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Daily camera., 1897-08-21

double. The output Of gold for the
year 1897, estimating on the product of
the last six months, will reach about
s5,0O0,OO0 The prospects on the golo
belt are brighter and better this year
than they have ever been and should
silver fall to 25 cents Leadville will still
continue to be a great mining camp
the greatest In the state.
The gold belt has some Of the greatest
gold mines in the world operating with
in its boundaries.
1t has paid over s5,0O0,OOO and is worth
s20,O0O,O00 today. The Resurrection
mine has facilities to handle 200 tons
day. 1t shows millions in sight. The
Sedalia mine is still little better than
a good prospect. Since January /, 1897
it has paid over 100000 in dividends
and has enough ore in sight to employ
100 men for twenty-five years.
The Big -Four mine, adjoining the
Little Jonnie, has produced s2,5oO,Oo
since June, 1895. when it was first
worked.
The Monarch company is the newest
venture on the gold belt. A year ago
it was a prospect. Now it is shipping
twenty tons daily.
The gold belt is the future of Lead
vile. 1t has area enough to employ
100000 miners and every prospect hole
sunk on it is turning out to be a great
gold mine.
Tim Goodwin, the veteran mining
man, who, by the way, is thoroughly
practical miner, having opened up him
self the Big Four mine, by convincing
his company that the ore chutes OF the
Little Jonny extended to the Big Four
ground, has this to say of the gold oelt
and the future of Leadville:
1.-The gold belt of the Leadville dis
trict is proven now to extend distance
of about six miles, and there Is every
reason to believe that 1t goes farther
The belt is two miles wide and every
mine that will be developed on 1t is
going to be as large as the Jonny mine.
We know there is inexhaustible bodies
of ore in this belt because the condi-
ions that have led to their discovery
wherever followed show it. Much OF
the gold belt ground Is still vacant, but
most Of it is patented and left to await
the incoming of capital l predict tnat
within the next five years this entire
belt will be covered with shafts. IT
will require from $4,000 to 100000 to
open a mine in this district, but every
100000 spent will open up from $5,OOo,-
900 to $50,0O000O in ore bodies. L am
speaking for the benefit of those who
want to know the truth. The world is
craving for gold and the Leadville gold
belt will yet employ thousands ana
thousands of miners. Gold is found in
richer quantities the deeper you go
down and the dikes carrying it extend
down many thousand feet, and gold will
be found as far down as they can be
traced"
But lack of space forces us to curtall
this review of the camp. 1t Is pushlng
on to gold rapidly and the low price OF
silver will force mining companies to
introduce every new process to cheaper
production.
A few years will make a great change
in this camp. The output will steaolly
increase and the camp will double It's
population. A few more years ana the
world will be convinced that there IS
gold and silver under every foot OF
Lake county.
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community in the state. Fruit culture
is in it's infancy, but it has been dem
onstrated such a success that it prom
ises soon to become an important in
dustry. The county is traversed from
west to east by the South Platte river,
while over 25O miles of irrigating ca
nails distribute water to over 100000
acres of rich farm land. In addition to
these there are several good sized nat
ural water courses, and the fact that
rains can be depended upon to a great
extent, the water supply cannot be eX-
celled anywhere The vast fields of al
falfa in constant bloom during the
summer forms a feeding place for bees,
and makes the production of honey one
of great profit. The crops of potatoes,
wheat, oats, ETC., are usually of a su-
perior class, both as regards quality
and quantity. This year was a record
breaker for everything in that line, and
the revenues of the farmers were the
largest in the history of the county.
The cattle business IS fully as extern
sive as agriculture. Blue stem, buffalo
and gramma grasses grow readily.
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DOUGLAS.
3,1OO

