Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-20
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CodA1ouns RAndka
Coatinsed sros FSrst leAUe.

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Coatinsed sroG FIRST rAUe.
ed by some valley ressdsues -,
whea beef can be soid =, fo~r cuuss
on the hoof the hay nets over ssssa
dollars ion
4. l.. Perry owns Ito scSD n
well improved land Jas' above ~
s.nool hosse. where the l.os fias~
creek road come. IN. tie Ass ~
acres of good hay land and cwss ~
tons II wire grass with little tio-
osby Tmo,hy has been quits "a
tensisely tired in the valley, bss u
ssems to winter kill alth"sOA ~
lrrisat,on might prevent this. NJ
Perry La. he place all ander fssce,
and beleves IN improving paack
land TO a high state If psoAspaina
rather than spreading tks nsse
lsbor over too much ,err,sosy. IL
hss a good bunch q csssis ed
makes cons,dersbIe butter.
Geo. Perry ,s lccs,ed on sks agigi-
nal Crsry place and Is vpssiaG ~
scre~. of this ldo ia hay ~ sad
will THE year cut no sc.A - 0r
Perry sstinstes . rstksr kGAs csOp.
The ss..s roach vitA Psusv Of
vsIss, ia esssu god ss.sAas oil
harvest - AleA = 80 sanA "
ssls W. tkas thew y IN ss1aaiakiAg
As0ssssos in soil in tks vallsg. On
snsss hillsidss oee csa aQQasansly
torn in ths whole rivss - che
esosel win sbeorb it, the sa0o User
tssdisG ths stsssa pssiASs 49, BE-
Iow 10 shs fsn Il spgiAR. The
sCA0l AOsse 10 loosAsd % - susch
hsiaG Il oossss . SagsacAs 1islsic
Aiss Enaa NsAh y ssasA@. A
ssssa nossAs tssn y esessos1 in
sks valley this ysar.
o. Ln Pio0s csssk - aDSsssl
ssacAss sakse - - nssisaa akssp
AseAsn. lsAss1 . laa0s ~ = ~
vsllsy 10 so~ Asvoas1 - GAssp 0is-
iAG. 6ahiaa Chehss 10 90 e the
.oss psnPsssss Il sksD Msairs.
s.acAasa. o. CocAsaseo suaes
fsoa tAs pa.s - ~ ssseA - the
nag bsAi.A Laks Ciey ysus re-
Pos,ss wss 0.ssseAy ialssusla aAsep
80 hs;ag sAsssd = - shsss oiobs
6eA. 6soIswiaQ - - sssw ~ ~
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~ hsss. b esAss psssaie.lly s|
Ass hsaP 80 ~ 1sssA sesssve
o4cials =. sAsy 30 30 - -
shis Co 10 cay hasn." Hs.r, an|
- people, who tAisk ~ reseevsD
ase foe tAe beas6t Il tAs wsIer 80
ply and the coassevaeioa Of maio-
turs! You know that it will taks
many years TO replace tAis
slow growing moss and the willcsa,
and you know farther that oil ~
timber on the slopes does not hold
back snow water more than coa-
pelling it TO percolate through this
cover. However, the sheep
pay liberal profit into the reserve
purse, and thousands are being i'm
ported.
In 1872 John T. McDonough i'm
to the San Luis valley. At
he followed his chosen
trade of black until 1879, when
he moved to the Cebolla, homestead
ing the ranch near Powderhorn now
owned by E. A. Foster. In 1881 he
returned toward Cochetopa valley
buying the old agency buildings at
Los Plnos and the John Johnson
ranch. This johnson, by the way,
then took up the Funk place on
Pass creek and later left the country
entirely. There are many interest
ing tales and traditions of the Los
Pinos Indian agency which News
Champion intends some day to have
told. The Utes were taken to the
White River in 1876, but old timers
recall Chief Ouray's cabin now
blacksmith shop the Indian race
track, government buildings, etc
There is also the story of Alfred
Packer, the naneater who killed his
five companions near Lake City in
1874 and came out this way, after
living for days on human flesh.
The original government build
ings were burned quite recently but
W. c. McDonough who had pur
chased the place shortly before the
death of his father has put up new
buildings and is operating the
ranch of 1850 acres in Partnership
with his younger brother benjamin.
About GOO acres are under cultiva-
uon. Wire grass is the principal
crop although this end of the valley
is warmer than lower down 70 thie
grain, potatoes and garden staff dc
well in spite Of the altitude. Gallo.
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