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PITTSBURGH, FT. WAYNE AND
CHICAGO RAILWAY.—On and after March
■>; I'M. ’.rain* will leave stations asfpllows: m
NS GOING WEST.
tka:
EXPR.9. MAIL. EXPB’fi, EXPB’S
motions
1.43 am 6.00 am | 9.10 AM
2.52 , 7.22 110.25
5.13 ,10.25 | 1.30 pm
6.51 12;19im! 3.07
8.55 3.15 j 5.09
9.20 4.00 5.40
9.40 i 5.55 am 6.00
11.05 7.40 J 7.55
I2.oSpm 9.00 I 9.15
2.40 11.50 | 12.05 am
4.45 2.35 pm 2.55
.50 1 6.80 I 6.50
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MAIL KXFR’S. EXPB’S. EXPBS.
STATIONS
5.15 am 9.20 am 5.30 pm 9.20 PS
9.15 :2.02pm 8.55 12.15 AM
12.20 PM 2.20 1 11,20 i 6 00
2.45 4.07 i 1.18 am 8.05 pm
4 00 5.0 S I 2.27 9.27
5.35 0.?0 I 4.05 11.10
6.00 am 0.50 4.15 ,11 30am
li 40 7.19 ; 4.43 11.05 pm
9.20 9.20 j 6.37 2.13
11.45 11.00 , 8.25 4.20
2.50 pm 1.12aH : 10.42 6.55
4.()0 2.20 ' 11.45 AK 8.00
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F. R. MYERS,
(General Passenger and Ticket Affenl.
/ aLLVKLA-ND & PITTSBURGH R. R.
\J on md after Dec. 23d, 1872, trains will leave
j-r .i'ii.- daily. Sundays excepted) a» follows;
(iOINCi SOUTH—MAIN LINE.
1 EXFB’B. KAIL. EXPB’B. ACCOM
i j
...A 8.30 am 1.55PM1 4.00 PM
I 0.40 3.02 5.18
10,15 3.3:1 5.48
'll.lO 4.13 6.35
111.44 4.44
I.IOPM 6.00
I 3.40 8.80
IN(4 NORTH—MAIN LINE.
EXPB’B.I MAIL. SSPB'S. ACCOM.
. : : 6.80 AM 1.15 PM
5.53 8.15
10.80 . 4.80 “ V
•i 11.25 - I 5.10 7.10 am
, 12.12 PM 5.48 8,00
12.45 ; 0.14 8.45
i 1.53 7.15 10. CO
AST— RIVER DIVISION.
ACCOM. MAIL. EXPR’a. ACCOM
5.45ak 10.50 am, 3.33 pm
5.55 11.00 1 3A5 1
6.57 12.12 pm | 4.43 j
8.15 , 1.35 i 6.20 I
9.30 , 2.35 7.15 1
. 10.40 J 3.40 j 8.20 j
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WEST-DRIVER DIVISION^
(ACCOM | MAIL. 1 EXPB’B. ACCOM
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stations.
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Steubenville
B-. 'report
Be Lair
TUSCARAWAS BRANCH
Leaves Arrives
N.Phila.6 40am* I.oopm I Bayard, 0.45 am *4 00pm
Bayard,l2.lo * 5.00 p ; m. ) N. Phila. 3.00*7,30 p m
F. R. MYERS.
General Passenger atad Ticket Agent.
P EXssn;VANIA R. R.
A —After December 22d, 1572, Trains will arrive
ai d depart as follows:
EASTWARD. WESTWARD.
T r,.iiL r h Trains • Leave Through Trains Arrive
I'rion Depot: Union Depot.
Exp's, 2:50a m Mail Train, 1:03 am
i'l Train, 7:45 a m Fast Line. 1:35 a m
< i. neo Ex 12 20 p m Pittsburgh Ex. 8.00 a m
< •. rnati Ex. 1:1(1 p m Cincinnati Ex. 8:40 aro
I'. • idelp'a Ex. 5:20 p m Southern Ex. 12:40 pm
Va-' Line. 8:50 pto Pacific Expr’s, 1:10 pm
local. Way Passenger, 9:50 p m
V i ■ Nn 1. 5:40 a m local.
