April 21, 1910 John W. Cook Letter

April 21, 1910 John W. Cook Letter

This is a transcription of the letter sent by John W. Cook to his brother, Tyrone P. Cook, regarding the purchase of the Sulphur Springs Stock Ranch by the Cook Family in 1910.

GEO. KNIGHT CLARK. R.ES PHONE. TABOR 107 JNO. W. COOK RES PHONE, MAIN 6556

MADISON APARTMENTS

(Logo) CLARK-COOK CO.

REAL ESTATE, INVESTMENTS MORTGAGE LOANS ROOM 6, BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING SOLE AGENTS PHONES: MAIN 5407, HOME A3252 ROSSMERE AND PORTLAND, OREGON SUNNYSIDE

Glendora, Los Angeles Co., Cal.

Dear Brother:-

Yours of 19th inst. to hand and noted. Inclosed am handing you a map of the land,

as it lays along the creek, the road running along the bottom back from the creek clear through to Sulphur Springs from the east. The north part of the land in section 33 is the least desirable of all it being the highest and is the poor hill [Bakers Mountain] I wrote you of. The land north of Sulphur Creek [Soap Creek] is nearly all low hills or bench land. The 45.11 acres and the 66.67 acres in section 34 is part valley and the most of the rest has been slashed. A portion of the 173 acres south of Sulphur Creek is valley and some of it has been slashed, the balance of the land south of the road is timber. The west 80 acres I did not see at all but it is represented to be timber. A portion of the 166 acres just north of the spring is valley land, the balance of it is low bench land. A portion of the land above the valley north of Sulphur Creek in section 33 and for 1/2 mile north is bench land covered with scrub oak.

Was not around the fences but on a portion of the land north of Sulphur Creek the

fence is good enough to hold the stock. South of Sulphur Creek the fence is poor and land is open to the general public. There is some splendid timber on the 167 acres south of Sulphur Creek.

Am writing Ernest today and sending him a map also, so that he can go there on

Saturday and Sunday and go over the ranch pretty thoroughly and have deferred writing him until could get the map made as it was useless for him to go without it unless some neighbor could show him the lines.

The girls were just in and are getting along fine. Ernest will be home a week from

Sunday when will go over the ranch matter with him and if necessary will take a trip up there and spend a day or two on the ranch.

I have the abstract here but Mr. Dabney has not returned from the East and the title

requires going over very-carefully and it may be necessary to reject it but I hope not for think the deal a good one and doubt if it could be duplicated.

Mr. George Whitcomb has written me of 960 acres up north of Sweet Home at

$16.50 per acre that sounds good but of course can not tell without an examination.

Hope you will have a nice journey to Missouri and hope to hear from you on your

arrival there.

Yours truly, Signature (John W. Cook)

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