The Springfield herald., 1909-09-10
Giants Party
Arrives at Boulder
Gants overland schooner continues.

Gants overland schooner continues.
Sunday we continued up the Sandy
and found out little change in growth
but the land was more rolling. We
passed River Bend, a town almost as
large rs Stonington and continued on
up the river into Arapahoe county and
canped in lane two miles south of
Deer-traii We had begun to think we
had Travelled some by this time until
we talked with n family by the name of
Goriggs who had driven from Cherokee
county, Kansas, and were going to
Idaho. We continued with them two
days.
Monday the 23d. we passed through
Deer-trail still bound in a northwest
direction. We crosaed several creeks
with fine groves of Cottonwood along
their banks, but the water ran in the
sand beneath the surface. The count
ry was very level short distance from
the streams and we were somewhat
;stonishet that there was no rock or
gravel in any of the country we passed
through after leaving the Arkansas
river. We nooned at small town on
the U.P.RR. and were still in the dry
farming country, The crops vert good
and the pumpkin rollers happy; they
say land is worth from $40 to $50 an
acre-we did not buy. We now con-
tinued in westerly direction and
camped over night at Bennet, {. small
town Oh the U.P.R.H We now began
to realize that we were getting Into a
high altitude. Everything was high,
even the price we had to pay for chuck,
bread selling four loaVes for quarter
and they were extra small. but the
merchant was kind enough to brand
them so they wotilH not get lost.
Tuesday the 24th, we left the rail-
road and went northwest acfoss fiat
unsettled country, except for an oecas-
ional sheep ranch. At noon we struck
a small stream where thefe were few
settlers. After dinner. our course was
mostly west across high buffalo grass
country until we arrived within Is miles
of Denver, where we struck out north
through {; sandy streatch to Barr Lake
which is northeast of Denver, and
where we camped for the night.
We have been in sight of Pixies
Peak for a Gay and half and as the
sun rises this morning the ranges are
in view and the snow capped peaks are
plainly visible. After breaking camp
we drove five miles northwest to Brigh-
ton, the county seat Of Adams COUNTY.
We were now in the irrigated country,
where fine orchards of apple trees were
dropping to the ground ladened with
fruit, and the wheat, oats and corn was
immense. You might realize our sur
prise when we learned the wheat would
run from so to GO bushels per acre and
the oats would average eighty bushels.
The children stated they, believed the
oats were as good il not better than
MIR. Wilken's at Blaine.
Brighton is town about the size of
Lamar and very lively. We went west
from this place at noon and our course
still continued through the irrigated
country, and after a journey of five
miles we arrived at Lafayette, a small
mining town. Leaving Lafayette we
persued a course directly, west through
a rich grain and fruit section that could
not be beat. When passing through
his section our hearts were certainly
made glad TO think we lived in such
glorious state that produced of every
ming so abundantls. We have now ar
rived within three miles Of Boulder.
and are camped on Boplder creek. a
most beautiful stream Of clear spark
ling water that leaps and glides gently
over many boulders TO the canons below;
We effected our toilet here and dawned