The Keota news., 1922-01-28
COLORADO NEWS NoTEA.


that in lJsi 1854 per cent of the total
area OF the state Was patented land.
l.-2o per cent homestead land. 2U,05
per cent national forests. ~; per cent
state land, anh the remainder. being
1897 per s-ns. MAS nhclassitiri an 10
ownership, This unciassitied land IL
chiefly homestead land that las been
fiirh ON hui Not proved np and govern
ment land temporarily withdrawn from
Tier. LAS been steady increase ia
III. AREA of patented land III tie state
in recent years. hn- chiefly 10 the pat
rntins Of homestead and state land. In
1891. itii per cent of tie AREA Of the
slate was Patented. and in 1919 j, Was
i..l par cvnt. The ARA of homestead
land is decreasing rapidly. ani The
aF~a of state Land ~ d-sr-a sins st~air
ily but more slowly. Al the present
increase ia AREA of patented land half
thc ARIA of tit~ state will be on ia. TAX
rolls som~tinis, in 1874 Th. area of
homestead land ia the state now 1.
only little nsoFr Than ssssDsU acres
compared NiEis nearly tSsnIUO a.s~s
in 1916. To.aiila county has larger
p~r.vnIasc Of its ar~a ot tIl- sas rolls
than any other eouhty-s0ss p~f e~nt.
brnVvrs-. Colorado has been for 80
inaay years known as mining state
tilat few p~ori" Inssa the extent of as
sieulsnrv in th@ ssas~s There arc 5ss.a
sgt farms in Colorado. and ia number
Colorado il afa~ad .f rishtr~n statrss
brEng AEi1@ilas guan~etieut. p~lawarv.
i1eFista. Idaho. Maln~s Maryland. Mas
saehuscttss Montana. Nevada. Nrw
Mexico. New Jersey. New Hampshire.
uE~gons tiraosl~ island. Utah. Vermont
and Wyvnslas Weld county leads in
numbers witls 5.ssss las Anisla. second.
with :. $50 and Nana third. with :.i;y
Clear Greek has tlae tcwc~t. -: Lake
Hrst. with 81. and Minrrai third. with
-. San Juan county il ths only chr
without farm. hcns-s. a city and
county i'm itself. ha. ~ farms. which
IL probably a surprise even TO the old
~st inilabitaara
0uEays-supad wa. thc iaei.inith
States to- ANN prstrvato and her son.
Powell. who hat been detained hy The
issmsisratioa authorities at EIli. Island
Mick .aFclar. genial irisistnan of
UuFay. Coles. related love story that
tuuclsrh thc hardened heart. Of tho
chief. in the Immigration service and
persuaded them to permit him to send
AIRS undrcssSa to- the altar Gas.har
convinced thc euthoEitir. lac mean.
business inasrina.slially speaking. ani
that he will marry Airs ondrrus. aud
adopt hcr son as soon az they arrive
in oursys
Colorado Sprinsss=ffFc. started by
trv.pa.srrss did hundreds of dollars of
damage tn the Halfway house. a his
teric structure oa the slope Of Pixies
Peak CaFctakcss of the Colorado
springs water system who saw the
blaze from a distance. succeeded In
saving q part uf the building. uikcrs
who had broken in sunday night had
kinstlcvl y fire in one of The huge fire
places. and this had spread to tho
woodwork The Halfway hou.c. which
i. She property Of the city. will not be
rebuilt. officials said.
p~nvcr-Gcprsc T. Collins OF Den.
vcr was reelected governor of the
C.lcrad. chapter -f the American Min
ing Congress at its annual election Of
officers. Other officers reelected by
that body. which met here Jointly with
the y.lorai. Metal Mining Association.
were ]. z. WcIb-rn. first vice prcsi-