This book is dedicated to my father, who brought me to the 

 Mountain Region at a tender age who was father and 

 mother to his boys, cook, discoverer, philosopher 

 trho developed an irrigated stock ranch from the 

 nut ire wild who fought and conquered all the 

 hardships of the pioneer who, though an in- 

 valid., gave no thought for himself t but put 

 forth untold effort to supply me with 

 every educational advantage the 

 West afforded at the time. 

 Such men the country 

 trill never cease 

 to honor. 



192639 



