands, stack growing enterprises and
mining resources, of which We viii!
have something to say hereafter.
Tho town Of Walden 10 populated
with . peace-loving, law-abiding. pro.
gressive aud entcrprising class Of
citizens who believe in the motto:
"Livs aud let Live" and csrncstiy
strive to carry out its teachings. Tue
town proper contains sone three
hundred residents at the present time,
though this number 10 greatly aug
mented during tho winter months,
when people who now reside Gu their
ranches move into town 10 avail
themselves Of tho excellent school
facilities and social bcnehts upon
which Walden justly prides herself.
Walden 10 one Of tho four towns In
Larimer county that beasts of incor-
poratiou, this place having been in-
corporated In the spring of 1892, since
when the then small hamlet has taken
on the appearance Of . bustling little
city. By their vel. known fair prices
and honest dealing our merchants are
enabled 70 coatrol tho balk OF bust.
uess OF ! vast tributary country Of
soms thirty BY hfty miles, aud from
this point almost tho eutire Park gets
its supplies Of provisions. machinery.
etc, which IL freighted In from rail
road points-mostly from Laramie,
Wyo., and Fort Collins. the county
scat Of this county. The town 10 Just
completing . eommodious and hand
some city hall in which the nnee,ings
for the adminisisa!!cn OF tho city
affairs. A. we'll - public meetings will
hcSeafter be held.
Walden 10 . representative little
cry u WIN b6 scen Ny perusal OF
tho following list Of enterprises and
professions: There afe two large
general stores, ono drug store, two
hotels, three saloons, two livery and
feed stables, three physicians. one
dentist, = confectionery store, one
veterinary surgeon, two blacksmith
shops, one wagon making aud wood
working shop, photograph gallery,
two painters. ten carpenters, two
treightipg outfits, meat market, boot
and shoe maker, creamery, barber
shop, bath rooms, assayer, good
schools and q church. There is sp
excellent opportunity for tho location
in Walden Of an attorney, jeweler and
Matchmaker, small banking institu.
ton and most any other enterprise.
Industry or profession. We will take
great pleasure In answering any and
all correspondence on this subiee,
that may DO addressed to us.
In addition to what we have said
above in regard to the resources of
this country we will add that In what
may be termed the immediate vicinity
of Walden there are saw mills that
turn out as good grade of lumber As
could be asked for, and there is also
an extensive mineral bearing belt OF
untold richness, of which wo. will
have something to say hereafter.
Suffice it to say that within the last
few days . sale has beon consumated
by which nine thousand dollars
changed hauds, aud as ,hcro arc othcr
elaine which arc considered just a.
rich as those disposed Of, it is not al
all unlikely that other sales will be
made yet this season and for sums
greatly In excess of the last one. lu
regard to our mineral lands We wish
to,speak of something that in the
cocrse- 0fa few yesrs will pr~:--.bi,
be the leading industry Of the North
Park country. We refer to the ex.
tensive, coal beds of thia section. We
are Informed that there exists in the
Park beds. banks, or, what might be
more properly be termed mountains OF
conl which is considered as good if
not better than the Rock Springs,
Wyoming, coal aud far more exteu.
sive. The vein in places 10 said TO be
At least twenty feet thick aud easy
Of access. The only real difficulty
abont working this industry 10 that
there 10 absolutely no market within
q reasonable distance for such q. pro-
duct, and as n consequence the mincs
are not developed and worked. But
should. q railroad ever come through
North Park this industry will without
doubt take rank with tho. arst and
furnish employment for hundreds Of
men. - I:
Following is ohort sketch Of eur