The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-12-23
A Favored sscsisa,

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over In the richest part Of noutt
county last week. While theirs De
was treated ~ though be were eoms-
body; which indicates that Wtiaiams
Fork people are good-hsartsd, 81
least.
''Tbe ranchmen were - busy -
they could well BE-. Practically N
Of the grain was cut and part Was
stacked. Those who had alfalfa wSss
busy putting up the secoad entHa6.
"The shipment Of cattle nom VII
liams Fork has only just begun. and
before winter quite number 81 OR
ranchmen will have snug. bank ~.
counts from the sale Of cattle.
"Homestexders keep coming II, ~
though little advertising Of thia -
tion has been done. It 10 surpsiaing
how all OF the gulch and mssa lind
has been taken up. Where sagebfnsh
grew the thickest, now zelda heavy
with hay or grain add wealth 70 the
community.
I'm some respects this section OF
Routt and Moffat counties II Ideally
located for stock raising. Bordering
on the White river forest reserve, IN
abundance Of good pasture. ID avail
able. Good water keeps coming down
from the Flat Tops In uhfatiing
streams, which insures plenty Of ir-.
rigating and stock water. The mesa
and valley land IL used TO supply
winter feed for the stock which Sraxe
in the reserve through the summer.
Even those whom Westerners term
4tenderfeet' can make good here II
they only have the grit.
Take the Watson brothers 10 An
example. They had not 40 much ~
hitched up q team before they came
to Routt county and took up farming.
Now they do practically all Of their
own work on q ranch OF eight hum
dred acres. They are putting up new
buildings right along and have gotten
herd OF two hundred cattle And
other livestock. Their Workshop,
with concrete floor and fun equip
ment of tools, Is one Of the best to he
found In the country. Mrs. George
Watson has shown, ifanything, mora
grit than her husband or brother-ih-
law by taking hold of the household
duties, so heavy and irksome even to
the experienced.
Like most OF the ranchmen OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ,WilliamsFofk
people have the latcbstring out day
and night. We have not found sueh.|
. spirit Of hospitality In ths Ksst
and We doubt whether It II suFr
|any where elsss nysn ~ u
hrs mske syou Wslsgists. MT fasa]|
coming 81 the raiiroad. sd che sub
sequent great Increase In population,
will necessarily destroy this hospit-
able spirit, which Is one Of the most
admirable traits Of tho pioneer"
The editor OF the Republican ia
right. The editor OF THE HERALD
was over In the Williams River VAL
ley short time ago and was greatly
impressed with the scenic beauty
and productiveness Of that favored
section Of Northwestern Colorado. i
The Williams River valley lies in
three counties otfat, Routt and
Rio Blanco; the lower end being In
Motfat; the middle and most extern
sive and productive in Routt; and
the eastern end In Rio Blanco.
In the Routt county section are To-
Gated few former Rio Blanco peo-
pie. notably. A. L. Durham, w. L.
veatch and the Shaw brothers.
Mr.. Durham has splendid estate
on Waddle creek, and q big herd Of
high grade cattle. Although late
arrival Mr.. veatch has finely ini-
proved place on south branch. Mr.,
Herbert Shaw has farm OF about
eight hundred acres, on the main-I
stream, Of as fine land as lays out of
doors in Colorado, and residence,
with all the modern comforts that
would make creditable showing ohj
Capitol hill, Denver.
& Up on the head waters OF the
stream, IL the Rio Bianco part of the
Williams Fork valley, aud no section
Of Colorado surpasses this beautiful
region in fertility OF soil or land
Grape beauty.
Here is the home Of high class
horses and cattle and fine timothy |
hay meadows.
About the first settler In the region
was G. +. Egry. When Mr.. Egry To-
Gated over twenty years ago sage
bursh on the mesas and willows on
the bottoms covered the land; now
we'll cultivated fields Of grain, mea-
dows of timothy and alfalfa meets