The daily tribune., 1908-01-21
7. {. SPENCER OUTLINES
THE ROAD PROJECT

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erce-Every business man here proba-
bly, knows that Canon City has many
good horses and carriages and If she
wants shovelful of earth removed,
all she has to do is to call ON the
convicts. Thus she has bu, 1t her sky
line drive, which is magnificent.
Now she proposes to have these con-
victs construct a road up the state
ditch to the hanging bridge
In last Mondays Tribune 1 spoke
Of scenic roadways adjacent to Flor
ence. Tonight l want to talk of a
direct, practicable road to Beaver
creek, having spent many days in
looking over all the various may be-
routes the following route seems to me
to be the shortest, most feasible
and cheapest that can find
The Beaver Land and Irrigation
company informs me that all old
county roads that do not follow Sec
tion lines will be vacated and that
even the telegraph and telephone
poles will have to be taken up and
placed on section lines, requiring al
most entirely new lines of road to
be built, that cross their land. Now
IL you will 60 with me to where the
Florence road to the Gale ranch in.
tersects the Canon City and Pueblo
road, at the corner of the old Sweete,
Charles Johnson ranch, and where
the line of telephone poles parallel
the south line of fence running east
and west, five or six miles east Of
Florence. Following this line of
fence direct to the Dorcas smoke
stacks, and IL after sun down you will
see the electric lights of Florence in a
direct line.
Now go back with me to the John
son line of fence following same to a
point one quarter Of a mile south Of
the Beaver land artesian hot water
we'll on Brush Hollow; whose creek
bed is slate and creek banks only six
feet high, then across that long level
plateau where the old roed formerly
was, to one fourth Of q mile east
Of Eight mile creek. Here is two
quite tall mounds at the south end of
very long and high ridge that ex.
tends for miles toward jeff Tong's
ranch. =
Crossing Eight mile creek here on
nice gravel bed-creek bank only
three feet high-just few rods
south Of the Mckinney ranch house.
Here you enter long gulch leading
by gentle grade TO the top of the
level mesa and SO over to Pest House
gulch. following west along the
north line of A. M. Smiths pasture
fence.
Mr.. Smith was the pathfinder Of
the present Florence and Cripple
Greek railway where three lines Of
this road are within stones throw,
and yet five miles distant from each
other and who most heartily rec
ommends this roadway which crosses
Pest House gulch one fourth Of a
mile north Of same and directly south
Of the big fill Of the f. and @. g.
ledaing to the Dorcas mill to the top
Of the graded hill leading down to
the bridge across the river on Pike 8
Peak avenue.
Now please return once more to the
johnson ranch to the present travelled
road to Florence, that from this point
diverges southwest to the red school
house. 81 Hainline's. county bridge,
Gumaer's hot water wells and inter.
sects the Portland road to Florence
three and half miles by section lines
south Of the johnson ranch. without
counting the many crooks and turns,
beside winding your way back to
Florence over the A. T. and s. r.
and also the Rio Grande railroad at
the Junction Of the Portland road and
the nayap cronainga Of tia Rio Grnnde