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soever, but he must decide at once SO
as not TO delay the drawing.
Q. What assurance has a person
that his certified check win not be
cashed by the company before the
drawing?
A. If desired, the certified check
may be made presentable for payment
not earlier than July 16, 1903.
Q. When and where can the ap'
plication for registration be made?
A, Before July /. it may be made
by letter at the company's office In
Denver, where each application will
be numbered as received, and placed
upon the registration books in the
OF der received; and after July !, it
can either be made at Denver or at
the company's office on the tOwnsite.
O. When must residence be estab-
lished?
A. Within six months after the en-
tryman has been notified that water
is available, and he must then con
tainue to reside upon the land until
I
final proof is offered.
@. How many acres must be cult
lvated each year?
A. AT least 1-16 within one veal
from the time the water is ready tc
put upon the land, and l-l6 the follow
ing year, or l-s before final proof
which must be made within three
years from the time the water is
placed upon the land.
@. May the required cultivation be
done by an employe of the entry
man?
A. Yes.
O. Can final proof be made before
the third year?
A. Final proof can be made at any
time If the applicant can show tha
he has complied with the law in re
gard to having one-eighth under cui
tival ion, and having resided upon th'
land continuously after the first ST,
months; or, If he desires to maxi
proof within the first six months. tina
he has resided on the land for not les
than thirty days Immediately p"tor Il
the date OF such final proof, and ha
cultivated at least one-eighth OF 1t.
Q. What is the least time withiI
which proof can be made after tn
water is on the land?
A. Thirty days. as four weeks pull
lication must be made of his inter
tion to make final proof.
Q. How much per acre is paid t
the state for these lands?
A. Fifty cents per acre, and an az
D ditional $1.25 per acre. which goes
the Indian Trust Fund.
@. How much must be paid on tn
l. land at the time of entry?
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The Oxford
Mesa and Valley
mn nr. 5. Nv. MnrrIsnnl !


The writer has been Il resident OF
Colorado since 1883. coming from
Pennsylvania TO Colorado Springs be
lIeving its altitude, sunshine, dry air
and ozone gave the best promise In
the world for the restoration of dis.
eased lungs. After a careful study OF
The question Tor eighteen years, my
opinion has not been changed, except
that there are other sections OF this
great state offering even better condi.
tions-more sunshine, greater dryness
-than even Colorado Springs. while
the opportunities FOR an occupation
and Investment of money are far more
encouraging
Since 1900 can speak from expert
ence also OF southwestern Colorado.
having been u resident OF La Plata
county, want to speak more espe
clally of the oxford district, 10 miles
east of Durango, l50 miles southwest
of Colorado Springs, on the line OF the
Denver a Rio Grande railroad. With
an elevation OF 6.G00 feet. the summer
nights are even cooler ana more de
lightful than in Colorado Springs
while the winter Is several degrees
warmer, the great San Juan mountains
lying close north and west doubtless
accounting for this delightful climate
as well as affordlng magnifcent seen.
cry for the sightseer. ii great source
of wealth from its gold, silver, coal,
lumber and pasturage for immense
herds of cattle, horses and sheep. as
well as pleasure for the huntsman In
its numberous beautiful lakes teem-
ing with brook, rainbow and speckled
trout; and It's hills with bear, deer,
antelope. lion and numerous other
game.
BY the oxford district we include
the valleys and mesa lands lying be-
tween the Rio los Pinos and Rio Flor.
Ida from the foothills OF the San Juan
mountains TO the Mesa mountains on
the south, part OF the late Southern
Ute reservation, opened for home
tending and desert entry In 1899 This
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( which this land will be placed upon

which this land will be placed upo,
the market, the following informa
ton will be of interest.
Some three years ago the Colorado
Land and Water company, n Colorado
corporation, made application to the
state board of land commissioners tc
have segregated from the United
States some 10000 acres OF land in
what was formerly the great Southern
Ute reservation. under the provisions
OF the so-calied Carey act" AT the
time OF making this request the com
pany had filed upon $50 second feet
OF water in the Rio Los Pinos river
or reclamation of said lands and had
filed, according to law, maps and plats
OF the proposed irrigation system. The
state engineer Immediately sent n dep
uty from his office to inspect the
land and report upon the quality of the
land and practicability of the under.
taking, Acting upon his report, the
state board of land commissioners i'm.
mediately caused this land to be with.
drawn from entry and made applica.
tion to the United States government
to have the land segregated to the
state. Owing to the fact that the "Ca.'
rey act" did not at that time apply to
former Indian lands, the application
was held by the secretary of the inte.
rior pending legislation by congress
giving them authority to segregate
this land to the state of Colorado.
