A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 41 



company to sell a lot of land and settle it. The 

 result of this project was the far-famed Victoria 

 Colony, established in Ellis county on the border 

 line of civilization in 1872 and settled by the ar- 

 istocracy of Great Britain. According to best 

 information, members of the colony were high 

 livers. Most of them were on remittances from 

 home sent by parents who hardly knew what else 

 to do with their sons. Grant himself is said to 

 have been fond of women and whiskey and to 

 have been a poor sort of guardian for wealthy 

 gentry. However that may be, no one can ques- 

 tion his nerve, for he brought to this then desolate 

 country a lot of high priced Shorthorns and 

 planted them among the most unfavorable con- 

 ditions. 



In November 1871 Mr. Grant imported from 

 England the roan six-month-old bull calf Lord 

 of the Manor ; the white seven-month-old heifer 

 Fairy Verulam, and the red yearling heifer 

 Mobe 8th. In 1872 he imported the bull Goggles 

 17193 and later the roan cow Dimples, purchased 

 from Queen Victoria 's herd. In 1876 he resumed 

 importation having purchased from the Queen's 

 herd seven heifers and the bull Royal George 

 27797. The lot consisted of Cold Cream 10th and 

 Countess 2d, two years old, that produced bull 

 calves shortly after importation, named Royal 

 Windsor and Manrico 2d; Rosa and Minette, 

 two years old ; and Roseleaf , Matilda and Peer- 