V 'Ac
Walls Nol R;3O a m
'> ■ l T O.’) a m Brinton Ac. Nol, 7:30 a m
No 2, 10:20 a mWilkinsburg Ac
Wo N No 3. 11:45 am Nol 8:20 am
5V ,'nOmr" Ac Walls No 2, !);10 a m
. n ,•> 2:40 p m Johnstown Ac. 10.10 am
v -Not, 3:2opm Walls N 0.3, 1:45 pm
-\ r : - own Ac. 1:00 p m Walls No 4 3:20 p m
i: Accom- Wilkinsburg Ac
in “i.tt'n No 1. 450 pm No 2 4.45 pm
l’“ ■ ‘■'ll Ac, No 2 5:40 p m Walls Ac. No. 5 5:55 p m
-No 5. i>lspra Brinton No 2. 0:50 p m
1] 'on Ac No') !t:2o p m Brinton Ac. No 3 7:23 pm
V -Ac Not', 11:05 prn Brinton Ac No 4 11:10pm
' co Express. Cincinnati Express, Fast Line
ll'inion Ac. No. 3 leave daily.
1 "i’u Express daily, except s'londay.
/ o her trainsdaily. exccot Sunday.
1 . :!ic ExpressMeaves Pittsburgh at 2:50 a m ar
’ - o 11m rishurg at 11:40 am; Philadelphia 3:30
V Baltimore 3:00' pm; Washington 5:40 pm.
•" v 5 <irk *i:34 p np >.
1 i_-o Express leaves Pittsburgh at 12.20 p m;
■' - Harrisburg 10.20 p rfij Philadelphia 2.30 a m;
0 5 ork (l.io am,
( :a Oman Express leaves Pittsburgh at 1:10 p
Harrisburg 10:43 p m; Philadelphia 2:30
i: I’.timore 2:15 a m; Washingtons:ooa m. New
1 ■ v In i m.
I
::tlolpliin Kspress leaves Pittsburgh at 5:20 p
ai ilarri.-burg 2:55 am; Philadelphia (i:55
York 10:14 a in.
-■ lane leave:- Pittsburgh at S:sflpm: arrives at
■>: am: Philadelphia !»:50 a in; Haiti
-1 IM| a in: Washington 11:30 a m; New York
: m.
< Inm-ii Trains leave Wall's Station every
>; a.in a m,reaching Pittsbnrgh at 10:00 am.
■'>- le..ve Pittsburgh at 12:30p m, and arrive
s station at 1:50 p m. Leave Pittsburgh
..iMfriv Brinton's 10:30 p m.
1 -iV'nrKBT OFFICE— For the convenience
■ ; ; c./ens of Pittsburgh the Pennsylvania
'■ ( ’■ > tiij >;tny have opened a cilyticket office
■-Hi Ith aver tie corner ol Siuithfield street,
Ihrough Tickets. Commutation Tickets
• il Ticket* to principal stations can be pur
- ‘ .my hour of tlie day or evening at the
: as are charged at the depot.
*; - "ill >*e checked through to destination
■ ■! 1- and icsidences by Ekcelsior Baggage
, ; "'o nn oiders lelt at the oflice.
1 Ctrl her information apply to
-'1 c.\ssaTT, D. M. BOYD, Jit.,
Oenernl Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent.
h* V.
i. L E(; 11 EX YY A LLEY RAILROAD
after Monday. July 15th, 1872, Three
- !l I r.-i ins- daily, except Sunday, will leave
:r:v '\a: Pittsburgh. city time, for Frafiklin,
;} • Ihitfalo and ail points in the Oil Regions,
stern and Central New York.
Leave. Arrive
7.10 am 8.35 pm
10.10 pin 0.15 am
10.50 a m 4.45 a m
'"n Ac 0.40 a ni 0.30 am
a Works .vc 0.30 a m 8.05 a m
Ac 11.40 am 2 10am
' t Ac 3.25 pm 10.30 am
1 A>' 5,00 p m 8.55 a m
ittorks Ac 0.00 p m 5.45 pm
Ac 8.50 pin 7.20 p m
' i-'.[*»nud. i> train leaves Pittsbnrgh every
• to a ni. arriving at Parker at 11.25 a m.
leaves Parker at 4.40 p m, and arrives al
-’ll at s ;•* pm.
