Mr. Davis and his daughter and wife came and got the cows….
they broke the herd in two
taking the cows that haven’t had their calves yet first,
then coming back and taking the new moms and little kids.
It is my assumption that the split went different ways….
some to a new maternity ward.
The new moms and the calves probably went on to a great nursery.
History of Delta County —- In the Beginning – Main Street
Main Street looked better than in those first years, with board sidewalks making more pleasant the entry into the Main Street establishments. The walks were uneven, but sloped to match each other where needed. Sidewalks were flanked by ditches used to water the cottonwood trees that lined Main. Almost all of the yards were fenced with access through front gates, and there were barns in the rear. Some places had hay yards and corrals behind them, and there were hydrants in most yards.
Business places were nearly all of frame of log construction with false fronts. There were a few brick buildings such as a section of The Delta House, The First National Bank which was a two story edifice, the Chamber of Commerce building on the east side of Main, and another at 402 Main. The only street east of Main was Meeker, as the area east of the school ground had not yet been cleared. Beyond that were swampy fields thick with head-high Chico grass. The area of active building was the tract between Main and the railroad depot which also severed as a telegraph office. Watering troughs for horses were at the street corners. The firehouse bell tolled at 9:00 p.m. and, to assure the safety of the citizenry, the sheriff and a night marshal conducted foot patrols.
Linda
I know how much you love your research of your area. I love history and research so much too! It’s beautiful there. Love the cow removal shots. Can’t wait to come see NW Colorado again for myself!
I felt quite sad seeing the cows go, even at this distance… I’d grown to love knowing they were there, telling you what the weather would be like!
Our little village was actually named this week as being the worst drought affected place anywhere! And now worse affected since records began… being the worst is small comfort, now that my smaller trees are beginning to die…!!!
Great history of downtown!! Aww no more cows..it was fun to see them and the babies:)
I’m always amazed at how they handle cattle with horses now. They’ve got much better trained horses and really know what they’re doing.
I know I would miss seeing the cows! Bet it is just as nice to see them herding them up too. I think it would be great to learn how to herd cows and live on a ranch, unfortunately, I don’t know how well I would fare if I had to be in the saddle all day!
Interesting history as always.
Well at least this “calving” and corn field paddock will be well fertilised for this years planting.
Makes heaps of sense separating the two groups, the calved mob from the uncalved mob,
easier by far to keep check of what is going on.
Another fine sunny day here, completely cloudless at present, I guess the northern cyclone
“petered” out as they sometimes do.
Cheers and have a good weekend.
Colin (Brisbane. Australia)
I love watching cows and calves. I would hate to see them go.
be well, moms and calves!
I learned a lot of western history before I finally found out how many businesses had “false fronts”.
I’m sure you will miss seeing the cows/calves.. Hope they do well in their ‘new’ surroundings…
The Main Street area sounds interesting –and reminds me of some of the old movies I have seen –of downtown situations…
I remember that, in my small town in Southwest Virginia, even about 1942 or so—the cows roamed freely in the yards, etc… Daddy had to fence the entire yard to keep them out. A few years later, laws were made to keep the cows in certain areas…. (Don’t know what made me think of this today! ha)
Hugs,
Betsy