This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ... places, with some canons and ravines. There is some fairly good land with supply of water a clay loam, covered with gramma and other grasses. Value, $3.50 to $8 per acre. Annual rainfall, 10 to 15 inches. Elevation, 5,800 feet. Distance from railroad, six miles. Township 30 S., R. 58 W.--The surface of this township ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ... places, with some canons and ravines. There is some fairly good land with supply of water a clay loam, covered with gramma and other grasses. Value, $3.50 to $8 per acre. Annual rainfall, 10 to 15 inches. Elevation, 5,800 feet. Distance from railroad, six miles. Township 30 S., R. 58 W.--The surface of this township is generally rolling. It is cut hy canons and ravines. It is rough and rocky in places. This is a very good stock-raising section. Scattering scrub cedar timber. Not much surface water excepting in the Picket Wire river, which crosses the southeastern corner. There are indications of iron. Value, $3.50 to $5 per acre. Annual rainfall, 15 to 20 inches. Adobe soil. Elevation, 5,000 feet. Distance from railroad, twelve miles. 'Township 31 S., R. 58 W.--This township is principally high mesa land, cut diagonally by the Picket Wire river. It is used at the present time for grazing purposes. Value, $3.50 to $5 per acre. Annual rainfall, 10 to 15 inches. Elevation, 5,000 feet. Distance from railroad, fifteen miles. Township 32 S., R. 58 W.--A portion of this township is extremely rough and covered with timber. The northwest corner is cut by deep canons of the Picket Wire river and its tributary streams. There are fine valleys, suitable for farming, especially the cultivation of grapes, which produce abundantly. The principal industry is stock raising. There is some open rolling land. Value, $3.50 to $5 per acre. Annual rainfall, 10 to 15 inches. Elevation, 5,000 feet. Distance from railroad, fifteen miles. Township 33 S., R. 58 W.--The surface of this township is principally high rolling prairie lands. There is some scrub pinon and cedar timber. Very little stock water. A considerable area of this township could probably be successfully farmed by mode...
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Add this copy of Free Homestead Lands of Colorado Described; a Handbook to cart. $61.07, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Palala Press.
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