Cañon City record., 1909-04-08

may take his choice OF going on the
surface Of the ground or by sub
terranean passage about four feet
wide, seven feet high. and 300 feet
long. 1t has a stone floor, brick
walls and a brick arched top. It is
lighted by electricity. This stable,
fine building, is the home Of ten fine
driving horses which have every care
possible for their comfort and we'll
being. Six men have the care of the
horses. In the coach barn are IL
vehicles Of various styles, and all OF
the very best of their kind. Across
the creek to the north Is what is
called the pasture barn in which the
draft horses are kept. Going down
the creek to the east we come to the
power house, which furnishes cleo
tricity for lighting and hot water for
heating all of the buildings, also furn-
ishes power for the laundry.
A little further down we come to
nook wher beauty and utility are
combined. Here we find swimming
pool. something like 200 feet by 300
feet, fine bath house and every
thing for the comfort and conven-
ience OF the bathers. The pool is
surrounded by a large number OF
beautiful flowers of many varieties.
In this nook is also fruit trees ap-
Pile, plum. pear, cherry, peach-red
and black raspberries, currants and
Strawberries. General PaIne. never
allows bird to be killed or molested.
consequently Glen Eyrie has an i'm
mense bird population. These birds
have excellent appetites and in order
| to get some Strawberries for his own
use he was obliged to enclose. his
strawberry patch with wire fencing
both on the sides and over head to
keep the birds out. His strawberry
patch Is in fact enclosed in a vast
wire tent He did not enclose his
cherry trees to keep the birds out,
and consequently with $50 trees the
past season had only one-third Of a
full crop. The birds took all the cher
ries. They are not afraid Of collie,
and therefore take the cherries before
they are fully ripe, not giving those
who want ripe cherries a chance to
gather any.
In this same swimming pool nook
is located the new COW barn. which
is the home Of IS milch cows. half Of
them being thorough bred Jerseys
and the other half Holsteins. These
cows are we'll treated. They have
hay. vegetables and grain and a very
large pasture, also silo to furnish
them green food in winter. There
is a separator which separates the
cream from the milk
A short distance below, in a nook
on the other side OF the creek is the
green house, carpenter and black
smith shops. The green house is
probably three times the size OF the
South Canon green house. and Is
filled with flowers, beautiful and rare.
Bearing orange trees. tomato vines.
and cucumber vines. together With
potted Strawberries furnish fruits and
vegetables throughout the cold season
when they cannot be obtained out OF
doors. Three men are constantly en-
ployed in the greenhouse and at times
more, yet not a single flower Is ever
sold.
Further down the creek is the vege-
table garden where two men are en-
ployed throughout the growing sea-
son and one man the balance Of the
year, growing vegetables for use in
the generals house. Here also 10 an
acre Of fruit trees and small fruits.
From the vegetable garden down
about q mile towards Colorado City
is what is called Chambers ranch, 1t
having been purchased by Mr.. Cham
bers some years ago. Here 10 prob
ably $50 acres in oats. alfalfa, mangle
wurtsels, sugar beets. asparagus. and
about eight acres OF orchard and
small fruits. In the canon shove the
generals house is q small stream Of
water which supplies water for do
mestic and irrigation purposes. In
order to conserve every drop Of wa
ter possible five reservoirs have been
built. Landscape gardeners have had
a free hand to make the grounds as
beautiful ~ possible. Oak shrub.