The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-19

railway and telegraph companies. Tho women, In
many cases. we're cleanV. tidy, thrifty bodies, and
the children looked hale and robust At little
hating place Of half dozen houses we saw
TWO CHARMING LOOKING EASTERN GIRLS,
who had come out with their husbands the local
telegraph operators. Thou gh II was but O'Clock
In the morning they in full dress, black ii o.,
white aprons broa black silk sashcs, aud bright
red throat bows. In one Of their little cabins
we saw scattering herds of wild buffalo, and proba
bly, scalping sayages we're not much further OF. All
the stone, Lumber, lime, and nails for all the dwell-
ings along this dreary stretch had been hauled by
The Kansas Pacific Railway Company.
Az Fort HAYS, YS miles from Kansas City, we
we're met ty Gen. Custer, whose truops were drawn
up at the depot, with their baud, in honor Of the
party The General and his charming wife Joined
our excursion here, and accompanied 1t to the Rocky
saturday,, p. A., at Kiowa Station. 81 miles from
Denver,
IuE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
came into view. 70 afford us an unobstrueted sight
two lars- vlatform cars, rugged with and avn
ings, had been provided, and on these the company
lode, IN advance OF tho locomotive, NJ twenty-five
miles an hour toward Denver As noun ted to
our seats Pixies Peak doomed up to tne left, Grav's
Peak was just visible ahead and Longs Peak to the
ritit The sky was eloudoss. and we bad n splen.
did sunset view Gradually the mountains lifted
above the horizon and soon
TnE PANORAMA hurst rPoN Us
in MI its beauty Of purple and crimson ana opal
The IN IVY crests cleaned us in fiery glory as
the sun sank behind their SUBMITS, and then faded
into luminous violet that fairly dazzled with its
ney TO witness, and the foretought which provided
the facilities for s most perfect enjoyment was AZ
uncxrecling as II was gratifying.
Denver was reached al dusk. We found the citi
zens ready for US with brass band, and carriages
thriving place Of about coo inhabitants situate on
Cherry creek, now dry, sandy gul, b, ana about
fourteen miles from tho foot hills Of tao Rocky
Mouniana Ii Is the present terminus Of the Kars as
Pacific Railroad and OF the Denver Pacific to Chey.
enne on the Union Pacific. The town is largely
huilt OF wood, with broad unpayed streets through
which run riyulets Of water, conveyed by often
Won'yseven miles from the Ilatte river There
and the later buildings are nearly all OF these
durable materials. Al the present time new stric-
lures arc in progress to the value OF nearly t3D,.
UO. Denver Is thriving place, and as the depot Cor
supplying the vast mining REGIONS In the mountains,
has prosperous future before 1t. We had from the
citizens most losptablc reception Mr. Byers tho
able and intelligent Gator OF the Rocky HoHntdin
Mere, who has been eleven years IN Denver, and has
rlaius between the Mississippi and the Pacihc, ee@
companiei Us on our fubsequent joUrne,in-s. nnd
Afforded US much valuable in ormatlon In Denver
Ng,r u CHEAP.
bn' all otter ,c"- ~ 10 are qno dear Cali.
iornia fruit sells lc'o 40 -,.'y cents pot poun1 prd
vegetables are Ligh IL rp triton. Domestic ser.
wants command ass % so month, and though
joan Chuamsn has appeared and hung out his
undorscll nj the washtuh. ror to cut under in the
kitchen. Something has been done toward beau'l.
'ying tue placs by planting shade trees In the
streets The sight Of these is most grateful after
leaving The dusty plains; but tneS require con.
.hryels up their foliage In twentY-tour nours ike
Nott l be door yards OF the residents ua,o tcen
WIN the surrounding aridlty are maryels of beauty.
el the little pats must BE- Kept sa,uratcd or the
Vi 'lis irrisa'ng subject more aaOn.
OFF ron cuEY .yNE.
On Sunday morning we started by the Denver
Pacific road for Cheyenne, los miles 90 thu north.
Tho country was much the same as tho 40 miles oi
plains through which VIC passed beyond Brookyillc,
on the kansas PaciGc The sane drought, the same
seanty hetoace, 40 zane absence Of tinaer but
for lime In tie "bne." The first considcra ole SET
tement tue line Is Evans, whi, n. teiug for
some months tho Temporary terminus OF the roai.
grow to the dimensions OF u village 800 to 400 in
haJitnuts. When the road was carried forward,
however, aud the town Of Greeley furded a fen
niles beyond, many Of the Inhabitants OF Evans fan.
e,ed tnAs t4e Cart OF Eden was some where there.
abouis, and rus thither literally with their
hcu.'- nj household gear, aud Evans to-day - but
AsI...et VI si&ty OF seventy pool e.
MONUMENT cF rRIBrvs POLLY.
