The Glenwood post., 1911-07-15

recognized line, and will probably con-
tinue to be the boundary line between
these two counties. Yours truly,
'CHARLES w. COMSTOCK,
estate Engineer"
Now if we are to consider the mat
ter, we must first admit that if Mr.
IComstock's contention obtains the peo-
!ple of Garfield county, or those of US
who have heretofore deluded ourselves
with the thought that we lived in Gar
field county, will soon find ourselves
listed as residents of either Pitkin or
Mesa counties, since the establishment
of the line according to Mr.. Comstock s
rotion would place Glenwood Springs,
CaHbondale and Cardiff in Pitkin
county, while every other town in Gar
field with the single exception of New
Castle would be in the domain of Mesa
county.
1t is rather generally known in this
county that in 1890 Frank P Monroe,
holding a special commission from
State Engineer Maxwell, made an Off
cial survey establishing the line be-
tween Garfield and Pitkin and Mesa
counties. 1t is also known that Mr..
Monroe. acting under instructions from
Mr.. Maxwell, made that survey on the
line now and for years past recognized
as the county line between these coun.
l. ties.
1t is said that the instructions to Mr..
Monroe and the official field notes cah
be found in Glenwood Springs and that
they will justify the present line.
Section llO6 of the revised statutes
of 1898 pretends to fix the boundaries
of Garfield county. but since the enact
ment of that statute other changes
have been made in nearby counties
which makes it difficult for the ordi-
nary individual to figure out just what
are the present boundary lines of Gar
field county. 1t is probable, however,
that this could soon be settled by the
courts or by legislative enactment de-
claring the present and for years ac'
cepted line to be the legal division line
between the counties named.
County Clerk C. E. Hubbard has
very vivid recollection of the survey
made by Frank Monroe and the approx.
innate location of the same. One Of
Monroe's men deserted the camp and
Tom Sloan was despatched to Glen
wood. to secure some one to take The
place of the deserter. He picked up
Charley Hubbard who accompanied him
to the camp which was near the head
of Divide creek, but scarcely had Hub.
bard reached the camp when heavy
snow fell which made further work
impossible and the party with great
difficulty broke camp and after much
hardship found their way to New Cas-
tie and on to Glenwood where they re.
mained until the weather made possibl,
the continuance of the work. Hub
bard's trip to the camp was in Feb
ruary, 1890.
1Hat pue survey was made undcr
orders from the state engineer where
the present accepted line is located
is matter of easy proof but whether
| that corresponds with the statutory
description of where the line should
be is probably matter for the courts
to settle. However, Mr.. Comstock' IS
suggestion is generally regarded as a
joke in this section of the country.
George W. Nyce, county surveyor Of
Pitkin county, has written the follow
ing letter to the Aspen Democrat
Times in which it is clearly seen that
he takes but little stock in the report
that an error has been made:
editor Aspen Democrat-Times
81 notice in your issue of Tuesday
an article in reference to the boundary
on the south and Eagle and Garfield
line between the counties of Pitkin
on the north.
The line in question was run by q
tceatinusd on last pags)