, 1870-11-21
COLORADO.

sottlod, neariy as1z1gs ~ tho whole Of Weatar,
Europe, whatoyar relates TO = nav and bests,
method should claim some attention. n,
Union Colony waa organized to ayoid many q
mo hardships connected with now settler ents
and also TO prevent : fow from getting riol
out of the many.
The inst meeting was held in New York citv
Deeember Is, In the Cooper Bui.diue. and i
VIA largely attended, particularly by man fron
distanoe. The Bum hxed upon for n,ember.
ship WAS el60 and Is for an EXPENSE fnna
and Horace Greeley van appointed Treasurer
A COMMITTEES WIS also appointed to draw up ,
consttut1on and to select 4 Locating Con-
mltteo- No other meeting was held until ths
memtess aPpeared upon tho ground.
Inc general plan laid out in the oonstitu.
was 10 tuild mostly in ! town that he sdysn.
ages OF old settled countries might be h1d
eoon, and to give to each member OUTLYING
lhnd: That is, to giro to each paying el65 a1
eqoel eha1e OF town and OF country real eesate,
u ne centre Of tho tract tho town was to bs
| iAao On, one mue equHte, divided Into lots.
yar3tng in size according To tho distance from
the business centre, and these lots we're to be
nold from s25 TO ESQ eanh, tho money derived
from which being devotedt 10 schools aud pub
lie improyemenss; thus tho membars rsceired
outlying land only for their s155. Tao OUT
side lots arc Of S, 10, 20, 40, and 10 acees; the
smallest nearest the town, aud the largest
lurtbest away, and OF theao, tho shareho1dars
we're to take their cAoire- The only .es. re-
quired vas that members roust be Temperance
| men, and that al ehxrea or lots EQpst ba in, :
proved.
!Ms simple plan has worked extremely
well, md It La doubtful whether an thing
would be gained by change. Perhapa, how.
ever, ehafes night be divided 80 ihht Door
men. men "on1o ges Town property only, OF, Al til.
noss, from one to two acres or = certain
quartcr might be set apart for such "a onI1 I
wanted lots, and who wished to pursus me-
chaofcal trades, which lots should te so feet
1ront By $50 feat deep. II such a measure
| we're adopted to accommodate poor aud IN
~ uuat1ioas men. u would probably work well !;
because they are lazy, 1t would work E.dly.
Ine Locating Comni1te travelled thousands
| 81 miles, having the wl.cle West to cLoae
i5o1a, md they finally selected the valley Of
tween Cheyenno md Denver, and on the Dsn-
yer Pacific Railroad. They made Tho seleo-
tion in April, 1870, and, in preference I'd I'll
olneIs, whether attaiaable or not, for the fol-
l. Healthfulneas,
2. Rich soil.
y. Hroximisy to iron, wood, and coal.
lines in the future.
s. Beautiful ecepeu,
AHer residence OF nearly sir months, it is
found that tho country Ii entirely sIemnt
from aEuea and bilious diseases OF sll kiDds.
and It ia the universal testimony OF our ,peo.
pie that they like tho climate better each dsy.
NaA Impossible to DO much 1t cultivation
e. GeloIe ,en tse middle Of June when something
IN the highest degree satisfactory. 50 large
AND uncomlnonly fne we're tho potatoes.
beets' tursups, and other vegetables, that speci-
mems g1eHn by o1r people hare boon sent to
new AoIf city and placed on exhibition, chal-
East. The yield Of wheat in Colorado il Tar
beyond that Of tbs choicest wheat-grnwine
regions Of the States, while tho quality OF the
nour Is 60 superior thAt comparison would
hardly be proper,
and between, arc beds OF Ignite and semi
bituminous coal, also vast dsposits OF lime
Stone, gypsum, aud other useful minerals It
ta expected that s4w timber, cord wood, posta.
ties, and fercing can he 1oated down the tiy- |
e; e. At present wood is $40 8 cord aud coal
The Union Pacific Railroad leaves the Plstte
nlTer at Julesburg, and going thence over an |
elevated country, 4 valley from two 10 ton miles
broad. and 165 miles long. reaching to our
place is lett Tor Some other rosd to occupy. |
Besides. tue Republican Valley, 500 miles long, |
leads to the northwest from Fort Riley toward
ouz location, and it Ii represented as contayu-
ing some OF the finest land in America.
At present It ie occupied By come la1le.s
bands % o. lndians, and i is also in the heart OF
note when a railroad will be pushed up this
Valley Of the Republican, either to unite with
! roAd previously built from Jules5urg up the
Platte, OF OF itself to run to Greeley a road
from Aichison Is already built over 100 miles
!owa1d the Republican, while the ST. Joseph
|ion- Nov, the Cachela Poudre breaks OF hoay-
y to the northwest, snd principal afluent
through Virginia Dale is crossed bY
he Union Pacific, and it must be scan
Inst the line Of our river makes route for |
Ealway between the Cotton and Southwestern
md the rast mining territory OF the.North-
vest. Aside from milking practicable line.
re furnish, bs netns OF fine agricultural re-
slon, local traffic which roads away from val
[eys cannot possess.