reputation ss's'
Assessed valuation of prop
erty ............ ......
Leading town or city. Castle Rock
Like its neighbor, Elbert county.
Douglas-or large part Of it, at least
is situated up on top Of the great di-
vide" that high, rolling piece of terri
tory that separates the valleys OF the
Platte and Arkansas rivers. Its alti-
tude averages owe. 1000 feet. Cattle
growing and dairy farming are the
chief factors in a business way, though
there are extensive stone quarries near
Castle Rock, which are giving excellent
returns for their owners. In some parts
of the county, notably on the divide,
rain falls with regularity that is as
tonishing. In the lower sections the ir-
rigation system has attained perfection,
so that the water supply all over the
county is one of greet value. There are
over 14O miles of ditches in the county,
besides the big Csstlewood dam, In
which millions of gallons of water can
be stored. The pastsrage in Douglas Is
remarkably fine, and cattle fatten there
very rapidly. Denve, gets big portion
of its butter, eggs and milk from this
section.
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said, since January /, 1885, Thare are
two big copper mines near Salida which
provide handsome dividends for their
owners annually. The agricultural re-
sources are valuable. The Arkansas riv-
er flows directly through the county
and furnishes a fine water supply. The
valley is unusually fertile and the crops
invariably good. This year they eclips-
ed all records as to extent and value of
the product. From the assessors books
it is learned that 14OOO acres of agri-
cultural land. and 56,7O0 acres of grazing
land were assessed last year. Cattle
thrive on the splendid grass in the val
ley. Buena Vista, which is the county
seat, is a modern town of 1000 people.
The state reformatory Is located there.
Salida is another good sized town and
Is a health resort of some reputation.
Fine mineral springs are near it. The
Denver & Rio Grande railroad employs
400 men in its shops at Salida.
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Assessed valuation of prop
erty .$l.oo oI'o.'f
Leading town or city. 80. Elisabeth
Elbert enjoys the distinction of being
one of the few counties that can depend
on abundant rains for agriculture, and
therefore has no use for irragation. The
location of the county is about fifty
miles south of Denver on what Is known
as the great divide the watershed OF
the Arkansas and Platte river valleys
The elevation being SO high, none but
the harder products of the soil grow
well, but these come In such large guam
titles and are of such a fine quality that
they have become celebrated. When
you hear a person talking about Elbert
county potatoes or Elbert county oats.
rye or corn, you may put 1t down that
they are the best the market affords.
Potatoes are especially fine, the aver
age yield being 5000 to 5000 bushels to
the acre. Corn will run from thirty to
forty-five and oats UP to sixty bushels
per acre. At the state fair held in Den
yer In 1896, this county was awarded a
diploma for the best and largest collec-
tion of non-irrtgated products. There
are several creameries and two saw
mills in operation, which are doing a
good business. Placer mining forms a
fairly profitable industry in the numer-
Gus small streams. Farm lands in the
vicinity Of the town of Elbert and Eliz-
abeth can be bought anywhere from IS
to 500 per acre.
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Th0

OF revenue to the inhabitants, Ths
Golden Fleece and the Ute and Ulay
mines which are fabulously rich in
both gold and silver, have the reputa-
tion of being in the class of the stands
ard mines of the United States. When
these mines are running on full time
tney are enormous producers and al
ready a half dozen fortunes have been
taken taken from them. All the gold camps in
Hinsdale are of a comparatively recent
origin. Previous to the decentralization
OF SILVER the white metal was turned
ou. IN such quantities that the valua-
ton OF properties ran into the millioris.
! mas only been: since 1898 that much
attention was paid to gold but the rapid
strides that have been made in that
Tune, are sufficient proof that the coun-
~ Is destined to be truly wonderff &
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BOULDER.
15,OS2
Population A"'"o>
Assessed valuation of prop
erty
Leading town or city. .BOuiuei

