The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1909-03-04
RANCHES FOR SALE

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In Larimer County Colorado. The North
Park is valley about 4OX6O miles.
fenced in by chain of mountains on all
sides Of it, The elevation of it is from
1000 to $500 feet above sealevsL.
These ranches are in the lowest bart Of
it, It is prairie country and a good
grass country and fine hay country.
1t is noted for fine cattle and good hol-
ses. The young feeder cattle raised
here take prizes wherever they are ex.
hibited. and sell for about 100 more
per 100 pounds than cattle raised in most
any other country. For description of
North Park cattle, see article in the
Breeders Gazette on pages 322 & 1928 of
Feb. 10th 1909. A part of those cattle
were raised on one of the ranches have
for sale.
There are several coal mines now
opened up in North Park, with veins
of coal warning in thickness from 25 to
IS feet. Coal crops out in three places
on one of those ranches, and there is
good indications that they are all under
layed with coal
| The line of the Laramie Hahns Peak
& Pacific Ry., that is now being built
from Laramie to North Park to those
coal fields, passes through two of those
ranches and passes within three fourths
of mile of the other one.
This country is just as good for horses
and sheep as it is for cattle And in
addition to the fine grass and hay we
raise, we raise fine small grain such as
wheat, barley, oats, rye and stock peas,
also sugar beets. rutabagas, turnips
carrots, parsnips, cabbage, potatoes and
many other Vegetables which grow to
perfection, also small fruits, such as
Strawberries, currants, gooseberries.
And it is one of the best watered coun-
trys to be found in the United States
and as healthy country as there is in
the world 1t is a good game country
for deer, bear, grouse, sage chickens.
ducks ETC. And for trout fishing it
cannot be e1celled. There is plenty of
timber close and joining all of those
ranches. For fuel and building purposes
you will deal direct with owners and no
commission to pay to anyone.
Ranch No. contains 4035 acres all
fenced and three sets of log houses and
barns on it. 1t cuts 1000 to 1,400 tons
of hay each year and can be made to
cut double this amount with little
mora improvements. This ranch sup
ports 900 to 1 200 head of cattle and so
to 1875 head of horses each year. 1t
has its own private water rights and
irrigating bitches, and is we'll watered
in every way. It fronts for Al miles on
the North Platte River which is fine
trout stream. This ranch is money
maker. Reasons for selling this ranch
the owner has o large ranch in Texas
and wishes tosellout here and put in all
his time in Texas.
Ranch No. 2 contains 2, TAO acres has
500 acres ef meadows, cuts 500 tens of
hay each year. 1000 acres more of this
ranch will make meadows with little
more improvements, the balance Of the
land is good grazing land. 1t is all
fenced is well watered, has water rights
q for 28} cubic feet Of water per second
of time. has its own irrigating bitches,
has good outside range for stock, turns
off prize winning cattle every year, has
good log houses. barns. feed fots etc.
Reasons for selling; owner has lived on
l - Nd s,l, 49,
This is a bargain.
Ranch No. 3 contains 1 1885 acres which
is we'll improved in every way,
is fenced in to eight fields
In addition to the land owned
in this ranch we have $40 acres of gras-
ing land leased from the state of Colo.
for 5years. We also have this $40 acres
fenced, it joins our own land. This
ranch is we'll watered by fine springs
and fine trout stream that flows two
miles through the ranch. We also have
our own private water rights and thre,
private irrigating bitches. This ranch
cuts from 800 to 400 tons of hay per
year with the improvements now being
made will cut 500 to 600 tons of hay per
year in the near future.
There are three barns on the ranch,
one 40X40 #. made of logs and covered
with oregon ceder shingles and floored
with inch plank. One frame barn "a
by "a #. covered with oregon ceder
shingles and foored with 2 inch plank
there is fine spring in those barn yards
that furnishes water for all of them at
all times We have a 20 it. square
chicken house, we have No. one corralls
or lots, cattle chutes etc. and good
gates to all Of them. The main house
on this ranch is a two story building
besides q stone basement. II IL built of