Greeley s sitrated on the Cache la Pou,lre,
mot tan strcaw ri-inr near Longs Peak seventy
irll.s distant. AL crossing To railway AZ ibis point
The place Vas io.nGei by n. O. Meokcr A.ltculJu.
al editor 4 the H.sHy 7i4juge. o. the g-th OF
AnIi It had si- .Elabi~nts; on the an OF july.
10 when visited II sept q. abort GO almost
luy " whom w0uld enc r,u' y sell out. There h.
some sort % a community Of interest IN town DTS
3nd outlying farms here. Tat tho prospects NJ ne
people for tfis winter are gloomy enough. Nothing
can Oe done In us section without irrigation Tire
more all Of which to be available for tiiave must
be wat0rcd D. arufcial mons. Tho estilna'ed cost
Of trgat,ug canai- Is So per cishty acres nni an
animal tN ,Or rrpu,s. main citcn Of forty inios
is a. le dls with low many more t~le- that extent
Of cfuts dltt"ins We cannot comyd,e, before tho
land wii Htoti anything tIt starty l5si mace far
lie Aucks 'nd herds that Doe. isisG tine coun.
try Tor sheep IL tie woycs arc kiIiotFt Z bat hi,
uhcn OF ly horsCs 3ni horned s.pcs tIn he A.pt
The village it-tli is considering IT. youth tnart
Looking place, Hluses OF boards AMI aiohe Mere
going up al various points; and one store o, mud u
by ~, was pointed out as renting Tor a 800 year
Trees had been planted also, and li.te veg, t4hlo
awE at Hfn|N IL l0aFtra
led with daily diaugLts Of tic -tI waters U. The
CLo'c !. lcusre. Al thc urber, lme, go.r1s a'd
Otle materials, save mud Lave 10 be- hHn'cd uy the
i'l Lu'Greds ct mhes. come ul'b.r an0 'um
Str ~ got ia 1 WgunitiL-. bU' tuv cost oI LUur
Aud hnulagc makes LA.ten stui cheaper such
nus"drdiy may pay ',entda!lJ. IL Ice pJi IN t4lt
Lac, uUt evidently to-. tho riul decrease 81
.epl'-'on' many VI 1Ae original settlers VI
GEE.LlY coHsLD THE POLLY
Which led them away rom ITO rich bottoms Of m!
NOS, Iowa, Missouri, and Esssas 20 ,hcse uigl aud
wy al Lands over 1000 feet above the 80 l.y~l
Yet We Wore shown oats IN colora'' grown Ly mi.
katlon weighing a. p urs to thu tus.iel, and sou,
cnhustasiic armtr1 claimed % TO iyJ bushels TO Tie
.cie, fruu! those q MA ed Lands
SAL, TO 20 from tie fertile rcgiona ~ the lo~er
plain, aai prsi- 10 these not Ia IJnds. to iarm ,ur
living Is NE tr> Ing to walk On your uead, Nhen
your feet are SO much moro rviGe tbie. l. may be
,c,cn' nc farming - Gus sJDdue tie wilderne4,
bu. tie utIm 'te !rout .. 1t IS more tlun Ir1b.
lemauctl, especially since after N y0ur nrieatiun
Ycu ere iisSic every two ct turoe year. 10 pliedo
u 81 Es picrr, u4t sYour tha IrroI's substance
IS tLey sweep Gown Ifon ihe lterile regions .! tue
From Greeley We moved on 20
CGFV2NSr,
which il i2ll feet above Ecrver Cheyenne owed
rs iup1rtl.,c 10 TIE fact that " Was TO- time
the dciu' Ter Colorado supplies, AMI the TERMINUS
Of one Vi lie diyI ions OF toe uriou Pacific ilairund
Colorado 10 acver, now ports Direct and the W an
council OF Cieicnno having quHrreled with tue
Union facihc Cor; oruu o., they have sHsr ided
work In ui, their extensive repair and other work
shops there, aud taken their business elsewhere
PopulItiOn there ore has decreased thousand Ia
the year, and the town l. LITTLE else than gruup OF
hOlrd sntntcs th1t might blow say 10 year OF
two II not kept ia constant repnr. In the two
hOurl We rriied IN TINS place, winch irEoveTeht
peopIe ueaUnlrate
'nELL Upon wuEELs,"
Il blew tornado 90 fierce that nor beast could
stand against H. The air va, black with sand and
bo"l err driven before the blast. Toe aerial ms.
sizes s.ruck wall, The orce o swan shot AMI everi
body was quietly invited indoor by the Lownst, opio
To save them uom pcr.sl ir", Such Il movement In
real estate, 10 our sLIid Eastern Tolons was hardly
e cradle. 1Lose WHO owned COZ nor lots, however
assured us that tue phenomenon vas OF very rare
occurrence 0ut those who were not 30 poor az 20
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