’ rain to and from Soda Works (Sunday)
Pittsburgh at 0.50 a m. and loaves at
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, , -T..1.-LAWRENCE,Gen’I. Supt.—
l-»AY,T:ckei Agent.
1 1.30 pm
2.40
5.28
7.06
9.11
9.40
9.50
11.15
IS.l7am
2.45
5.05
8.20 pm
{ 6.30A3T 1.15F31
7.40 ! 2.20
, 8.50 | 3.20
0.50 4.20
11.00 : 5.25
11.10 5.40
4.25 PM
5.30
7.00 s
8.00 '
9.05
9.20
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ESTATE OF JOHN ROWE. DECEASED.
Letters of administration on the estate of John
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having been granted tothe undersigned, all per
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Ohio township.
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jpOR SALE. -
One BLACK MAKE (Ohio Toga),‘live years old,
sound, in good condition, fifteen bands high, un
trained, and will pace a mile in about three, min
nies. Enquire of 5 L. RICHARDSON, Smith’s
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Estate op MARY B. ELLIOTT, Deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate of Mary B,
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EST A BUSHED IN 1838.
RE-EST ABUSE Eu IN 1869
Q G. HAMM £R & SONS,
Manufacturers of
FINE AND MEDIUM
Of Every Description and Price,
Handsome and Superior in style and quality
than found in most or any other Furniture House
thiss'de of the mountains.
Photographs and Price Lists sent on application,
or when in the city don't forget the place—sign ol
the Large Golden Chair,
46, 48 and 50, Seventh Avenue,
marJMy
TO Q9O P er da y- Agents wanled ! All
oJ iU classes of working people, of
either sex, young or old, make more money at
work for us, in their spare moments, or all the
time, than at anythingelse. Particulars free. Ad
dress G. Stinson & Co., Portland, Me. novS-ly
Notice to bridge contrac
tors.
Commissi one us' Office, Beaver, (
March 27, 1873. f
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
by the Board of County Commissioners of Beaver
county until SATURDAY, APRIL, 2(Jlh, A. D.
1873. at 10 o'clock A. M.. for the masonry of two
stone arch bridges of about 20 leet arch each, and
20feel roadway, one over Wallace’s run. In Big
Beaver township, where the public road crosses
said run ; and one over Dutchman’s run. in Pulaski
township, where the Brighton and Pittsburgh
grade road crosses said run. Also for repairing tne
pier of the bridge over Connoquenessmg creek,
known as the "Cunningham bridge.” Proposals
will be made by Hie perch, actual measurement.
Specifications can he seen at this office from and
after this date. The Commissioners reserve the
right to reject any or all bids.
By order of Commissioners,
aprt 3t JOHN McGOWN, Clerk.
JQISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP
Notice is hereby given that the partnership
heretofore existing between G. C. Speyerer, H. J.
Speyerer, W. J. Speyerer and J. V. McDonald, un
der the name and style pf SPEYERER & MC
DONALD, Bankers. doing business in the Bor
ough of Rochester, Beaver county. Pa., was dis
solved on the 14th day of March. 1873. by mutual
consent, John V., McDonald retiring from lh»
firm. The business will be continued by G. C.
■Speyerer, H, J. Speyerer, W, J. Speyerer, John
Gnebing. L. H. iOatman and Louis Schneider, un
der the name and style of SPEYERER & CO.,
who are authorized to close up the business of
the late firm of Speyerer & McDonald.
G. C. SPEYERER,
U. J. SPEYERER,
W. J. SPEYERER,
j. v. McDonald.
March 15, 1873.—marl l-4t
The co-partnership existing Detween Seely
Osburn, Rochester, is this day dissolved by mutu
al consent. Eitherparty will settle the business
of the firm. H. W. SEEL\,
apr4-2t J AS. OSBURN,
■pOK SALE.
Tbe undersigned oners lor raie a two horse
on, a "ood double set OT harness, one iron cultiva
tor. one cutting bo-s, a!1 in “ j° d (^ r jjy LTEK
febU-Sm Market street, Bridge-water.
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CONTENTS:
Pack I—Colotado Correspondence.
Page 3—Elective Affinities.