Immediately after this land was seq.
regated to the state OF Colorado this
company entered into contract with
the state TO water this land. giving
bond for the faithful performance of
the terms of the contract.
In addition TO the filings of the COM
pany upon the available stream flow
OF the Rio Los Pinos. the company
has filed an additional bond with the
state of Colorado for the building of
a reservoir to back up the stream flow
When the lands are sold. the entire |
system, as provided by the law will |
be turned over to the owners of the |
land clear OF any incumbrance and this |
company will cease to have anything |
to do with the affairs of the company
This land will be opened for entry |
under the auspices of the state board |
OF land commissioners, composed of |
the governor. the attorney general, the !,
secretary Of state. superintendent of
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here grow luxuriantly and produc
from seventy-five to one hundred bust
els per acre. Potato growing. an In
dustry yet in its infancy. is rapidl
assuming proportions that the sol
and climate warrants.
Alfalfa and timothy produce N
abundant quantity and an excellen
quality of hay.
In word. Durango and La Plat,
county need but the help of the In
dustrious and energetic farmer. Here
is the land. the water and the eli
| mate and the market The land may
be had AT a nominal price, the water
Is at our doors. but tickle the soil with
the plow. bathe the fertile land with
| the sweet mountain waters. and a
golden harvest is the reward The
market is here. The point has not
yet been reached where the local de
mand can be supplied by the products
Of the immediate vicinity.
The agricultural possibilities of the
section beggar description. lnvestlga
ton will prove 1t to be the garden
spot of the state, and the place for
safe investment and for home build
ihg. and certain reward to the indus
trlous.
Durango, the city on the Animas,
is also the railroad center OF the
southwest. Here center the Denver
~ Rio Grande, the Rio Grande South
eru, the Farmington Red Apple Line"
and the Silyerton railroads.
II is the distributing point for south
western Colorado. northern New Mex
ice and eastern Utah Here Is located
the plant of the American Smelling
& Refining company, where the min
eral products OF the San Juan, La
Plata and Needle mountains, the GU
ray, Rico and Telluride mining dis.
tricts are reduced. Coal of an excel
lent quality is produced almost within
the city limits, thus making Durango
au ideal smelling center.
Durango has public library, ex
cellent schools numerous churches
in fact 1t is an ideal city of homes
Durango, La Plata county. the San
Juan section, offers Inducements to
the homeseeker. the investor, and the
business man. that cannot be surpnss
ed In the Rocky Mountain region nu
range needs your presence. the sec
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be enough to make any land valuable
but when this soil IL not merely good,
but superb. its value is far beyond
what similar good land. less favorubly
located could attnin. II may sound In
credible TO the eastern agrlculturists.
but IT IL nevertheless fact. that thia
soil Is from six 10 nifty feet deep II ia
really a virgin soil of The highest
grade. uDspoiled In any way.
The land consists of red alluvial
soil, pre-eminently adapted to the
growing of fruit trees. and. what is
more. every square inch can be culti-
waited, for there Is no rocky, alhaki or
sour land In the entire tract. IN
FACT, THESE BEAUTIFUL VAL
LEYS AND HILLsIDES SEEM TO
HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED BY MA
TURE FOR THE PLANTING OF OR
cHAKD AND VINE.
How Land and Water Rights Are &c.
cured.
Under the provisions OF the Carey
act, the state land board. after the In
spection and approval OF the reclama.
ton department of the federal govern.
iuent. superyiseB the entire construc-
lion of the irrigation system and dams
The state land board advises and looks
after the interests OF the settler The
entire canal system and dams ultis
mately become the property OF the
settlers. Any citizen over the age OF
n years can file on these lands, with
the exception OF married women. FIJI
ing not to exceed 100 acres does not
exhaust your Carey act; your Carey
act is good. even though you may have
used all your other governmental lard
rights
State Looks After Your interests.
