The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-08-28


suffering from case of mental alb
CREATION. His parents would like for
him to know that he is welcome to
return home any time.
Plenty Of Opportunities In Colorado
Like This
The following appeared in last
weeks Delta County Tribune and so
wildly describes many ranches in
this vicinity, we feel as If 1t were
good reading to pass on. Colorado
truly offers opportunity for happy
homes healthful and pleasant sur
roundings. and prosperity such as is
not known In many other states.
Read of this one and remember there
are many others:
The editor of the Tribune is under
obligations to E. ]. Hatcher for IN
auto ride to the ranch of j. j. Nc
Lain on Quartz creek. five miles
north from Parlin, the other men,
bers of the party being Alex Wig
ram. Walton Hatcher and the two
fine bird dogs owned by E. j. The
trip was made Thursday of last
week. leaving Delta at 6 a. M, and
after rough ride over the Blue
mesa route Trough from the top of
Cerro hill to Sapinero)- we hauled
up to, the splendid ranch of J. j. Nc
Lain. the latter having been advised
by letter previously that we would
be on hand that evening ready to as
sist the sage chicken sports in open
ing the season. which with US started
at 8 o'clock on Friday morning. Au-
gust 18th, and lasted the greater
part of two days, the party being
choice alfalfa and clover-fed young
sage chickens raised on the McLain
ranch.
Mr.. McLain up to some twelve
years ago was a miner in Cripple
Creek. At that time he had occasion
to visit friends near Parlin and they
persuaded him into the notion that
he was cut out for farmer-a stock
farmer at that-and used great in
fluence which caused him to take the
plunge. He stated that he had but
few hundred dollars and did not
like the idea Of assuming a large
debt that he knew not how he could
ever liquidate. But the good wife
made up her mind that they would
try farming and they did. Bought
the farm, purchased q team and
dived into the work-to win. 1t was
not long. just few years. until the
McLain ranch was turning off lots of
fine, fat cattle for the fall markets
and few head of good horses. These
soon lifted the mortgage and stopped
the interest. Then the bank account
begun to swell. Another farm was
recently purchased adjoining the old
place. More hay land and more live
stock was the result.
| Quartz creek. beautiful stream
of pure water, flows through the
magnificent ranch and furnishes
abundant moisture to the meadows
that grow the hay. that feeds the
stock. that brings the mon. Instead
of driving to town in a spring wagon.
the McLains are now handling the
steering wheel on new Buick car.
and as they glance over their vast
acres. numerous stacks of hay. bands
of fine horses and herds of cattle,
they do not regret the day they
changed from miners to stock
farmers.
We were given every courtesy
during our two days at the ranch
and enjoyed fine hunting and fishing
and are most sorry we did not re-
main the third day and help the men
in the hay field.
This item is intended briefly For
this: There are thousands of oppor.
tunities just like this in western Col
orado awaiting development by peo-
pie who have the nerve. energy and
will power to stand up against il
for few years and success will
come to them.-Delta Tribune.
An exchange has discovered that a
poor girl has to be awfully good
looking to be pretty, and rich girl
has to be awfully homely to be ugly.
1t might have added that poor man
has to be awfully smart to be intel
ligent, and a rich man almost a