Pag* 3— Not one Woman Saved—The Price ofSen
. timentalism—Local Option Id the State—The
Louisiana Massacre.
Page; 4—The Atlantic Investigation—Brief Edito
rials—Unconstitutional—Politicals ' j ;
Pages —Local Items—Correspondence.
Page 6—History of the Beaver Valley.
Page 7—House and Farm.
Page B—Miscellaneous and New Advertisements.'
FROM COLORADO, .
Unbiased Statement—Dellghttai Bnm»
mere—Weatber CondnekTe* to Sleep— ,
Mild Winters—Tbe Soil and Its Pro»l
dnctifeneq* r Grasshopper*
tlan H>iM><>irfcMUU, 7 '
Correspondence or the Radical.
Valmont, Boulder County. Col., )
March 25,1873. S
I shall endeavor, in the following col
umns, to give your readers a truthful
sketch of the farming interests of Colora
do. My statement is entirely unbiased—
I have no lands to sell, nor. have I any
friends that have; my information is
drawn from personal observation and the
statements of reliable persons. There is
a dark side to every picture, and the dark
side is too often hidden by western cor
respondents. There are some drawbacks
even in Colorado, and 1 intend to speak of
them, although I consider they are opt so
many, nor as great, as a Penoyslvihia
farmer has to contend with. 1 do not know
whether Colorado possesses the advanta
ges she claims over the other States and
Territories, but for myself I should be
satisfied to settle in Colorado, lest I should
go further and fare worse. I have travel
ed some, but Colorado certainly possesses
advantages of climate and soil far ahead
of any locality I have ever visited.
The summers are delightfully pleasant;
from 10 a. m. to 3 P- m. the sun shines
brilliant and the thermometer ranges
about 100 degs. Mornings, evenings and
nights are just cool enough for pleasant
sleeping under a pair of good heavy
blankets, from the fact that tbe air is so
rare it is a bad conductor of heat, and
even in the beat of the day the shady side
of the house, or even the smallest shelter
from the sun’s rays is always cool. Sleep
was always my best friend, nod if for
nothing else than tbe delicious night's
rest, after a day of toil, that can be enjoy
ed here, contrasted with tbe repose sought
in vain, tossing and turning on a hot
night in the Eastern States, is a powerful
argument in favor of Colorado. Rain
seldom falls except during the months of
March and April, coming just in time to
bring up the newly sown wheat. In tbe
Fall the sun’s rays become weaker,
the nights a little cooler, and summer
glides into winter so gradually that we
scarcely miss her genial smiles; winter
only in name, as two thirds of the days
can be spent without fires and the doors
open. Occasionally a cold blast comes
from the East bringing snow and freezing
weather from that land of frost. But in
a day or two tbe of the west, loca
ted on tbe snow-clad range of the Rocky
mountains, recovers his supremacy, and
sweeps away tbe ice and scow like mag
ic back to its home in the East. It is
from the west that our warm winds come,
and when the caps of the mountains are
obscured by a feathery white cloud, and
out of the obscurity conies a roaring like
rushing of many waters, be prepared, for
tbe storm king is coming. Shortly down
he-sweeps, and clouds of dust and gravel
at his heels, at first in sharp gusts, and ft
'•V' r;
in a sharp Wow, without intermix
Ifo® forhouca. ImagineoneofourPenn
jylvania hurricanes that -precede a than
idtr stormprulonged for twelve hours, and
IS9& wiii have an idea oi l Colorado blow.
JHlll lt iB"got ofltevapy damage is done—
Ifceabaence pftaaber, -and the buildings
.WO put op with a view lowlthstand its
;fcfqe. ; -'As it-epeedn along over the rolling
prairie, it sometimes sweeps off a' newly
'plowed field, wheal and soil, and deposits
it listeth. These Tearful blows
age. great drawbacks- to the climate of
Ctoforado, ,aiad, I believe, the only one.
the. »ir* indoorsand qni, is filled with fibe.
