Alamosa, Conejos County, Colorado

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  • Page 8

    Part of Letter from W. H. Richey, 13 July 1890

    Excerpt:
    The Trinchera Estate contains somewhat less than 450,000 acres. The exact acreage cannot be stated, because small sales are constantly being made to settlers. The nearest town of importance is Alamosa, situated on the Rio Grande, about 12 miles north of the point where the northwestern boundary of the property touches the river. This town seems destined to become one of considerable size. It is already a railway center, from which one branch of the D. & R. G. R'd extends up the Rio Grande ...

  • Page 9

    Part of Letter from W. H. Richey, 13 July 1890

    Excerpt:
    Ditch Companies, for the purpose of irrigating large blocks of land situated to the south and west of Alamosa, which the last named Company has recently purchased from the State. 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 San Luis Valley the Trinchera Estate Company commenced surveys in 1887, covering the greater ...

  • Page 321

    Part of Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)

    Excerpt:
    Aug 19, 1890 A good spirit prevailed in the meeting At the close of the meeting we took carriages & rode to view the two Rivers that wattered the valley the Conejos & San Antona 4 miles. we crossed both Rivers & returned 8 miles [FIGURE] I wrote a Letter to Emma to be ready to go to skull valley. I spent the night with Brother Smith August 20, 1890 ~ Wednesday 20 We road to ...
    Dates:
    August 19, 1890 August 20, 1890 August 21, 1890

  • Page 322

    Part of Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)

    Excerpt:
    August 22, 1890 ~ Friday Aug 22, 1890 N. A James took our likenesses last Evening in a group by the lightning Process. About 8 oclok we took carriages and travelled through their ranch we visited some lakes abot 6 miles from camp some went in bathing & walke around the shore of the Lake Our likneses were again taken here we returned to the House took Dinner & then rode to Alamosa Distance 35 M[iles] we took cars for Denver. These 3 Men treated us with great kindness. Even paid ...
    Dates:
    August 22, 1890 August 23, 1890 August 24, 1890 August 25, 1890 August 26, 1890 August 27, 1890 August 28, 1890