by Charles W. Bowman

Biographies

HOSEA B. CARTER

   Mr. Carter was born in Blandford, Hamden Co., Mass., in July, 1833. The farm on which he spent his boyhood has been in the possession of his family for a long term of years. At the age of sixteen, Mr. Carter moved to Ohio and began the business which occupied his time until he removed to West Las Animas, Bent Co., in 1875. For twenty-five years, he was engaged in bridge-building for railroad companies in Tennessee. Alabama, Iowa and Illinois. During the last eight years he was thus engaged, he made his head-quarters at St. Louis, Mo., in company with his brother. When he removed from St. Louis, he went directly to West Las Animas and took up a pre-emption claim and bought a herd of 3,000 bead of sheep. At the end of three years, he sold out his flock and bought 800 head of native graded stock of cattle. In 1881 he had 1,000 head. Like many other stock men, Mr. Carter is improving his herd by keeping a good grade of bulls. His object is to raise beef, and is not aiming to raise thoroughbred cattle. Mr. Robert L. Lambert is engaged with him, and is interested in his herd. Mr. Carter was married, in 1871 to Miss Mary Frances Brinsmade, of Iowa, and have two children. Mr. Carter is pleased with the Arkansas Valley, and will make it his home for the present.