The Greeley tribune., 1907-03-28
ON RURAL one
PLEASANT VALLEY TOUR OF
INTEREST AND PLEASURE
A Section of Finely Improved
Farm and Residences-Cen-
ter for Thoroughbred
Stock

Taking the delightful trip into
the Pleasant Valley neighborhood,
viewing the country with its rich
level fields, its stretch of serrated
horizon alternate snow and bare hill
side, its well-kept farm yards and
homes. and in some cases palatial
residences, one Is reminded of the
Happy Valley and its inhabitants,
though In this case, 1t is rare thing
for the valley Inhabitants to desire u
change. Pleasant Valley is a stretch
of country "where every prospect
pleases and not even man is vile."
AS is inevitable, Pleasant Valley
is largely made up Of Blisses, and of
very substantial sort. too. The
Blisses we're not the first settlers of
the neighborhood, but they were
among the early investors who had
the foresight to look into the future
and see the value Of investment In
the; Greeley district, coming here
from Colorado Springs twenty years
ago. The original families were
those of W. H. Il. Bliss and S. P.
Bliss. The latter was not destined
to see the fruits of his efforts, but
his widow, Mrs. Jeanette Bliss, has
carried on the work SO we'll begun
with a large measure of success and
is now on the original homestead
which is this year under the manage
ment of her son, VAL Bliss.
W. n. H. Bliss left five scDs
Robert, Wilfred, David, Ernest ane
Charles, each of whom has valuable
farm froperty. With the exception
of Wilfred, who Is located two
miles to the north, the brothers are
located In a straight line of road ex-
tending for mile or so east from
the north limit of the city. Robert
Bliss is first in order going east. He
has a beautiful new home just en-
tered last fall and that would do
credit to Greeley or Denver boule-
ward. 1t is more slightly, however,
located as it is on rise of ground
that seems to have been naturally
made for 1t. The grounds are being
laid off this spring in terraces which
will add to the landscape effect.
Mrs, Jeanette Bliss Is second In
order, located in large farm home
that has given social satisfaction to
scores of outsiders as we'll as to her
own immediate family. The entire
ranch work is carried on by her two
eldest sons, Will and Walter, who
have a tenants house on the east
eighty, south of the ranch.
Chas. n. Bliss, d. E. Bliss and
Ernest r. Bliss complete the row OF
five splendid families and farms that
have done much to establish Pleasant
Valley as leader In progressive
and successful agriculture. These
farms have been active in stock rails
ing and have some good specimens OF
horse flesh as we'll as cattle In evil
dence.
d. E. Bliss has what is considered
the best work team Of mules in the
whole country. They are great big
fellows, giants Of their kind, weigh
ing ton and half as team.
As to the property holdings OF the
Bliss brothers, Robert has sixty
acres, Wilfred an even hundred, In
two different tracts, David has the
original tome place, eighty acres,
and Ernest and Charles a hundred
each.
c. E. Mccoy from Carrolton, Mo-,
is the tenant on the D. E. Bliss
nlace. Mr.. Mccoy was out for a
time last year and he located here
permanently this year, his wife join
ing him, and they are now comfort
ably settled and delighted with the
country and neighborhood.
Among the earliest settlers OF the
valley, who are still identified with
its history, are Joseph Wilkinson,
d. d. Wallace and o. M. McElroy,
who came about 1871, the year after
Greeley was founded. They each
have a valuable ranch and home
property and are living on their
place In comfort that many town
people long for, while some others
cannot appreciate the meaning of 1t.
Mr.. McElroy has one hundred
acres just out OF the city limits ana
lii no axfanSi yalY into DOtatOeS.