Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-02
TEXAS CATTLE QUEEN.
Her Domain The Largest Ranch
In The World
Two states The size of Rhode Island
Could BE Made From Texas
Prairie Owned by This Woman
who IL Worth 100000

Owning q ranch of 100000 acres-twice
as big as tho State of Rhode Island and
as large as the entire State of Delaware
Mrs. II. NJ. King Is one of the richest
women in the world. says the New York
World
She Is estimated to be worth not less
than s3o.oOo,oOO, the larger part of which
she made herself since the death Of her
husband. twenty-five years ago. The
fluctuations of stocks and Wall street
pancs have no terror for her, as her
wealth is In land and cattle.
BY the purchase of the Los Laureos
ranch, which is adjacent to her own
ranch, Mrs. King becomes tn. largest
ranch-owner in the world. The Los
Laurelos consisted of 10000 acres
She has more than 10000 head Of beef
cattle, and the ST. Louis. Brownsville and
Mexico Railroad runs through her pro.
perty for more than one hundred miles
During the last year she has given away
$1,000 acrcs-35,000 for the building Of
the railroad and 10000 acres for the site
of tho town of Kingsvllc, named after
her husband At one time It was estimate
ed that It was 1fty-odd miles from hei
doorway to her front gate.
s2ooOooooo IN PROSPECT.
/
Mrs Kings ranch, the Santa Gcrtrudes
IS an enormous revenue producer While
| 'he most OF her lana is used Tor stoch
| ralSinS' praCtlcailN every acre Is suscep-
,'pio oi 'he h'sh"St cultlNauoh' IN the
last t"'n'F-hV' years tho land mas in
cre"Se" IN Naiue from - or :" cents an
| 'Orc " ei' vi >-'' II Is all III tho ar'eSlat
| ""' -, "'iu van oe "liE"'eu' SUCH
- S'"atS !" 'eN"s
.'' ei'' u" ",' II - N'iS' N'hs pam
~ ,e.'''','' an ''' s'"~'"s 'h"u She OWNS
ana oF norlhs artesian wells irr'sa'e ~
progressive farmers II is oetir,atod that
the estate will be worth s2oOoooo0o within
d lie" years
MIS- h'hs Is product OF the South-
west ana prac''caHy All OF her lie mas
peeh spent OH inc ieNas FRONTIER IN
'ne early VA! "heH SHe went there
WIN her huSn'hd cap,. Rlchard kins.
i"u''"S r'''l'u 1T wen on 'he ia''o
"h'ch she no" owns out lar worse
than tHe Ind'ahS as nelRhoors We're 'he
ooroer ueSperad'eS' Mexican outlaws
smueelerS' 'o'ue ruStIorS ana the rene
s"urS OF society VINO sought an asylum
IN the southwest
capt NhS ana MS "'eIVed IN browns
'""se' re SOU" es'"p''Hne" i'P"'''''n
i'i an" 'oi ms ""'''N 10 'aNo
W. 80 "'''''99 '''''''N ''o'''
; Cap' N'nE l"uE"l MS way '"roush inc
~ ~" w w. -" .i' .'i''S VI ms ''''
, .'S WIN VIZ "'''"' VI pVHPe'"'e men
~ va aus us '"H "'e ~"
, u 'ue'' '",.'P'"H Ny t"V cow
VI 49, ~, "''Ne' ~ HIS ''"''
, .,, ,''" ny ,e,.'"" ana ''@Vt pH ''"'I' un-
$500 h, .'..-. '1'i'''" an" ms
-, " i0" ""'''''' -
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ROCKED BABIES, PISTOL AT HAND.
Durino tbis TINA Mrs 1,,,, ,,. IT..
| constant Communion IN I,,,,o s,ac,,
huilt on the first trac. .Lo,. ,.,,,,,b+ ,,rs
King. surrounded hv her small children
attended to the household dnties In tho
early DAYS she ken, rife ard nis+oI c,osa
hv and freouentlv rocko1 ber childro,,
to sleep with six shooter living nv hor
side So thorourhIv Injured was she IN
| frontier life that tho outlaws and others
1 who infested the dlstric, aI1.ovs nraforr-
: cd IA c,Il ot the boueo ,.hila r,,t KING
, was thoro rotbar than ,rc,+ nj vito
alone
Although eevontv-.broa ,oors ala
. Nrs L-f,, is nc oc,i,e,,. o,oo,,., t., .bo
f ,,,anapap,ont of ber vas. nro,or., to-
D day as she was twenty voors ago The
= routine management IS in tho hands %
= her sonir-lau. p T EIehorg but h.
q has No authority. 10 close any i,,nor-