Olathe And The Gunnison Tunnel (Cover Title).

NILES, A. M. [PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER]

Publication: Press of the Williamson-Haffner Company, nd (ca 1905), Denver

First edition. 8vo. 8" x 5" pictorial wrappers, 32 pp., illustrated. The Gunnison Tunnel is an irrigation tunnel constructed between 1905 and 1909 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in Montrose County, Colorado. The 5.8 mile long tunnel diverts water from the Gunnison River to the arid Uncompahgre Valley. At the time of its completion, it was the longest irrigation tunnel in the world and quickly made the area around Montrose into profitable agricultural lands. Booklet offered is an agricultural promotional offering bargains in improved and unimproved ranch lands under the Gunnison Tunnel. Correspondence solicited with those seeking homes and investments in the Uncompahgre Valley. Promotes fruit and vegetable growing, alfalfa, wheat, oats, rye, barley, speltz, broomcorn, livestock, potatoes, etc. with favorable growing conditions and climate. Very good copy.

Inventory Number: 33743