This winter the*winds have been
more frequent than In previous' years; but,
to the old adage, ••that is an ill
gWlnd thfiit blows nobody good,” it drove ,
nick the snow add frost and gave ds a
mild winter, and’ it may accoqnt fjor the
of the Eaaterh printer. 4 Only
Hhree timesthis winter did the Eastern
brihg us a cold snap, - which lasted a
Wty or two each time. Since last August
has.not been more than three days
that men did not work out, from Sep
tember 20 to Match 18 there was ho 1 rain
tfh Eastern former Vide over qur
risked prairie in the latter/pkrVVf sfim
ftuerand he would not be Very favorably
Impressed with the soil—a abort, curly,
llirown grass, scarcely a Weed, dry,' sandy
and barren. Yet this isthe famous
grass, which h(ti fed millions of
buffalo, and which, diirtng thewihler sea
«dn v corcd by nature, is more nutritious
than timothy hay, and will keep; fat
countless numbers of beef cattle. The soil
’bfoken up and watered will produce
Abundantly with for less labor (ban an
Eastern former Will spend on his acres; a
idndjfloam, in some places mere gravelly,
‘fit olhers/more clay*,lt will average three
fofetin depth' on the uplands, and I don't
know ho#deep in the bottom; it rests on
jrvbardijan snbsoil, which holds Water.
uplands, where they can be Watered,
lirl best for wheat j the bottoms‘tor grass.
wraterallcontainsspmealkali, chiefly
potasn, SuO ao tlu> V,",.
lands it fills the bottom of the soil so thor
oughly with alkali that it accumulates on
the surface like enow ; it unfits the land
and destroys the gross; thus la a few
years some fine bottom farms have be
come almost worthless. Large tracts of
bottom lands, white with alkali, are fre
quently met with. They are not yet ta
ken up nor will they be soon.
Wheat being the staple, demands our
attention first,. Last year being a better
yield than usual, they claim an average of
30 bushels to the acre. In favored locali
ties I believe it will go fully up to that.
I know of fields which yielded 50 bushels
per acre. Spring wheat is the only vari
ety raised with any success. Coloradians
ciaim their wheat to be the best in the
world. I know it to be a fact that I have
never eateh a loaf of bad bread, nor heard
any complaints of bad flour. The grain
is plump and white, weighing about 65
pounds to the bushel. It becomes so hard
and brittle in this dry climate that the
millers are compelled to soak it in water
before it can be giound. The grain takes
up about 15 pounds of water to the 100
pounds; it is then packed in one-half and
one fourth barrel muslin sacks. Wheat
sold last year for 2% cts per pound; about
one half the crops is held even for higher
prices! Oats will average 35 bushels per
acre, which sell from ct to 2 cts per
pound. Corn does not do so well. The
nights are too cold ; it may average from
10 to 20 bushels per acre; in southern Col
orado the yield is better. Potatoes are
an uncertain crop ; some years they will
not be worth digging, and others will
yield 300 bushals per acre. In the moun
tains they are a sure crop, with little la
bor producing on an average 500 bushels
per acre; they sell from 1 cent to 2 cents
per pound. Barley has been raised 50
bushels per acre, selling for 2 cents per
pound. The. bottom lands yield about
three tons of hay per acre, of natural
grass, said to be more nutritious than tim
othy, Generally it is worth §lO per ton
on tbe farm, but in some seasons will run
up to §5O or §6O. Garden vegetables pro
duce enormously. I have seen 20 pound
turnips, 200 pound squashes, 60 pound
cabbages, and other things in proportion.
Tomatoes ripen slowly, but melons grow
well, but not of large size. Apples and
peaches are an experiment yet. Perhaps
some of the hardier varieties may suc
ceed. Grapes will do well, and small
fruits are a decided success. The Colora
do farmer has some difficulties to contend
with a dry season may bring his
crop below the average ; rust is not very
prevalent; the weevil is unknown ; but
his great and remoreless enemy is the
grasshopper. In early spring, just as tbe
young wheat is showing its green spire
through the ground, the eggs laid the fill
iM «t
before are hatched out, and the ground is
covered with a small black insect, about
as large as a shrivelled grain of wheat;
in a few days every spire of graae Is eaten
Qff, peVer to grow again. This does not
happen only when' the parent graßshop- ■
pers have been unusually numerous the
fall before, or whenever the hatching, of
the eggs and the shooting of the wheat
occurs simultaneously. The on ly remedy
•a to get, the wheat in-as early as possible.
