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! Correspondence Chicago Trtbuno.1
:. =. DENVER, Nov. IT, 1900.
We are enjoying flne little SNOW storm tt
day, and have received several such visitor
from tho clouds during the last two weeks
At one time the snow WIS nearly foot dec
In places, bnt remained on the ground but
short time. To-day 1t has been fa1lin: cor
stantly, but the atmosphere il SO mild it melt
away nearly as fast az it falls. Outdoor labor
crs are as merry and busy rs usual, laughing
as the saucy little fakes strike them in tn
face.
The past week has been one Of unusua
quiet. The bowie knife and the revolver hav'
had almost undisturbcd reposc. The bust
ness houses Of the city have been receiving
large stocks Of goods, and the auctionccrt
have been busy selling stock, provisions, &c
Trade with the merchants has been dull, OF
account Of the numberlcss little freight trains
TINT arc now selling out their loads in almos1
every place in the mountains. Theatres amt
! saloons arc doing moderate business in thell
line, and tho gamblers occasionally find one
| who "had just rs lief lose as not"
During the week the Legislature met. The
Attendance was light, but IN organization was
1nadc, and the message Of the Governor ro
cclvcd with the proper forma1ities. The mem
bcrs seeing the divisions In the household, the
many lit:ls governments sought to be insti.
tutcd where even one was too feeble to stand,
thought wisdom and prudence dictated an ad.
journmcnt; proper regard for the pecuniary
Interests Of their pockets said adjourn, and
consequently they adjourned until other and
more auspicious developments, or cooler
weather, should nerve them to their duty.
Fears were entertained By some TINT We
might be placed OIL short allowance Of provis-
ions before Spring, but they now sec plenty
smiling them in the face. Bacon, especially,
was very scarce, and they feared they might
bc compelled to use Jewish abstinence from
that dainty morsel: but it, like everything
else at present, is abundant. Some thought
-four would command Sig, at least, by this
time, but yesterday 1t was offered by tic hun
drcd sacks at 81. Everything in the provision
line is low for this market, considering the cx-
pcnsc Of overland freight, and tic stocks on
hand arc 60 heavy, they must ru1o low during
49, .o7 A'e son''
70 soA's' '0'o .ue e'sa''n:' pue.ue'' III 1ue
n5, ~ eHA44 AA'e t'4sn's' '"'' ~" i'f'ces'
A' ~, sae '"ea'e'
1S eea3 agriculture anu gaFacnlhg received
comparatively 'l'1e a1ten1lon. twas thought
by many there was little ground in this coun-
Try 'nat couia oefenoered productive will Inc
a'u u i1''satloh' anu none "ltlfoni II. IL was
a'enlea great misfortune that some OF the
,er'ic son las1''s a1onSslue thc streams Should
na's oce" ocpositea III country "hefe thefe
"as l't'!c ram aur'ns most OF the year. Inc
s'sA: u UNIONS weighing t"o ana 4 quarter
po1"cs eaeh' o1 potatoes weighing pound
ana a quarter each, bcets weighing six anti
seven pounds, and almost every other kind OF
root anu vegetable growing on this soil to a
size surprising almost every thing in the States
has wrought . material changc in opinion.
Extensive preparations are being made to cx-
tend the broad acres to be cultivated the
coming season.
The 1ay trade is bccomint- \ rcrv nrot;tah1c
a.d extensive branch Of hns,ncss All tbc
teams used in the mountain. fo, 1,,n,;n. ,rooa
and Quartz for thc mills orc fca m ,,v ',,n1cd
from the valley. Teams arc now drawing 1.av
in some instances a distance of s;xtr ,n;1cs
and the aycrarc distancc will cxcecf, for4v
miles It sells At the stark a+ from c;c1,+ IA t;c
teen dollars . ton. and In the mountains hrinos
from fifty to 5ixty. It rctails in the mountains
At present from 3 1.a ia s CENTS mr. nound and
will run to from to 10 cents BIZ snrlnr.
In the mines f1,;pps 1oo1, 40 nros,erors 10
could be expected at tbis scason of .hc vcar
Many lode claims arc being worked sncccse.
fully, making miners and ,nillers fair rctur
The millcrs especially feel n s,rcatcr rontidercc
than they have ercr Ind. and cvcry l;rt,e I'm.
made In the process of gold sayIn,..
inspires them with new hone for n brighter
future. This season has 1,een almost lost in
hut III. ort,,v of timc md
money will be a great saving to those who NAV
purchase machinery hereafter.
We arc pretty we'll content will, the }ns;ncss
prospects, and condition Of tbc countrv hut |
Ire not fully satisfied with the attention paid
Is by the United States Government. Al
houssh we have nearly enough inhabitants to
or1n State, and arc engaged in the laudablc |
pursuits Of life, seeking to increase the treas
ire OF our country, we hardly receive as much
}fflcial notice as would tho cscape of somc
BOOT unfortunate bondsulau, who might have
'ot away from cruel task-mastcr. We arc
naklng roads, building bridges, crectin. mills
nd machinery, opening mines, improving
anda, building towns that must soon expand
nto populous cities, and have no other show
i title to the soil than TINT Of possession,
indian dcprelations have been committed up
n US and may he again, but I fear NC may
opc for but little notice from tho present asl-
unless VIC can introduce "Sam-
70" into the arena.
Our business relations with the distant front
er towns arc very extensive. Our former
'omcs were In the different States; our friends
70 there. We need frequent, rapid and
heap mode Of conveyance for communication,
thcr Than through priratc enterprise Tho
resent arrangement for an United States
aail IS admirable. Letters for this point re-
1aln reasonable time ut Julesberg, and those
ding to Golden City and the Mountnina arrive