. The fertile lands of Colorado and northern New Mexico .. . section, including the Disappointment and Cedar valleys, con-tains an irrigable area of about 250,000 acres. The soil is chiefly a red,sandy loam of great depth and surpassing fertility. It has an elevationranging from 6,700 feet at the highest point down to 4,700 feet at the lowest,which is at the Dolores River. The valleys are adapted to all products thatare grown on the western slope of Colorado, and especially is it a fruitsection. Field corn is grown on an extended scale. Crops of from forty tofifty bushels per acre have been ha
. The fertile lands of Colorado and northern New Mexico .. . section, including the Disappointment and Cedar valleys, con-tains an irrigable area of about 250,000 acres. The soil is chiefly a red,sandy loam of great depth and surpassing fertility. It has an elevationranging from 6,700 feet at the highest point down to 4,700 feet at the lowest,which is at the Dolores River. The valleys are adapted to all products thatare grown on the western slope of Colorado, and especially is it a fruitsection. Field corn is grown on an extended scale. Crops of from forty tofifty bushels per acre have been harvested, and the corn is of extra goodquality. There is at the present time about 10,000 acres under cultivation. Irri-gation projects are under process of construction which will irrigate 75,000acres within the next three years. A limited amount of irrigable Government land may yet be and assignments are worth from $3 to $10 per acre. Deededland is worth from $30 to $75 per acre with water rights. 72 THE FERTILE LANDS OF COLORADO. SHmBBBHhBHHB A Field of Grain at Coventry, San Miguel Mesas The valleys are surrounded with stock range, and an abundance of milltimber and plenty of fuel, both coal and wood. There is plenty of post andfencing material close at hand. The water is soft and excellent for domestic purposes. In certain sec-tions, especially in West Paradox Valley, which is located west of theDolores River, there are large springs of pure, soft wTater which are abundantfor all domestic uses. Naturita-Paradox Valley has but little alkali or adobe land. Expertspronounce it one of the largest bodies of good sweet land to be found in thestate. The climate is mild. The precipitation is about fourteen inches. NORWOOD-REDLANDS Norwood, the pioneer town of the valley, is located about two and one-halfmiles from the head of the valley on the main road leading from Placerville, arailroad point, through the new town of Redlands, Naturita and on into thePara
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