Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13
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A large aud cs,ny4ss~ snsll e9ssp-
,seat ks> hsea esssAed % tAs HssA-
away sasse. ~ sase Colossde Aisss
Co'.so4.dasrd cs~~sasy sAsch cue
pauy owns sssse Il plaGSr GrossA
along the river baAsosn sOsssA II ksul
~s ranch. d is ~ sssnp Mill.
lot not rGn~ins Sosne Hse hss
been shipped tsom the psc,-ssy. ".
A keelor's is wsacl.oaa. Ssill
l.srtl,er sosth 10 the blsck Css psop-
erty on which q gpod nill WAS esess-
ed, bat which 10 also Idle. Frsnk
Sewell is watcLman. This mine wss
lsraied by Posi- Van Tsyl and Oil
yer Iiasell aud saae good ore wss
shipped. Tie shaft is de~n - ies.s
where vein shows from elk inches
- three feet vide.
There are . number II pro~Ie<t-
ors in camp dang assessments and
surface work 10 discover other
Maple Leafs which undoHbtedly
exist
Harry Lloyd now owns the Da
Par Homestead, which he cslls Gap
ford ranch H. hss sbandoaed the
original baildiAAs st the ford and
built Substantial new cabins ON high
ground where the Gunnison aud
Iris road drops down Of Of the ssesa.
There has long bsen . demand for .
valley road from S.lAville to Gsnni-
son; hut it wosld r~qsire much ex-
pence 10 build throxgh the soft
meadows 10 connect with the preseRt
Tomlchi road below Vader ~ that
the hill road. which is slightly short
+, f, although Of sleeper grade is re-
tanned. Mr. Lloyd has 100 scres.
all but ~ II it suitable for cultivs-
ton, bet not all improved ~ yet.
lie cuts ~ tons Of wire grass hay ~
yearly average. besides raising
some grains and pots,oes which find
y good aud ready market Ut Sllls-
v,iIe, in the vicinity Of which ~ 70
~ .sssn are regularly employed. lie
exlstts TO pst is sowse tssse grasses
smd incress~ the ranch productions
very materially.
On a section Of school land which
CROSSES the Cocbetopa valley, Mr..
Sharpe of Iris had started a ranch,
but ". A. keelor purchased the
lease two years ago and has done
vigorous work clearing up the brush
and putting out over three miles
oi wire fence. lie has Is acres in
gram and potatoes and viii cut ~
tons On lo acres Of hay land. When
ali under cultivation there will be
+ luj acres Of tlliable land 1t is all
/ under ditch.
o. Cottonwood creek and extend
lung 10 the Cochetopa, Ed Norman
IlHi Joe Crawford have 80 acres
from which they cut few loads OF
Aay They have built some picture
sIl- cabins at the mouth OF Cotton
f - 1i.
D. \. Mitchell, one Of the early
RS of the valley, has ranch OF
goo acres beautifully situated at the
mouth Of Bead creek. 1t is pretty
well scattered along the Cochetopa,
ia ung more length than thickness,
a Mr. Mitchell remarked, but the
O, fertile, the valley protected
irHm winds and summer irosts. so
I.-. Ic can raise anything suitable
DID our altitude, even sweet corn.
Sugar heets have been tried and do
v.t The accumulated heat of the
-.i rock walls, combined with
- tie breeze makes a night pro-
ir rn. Grains produce excellent
|e. lat the creek bed being so mar
u.v leaves grain fields exposed TO
c.irmucks, squirrels, rabbits, etc.
-r t..t they are not usually SO profit
u.a i- hay From so 10 100 tons
II hay are moved annually from the
.aal under cultivation. Shorthorn
cattle are principally raised though
. Nc Mitchell has some dairy cows Of
mixed breed. lie has good success
with chickens, getting more eggs in
winter when eggs are high priced
than in the spring
Tie rocky hillsides of Cochetopa