Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
BIG HORN BASINS BEAUTIES
Manifold Attractions of Country
Where Irrigation brings
Wealth to Farmers,

One OF the most exemplary places for q
clear demonstration of the wonderful pos
slbllities in the great achievement Of farm
ing by irrigation Is found in the beautiful
and picturesque valley OF the Big Horn
river In Wyoming, known as the Big Horn
basin. The real agricultural lands com
prise about one and a half to two millions
of acres of as rich soil and as perfect
topography as the eye ever beheld, th'
balance being a profusion of timberet
hills pastures and coal and mineral de-
posits, furnishing every necessary element
10 make life and industry a success, and a
comfort-a perfect combination for a great
and prosperous community. 1t is the
prevailing opportunity OF the present de-
cade, both for the man of wealth and the
one of moderate means. to establish him
self in a wholesome legacy, and the next
few years will no doubt see this Gem OF
the West" become a veritable hive of In
dustry and unparalleled thrift.
Through the thoughtfulness of congress
the zeal OF the state Of wyoming and the
energy and perseverance, of the Burlington
railroad and its progressive officials, this
country has been made accessible to the
homeseeker and investor, making possible
the great development which is taking
place there. Ali through the open seasons
the Burlington route makes a very at
tractive rate to settlers, and the rush OF
eastern land seekers with every announced
excursion is truly marvellous. An irrigated
farm IN this Big Horn River valley, say
of eighty or 100 acres, is all any man
would need TO make himself independent
In the course Of a very few years. Bought
at the nominal prices OF from $50 to $R
per acre, Including perpetual and mex
haustible water right, this land will pro-
duce miraculously. Wheat, the cereal sta
pie, grows from fifty TO sixty bushels ia
the acre, always overweighs, and no such
word as fall. Alfalfa. the feed of all feeds
comes on with three or more crops, ag-
gregating from six to ten tons per acre
This wealth producing species of clover
finds its natural habitat in these regions OF
the west Oats another staple grain, Law
ishes It's prodigious product upon the
threshing floor Potatoes computes its
yield per acre by hundreds of bushels
Sugar beets, the modern vegetable bull
lion OF wealth and one of the strongholds
OF western financial prosperity, furnishes
immense profits to the producer Fruit,
melons, garden vegetables and in fact, al
most every known product Of the soil,
hourishes
In many ways this land far excels east
ern agricultural lands. Deeper In soil
caused by the successive alluvial deposits
OF centuries; level and smooth. every part
being accessible by machinery or vehicle
firm in its constituency, which adds to its
durability. No ten years in the past has
ever given so much to the farming world
as has the last ten years in perfecting the
system OF irrigating fertile dry lands. With
great cities like Omaha, Denver and Salt
Lake City surrounding these newly revolu
tionized centers OF stock and agricultural
wealth, furnishing markets for their out
put and contributing through their COM
mercial intercourse TO the wants and wares
Of the growing population IT will ulu-
mately make for the common good and
build up one OF the most enterprlsing COM
munities IN the, commonwealth.
J. o. T. STEWART.