Ditch Companies, for the purpose of irrigating large blocks
of land situated to the south and west of , which the
last named Company has recently purchased from the .
Such active development on a large scale cannot fail to in-
crease the value of the Trinchera Estate, which is contigu-
ous to those lands.
Following the example of the large ditch companies
operating on the western side of the the
Trinchera Estate Company commenced surveys in 1887, covering
the greater portion of the Estate, and early in 1888 it con-
structed two main irrigating canals, one called Garland Ditch
and the other The Trinchera Ditch. The Garland Ditch is
take from the about a mile east and
above . It extends some seven miles in a gene-
ral northwestern direction, taking in on its way the waters
of , and covering a magnificent body of farming
land. This canal, as required, can be extended for several
miles further. Its exact location is marked on the map.
The Trinchera Ditch is taken out of the of the same
name—a fine stream—just where it leaves the foot hills
and enters the plain, and runs in a southwesterly direction
to cover another body of fine land. It has been constructed
for a distance of five or sxx miles, that can be extended as
required. Reservoir sites have been selected for the stor-
age of water whenever it may be found necessary to do so.
About 16,000 acres of land have been sold to set-
tlers up to January 1st; for which the Company holds defer-
red payment notes amounting to about $34,000.
Ditch Companies, for the purpose of irrigating large blocks
of land situated to the south and west of , which the
last named Company has recently purchased from the .
Such active development on a large scale cannot fail to increase the value of the Trinchera Estate, which is contiguous to those lands.
Following the example of the large ditch companies
operating on the western side of the the
Trinchera Estate Company commenced surveys in 1887, covering
the greater portion of the Estate, and early in 1888 it constructed two main irrigating canals, one called Garland Ditch
and the other The Trinchera Ditch. The Garland Ditch is
take from the Sangre de Cristo stream about a mile east and
above . It extends some seven miles in a general northwestern direction, taking in on its way the waters
of Ute Creek, and covering a magnificent body of farming
land. This canal, as required, can be extended for several
miles further. Its exact location is marked on the map.
The Trinchera Ditch is taken out of the stream of the same
name -- a fine stream -- just where it leaves the foot hills
and enters the plain, and runs in a southwesterly direction
to cover another body of fine land. It has been constructed
for a distiance of five or sxx miles, that can be extended as
required. Reservoir sites have been selected for the storage of water whenever it may be found necessary to do so.
About 16,000 acres of land have been sold to settlers up to January 1st; for which the Company holds deferred payment notes amounting to about $34,000.