erty
Leading town or city. .boui"e'
The 900 square miles which comprise
Boulder county's territory furnish nat
ural resources as diversified and aouno-
ant as those of any other. county in the
state. .......-.
Longmont, a town of some 2,4Oo pop
ulation, situated on the St. Nrain creeh'
is the center of the agriculture dislfic.'
This district furnishes most OF the
reals for the Longmont ana Bouiu
Touring mills. which in turn snip thsii
products over all of northern CoiordoU.
The alfalfa and corn raised in TINS VAL
ley makes possible the fattenlng ol
numbers of sheen and cattle for the
eastern markets
The mining of coal has become one
of the chief industries. Under the en-
tire southeastern part of the county nes
immense coal beds. The coal IS OF tle
very best Ignite quality and the total
output is consumed in she surrounding
counties. .
Louisville, Lafayette, Marshall, Can
field and Superior are the iargest
camps 1t Is the Enterprise mine In TINS
district that furnishes the popular Posi-
coal.
At Lyons. at the mouth of the St.
Vrain canon. are located the chler stone
Quarries of the county.
Beds of clay suitable for the making
of building bricks, are found through
out the county, especially near the city
of Boulder. Boulder's pressed brick are
Justly celebrated throughout the state.
Lode and placer mining for the pre-
cious metals is, however, the county
principal industry.
Eight miles back from the foot hills
stretches the great telluride belt. From
Magnolia 1t extends north some ten
miles to jamestown. In TINS Delt are
located such mines as the Emanclpa-
tion. Inter Ocean and America at sun
shine; the Frieburg and Slide at Colo
Hill; the Victoria and Summerville; the
Ingram, Forest and Melvina at Salina,
and the Golden Age at jamestown.
A few miles back from this zone is
belt of gold-bearing veins of the order
of sulphurettes and iron pyrites In this
belt the veins are of. the true hssure
variety, in granite formatio and the
pres run from SIS to 5000 per ton in
gold according to the depth attained.
This belt crops out most prominently
in the Ward and Ell Dora districts. AT
Ward are situated such shipping prop
critics as the Jiles, Morning Star,
Worth, B. and NJ, Ward Rose and
Utica. The last named property has
produced over two million dollars for
her owners.
Close up to the snowy range the pros
pector has discovered wide veins of a
yalenous silver ores. Carabou mountain,
In the southwest corner of the county,
is the richest district.
At the mouth of Boulder canon, nest
ling close into the mountains, Is Bould-
er, the principal city and county seat.
Boulder is a city of culture, refine
ment and hospitality, and has 1000 in
habitants.
Boulder is the distributing point for
all the mining district lying back of her
In addition to this business there was
shipped this season from Boulder and
vicinity some 4,500 crates of strawber-
ries, and 5000 crates Of raspberries.
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SO per cent. At the present time the crop
is being harvested and 500 men and
boys are employed in and around the
town of Delta, day and night, in pick
ing the fruit and packing it for mar
ket. Alfalfa is good producer while
wheat frequently yields as high as 40
and As bushels to the acre. Potatoes
grow to unusual size and average about
300 bushels to the acre. All kinds OF
garden truck are plentiful and last year
the crop of vegetables amounted IN
round numbers to $4,000. This season
prosperity is seen in Delta county on
every hand. In addition to unprecedent-
ed crops of fruit, grain, cereals and veg
etables, cattle raising proved highly
profitable investment and bee culture
brought in lots Of cash.
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PUEBLO.
45,491
Population
ARRRzSAsl

population 4o,491
Assessed valuation of
pS2perty- .,..!. ..... .$14 $685. $40
Leading tOwn~or city. ...... Pueblo
The city of Pueblo has a population
of 10000. The principal industry is the
smelling and refining of gold, silver,
copper and lead, and .the manufacture
of iron and steel, the gross output of
which amounts to fully s2o,OOO,OOO an
nually.
There are three great smelters, their
capacity being more than 1000 tons OF
ore day. The steel works daily ca
pacity of pig iron is about 700 tons,
while the output of steel rails, bar iron,
nuts and bolts and cast iron water pipe
is very large. These institutions en-
ploy fully 5000 hands, and the monthly
pay roll is in excess Of $150,000. Pueblo
is railroad center and the tonnage
of freight runs into the hundreds Of
millions of pounds annually. There are
several manufactures here, including
fire brick and crucible sworks, employ
ing over 100 hands; extract, pickle,
cracker, mattress, Touring mill, soap,
packing house. iron and brass foun-
dries, cigar factories, machine shops,
and. in fact, all such factories to be
found in city of 10000 people. There
are a number of wholesale grocery
houses besides jobbing and commission
houses of all classes. Pueblo has first
class police and fire department, thir
teen fine modern school buildings, be-
sides number of lesser value. Fine
church edifices can be seen in all parts
Of the city. Splendid electric street car
system; fine parks, in one the celebrated
mineral palace is located; the largest
lake in Colorado is found here: fine
theaters, beautiful blocks and hand
some homes are seen on every hand;
splendid systems of water works; there
are over twenty secret and benevolent
orders with more than sixty lodges. In
TACT Pueblo is one of the most push
ing cities Of its size in the country, and
Is destined to take great position as
! manufacturing city.
Pueblo county has 2,1OO square miles
larger than some stateS-and Is well
supplied with irrigating canals that
cover 10000 acres of land that produces
the finest of cereals, fruits and vege-
tables and hay in large quantities.
Great numbers Of cattle, horses, sheep
and hogs are now being raised. Pueblo
Is q splendid market for everything
the ranch produces. There are num-
Der of villages, many Of them possess
Ing medicinal springs that are becom-
Ing famous. In this city there are sew
eral medicinal artesian wells which are
said to cure acute and chronic diseases
of rheumatism, liver and kidney COM
plants, etc. Pueblo city and county are
prosperous and enjoying a steady and
permanent growth that must induce
conservative capital to look this way
for investment. Much more could be
written bearing on the banking and
mercantile facilities, but 1t is in manu-
factures that Pueblo shines best, al
though there is everything to be de-
sired here In the banking and mercan-
tile lines. No manufacturer should
overlook Pueblo's advantageous Offer
ings.
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stock raising Hunting and fishing
prove excellent sport all over the coun-
ty. Hot Sulphur Springs, the capital Is
health resort, the sulphur springs be-
ing the finest in the land Grand Lake,
surrounded entirely by mountains with
perpetual snow, is acknowledged to be
one of the most picturesque bodies of
water on the globe. Hundreds of
wealthy Denverites visit the spot every
summer and sound its praises far and
wide Grand county is rightly named.
Its scenic beauties and health features
are grand in every sense of the term.
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OTERO.
4,4D2
Population .............. 4,4
Assess ed valuation of prop

