New Colorado and the Santa Fé trail . through the estate, empties again into the stream from which it came, nota drop of its precious contents being thus Masted. Along the upper sideof the fields lying on this gentle slope, before described, run smaller ditch-es. Then during the season does the skilful Mexican laborer dig littlecluumels leading down through these fields, and, making little dams forthe purpose, turn the water into them. The result is simple; Uncle Petehas raised 10,000 bushels of wheat, 6000 of oats, and 2000 of corn, and hada market for the whole on the spot, it being one of t
New Colorado and the Santa Fé trail . through the estate, empties again into the stream from which it came, nota drop of its precious contents being thus Masted. Along the upper sideof the fields lying on this gentle slope, before described, run smaller ditch-es. Then during the season does the skilful Mexican laborer dig littlecluumels leading down through these fields, and, making little dams forthe purpose, turn the water into them. The result is simple; Uncle Petehas raised 10,000 bushels of wheat, 6000 of oats, and 2000 of corn, and hada market for the whole on the spot, it being one of the charms of Colo-rado farming that the honest miner is both hungry and liberal, andthat tlie farm produce has ready buyers. Suppose, however, that for our ?.2 NEW COLORADO AND TlIK SA>;TA FE TKAIL. |)rosent purpose wc cull fanuiup; a side issue, aud come to the cattle wliiclitills ranch wuuUl sui)p(>rt all the year round. It is said that when Ken-tuck v cattle nu-n, frcsli tVoiii the * JMue-ii^rass Ke-ion, see the plains, they. ) ANTONIO. are entirely incredulous as to their fitness for stock; hut the experiencedstockman smiles, well knowing that the nutritious qualities of the grass aresimply unsurpassed, and that the food for liis cattle for the whole year is THE JOURNEY TO PUEBLO AND UNCLE PETES RANCH. 33 ready at a minimum of cost. For their water, again, a splendid creekfrontage like Uncle Petes would more tlian amply provide. But to procure all this information we did not wait supper, after ourlong drive. It was served in a quaint dining-room, once constructedfor the giving of Mexican fandangoes, but now forming part of the curi-ous composite structure in which Uncle Pete, his family, friends, and nu-merous visitors found accommodation. In the old adobe fireplace, con-
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