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Show COOLER TIMES - SEPTEMBER1994 - 5 Castle Valley Recollections Another excerpt from Riding 01d Trails, by James Curtis, published in Grand Junction, 1976. —Cris Coffey SID PACE—GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO—continued: blow to us, especially since we were hit bought hay and pasture in Grand by a severe depression. As a result, we Junction andfed part of them there. So, lost our Colorado property andfive sections ofour Utah land. By that time, we movedfrom Moab to Grand Junction, where we had been living in the winters to send our children to school. Several years after this, we had a chance to buy the Sinbad ranch again. myfather was in poor health; Reece had left; Uncle Sid had drowned, and it was left to my brother-in-law, Bert Buchanan, and I took over the outfit (Around 1915, Sid’s family formed a corporation named Pace Brothers and managed it. In about ten years, we Co.) In September 1920 Lucile Hansen camefrom northern Utah to teach But several years later, Bert died, so In 1955 our son Sidney decided to Ireta and I divided the outfit. She and her son, Buck, took the Castle Valley ranch, and Lucille and I took the come back to the ranch, after being in college and in the service. We formed a family partnership in 1962 and called it Pace Ranches. Now Sidney manages the ranches and the business. In the In the late summer of 1929, my mountain land. We divided the cattle summer andfall, I do what I can to brother Lynn died, and since he was the business manager of our outfit, it was a and bought out my father's interest. help—fixing fences and riding. My wife and I still spend our summers at Sally’s Hollow as we always have. Next month, Lucile’s story. school in Castle Valley, and we were married in the summer of 1922. were back on ourfeet and doing well. We didn't raise enoughfeed at Kirk's Basin to winter all our cattle, so I Z IVL/, Refrigeflator Bits Birds of a Feather Two anonymous donors give us these gems: A garden is a series of losses set against a few triumphs—like life itself. May Sarton People are like teabags. You never know how strong they’ ll be Some Statistics of lnte rest North America has 97 families of birds and some 1,780 species. North of until they're in hot water. Mexico, in the United States and Canada, there are only about 645 species. Another fifty or so migratory species are regular or casual visitors. Rita Mae Brown And last, a recipe from Theresa Carey: All of these represent 75 families. The 645 or so breeding species of “Peach season is here. Here’s one way, quick and easy, to enjoy those peaches." PEACH COBBLER Heat oven to 400° FILLINQ (prepare in skillet over high until thick, 3-5 minutes): 1 c cold water, 1 T corn starch (or 2 T Minute Tapioca), 1/2 c packed brown sugar, 1/4 t nutmeg. Then stir in: 4 or more peeled and sliced peaches, 1 T lemon juice, 1 T butter. North America, north of Mexico, total less than 8% of the world’s 8,600 or so . bird species, but North America makes up almost 17% of the world’s land. This imbalance probably reflects the Pour into baking dish and top with: fact that North America, north of Mexico, has no area with a true tropical TOPPINgi: 1 c flour (unsifted), 2 T sugar, 1-1/2 t baking powder, 1/4 c (1/2 stick) climate. softened butter, 1/4 c milk, 1 large egg. Mix together and pour over filling. BAKE 20-25 minutes or until golden. Approx. 6 servings. —Kaaron Jorgen (call with your Refrig Bits—4056) of the picture of avian life. The other Castle Valley gamut Inn The number of species is only part factor is bird population. Populations have been estimated in limited areas, but not often for an entire continent At its peak, at summer’s end, the bird population of North America, north of Mexico, has been estimated at some 20 billion, and the world population at about 100 billion. These rough estimates suggest that North America, with about 17% of the world’s land and perhaps 20% of its For the best rest out west. A Bed and Breakfast 801 —259—601 2 Eric Thomson & Lynn Forbes Thomson CVSR 2602, Moab, Utah 84532 birds, may be at least an average place to watch and study them. An average bird population of about three birds per acre is a reasonable assumption. —Sally Rains |