Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-07-26


rose We passed. beet fields where the
yield will be- from eighreen to- twenty
tons To the acre. The beers sell for
t1Yes dollars a ton su ones can figure
what the gross income would be-. |
The cost Of raising beehs is about
$40 an acre which includes the haul
ing tie the beet dump. The alfalfa
lands.. the fields OF oats, POTATOES,
BARLEY, peas, etc. all seem To be- do
ing we'll. They have had a little
mora rain than usual this year which
may account for the larger yield of
the crops. The average yield how
ever Of wheat iss 40 bushels to- the
acre and the beets; generally GO ABOUT
Ii TONS to- the acre.
The raw produce brings practically
the same prices as in Warren but
have been informed that groceries,
clothing, etc are Il little lower. These
OF the Warren Colony 1nink that.
there; is: no place: like LongmnnE and
they have many good reasons for
thinking, 3d.
But you may tire Of the good
things about Langmonu and this
country and would like to- hear some
thing about the scenery. That. tna.:
is we'll nigh unsurpassed.. Looking to-
the vest the Rockies raise their
snowcapped peaks into the heavens.
Their majestic heights tower like
giants and when one stops; 1a con-
slider them for time they uaAe fam
rasIic shapes, Some look like great
animals; and others seem to take the
form Of a human face, OF course this
is due largely to- the imagination,
but still it does look as tho the
mountains were capable Of taking On
almost any kind of shape Longs
Peak is one of the highest in UfIsf
section of the country and I belle1e2I
that it is higher than Pixies Peak.
1t is about thirty miles; from here.
On d clear day one can see it. very
clearly On some days however the
clouds nide its summit. Tuesday we
took a "Trip right into the heart OF
the mountains. We drove up along
the ST.. Vrain River around crags
that seemed as tho any minute would
fall upon the traveller, Unru canonsI
where the road amt river hardly had,I
roam tie go side by side. On one
side the cliffs lowered hundreds ofsf
feet above us and on the other side
d. mountain SIream was jumping,
rushing and roaring. The sight WAS.
but which can newer be- forgotten.
Some Of the younger members CT the
parity climbed up some CT the. noun
Uains tho they did not GO clear to-
the summiIs. While [ stated that.
we were in the heart OF the NOUN
tainS. yet we were not among the
higller peaks as they were toe far
away To go and return III onee daN.,
We were among the peaks whose ele-
3vatinnl were from nine Thousand to-
ten Thousand feet while longs
Peak, The Twins. and such peaks
are over Il. 000 feet above sch level.
{ am afraid you will tire OF this
long letter and So must bring it. uas a.
close. E did not expect that the
country around here would be as
pretty as it is nor that it would be
as FERTILE. The stories that have
been 6eiG about this country were
too much. for me- to swallow until L
had seen fer myself the wondertal
OF the sell. ALI OF US
like this country very mucil., but stIi
will gG back home feeling that while
everything here is. tine yet we have d
pretty good country in the. Red River
Valley.
Yours very truly
Lyman. p. Weld.