Population 4,4OS
Assess ed valuation of prop
erty .............. .$.,6S6,31O
Leading town or city. Rocky Ford
watermelons are Otero's speciality in
trade. There is an old saying common
from the Mississippi river to the Pa
cific coast, that a person who has never
eaten Colorado melons does not know
the taste Of this species Of fruit. At
least two-thirds of all the melons
grown in the state come from the re-
gion around Rocky Ford, in this county,
and when 1t is known that on an aver
age from 1000 to 1900 cars. netting the
growers from SIS to 800 per car, are
shipped from the above point every sea
son, some idea of the immenslty of the
traffic can be gained. The melons have
been pronounced by experts to be the
finest and the nearest to perfection of
any grown in the United States. The
New Jersey, Virginia and Georgia arti-
Gle, both in quality and size, are COM
pletely outdone by the Rocky Ford
melon Cantaloupes. apples. pears,
grapes and other fruits abound. Ten
years ago the whole county was a bar
rem waste, but a valuable irrigation
system has converted 1t into a garden
spot Of the first magnitude. The live
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the land in the county Is under cultiva-
ton, the major portion of it being used
in growing hay. Like many other Of the
Eastern counties Logan has to depend
entirely on irrigation for its water sup
ply, but this is by no means draw
back, for water is always sure and
plentiful at that, SO crops are invariably
fully up to, If not above, the average
of districts where 1t rains. The cattle
industry, though. Is fast becoming the
leading factor of wealth, because they
can be fattened remarkably cheap. The
shipments of hay and cattle out Of the
county last year are conservatively es-
timated ait 525 and 1000 carloads re-
spectiyely
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SAGUACHE.
3,513
Formulation .............. S,513
Assessed valuation of prop
erty ..$I,USO'SoI
Leading town or city. .SnguRche

The location Of Saguache is south CEN
trail, the southern part of the county
bordering on the famous San Luis val
ley, without a doubt the most rertile
section of territory in the great west.
The Sangre De Cristo range of lofty
mountains form the eastern boundary,
while the western portion is high roll
ing plain where there are magnlhcent
cattle and sheep ranges. The grain belt
is in the south and is a remarkably pro-
ductive one. Plans for irrigating an ex-
tended area Of territory were completed
during the past twelve months with
the result that much new land has been
placed under cultivation. The crops this
year were the heaviest ever known and
farmers are very jubilant. They also
look forward to the future with much
hope, as a plentiful supply of water Is
guaranteed for all time to come. Min
eral exists in paying quantities in the
and much prospecting Is now
being carried on with encouraging re-
suits.
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COSTILLA.
Population .............. 400
Assessed valuation of prop
erty .Fl lou, 15S
Leading town or city. San Luis

Costilla is known as one Of the great
est wheat growing sections in the
state. 1t is located right in the mid
die of that celebrated garden spot, the
San Luis valley. Beautiful, well-wa-
tered farms are seen on every hand.
Wheat Is the great staple product, with
oats good second Yields Of wheat
have run as high as eighty bushels to
the acre. Potatoes Of the best varie-
ties are raised with much success, as
well as other garden vegetables, which
grow to immense sizes. Fruits do not
pan OUT well because Of the altitude,
but a better country for the above
named products it would be impossible
to find. Cattle growing is also thriv-
ing industry and from 10000 to $4,000
head are annually fattened here. There
Is still some vacant land in Costilla.
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PROWERS.
2,179

