The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-03-30
White BEAR LAND
THOUSANDS OF ACRES TO BE
UTILIZED FOR FARMING.
81 100000 WILL BE SPENT
veloprent of An Immense
Area of Fertile Land.

Denver.-The White Bear country
In Routt and Rio Blanco counties, will
be converted into vast cattle produc-
Ing district by James d. Hustled, w +.
Skinner, who represents the packing
trust in the West, and other wealthy
men. One million dollars will be spent
in purchasing ranch lands and provid
ing means of irrigation.
The White Bear Land and Cattle
Company has been Incorporated for
the purpose of carrying out the plans
of the stockmen. Twenty thousand
acres of ranch lands have either been
purchased or options have been taken
on them, and representatives of the
company are taking up more land.
From 10000 to 1900 head Of cattle
will be run between the Bear river
and the White river, in the White
Bear country.
The White Bear country extends
over nearly all OF Rio Blanco county
and over half of Routt county. Al
though some settlers have been ranch
ing there for years, the country is prac-
tically wilderness. This is due to the
| fact that the Denver & Rio Grande
railways runs to the south OF the dis
trict, and the Union Pacific to the
! north in Wyoming. Natural barriers
between the district and the railroads
have prevented it's development.
The Moffat road will extend directly
| through the White Bear country, and
1t will in all probability be densely set
tied within the next few years. Within
q year it is expected that the Moffat
| road will have penetrated most of the
| district.
| Among the properties purchased by
| the White Bear Land and Cattle Com
| pany is the lower ranch belonging to
| the Carey brothers. This property
| cost 800 900. Other ranches along
both the Bear and White rivers have
been purchased. The live stock will
not be permitted to Craze during the
cold season.
| One of the ranches is at Lilly. and
| another at Mabel on the Bear river,
| and one is above Meeker and two be-
low that place on the White river.
! There is plenty of good grazing land
between the two rivers in the White
Bear country. This is one part OF Col
| orado that has not been overgraZed.
| James u. f1uSltu anu MS dSSptidlSs
| have taken up most of the water
rights in the White Bear country, and
9, by that means will have almost abso
lutte control of the district. The water
| supply controls the lands of any terri
| tory.
i Baron Woldenmar tXkull Russian
| baron is interested in the company
| The baron is extremely wealthy. VIII
| liam +. Skinner, the western repre-
sentative of the National Packing Com
| panv, is one of the directors of the
| company, and it is presumed that the
big packers are financially interested
in the scheme, as all the stock will be
marketed in Denver. Other stockhold
ers are Raymond S. Hustled, Claude w
Fairchild, Thomas II. Dunsmore. John
w. Converse, Charles II. kittredse, IL
l.. Shepherd and John II. Morse.
This is one of the numerous projects
which are being developed in Rout'
and Rio Blanco counties, due TO the
fact that the Moffat road is being bum
through the northwestern part of the
state. Coal and copper will be mineo
in Routt county, oil fields at Rangely
in Rio Blanco county will be developed
and the live stock and other Industries
will add to the prosperity of that SEQ
ton of Colorado.