| Show I I I HOWE CORRESPONDENT TELLS OF RANCH OUTLOOK Special Correspondence l Tremont Co March 10 15 HOI HOWK H This Thin I l f situated In II what Is known knowli knoll as alt n tile thu tl finks of ot Little Lost Ios rivet river I I 1 In Fremont county u It I few C miles mel north of ot tho the linn line 10 and about one un utile mile east of or tho Blino county line lne Tho Tue valley vallo through which the tie flows runs from northwest to southeast hence when one ont has Ilas his traveled 10 miles mies up tho the stream It till nil ni ln lays Jas s In county That portion located hi In Fremont anil anila a 0 strip adjacent thereto belonging to tn Baile arc are conducting a lL Joint chool under tile the direction ot f Amelia Amell Maelzer with an art enrollment of ot 26 pupils Tho Tue people popie aro nrc Iro cry l much behind tile the times in 11 the way WiY iva of nt n 11 1 8 consider considering ing Ilg i II the tim e amount aol of taxable property Ii In III the tho district a ns as will wi be ho seen NeetI bv by b tho the enumeration of or tho tile flocks and herds referred to lo hereafter The fhe school chool schoolhouse house Is a it I very vel primitive log lC building bulling Tile The ranches of ot this valley Ile ore are not 1 very vory compact iou few fo have neighboring ranches bordering on more than two sides shies K Many have but hu one ole neighbor Jel iii ng them t lIe Iti and amId Ind somo so 1 are lre with Incle Sams Huml domain only rite Thu main reason for this titis IH lot the tho tact fact Cac that only tilt the bent hiest land and 1111 Ind that which IH lx most tibet easily eA I Irrigated linn hUl been heln flIed on ott onby 01 by 13 b tIle tho F iH wilt who wh use title nil nh the time water supply There Thero horr Is IA tot not water enough h now to Irrigate more IU titan than of ot the th land ranchman seems to tovia tovia via with Ills his hl neighbor In Iii II raising biggest tack lack of nr hay Ilay 1 Wheat oats and potatoes are lre tIle the other oilier crops crOIS thing raised by b ito tho farmers seems scents to fInd a n leady meady lIal market at tit lt their doors and Ind nt it this writing turIn farm prod product nets are url III In great grent demand In lit II short tho p lIds aro ill us UH mIllet I men Inch mel arc ure LI tC having tig corn hauled hit 1 I tl front from the t ii o railroad nt at Aim Arco a U distance of 0 25 21 to 30 31 miles to foed eed their Hocks fock owing to the scarcity of ot n hay liny hn III In time valley mit The little Itle amount of tt hay toil for sale Is II held at lt I 12 1 2 per ver ton toll tOi hence tho the sh who Inn his exhausted his itis h supply takes It I as lix 18 the better beter part of ur economy to pull out for Cor the desert lesert feed corn than to huv lol buy 1103 at ut that price Pric The Tite ht scarcity of ot if feed coil j Is IK duo to tu tho tilo fact tact that the tho snow SIOW Is hi I deeper and 1111 tho time winter longer Itinger than for tor I 1 2 years cars past host Tills hl Is Ie n II very n y good genii stock country UK Its 18 will wil I ho bo seen by 1 hi the hit I number ii till her of ot herds hectic of ot and 1111 1111 bands of ot horses and sheep For Kor the tile first 12 miles from rom tho the sinks up imp I tilt the river liver there tilrO are lre 18 1 ranches ThIeVe There hlo were also Ileo counted seven Heon largo herds hert of ot cattle catti tout four OUI bands hants of ot horses and 26 G Mocks flocks of ot sheep own owned OWned ed eth largely largo I by hy local ranchmen On Oil each side of ot tho the valley IOIe there Is I a I good stock range where sheep cattle anil horses graze In itt some Hore cases and sheep tustin lUStO their living the year ICar ell around but bItt cattle I Ie ns ox II n a rule must lu t be he boell fed ell during the tile winter livery lvery rancher rancheris Is I raising some ore anti nOi cattle on a i ismall i small scale Time The output In ill farm Is II hard hurll to beat belt Herewith Is la given the tho amounts per imer nero aero raised by imy h Miller Jen JenNO Jenun NO Still un n on Oil his hU ranch In 1905 I Alfalfa hav hl ht 55 IS tons wheat IS 45 1 bushels Oats 88 bushels Lr Ir Jensen Jenson believes this to tobo tobo tobe bo be about the tite of ut the hie valley alloy IU I 0 Them nice hits has been be as us high as 1 tt 13 bushels bu hel of Ir outs oats per her acre One prominent man nian who came here herl 20 o years yean lr ago aFO a go states statis that at II one Otie ole time from the tilO of ott his ranch atmil stock lu 1 usi he it e had It ad In itt II batIk bank halk 6 50 0 now has In Iii lands and 1111 stock tock horses hor rs anti and cat cattie tie the tc an atm al estate valued at nt On 01 tho time east rouge range of or mountains tool within the tile 12 I 1 2 mIles distance beret mentioned 01 tI tile Do Damn tub h mining ii I n g district II d lies I I and a nil the tho tim o hills hils idi I c abound atmo U fbi with wih timber I Tho Vito hn price of o real trai NIl state Ie Is IN from 25 5 to per ier acre Were ore there them collIe Ii devised et to Increase the tl tim supply of ot Water there art aro thousands thou of ot acres acrs of ot Ir t class Ila s land which could bo be le opened to settlers Reters |
