THE IERIGATION AGE. 



Domestic water is usually found in Fountain Valley from season. We already have a man on the grounds laying plans 



40 to 80 feet deep. It is soft and of excellent quality and 

 wells are easy to bore. 



for the erection of a substantial cement farm house and barns, 

 with covering for machinery, etc. A well will be sunk soon for 



Good domestic coal is mined near Fountain within easy domestic purposes. It is our intention to publish from time 

 hauling distance. Price at mine never exceeds $2.00 per ton. to time a report of the development of our work on this 



Young Cherry Orchard in Fountain, Colorado. Full of Fruit, June, 1909. Alfalfa Field near Fountain, Colorado. Water Ditch in Foreground. 



A Yard of Colorado Potatoes. 



Homes in Fountain, Colorado. Fruit Trees Loaded with Fruit June 1909. 



Apple Orchard in Fountain, Colorado. Full of Young Fruit June, 1909. 



Local prices of lumber and all materials and other mer- 

 chandise at Fountain and Colorado Springs compare favor- 

 ably with prices in the central states. 



The editor of THE IRRIGATION AGE has recently purchased 

 a tract of land near Fountain which may be seen on the 

 map shown in these pages, and is preparing to crop it next 



Shaded Road in Fountain, Colorado, June, 1909. 



ranch, which we trust will be interesting to our readers. Ad- 

 ditional information, with illustrated literature concerning 

 this section, may be obtained by addressing W. C. Johnston, 

 President Fountain Valley Land and Irrigation Company, 

 Colorado Springs, Colo., or The Pearsons Wilhite Company, 

 181 La Salle street, Chicago. 



