Letter from M. P. Dooley, 1 September 1890

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Letter from M. P. Dooley, 1 September 1890
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    La Junta Colo Sept 1 [18]90 Wilfred Woodard Prest Morman Church Salt lake Cty Utah Dr Sir I see by the Alamosa papers that you & your people are securing lands for settlement in the San Luis Valley & want to say I can offer you a very good thing in this line in the Arkansas Valley. This property consists of a tract of Four thousand three hundred & twenty acres owned by 3 firms and ...
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    Situated on the north side of the [Arkansas River, Arkansas|Arkansas River, all connected & together in one body, all fenced, & a house in center of tract that cost Thirty thousand dollars. The West End of this tract is 30 miles from the City of Pueblo, & covers about 15 miles of the River. The Santa Fa Rail Road Runs East & west close to River on south side & The Mo Pac Road close to River on north side, giving 2 stations for Each Road for shipping. We can Water ...
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    this tract of land with 15 mile of private ditch for four dollars per acre & Expect to commence Work on the ditch in 30 days. But will give you privelege of purchasing during the 30 days at Twenty dollars per acre for all the land, this includes its fencing & the house & other improvments & all I ask is that you send a Representative to investigate & look over this property. This ditch might be Extended 15 or 20 miles East to the town of La Junta, County seat of ...
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    & you could secure all or nearly all of the lands Under this Extension at reasonable prices & I could aid you in this work if desired This Valley speaks for itself & is being developed very rapidly & this is a choice location & tract of land. Can verify all I say & show it is much better when see your representative on the ground. Yours Respy M. P. Dooley La Junta Colo ...
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    M. P. Dooly 1 Sept. 1890