Gunnison news-champion., 1903-07-31
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Park. ore -hs,ald noi forget the aer,-
cssligrsl rc-ogrccs If this bcaussful
lftle valley
Shaped sosnefi.an9 hike an Immense
sy-,cr shell with Tomichi nme ex-
tending It's wooded SLOPES saro~s the
neck leaving just rosa fsa narrow
canon py winch waters # H.a Springs
creek escape 10 josn Tonaiehi rlver =,
bnylevllle, one rarely sees a more
picturesque spot in the mountains Il
Colorado.
There are probably | : or l5 square
nlles # agricultural land IN the park
bat as Hot Springs creek carries
but a small volume II water. only
portlon # II has been taken up in
ranches A. reservoirs are built and
slopes l1cated where sub-irrigation
can be made to answer for hay and
potatoes nearly the whole Of it will
he turned into excellent ranch land.
The Slopes are gentle even up the
dune and over the divides toward
PItkin and White Pine This sum
mer. grass is knee high over the
range and droves Of cattle revel in
the succulent feed. The prospector
who has rushed in to uncover more
mines about the Bowerman find is
loud IN his praises IF a country
where grass and water are so plenti-
ful.
OF course the center uf interest
outside the mining excitement is
Waunita Hot Springs Hotel and
Sanitarium. owned by Dr. G. q. |
Davis OF Chicago. but now under the
management of Elmer Wiley. Be
sides the wonderful hot springs
which produce 4,Wu.tsD gallons of
boiling medicinal water every "a
hours, Doctor Davis owns about GO
acres of land near the springs, much /
OF II excellent ranch property The |
original John Myers ranch Of 800
acres lying east and north If the |
springs is now leased Of Dr. Davis
by Elmer Wiley and is under man .
agement of John Lupold and will .
produce l25 tons Of hay this summer
This tonnage could easily be doubled /
by proper attention, Mr. Lupold .
thinks. \ Gne herd OF COWS which
give 80 gallons of milk and cream a
day for use in the hotel are kept on
the ranch.
Above the Myers ranch is tract
Of level ground known as the Stull
ranch and later taken up by Mrs.
Walter Stout, but now claimed as
placer minerrl land by Mr.. Lupold
and Joe kunle.
Mrs. James Henry also OWNS 100
acres lying across the hill back OF the
springs On which buildings have
been erected but not much land i'm
proved as yet Part Of the land near
this tract has been taken as a placer
and it is believed that the whole park
is valuable for that purpose.
John Chapman of Sapincro has
100 acres in the center of the park
which is good pasture land but has
never been otherwise improved. This
season he fensed it in and intends
to continue development
James Bradshaw recently took up
100 acres ON the east slope Of the
park on which he has a cabin. Mr.
Bradshaw says a large part Of his
land will raise crops without irriga.
ton.
j. V Monroe Of Doyleville last
month purchased the Lupold ranch
of 32o acres. 1t is fairly well i'm
proved already and will cut from 81
to 100 tons of good hay this season.
James Henry, who is himself busy
retaining large tract of Tomicbi
valley land near Parlin also owns 100
acres near the springs and will cut
- or 50 tons of hay this wear. His