The Carey act permits one person 10
file land for another. so that by giving
power OF attorney, which this company
Will furnish You free of charge. you
may form club In your neighborhood
| giving all of your powers OF attorney
to anyone. who may then secure land
for you
Clearing. irrigatlng and planting
your orchard may be arranged for the
eniryman by contract II you 80 desire
The law requires that the entryman
must show residence on the land with.
in three years from the time OF filing.
II requires about five weeks to make
final proof. which may be made at
any time after one-eighth OF the land
is reclaimed, Water will be ready un'
der the construction company's con.
tract with the state for these lands.
Oh or before April /, 1910.
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enjoy life better than in their old
home. As one prominent writer has
suid; The climate that rs good for
an apple, peach or u pear, Is a
healthy place to live"
Owing to the elevation of the Pine
River Valley. no pests ever annoy
Think what that means to fruit grow
ers who have to waste time and spend
money spraying 10 prevent pest.
Crops.
A solid trainload of apples was sent
from the Durango district. with the of
Ter that If a wormy apple was found
the finder would be given the whole
car gratis.
The fame OF Colorado I'm general,
and OF Southwestern Colorado In par
ticular Is known throughout the Unit
ed States. Colorado apples are larger.
better flaw ed, and will keep longer
than any otiler apple grown. In many
cases Colorado apples have been kept
for two years and we're perfectly sound
AT the end OF that time.
Fortunes in Apples.
Apple trees are planted about sew.
enty TO the acre. This leaves a wide
space between the rows, In which, for
the first five years. crops can be grown
which VIII net from s75 10 $500 per
acre before the time the trees come
into bearing This does not hurt tho
trees; In fact, 1t Is real advantage.
as constant cultivation is necessary
for the best results. Apples come into
profitable bearing about the fifth or
sixth year. However. orchards In this
district have been known to bear one
TO two boxes to the tree the fourth
year, but this is exceptional and
| should not be figured upon. The NTH
year after planting. apples In this
district usually bear about five boxes
| to the tree, or $3.50 boxes to the acre
| The lowest price al which apples have
ever been sold here was 81 per box
and the highest price $3.50 box. ol
an average of 1.5O-WHICH MEANS
FROM 500 to s1,O5O PER ACRE
steadily increasing in yield 10 th'
twelfth year, at which time they yielt
from ten to twenty boxes per tree. i
should be remembered however. tina
Southern Colorado orchnfdists have
received AS HIGH AS $4,000 PEI
ACRE FOR APPLES This countr,
Is proven country. and any man cni
md out for himself what IL produced
and what the crops are bringing.
Soil.
A constant high priced, easily acces
sible market and perfect climate woul'
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one OF the best sections of the hes
state in the union.
Numerous irrigation projects of i'm
mense proportions are now under way
Beginning on the La Plata river In
the northern portion of the county Ii
the immense project of the La Plata
Ditch & Reservoir company. This
project alone. with its network OF
bitches deriving its supply of water
! from the La Plata river. will reclaim
upward OF $4,000 acres of land on the
Fort Lewis and Red Mesas. The con.
struction of its three reservoirs, the
Prewitt. Colinex and Hub, will store
away an estimate aggregate of so 900
acre-feet OF water Lying under this
system Of irrigation are twelve to If
teen thousand acres of government
land open TO entry of the homesteader
and homeseeker. which may be had
practically for the asking. Work is
now in progress and will be pushed to
completion as rapidly as the demands
of the water users require. The sys-
TEN complete will require the expendi-
ture of half million dollars.
To the east OF Durango, and cal.
culated TO irrigate portions of the
Florida mesa. Is the undertaking OF
the Enterprise Ditch company. The
project involves the construction of
an immense storage dam on the Flo.
rida river, with its 10000 acre-feet
capacity. All preliminary surveys
have been made and work is to begin
al once, insuring the delivery of water
tn consumers for the irrigating season
of 1910. The total cost to the con.
sumer will not exceed $4,000 per acre
for an abundant and inexhaustible wa.
ter supply. This system will cost
$3.50 900.
