Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-02-03
FROM COLORADO
DENVER. Dec Q,

4 DENVER, Dec. 70, 1863
i Editor Repu6licaa.-A few facts In
regard to Colorado; or, as it is called by
Samuel Boules, ofthe Springfield Rep6a>
ttcdn, The Switzerland Of America"
may not come amiss to those of your read
ers who may intend to move Westward.
Colorado is one of the finest in natural
scenery, and most healthfal of the terri
tories, and OF SOME future day VIII rank
among our leading States, both in agricuL
tural and mineral We .Ah.
Colorado has many advantages and
some disadvantages. Agriculture is de-,
stined to be one of its leading features
The land is rich, and, instead of, as was
supposed, allxili being detrimental TO the
culture of the soil. it is advantageous
The only difficulty to be overcome is the
lack Of a sufiiciency of rain during the
Summer season; but. as Is shown in the
case of Kansas, with the advance Of civil
lization also comes plentiful supply of
rain, at least, SO says Richardson in lis
Beyond The Mississippi" Although, as
YET, the expense of migration is great
drawback, the large yields obtained more
than compensate the farmer. The terri>
tory produces some of the largest and
finest vegetables and fruits in the world
Its grain crops are large. averaging thirty
bushels of wheat 10 the acre; and, as high
as sixty bushels have been raised.
Some OF the finest pasture lands are en-
closed in territories, which makes il desir.
able as a cattle growing country. Tie
little expense attendant upon stock rails, |
ing allows those engaged in this pursuit
to make handsome piofits-some eighty |
per cent. on the capital invested is not I'M
usual In some portions OF the territories
there is no necessi Y of winter feeding
cattle. as the nutIicioas Buffalo grass" is
1t all times fresh and green.
In minerals, Colorado has few pecrs,
'epper, iron and coal are found in gre at
abundance. The difficulty, as yet, in the
mining OF gold has laid in the fact, that
Utmost all has to be extracted from The
luartz. But with capital and proper ms- 4
hines mining will be one Of its perma- ,,
tent features.
The great purity of its atmosphere is :
nequaled by any country on the globe.
has the reputation of curing consump-
ion in its milder states. xld cases are re-
ited of persons who were cured after one a
ing was partly gone and the other ulcer
ted. DO person from the east the =
learness of the air is matter of much /
urprise and often deceives them, when c
rst here. in regard to distance, five or len u
lilies seeming TO be only three or four o
he climate is similar to that Of Southern Il
Iaryland f
The principal city or fire territory is 4
'enyeT, which is situated on Cherry creek v
fteen miles from the base Of the Rocky b.
fountains aud one kandred miles FROM "
iks's Peak, which can plainly be Sc en-: D.
ad about seventy miles from the Pacific ii
abroad. II contains, al present some OF
Goo inhabitants. sometimes rs high as - y
1000, again as low as 1000. Its business al
I'm
extensive and embraces a large .exten, di
country. At some future time il will 81
'come the radius of trade for the large
Id wealthy mining cesntry surrounding
To those about going west, let me say {
them that it will be TO their own adj
intage to give Colorado.a survey. They =
IN do no better in the West than here, &
III it needs men of sense and enterprise
develop its immense hidden wealth. Z
ou, bere, require little capital, save
ut of health and muscle, to soon acquire s.
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