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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



it is not surpassed in the world. A yhll 

 of 3000 to 6000 quarts per acre is not un- 

 common. From one small valley in the 

 vicinity of Denver over $100,000 worth of 

 strawberries were marketed this last sea- 

 son at highly profitable prices. 



The scenery of Colorado is most wonder- 

 ful, the climate both healthful and de- 

 lightful, the soil exceedingly fertile and 

 the mountains a very storehouse of rich- 

 est minerals. A combination of great 

 natural wealth unsurpassed anywhere. 

 The inhabitants are broad and liberal 

 minded people whose energy and activity 

 is as immeasurable as their own mighty 

 mountains. 



COLORADO CONDENSED. 



It is 21 years old as a state. 



Its area is 104,500 square miles. 



It is located in the great Rocky Mount- 

 ain region of the West. 



It is the leading mining state in the 

 Union. 



It is a great stock producer. 



It is one of the finest agricultural states 

 in the West. 



It has the most agreeable climate to be 

 found on the continent. 



It is a vast health resort, the climate in 

 every part being beneficial to invalids, es- 

 pecially those affected with lung diseases. 



The soils are everywhere rich, and suc- 

 cessful farming is carried on upon the 

 plains wherever water can be obtained, 

 and in the mountain valleys at an altitude 

 of 8,000 feet. 



The timbers growing on the mountains 

 are abundant, and comprise the varieties 

 that are useful in building, 



Colorado has all the natural resources, 

 water-power and capabilities for extensive 

 manufacturing. 



Colorado is the center of the great wool- 

 growing West. 



Colorado is abundantly supplied with 

 natural parks, water courses and mineral 

 springs of the finest medicinal qualities. 



Petroleum is found in all parts of tha 

 state. 



The coal strata underlying Colorado is 



estimated at an area of 40,000 square miles. 



All kinds of fruits grow successfully in 

 Colorado, and orchards and vineyards are 

 found in all agricultural sections. 



Eight trunk lines of railway, with their 

 numerous branches, traverse" the state. 



The average number of cloudy days in 

 Colorado is fifty-six a year. 



All the cereals and vegetables grow 

 abundantly in Colorado. 



Wheat, alfalfa and potatoes are the 

 most profitable as well as the most prolific 

 products. 



The deepest hole in the earth, says an 

 exchange, is the 4,900 foot shaft in a cop- 

 per mine in the upper penisula of Michi- 

 gan. As the rock at the bottom is worth 

 $8 a ton, the hole will be continued in- 

 definitely, much to the delight of geologists 

 and other scientists. 



A large find of copper has recently been 

 made on an island of Prince William 

 Sound, near Montague Island. The lead 

 is said to be 300 or 400 feet wide, with 

 1,OOU,000 tons of copper in sight. 



The Anaconda (Mont.) copper mines 

 give employment under ground to 3.000 

 men whose daily wages amount to $10,500. 

 The yield of copper is from 10,000,000 to 

 12,000,000 pounds per month. 



<:HEAP RATES TO ARKANSAS AND 

 TEXAS. 



On Oct. 5th and 19th, Nov. 2nd and 

 16th, Dec. 7th and 21st, the Cotton Belt 

 Route will sell round trip tickets from St. 

 Louis, Cairo and Memphis, to all points 

 in Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas, at one 

 fare for the round trip, plus $2.00. This 

 is an excellent opportunity for homeseek- 

 res to secure a good location. For full 

 particulars as to rates, etc. , and free cop- 

 ies of handsomely illustrated pamphlets 

 regarding the Great Southwest, write to 

 E. W. LaBeaume, G. P. & T. A., St. 

 Louis, Mo. 