At lgnacio, what is known as the
Sutton project seeks the reclamation,
under the Carey act, of 10000 acres
in the Los Pinos valley and the ad-
joining mesas. The survey of the
bitches and reservoirs is complete and |
the land may now be had, including a
perfect water right. at price not to
exceed $4,000 per acre The Ignacio
lection is the coming apple section. II
being particularly adapted to the |
rowing of that fruit.
Here is another half million work |
For the benefit of those who are not |
with the conditions under
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YOU GET THE LAND
AT FIRST COST
Direct from the State-Where Water
Can be Secured for IRRIGATION.

Direct from the State-Where Water
Can be Secured for Irrigation.
What better offer could any man
want than to secure good Colorado
Fruit Land at sl75 per acre, exclu
sive of water rights, with the guaran.
tee of a reliable water company that
plenty of water Tor irrigation win be
supplied by April, 1910, In time for
next years crop.
Those who want to take advantage
of the exceptionally liberal offer of the
government 10 secure an ideal orchard
home in one of the best fruit growing
sections of The state. should make up
their mind at once to secure reliable
Information about the opening of the
$1,000 acres of Southern Ute Indian
Reservation land in the Pine River
Valley. Good land Is getting scarce
and especially land that can be devoted
10 the growing OF apples, peaches
pears and small fruits. The govern
ment has wisely provided for those
who are interested enough TO take ad
vantage Of these state and govern
ment lands being opened for settlers.
The present allotment now ready for
settlers consists of
10000 Acres of Government Land In
the Pine River Valley.
within twenty miles of Durango, on
the Denver & Rio Grande Railway.
This land is not merely good farm
land. but the very finest land In Colo
rado, where apples pay annually from
| $500 to $500 per acre, and where the
surrounding land is highly improved
and producing orchards are worth
from $500 to $1,000 per acre. Those
who secure these lands win be able
to secure first class water rights for
irrigation.
Remember, registration books open
on July /, at Ignacio. Colo, and draw
ing Will be on July Is. But registra
ton can be made at any time at office
OF AMERICAN CoLoNIsT CO, 20;
Symes Building, Denver.
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twenty-five cents per acre.

1 A. Twenty-Five cents per acre.
| q When is the balance payable7
| A. One dollar and twenty-five cents
per acre when the entryman is notified
-, that the water is available for the
land, and 25 cents an acre when he
makes his final proof
@. How much is paid for the wa.
ter?
A. Forty-five dollars per acre TO
the Colorado Land and Water Supply
company, divided into ten payments:
First payment of 81 per acre upon en-
try; 81 per acre Jan l, 1911; $3.50 per
acre Jan. l, 1912; $500 per acre Jan. l.,
1913 $3.50 per acre Jan. l, 1914; $500
per acre Jan. /, 1915; $500 per acre
Jan. l. 1916; $500 per acre Jan. l..
| 1917; 500 per acre Jan. 1, 1918, and
$s per acre Jan. l. 1919. Interest on
deferred payments at per cent.
Q. Is this a perpetual water right?
A. Yes; and gives to the settler
one cubic foot for each so acres.
which, in this location, is equivalent
to approximately four acre feet per
acre during the irrigation season-that
is. each acre of land covered four
feet deep.
Q. Is this sufficient water for all
kinds of crops?
A. Yes. nearly double the amount
NECESSARY for any kind of irrigation
/ Q. How far are thees lands from
the railroad?
4 A. They lie in La Plata county
linear 10 and parellel with the Denver
and Rio Grande railroad narrow gauge
main line from Denver to Silverton
Colo, and Farmington, n. NJ The
eastern border OF the land touching
the road at some points and one and
a half miles away at other points; al
the western border, at no point, being
to exceed six miles from the road.
i @. VIII there be any towns on thii
I land?
. A. Ignacio City, a townsite of 12t
t acres, will be opened at the same tim,
J as the lands. and two other railroa,
, stations will be within a mile and
j half from the lands.
q VIII q person entering the Liant
be required In any event to maxi
more than the first payment befor
the water is ready to be delivered d
= the land?
+ A. No.
Q. What Is the nature of the eli
o mate?
A. The climate is admirable. ther
l. being neither extreme heat nor colo
q. How can water for domestic use
be obtained?
