much the more valuable half of the property. Since the di-
vision the lower portion has been known as the Costilla Es-
tate and the upper portion as the Trinchera Estate.

The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad enters the Trin-
chera Estate at the summit of Veta Pass and traverses it in
a generally south-westerly direction for about thirty miles,
almost bisecting it. Fort Garland, the military post of
the San Luis Valley, is situated near the center of the Es-
tate, and now belongs to the owners of the Grant.

The accompanying map, which is an exact copy of the
official map accompanying the patent, shows better than any
description can do, the relative extent of mountains and val-
ley land; also the boundary line between the two proper-
ties.

For practical purposes the property may be divided
into irrigable and farming land, grazing land and the moun-
tainous portion.

The irrigable farming land is mostly situated along
the Trinchera and streams tributary thereto, and the finest
portions will be found above and below Fort Garland, extend-
ing in each direction several miles, watered by Ute Creek
and other tributaries of the Trinchera. There is also some
good irrigable land which can be covered by ditches taken
out of the Rio Grande, both above and below the mouth of the
Trinchera.

The soil is mostly a rich sandy loam, and wherever
water is obtainable, yields abundance of fine nutritious hay,

much the more valuable half of the property. Since the division the lower portion has been known as the Costilla Estate and the upper portion as the Trinchera Estate.

The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad enters the Trinchera Estate at the summit of Veta Pass and traverses it in a generally south-westerly direction for about thirty miles, almost bisecting it. Fort Garland, the military post of the San Luis Valley, is situated near the center of the Estate and now belongs to the owners of the Grant.

The accompanying map, which is an exact copy of the official map accompanying the patent, shows better than any description can do, the relative extent of mountains and valley land; also the boundary line between the two properties.

For practical purposes the property may be divided into irrigable and farming land, grazing land and the mountainous portion.

The irrigable farming land is mostly situated along the Trinchera and streams tributary thereto, and the finest portions will be found above and below Fort Garland, extending in each direction several miles, watered by Ute Creek and other tributaries of the Trinchera. There is also some good irrigable land which can be covered by ditches taken out of the Rio Grande, both above and below the mouth of the Trinchera.

The soil is mostly a rich sandy loam, and wherever water is obtainable, yields abundance of fine nutritious hay,