. Over the range to the Golden Gate, a complete tourist's guide to Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Puget Sound, and the great Northwest . luxuriance, and most of thefarmers have planted orchards and vineyards ofgreater or less extent. The usual farm productsthrive in the valley, and large crops can be countedon with the greatest confidence. The discovery that sugar beets could be raisedcheaply and satisfactorily in the country around Grand Junction, led the capitalistsof the state to invest in the construction of a plant for the conversion of this vege-table into sugar.
. Over the range to the Golden Gate, a complete tourist's guide to Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Puget Sound, and the great Northwest . luxuriance, and most of thefarmers have planted orchards and vineyards ofgreater or less extent. The usual farm productsthrive in the valley, and large crops can be countedon with the greatest confidence. The discovery that sugar beets could be raisedcheaply and satisfactorily in the country around Grand Junction, led the capitalistsof the state to invest in the construction of a plant for the conversion of this vege-table into sugar. The plant is large and has enormous capacity and as the pro-duction of beets increase can easily enlarge this capacity. The beets raised inthe vicinity are particularly valuable for sugar manufacture, running as high asfifteen and eighteen per cent in saccharine matter and being f\i!ly ninety per cent Grand Junction. Chief City of Grand River Valley, at Junction of Grand and Gunnison Rivers. Population, 5,000. Distance from Denver,450 miles, via Standard Gauge Line; 424 milesvia Narrow Gauge Line. Elevation, 4,594 feet. Eating Station. 56 OVER THE GRAND CAfJON OF THE COLORADO. pure. Farmers in the neighborhood are devotins; large acreages to the cultivationof the beet, as remunerative crops, with the aid of irrigation, is assured. Thisindustry is also being developed in other parts of the State, and the day is not fardistant when Colorado will rank among the foremost in the production of sugar, atruly valuable and interesting addition to its long list of business interests. GrandJunction is the county-seat of Mesa County, and has business and public buildingsof a substantial character. Shade trees have been planted on each side of the streetsgiving the town a most pleasing and attractive appearance. There is one thingsure about the Grand River Valley, and that is, it will never want for wafer: andwith plenty of water for irrigation secured, the future urosperity of the
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