Hfkfy also come again later in the season
as “pilgrims,” in countless hosts, darken
ing the, air. The field of standing grain,
or eptn that comes in their tracks is utter
ly destroyed in p few hours., la,i&erfair
theypayanother visit- when the, grass- of
ihe prairie becomes dry ;,then they:clean
up the gardens of cabbage and late vege-
Pinched by the cool weather,
Wgathered by the bqsheT .on J
side of the house, getting in
the’ house at every opening, too weak- to
‘By they crawl, preparing for thecomrog
generation.. The first fall storm finishes
their troublesome existence* As far as-1
are about all the difficulties in
vtbe way of .raising, a ,-crop, and . they are
’enough. j ,
An Eastern farmer would imagine the
of ram and the conseqaentartlflcial
watering lobe onp of thegreatesldifflcaK
ties in the way of western farming; but
in many. respects it is a decided advan.- !
tage. He has the water at his command
all the time; just .when the growing
grain shows a want of moisture, be lets It
on. In a few days the’ipose soil is satu
rated and held by the subsoil, when be
•shuts it off, letting it on to another field,
or passing it along top neighbor. No
weeds growTljj after the first irrigation,
so, be is not annoyed by weeks of. wet
weather, while the weeds are getting the
start of him; neither does he have, any
sprouted grain or musty hay to mourn
over at harvest. This Territory contains
about 67,000,000 acres, of which only about
4,000,000 can be irrigated; the balance
may perhaps be watered in the future by
some system of artesian wells, which
i™ wo>nrn ’«l a success in Kansas. But In
the meantime they are lit V uiuiavtv * I
lie range. The snows of win ter accumulate
to a great depth on the snowy range on
the Rocky mountains. During the win
ter the streams, which breaks out every
few miles along the range, are low ; but
when the warm suns begin to melt the
immense deposits, it comes down more
copiously, cold’and clear, rushing along
over pebbly beds on its eastward course to
the sea. These streams have a rapid fall
of 12 feet to the mile, or more. It being
desired to water a tract of land lying on
the bprder of a stream, imagine a pom t
ten miles up the stream; here we take
out a ditch, following the undulations of
the ground, with a fall of five feet to the
mile. When we arrive at a point ten
miles below the inlet we have .risen TO
feet above the stream. A ditch of this
length, five feet wide, and two feet deep,
will water many thousand acres. Gener
ally a company is formed of the farmers
whose farms it waters, each person being
assessed, work or money, according to the
amount of water he requires. As the 1
fields slope away from the ditch, sluices
are opened with the plow, running to the
lowest part of the field ; cross sluices are
plowed about 20 feet apart across the
field. When the water is required it is
let out of the ditch in the main sluices ;
the lower part of the field is watered first,
and as it becomes fully saturated the wa
ter is shut off the lowest cross sluices and
allowed to run Into the next above, and
so on till the field is all watered, a man
who understands it can irrigate about five \
acres a day. The land is thus watered ,
twice or three times a season. {
In the fencing of his 160 acres, after be
has taken it up, lies the great difficulty
with a new settler if he is short of mon
ey. The fences are built with pitch pine
posts, two to the tod ; three or four pine
poles are spiked on it. It makes, a sub
stantial fence, and will last many years.
Boards are used sometimes, but are too
expensive. Wire is used a little; it makes
the cheapest fence, but is always wanting
repairs, and will scarcely turn our wild
Texas stock. Hogs and sheep the farmer
does not calculate to guard against. A
board fence will cost about $2 per rod,sa
pole fence about $1.50, and a wire fence
$1.15 per rod. 160 acres of land is 160
rods long by 80 wid.e To build 480 rods
of fence at $1.50 pec rod is $730 ; when
to that is added the cost of buildings,
farm implements and stock, it would be
seen that at least $lOOO cash capitalfwould
lie required. It would be possible to
commence with scarcely any capital, by
fencing and building as the settler be
came able; but his progress to a compe
tence would be necessarily slower.
American (that is from the east) stock
of horses and the most valuable.
