Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-09-15
Along thS C1boAa
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strictly hay ranch as he RAISES
practically no diversified crops. lie
has new two story house OF 10
rooms. Hardwood floors extend in
part through the lower story and the
whole is well pat up.
Three hundred acres. nearly all
in producing condition is in briei
the story OF T. A. Fosters large
ranch, running from IT'S pleasant
location at the mouth OF DeltarIta
creek 10 Beaver Timothy, red top
and native grasses usually Yield 400
tons Of hay. II is all fed TO Hereford
cattle and then more hay purchased
six acres were in barley. Mr. Foster
believing that it is a more produc-
tive aud better paying crop than
wheat for Colorado. Commodious
buildings surround the ranch and
add to ITS value.
Mr.. and Mrs c. q. Johnson have
a beautiful ranch near the north end
Of the wider valley. The l2O acres
are mostly in hay and the crop look
ed as though it would surely yield
$50 tons. Nearly all this hay is fed
TO stock Baled hay in the valley
brings IS and loose hay from : to
SO as a rule The best and easiest
market to reach is hungry cattle
which find their summers feed on
the range surrounding Two or
three acres of potatoes promised
well The old ditch has lately been
extended and its headgate placed
farther up the stream to furnish
better water supply.
Couraud Bros. have this summer
bought the c. p. Foster ranch Of
100 acres and Octave Couraud is in
charge. A large number of cattle
were purchased with the ranch,
which is one of the 'dest and best
ON the Cebolla.
At the mouth of Beaver creek is
the former Rudolph place, home
steaded by Henry Rudolph, now liv-
ing at San Diego, California.
Some 80 acres are included Of
which l50 is hay land, producing
22O tons There are besides six
acres in barley aud oats, and two in
. potatoes. VIM. Sammons is run
ning the place for his father, W. p.
Sammons and making a success OF
/ the work.
Up Beaver creek goes the road TO
Los Pinos and the Cochetopa. a trip
+ vour reporter hopes 10 make some
day. In Summit park, James
/ Warrant aud lee Ferguson have a
ranch while Geo. Ronks is located
IN Rock creek park near the divide
back Of Saw Tooth mountain.
Above the old Rudolph place the
main valley OF the Cebolla narrows
seemingly to a mere thread and bad
roads render travel difficult. How
ever large amount of work had this
spring been donated by residents
and the road made quite passable
Short stretches Of valley land are
fertile and J j. Cobbs has taken up
/ 100 acres along the stream aud be
. lieves large part of 1t will be
eventually made productive. lie Is
this year building cabins and nee
I essary bitches.
The next homestead is lG0 acres
belonging to Mrs. J.. johnson form
erly of Gunuis1n She has - ac-
res in hay and grain with cattle and
horses. This part Of the creek
furnishes particularly fine fishing
and we noticed a number Of camp
ing parties with tents pitched under
the picturesque pines.
The next ranch Is that of l.. +.
Miller lie has leased 100 Of his
hrother-in-law. L. T. HOPPER. form
erlv a resident of the valley but now
in the North Fork country and also
ranches so acres Of his own. Not a
large proportion Of it is vet in cul-
tivatian, but the yield viii be from
60 to - tons Of hav, besides some
grain and an excellent garden. All
hay IS fed to Hereford cattle. This
I spring new ditch was brought half
a milo to irrigate another section Of
the ground, Mr.. Miller also dips
some into mining and has near the