The New York herald., 1865-01-23
fore are the chief cities o. ,ntell,.


1879 10 is2s politicians nterdiced central progress BY
nterposng Indian barriers and "unfrendy egi h ionn -
Ihs forced y To reco and In the meantime The Hanks
came up 70 an even front upon the right and left But
the discovery Of gold In Cafrn tile open commerce
WIN ASIA and other great events occurring on the Pacific
aroused anew the spirit ~ central progress and
within the space a only brief years In gganiic
and onward march over every barrier and obstacle has
peoped savae wild rnsssss AMI challenged tho wonder
and admiration Of The civilix d world.
WHAT THE CENTRAL COLUMN OF AMERICAN FRO
GKsss HAS ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED.
This great central column Of progr has 7ady
ascend tho plateau by the entrance Of the South
Pass and established Us e on the fertile terraces
M,x CO. Upon the UP u Norte 1t upon thr Columbis
and Fraz rivers II has passed the Corciera OF
n o nan Il has e %
OF slvery Nevada It is nn established pow tho
virgin soil q Montana aud Idaho: Il has enrr By
the Passes OF like Peak and the Arkansas into the dc
ous regions OF those lovely "Parks' which rcpose like
pictures OF emerald and silver led by the golden
and gem.studded gigantic frame OF the Sierra ~
Is expanding further into Colorado and planting within
tho confines Of that Iicn and magnificent Tcrlioryths
actual centre and geographical r. apex Of the beit
of the worlds scyilizaon-coones Of mon who arc not
afraid 10 bare their breasts 10 danger their arms
toughest toll and who are hailed as the most heroic
champions in the ressess aud advancing column Of
American progress Witness then, In the geo aphcal
Colorado as the grand focal centre miraculous II ht in
the front TO illuminate the safe ne Of march and open
to the worlds bewidercd the whole area Of our
expanding empire.
TIE PARKS or coLonApo-THE NEW MAGNETS OF
AURiFERous ATTRACTION.
Ing onward and westward spreading II either
flank, will call the ait ntion Of the rcadsr tempo
has be hitherto bat little explored and develop d. We
rfr TO the region or syst m OF sall ys called tho
PARKS OF Colorado, an excellent map OF which we have
with
There are four Parks in Colorado Territory They
| are, will b. by refer To tn map, desig-
mated the North, Middle, South and San Lu Parks
Tho San Luis Park is ths most southern.
They are Of equal size, constituting together
system. They In clos, juxtaposition,
long tudinally annexed The resemblance, each with
the other is perfect yet in the details observable
ETY. perfectly ninte In physical features the San
Luis Park very remarkable The smooth area Is nine
nearly perfect epso It's southcry curve being within
the Territory of New Mexico contin elope Oh
mountains cncoses it. whose crest everywhere ascends
10 the line OF perpetual II Is the bowl OF
prmeva sea, which has been drained In conhguration
1us,ana enseoved Within the Hels esinn Hip The atI
tude Of tho Fan Luis plain above the sea Is SIX tho sand
four hundred feo. Of the enyeiopins peaks thirteen
thousand feet Between the circumfercnt rim OF the
plain wh ch Is prairc and the snowy crest rise rndu
lat ng mountains Of gradually ascending alitudc the
TANKS OF these gorged by descending streams thirty
Ave in number The northern port third Of all
is called "Rncon" nineteen streams descending, con.
verge into the Sawach Lake Of iesh water but having
no outlet These streams bear The name Alamosos Tho
remain ng is seccd by the Bravo del N0rte
VIII ci enters through the western rim aud issues o. IN
the 80 tn The pla is continue as water surface,
having Isolated Volcano butes, resembling Islands, and an
The system Of the four parks occupies parallelo-
| gram cut through tho centre OF Colorado, from
north 10 south, two hundred mites wide and four
hundred long. They reach from latitude thirty
six degrees and thirty minutes forty degrees
and thirty minutes The ono hundred and sixth de-
gre, meridian, exactly bisccts them all The mother
lorlea sweeping in successive and alternate curves
east and west divides them ono from the other Each
park gives birth to an immense river, departing alter
nately the Atlantic and Pacific Hero grouped
mountains, parks and rivers OF supendous dimensions
| and august bl.my. Spurs OF the primary COriicra
around 70 embrace those fronts OF the parks from
which the great dehouch by ca cns These parks
have the level the great "ilateau Of America
|
peculiar characteristics There parts Of II sunk within
| ihc bulk Of the prnovai Cordiera
| Remarkng tho identity in physical features OF the
parks thus closely grouped but tho infinite variety How
Ing from the juxtaposition Of attitudes depress'ons per
manent running rivers, and the eccentric courses
Of the mountains aud rivera the details Of the San Luis
Park oner themselves for sp chc dcscpt on The plain
Is drift soil ab AIDED from the mountains and Deposited
by the currents OF the water ard of the atmosphere Tho
eastern half pnrlascs of the qualities OF the Corlera
the half OF the qualities of the Sierra Mimbrcs.
