Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1904-08-05
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II the tusablia9 Gsnaisoa TAN Jag
With O. " H,dsr whe owas beaD
acres. IS of which are in cxlsivstioa
Mr. Hlder hss sone ~ acres in hay,
which he vln cut this wear for the
hrws time He estimates IS tons as
the crop, and las eight acres in bar
ley, two IN po<ataes that look fae.
and patch of oats, besides ae-od
garden on the r.ch river soul Mr.
Hider has An ideal location for a
summer resort but doesn care to be
bothered with that sort of business
He has loo OF mose belgi&n kares,
which he raises for market, besides
many DUCKS and chickens.
Next below the is the old April
ranch, kssssd this year by H. c.
ketcham Mr ketchsm formerly
owned small ranch near the mouth
of Ohio Creek which he sold Fifty
acres Of the April ranct are in hay
and grain, With prospect of fair crop.
He has eight acres in barley and
half acre Of POTATOES. Mr. ketcham
is starting . herd Of red polled cattle
TO which he is partial. Clyde
WEIGH On Tom.chi creek hes red
polled stock, but not many other
rsnchmen in the county raise this ex-
celIsnt breed.
Adjoining this tract, but north Of
the railroad lies 100 acres of desert
land taken up by Mrs. April before
her death. A large ditch to irrigate
this tract has been started from the
Gunnison.
The old Ed Owens ranch is nov
owned by VIM. Dutemyrc, y hom We
found busy making water wheel
for neighbor. He has q wheel sn-
der . ditch flame that fsrnishas
power for ordinary ranch uses Mr.
Dutemyre has 100 acres, al under
ditch except five or six of Hill land
lie has 40 acres in hay and will cut
POO tons. Ten acres of barley will
thresh 300 bushels. He has but few
potatoes as the frost settles early in
this part of the valley. Mr.. Dute-
myre was an early settler in the
Tomichi valley
c. l.. Stone has 400 acres all un-
der water except one corner of say
% acres. This is the ranch taken
up in early days by Judge Smith,
father of Mrs j. +. Heiner Thirty
acres are in pasture and 800 in hay
land, so well improved that it viii
cut ton and half to the acre He
has five acres Of barley Oats do
not do so well in this valley as ON
Ohio creek, and so beardless barley
is the principal grain crop Mr..
Stone has also two acres in potatoes
and large garden. He is one Of the
first settlers OF the county having
come to the Cebolla valley in 10
He usually feeds 400 head of stock
in winter, making a speciality of
shorthorns Mr. Stone has team
that won first prize ON Ranchman' s
Holiday
At this point the road to
South Beaver leads off, but we must
leave this rich country until another
visit. Harvey Stanley Steve Perish
hacker, John McCabe, Chas. Nergel-
man, w. b. Moore and A. ID. Sears
all live south of the river or on Bea-
yer creek.
The ranch owned by Geo. Andrews
lies mostly south of the Gunnison
although his home is this side He
has 470 acres, 100 of which are in
hay and expects to cut POO tons
There is considerable pasture land
and five acres Of barley with a few
potatoes, all looking well Mr. And
rews is clearing up willow land and
has taken out a new ditch to water
100 acres Of mesa which Will soon be
under cultivation and add largely to
the production Of the ranch.
Il. II. Andrews has 320 acres sur
rounding his comfortable home, a
good 900 being under cultivation
Some is in pasture and small patch
in potatoes. but Mr. Andrews devotes
his attention mainly to hay and cat
tie. He Will cut 400 tons of hav
His cattle range is on Castle creek
and Anthracite. Nearly all the lower
valley ranchmen in common with
those living on the west side Of Ohio