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Horses from $l5O upwards; cows from
s3o tosso; ; Bronco horses are used prin-
in farming. They are the Califor
nia wild horse, and differ from mustangs
in that the mustang ranges the plains of
Texas and Mexico. Broncos are brought
in large droves- from their native plains,
and corralled for sale, wild and unbroken.
When a sale is-made they are lasooed,
harnessed and birched to a
by the aid of fojsrop five men and let go.
TTie driver keeps'them to their utmost
speed until they are scarcelyable tomove.
But tough andwiry theysuitthe Colora
dan, who is- not satisfied unless he is go*
itfg at fall speed. E have known a
with-a moderate, load to come- froai Peu
tef here, 27 miles, in 5 ; hours-. They cost
about unbroken r but urilessa-man is
first rate bbraeman he had- better let them
plone. Texas cows sometimes- ptoyegood
"milkgrs, but 1 not often. They aie general ■
has thfe cow be
fore she is two years old: If the heW 'set
tler will invest all his spare capital,.after
taking up a ranche (or firm) anfi huild
■ing; in yearliojg heifers l2 per
h^ff' he can ifiahd with ten head,.in
ten years he will be able to boy any farm
’ifl tbe county and have money left. The
"dairy has not received- the attention it
ought. With a few well hied cows the
advantage of extensive pasture range of
the best quality, of bran and
ahdrts'. Butter good sale at 90-centsand
cheese'SO 1 cents a pound,; there is niroie
money and surer returns with less labor
than in wheat growing. Sbeep-are being
raised extensively in Southern Colorado,
with great profit, and I see no reasda
why they cannot be kept In‘the North
ern part with care during the
Hogs are a luxury ; it costs too much to
keep them 4 penned up. Chickens are
■very profitable. I know a'rancheman
who has sold 100 dozens from 25 hens,
from November to March, at 30 cents a
dozen.
There is plenty of land yet at Govern
ment prices, $1.20 per acre, that can be
reached with water.' Unimproved lands
and $l5 per acre. Improved’
irrigation, ditches from $5O to $5O per
acre.
Timber is all in the mountains, where
grow plenty of spruce and piiie, from
which an inferior quality of lumber is
manufactured, which sells from $2B to
$35 per thousand. It behooves every
new settler to plant out a grove of wal
nuts, chestnuts or cottonwoods on the
west side of farm as a wind-break and for
future use. When they have been plant
ed in a few years they present quite a re
spectable appearance. Prom the-absence
of hard wood timber, wagons, and farm
implements are imported trora the Middle
States ready made. A good two borse
wagon sells for $ll5. Pitch pine cord
wood is worth in Denver $lO a cml.
But my description has grown longer
than I intended to make it, and I have
yet many subjects untouched, which I
will reserve fora future letter. Of one
thing your readers may be assured, I have
told all the dark side. I consider it great
ly overbalanced by the advantages, and I
can say to a brother Pennsylvanian mr>st
heartily, come, turn your attention espe
cially to stock raising, use the same ener
gy and judgment lhat'you would on your
stony, barren side hills in Pennsplvania,
and you will be rich and indepand**’'**
few years. The greatest that
befalls the farm- - is attributable to
him« r '’ r " } ' u,(? ' He came out here in early
times, when it required men of epcrgy to
'face the dangers incidental western
frontier life. He grew up with
try, his lands produced bounteously, his
heads of stock increased wonderfully ; he
lived well and fast, and now he only
works from seed lime to harvest, the bal
ance of the year is spent in idleness. I
am sorry to see many, even Pennsylva
nians, thus become infatuated. I very
much fear that the rising generation will
not have the energy and push that their
fathers manifested in the early days. I
would like to say much more of the peo
ple of Colorado ; their noble heartedness,
hospitality and intelligence. The Eastern
man has probably beard of western
roughs, revolvers and bowie knives, but
bp will not find them here. For peace,
good order, general intelligence-.. educa
tion and- Christianity. Boulder county,
Colorado, will compare favorably with
Beaver county, Pennsylvania. I shall be
happy to answer any and all questions
should any one wish to write to me, to
the address at the head US this article. If
progress in health, os. I have been do
ing, I shall:probably go the mountains,
soon, into ilhe raining districts, when I
shall see another pbaze of Colorado life„
and your frs&der3 may hear from m 3
again. . f C. W. Tatt-er.
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