Assessed valuation of prop
erty ............. ''PA,S AV,1"A
Leading town or city. Lamar
Rapid strides have marked the pro-
gress of Prowers county during the past
Six months. 1t Is situated in the south
eastern portion of the state, right In the
center Of that vast and fertile region
watered by the Arkansas river and Its
tributaries. Wheat and alfalfa are the
principal products Of the soil soil though tn ;
mense quantities. Sheep and cattle
feeding form also an industry which is
important The revenue from that
source this year will run into the tens
Of thousands at the least estimate
Dairy. interests have doomed of late,
while the milling capacity for grain has
increased three-fold. The Great Plains
water Storage company, a concern
backed by immense capital, is rapidly
reclaiming arid land and 1t is predicted
that when this company gets through
constructing canals and reservoirs, the
entire country will be under irrigation.
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Ben
l.475

POPULATION s..ssssss'
Assessed valuation of prop
erty ......... ''%A'v"o'
Lending town or city,. Las Animas
Bent county was the first settled IN
Colorado and though for long time
1t laid dormant principally on account
Of a scarcity of water, 1t has OF recent
years developed into as energetic
community as can be found anywhere.
The construction of immense canals,
which draw water from the Arkansas
river, has resulted In thousands OF
acres of heretofore arid lands peing
converted into green fields of fruit and
grain Sheep and cattle raising are great
sources OF revenue to the people. Bent
for some time leading her neighooring
counties as stock growing and stock
shipping section. The sheep feeding IN
dustry is rapidly becoming one OF i'm.
mense proportions. Near the town OF
Las Animas over $4,000 head have been
fed this year alone. Bee culture is also
coming to the front. the alfalfa fields
affording them an excellent feeding
ground.
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PRODIGI0Us.
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valley, which lays between Arapahoe
county, where Denver Is situated, ana
the town Of Golden. Is a great agrlcu!-
tural and garden truck country. lrrl-
eating bitches to the length Of $50 miles
carry the water from Clear creek and
distribute 1t over the farms. At Golden
are located the State School of Mines
and the State Reform school. Morrison,
a pretty town in the foothills, is sum-
mer and health resort of consequence.
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MONTEZUMA.

fOpuAhtAOA s'' -
Assessed valuation of prop
erty ........'.. .@1oo'ooo
I.aodfuu town or city, .MancOs
This county, which occupies the re-
mote southwestern corner of the state,
is famed the world over for the extern
siye remains Of the Cliff Dwellers,
which are easy Of access from the Rio
Grande Southern railway and attract
thousands Of tourists every year. There
is considerable successful agricultural
ana stock raising, but mining is by all
odds the industry Of the county. Some
of the largest gold producing mines are
near Mancos, from which point
many hundred tons of ore are shipped
to the Pueblo and Denver smelters ev-
ery week. There Is lots of prospecting
going on and new mining properties
are being opened up right along.
Daily camera., 1897-08-21
SEDGWICK.
1,3D3
Formulation 1,3D3
Assessed valuation Of prop
erty ES1S,34B
Leading town or city. .JulesburH

With the advent OF several large and
wealthy irrigation enterprises during
the past year or SO Sedgwick county,
which Is the extreme northeastern cor
ner Of the state, has developed at a re-
markable rate There are about 100000
acres of land available at the present
time for cultivation, and every day sees
new tracts being opened up. Several
colonies composed of eastern and south
ern people are about to be established
there this year. Stock raising is now
the best paying industry, though even
with the success the growers met with
this year, agriculture promises soon to
outdo them in regard to value and ex-
tent Of product.
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DELTA.
x,6O)
Population ;...... ~
Assessed valuation Il prop

Assessed valuation II prop
erty .PA,VVoypOo
Leading town or city. .DeIta
Delta county lies in a finely watered
basin surrounded almost entirely by
towering mountain rahses so 1t Is free
from cold waves. bliT lrds and other
climatic disturbances. reezes from the
snow-capped peaks may. the climate cool
and pleasant durinf the summer
months. The county iythe third largest
grower of fruit in ths state, though 1t
claims the honor Of kroducing num-
Der Of varieties that 3aAnot be equalled
in Colorado or any ot4 state.
At the Worlds Fail blorado took six
premiums on fruit, fd4 of which were
secured by Delta exhibitors. The fruit
output Of the county for 1897 will ex-
,eed that OF any previous year by over