The mining resources Of Colorado are SIM
ply tHmenee. They are all the time eu1arR-
ing, and the market they furnish for pFoducs
Is constant, and 1t always must be, Tor tho
srea Of t1lablo land Ia limited. while the min
re- sna pastoral interests VII increase indei-
> s.ock country Is we'll known to |
pc nneauaued. It is true that, as the eonn-
try eettles, the business will be conducted in na
more civilized manner, but this. instead Of
limiting the enterprise, will greatly enlarge It.
At present the Kansas Pacific controls 1 |
greater pa1t Of tho trade Of Colorado, and The
Union isc!hc Is shut out but road has been
ave mlles, and thence up the Thompson and
st. Vraiu to the mountains. Meanwhile rnaf;
Is building from the Denver Pacific, stsrtinr
bali way between Us and Denver. called the
1ouloel fa4ey Aaltfoad, to the Tastcoal felds, |
where coal will be furuiehe1 us at about "a
ION: thus, however, cannot help The Union
Paeidc, and they will bo obliged to build 4
branch into Colorado in seli-pfeee.ystion. snd
they cautot avoid coming to us, tor se are
built acroaa the WAY.
II The scenery presented by the majestic foot
bills, the mountains dark With pine, and he
lofty snowy range beyond giTe ~ the uoat
M gnitceut viewa in tho world. Ladies' Of ]
he most refined taste. and OF The |
highest cult9re, who have travelled far, both
It hone and abroad, are forever enchanted
@ish the changing mountain viewa, from unr-
p!e TO silver and 70 geld, and the atmosphere
y balm ia Inhaled with perpetual defiohts
Inc Wisdom of tnsisting upoE hA7ing lem
fonn ig L. seen more and more. Start
his provision, and almost lie lie list bnildno %
sill be liquor and billiard saloon, t3 drain
way the life-biood, 30 to speak, Of the reo-
'lo, and it Il only by constant struggle thst
ny ADVANCE IN education and in society can !
g % made The sale Of liquor in town Of the
:so, GOO year, sufficient to support untyer-
,lty equal TO the very best In the Iand.
,hls .,,s sum is certainly saved TO rs, and
must invariably be fclt in the i'm
p9osrsas aesufe sh, an fs to- xhsn
mt OF other towns To commence at the
tart, and to stick to 1t, rs We have done. fiat
10 Liquor should be sold, and to make This = ,
: 59sas.on r. IN al deeds, IS only an exhibition
II men, even to drinking men-for tney ,
now that, even In money sense, the peo-
lie which does it must thrive. {
We have now over $50 houses, and pop- | 1
'lation Of about 1,oo0, which will be increased I
Q ,Soo or 2,0oo by next spring from The addi- /
ton Of members yet to arrive The society,
lthout being fashionable or exclusive. a. ] =
TIL, select, but it is bome1ike, which is often
At present, Ill Churches unite on i
= 1nnaay, put. next year, churches will be built.
hree schools are IN operation1 We have a | e
iceurn, eilTar cosnet band, banking house. | =
leasf one hundred mschanics, aud seventeen
torres Of different kinds. 1 grist mill Ia 10 be I
nat ~ next spring, and there are opportunities.
N 5000 water power, for u paper mill and !
oollen factory. e
It is generally understood abroad. IA I, II Q
ere great drawback, that irrigation ia ! 0
eceaa1fy- 1t ls tue that rain seldom falls l e
at 1t Il mistake to think that hrizatiou il. "
he least, Objectionable. On tho contraIy, y
impossible. The writer of this, having hsi n
mple expeTience'z1l summer in irrigation. Ia I,
zee to sse that ho prefers the system to rain: t,
I'D that, with our Abundant supply Of water,
is OF the least consequence I'd us whether il o
Fer rsins again. Every Eastern farmer Ioses
= more tins, during The growing season. in
aiting either for rain to iau o. 70 cease faiI :
Is, than DO We in applying w1tes when Wa e
ant it; while the work Of digging ditchoe Is =
at Enal per cent Of the work required to z
It land II good order By drainage, =
1ncadentally, We hare another advantage. in q
- h4ru roads tho year round !. ner Al pa | r
we SNOW wmthY Of mention. Hence, We =
aoT nothing Of muddy, eloshy, and hubby y
'ads, wn1h, al through the States,
. equ3y3leth to ta1 Of At least al On 800 =