The mother Corlera forms the eastern wall the Sierra
Mmbrcs the western wall Of the san Luis iark. The
mother Cordcra has base and tanks OF granite slopes
inclinng nwards pyramid, strmounted by stupen
dous Of urassic limestone. carried up but not
ignoois, pitonic rocks nor eruicd lava l. anywhere
found The Sierra mbTes mountain hahn Of
the secondary oder, has In less PROPORTION the
prmera and scdimcnty IL, but presents the troats
ancient volcanoes streams OF lava nud, aud
immense pedgais OF igncous and putonic rocks. Tho
cGlrareous clement therefore, prcdominatcs Ia the alu
vial SOIL mixed With sicous and lutonic debris These
elements, intcrnixcd by the ton of water and the
winds, present 10 arabic and pastoral life smooth sur
\ face FOR culture aud perfect Intrinsic fertility.
Here l. recognized an atmosphere and climate purely
continental ltuated most remote from all the OK
mountain altitude and encascd all round by Slcrras
the atmosphere s intensely tonic saiubfCus and brilliant
unmer and winter ai, ,ear scarcely ntcrrupted
4 by Nernal or agtutnna Tho meridian
tains its vtaliling heat throughout the year while a1
midnight pr.vniIs a correspond ug toni. cooness Tho
f0rmaon OF light clouds along te crest OF the Slcras 10
cessan. Tlose arc wa tel away b. the steay atmos-
| rherc currents coming from tie West: TIey rarely
interrupt the sunshine, but retracing his rays mbuo
the anupy With a elIriug silver light nj on inteuse
and brilliant The nanss Of tc great mountains, batlcd
by tile emoacc OF these rigatig clouds, clad nth
dense forests ~ Pane ~, s'.es ald Mlsr, when pro
trct the sources springs and the running ryulall
With tito forests alternate mountain meadows OF uxu-
| rant and nutritious ghscs ihe ascehcins cipuds,
urcly condensed furnish htuc irrigation NJ the depfes ID
elevation Of the plains, whoh $40 destlae y Timber,
but clothed Ia gra-s These grassca, gfo.in@ npidly
during the ann al melting OF tte SHOWS, euro
into hay as tho arldty Of the atinosphcr returns.
| They form perennial pastures ard supply the winter
food oi the aboriginal cattle every indig nous aud
abundant Tie oii.ieati concusicn TO Which a nsid
study Of nature bings tho &c uiluikng mind y che re-
veite II nrs npess Tie aul. tudino variety of
| nat re adjusts itsef with delicate harmony which
brings into concord a Industrial energies; nruLle
agriculture pastoral pcutufr ana Ut, the Kindred I1r-
o labor which rest upon tits Foundation aud &c
cotntapy ~ rro-pcro,s Vsnr These are bufrisheJ as
1, Mcrc by tie pcrpct a. bsillancy aud subriv OF tie
am1si and landscape, whore unfailing beauty and
tome TASTE n e TIC physical aud mental energies 10
In pastoral agriculture there seen the spontaneous
production by nature sf meat, dairy food hdcs, WOOL
and kindred eleuc nis sustained a. sh IN tic IL
here Gnd an immense self sustaining element Of food
for the busan family.
For 0ahlc akrouNrc the frrn N clunIy ample IN pfo.
port on and VI equally rruilious excellence The de-
| s,endng mountain streams fufusb riga ion 10 tho
plln whose porous soils receive Avn 20 sAtufauon All
lie c,rcas ana fruits know the European people
climate then with The same facility as the rsoIls
them elves aud the doncst animals tha' accou pny
| thr,n They receive a similar mpruN cnent from III Q
Ion purify IL tho nlfos LDe ani perennial sunshine.
O,cr I'M ar, a eaurey cupcd Wy mountans artesan
waters may 10 here procured
Tho streams ak abound IN Lsh OF great variety
\ and e1cellcnce water fowl aud native poultry, Iccu.
Iar 10 tic mountains and plains, everywhere scat
rfcd the swnrm Of animal lie, Oi the ahurigua Kind,
ana It's variety Is Astonishing All domestic Aniuals
luown 10 o tcoic, Whcn substit ted iOr them, equal
| them IN RdapAbty aud excellence
For manufacturing ia all the departments of foodf
clothing ana metals, all Inducements 0i faciiy ana
| economy present themselves fDcl 0f wcnd and coal
nrr aetcssib'e Markets found IN the UlaceD active
| mining regions Or Colorado, New Mexico and afihnA
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