A. First class water may be obtair
ed by sinking a well from a depth {
: fifteen to twenty-five feet.
q, Is there any further expens
! connected with the attaining full It'll
to these lands and water rights?
A. Yes; the state land board r.
Quires the following: For each appl
u cation, 81. For issuing location ce
% tifcates. 81. For annual proof. 81 g
3. For Ming proof. 81. For issuing pa
81 ant n
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Answers to Questions Asked US.
q. Who can file on this land |?

q. Who can file on this land?
A. Any person, except a married
woman. over the age of q, who is
citizen of the United States, or has
declared his intention to become a cit
i2en, regardless of where he is now
living.
Q. II person has exhausted his
homestead and desert entry rights can
he still file on these lands?
A. Yes.
Carey act rights in another state, can
he file on these lands?
A. No.
Q. How many acres of this land
can one person file on?
A. One hundred and sixty acres.
Q. If person has filed on any
less than 100 acres of Carey act lands
can he file on the difference between
the amount filed on and 16O acres
A. Yes.
@. Where can the fling for the
land be made?
A. AT the townsite, on the day OF
the drawing, TO the representative oi
the State Land Board.
@. May any other person file OF
land for me?
A. Yes by giving him power OF at
torney.
@. Must sell the land first?
A. No.
@. Can file on the lands without
first obtaining water right?
A. No. The contract for watei
right must first be made with the com
pany, Immediately after the drawint
and before the land is selected.
Q. How can a person register?
A. Either by personal application
or by letter. and, in either case, pre-
senting a certified check for th'
amount of lands desired at s4.25 pc
acre.
Q. How is the drawing conducted
A. Each person is numbered in tn
order of registration, and these nun
bers are printed on slips and place,
In barrel and thoroughly mixed, an
then the representative of the Stat
Land Board will draw out one numbe
at a time. The person whose numbe
is drawn out first has the privilege g
selecting his land from the entir
tract. The persons whose number
drawn out second can select from th
remaining land. etc.
Q. Is a person obliged to sele'
land II he enters the drawing?
A. No. After his number is draw
he may decline to select land for an
reason, and his certified check wi
be returned without any expense wha
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giving full particulars about the open
ing of the lands In the Pine River Val
ley and a description of the surround
ing country Every detail of the open
ing that might interest the prospec-
tive settler and seeker of business op-
portunIties is covered. Hundreds OF
applications have been made, and
those who know just how to secure
these lands will have the opportunity
10 use Information which II has taken
lis many years TO secure.
This 10 Your Last Chance.
II you want TO take advantage OF
this land drawing don't walt until II
is too late. Write us at once fol
our descriptive book and complete in
formation about how to secure thi'
land Address
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-05
Durango and La
Plata County
= in Colorado

The following is taken from
the June Red Book. The arti
Gle is attracting much attention
ard has been beneficial in
many ways as the June Red Book was
placed in $500 hotels and railroad OF
fees, while $500 were passed around
the country. The author is in receipt
OF letters asking for additional infor-
nation:
Durango is the metropolis OF south
western Colorado. Situated on the An
imas river. midway between the rich
mining regions of the San Juan and
La Plata CONTAINS, and in the center
of the richest agricultural district in
the southwest, surrounded by the most
AXtensive coal fields in the state. Du-
.ango may Justly make the claim to
the distinction which its name implies
enduring 1t is the natural center
OF the mining, stock raising and agri
cultural Industries of the southwest.
With the resources, fertile land. rich
mineral veins. inexhaustible deposits
of coal, abundance OF pure mountain
water. climate that is unexcelled,
It is not surprising to note the abid-
ing faith of the average San Juaner"
in the stability and steady upward
movement of this section of the state.
The agricultural resources OF the
immediate vicinity of Durango are un.
limited, and La Plata county enjoys
the distinction of being the best wa
tered county of the state, traversed
from north to south by no less than
five rivers-Piedra. Florida, Los Pinos,
Animas and La Plata. which have
their source in the perpetual SHOWS OF
the La Plata and San Juan mountains
this section affords the rancher and
iarmer veritable paradise.
4 With It's never-failing water sup
ply. its vast stretches of virgin soil, it
needs but the honest and earnest ef-
fort to make 1t what 1t should be