Ex-Governor Evans, and Judge Berkley, of Boulder, were at Caribou yesterday.
    The hotels at Boulder are thronged with invalids and visitors--the seekers of health, of pleasure and of fortune.
    The heated air of the valley is less oppressive since the recent showers.
    To-day we had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Wyncoop, (W. C. Wynkoop-chw) who takes the place of Henry F. Cort, Esq., as editor of the Boulder News. To properly represent all the interests of this growing community, and lead forward its industrial enterprises, is an important trust, and opens to Mr. W. a fine opportunity for usefulness, and the display of journalistic ability.
    Hon. Jerome B. Chafee has just returned from a visit to Caribon, by way the Boulder Ca�on.
    Information received of gentlemen from various parts of the country, lead to the conclusion that the present harvest is about two thirds of what would be regarded as a full crop. We have seen some fine fields of wheat--one of oats estimated at 70 bushels per acre. Others are light. The use of water in irrigation is commonly arranged among farmers in the most neighborly manner; but we hear of exceptional cases. One selfish old churl, we are told, kept the water on his own wheat field until it was drowned out, lest a drop should go by to his neighbor's field, which was burning up for want of moisture. Then two crops were spoiled by one man's selfishness. In another instance guns were brought into the field to settle disputes about water. In the order of nature the rain falls equally on the evil and on the good, but in this irrigating arrangement, the evil often go in for a double share. No place in the inhabitated world is without at least one such mean man, who, if he could, would not only monopolize all the water, but hide all the sunshine, and pollute all the air, rather than his neghbor [sic] should get a fresh breath. Such an one is both too stupid and too selfish to take a hint from nature's impartial bestowment of the gifts of air, and sunshine, and rain. But let us speak in praise of those who do well--who are an honor to Colorado.

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    One John Hess, over north, was recently convicted, before Justice McCall, of Burlington, of stealing two revolvers, and was sent to the Boulder jail this week.

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Source:

Bixby, A., "Boulder County," Daily Register Call, Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado, Sunday, 30 July, 1871, p. 1.