The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-02-10

DENVER CRY, OoIlorADo.
- ~ January 2ad, 1870

Mr.. Editor
Ihave several letters from Kenosha all
wondering why do not write more and
all enqniring about this country as had
a business trip to Omaha few days ago
| thought would send yeu letter des
cribing the country and the times IN
Colorado and what Isaw on the route
and if you think tits worth publishing
please give i, 10 your readers .Hd
| will remain,
IG Your ysuns friend,
- II. PnACE.
Acres she Plains. -fhe m. r. ana che Q. r. visa
ss... q Glance ct things in General.
& There can be bat little Of interest to
write about . Journey acress the plains,
from the Rocky Mountains to the Mis-
sisouri where it Occupies less than thirty
six hours sctual travelling time. I left
the pleasant atmosphere Of Denver City
called the city of the plains by western
men, situated at the foot oil the mountains
Monday evening at half past eight &C lock,
twelve miles out began to see snow which
covered the ground in some places thick
ly for twenty-five miles and then disap-
peared, of course it was bitter cold for
loat-side passengers though the lsnew fell
and the night WA frosty at bset. A quarter
before Eve waivers in Evan with full
two hours so spare before the train would
start, in this time break fast was secured
andsjust at clear daylight we were of
on tbs Denver Pacific the pride Of all
Coloradans, and Of Denvsrites in partie-
ular. A short distance out we reached
the antelope and BufAlo country and for
many miles thousands were constantly in
sight dotting the plains as far as the eye
could reach singly, in squads and in great
herds. AZ the train dashed toward they
would leave the track for three or four
khundsed yards and then qniatly resnpiy
their grazing. 1. s.s ft 70 1,.. ..T
Tho U. Pr r. seems excellsntly
built, the few buildings finished, water
tanks, etc, are extra substantial, bat
through the chalk hills or divide, the
the track is very crooked, any other
course being impossible except at great
!, expense. The cars run very smoothly.
About four hours brought US to Cheyenne
the fastest city on the Continent; which
/ we found in ruins as terrible fire had
broke out few days before and swept
away two whole blocks including the
Ford House, the largest and finest Hotel
In the city. After the substantial blocks
and clean streets of Denver the town
looks shabby and the streets horribly FL
thy. -4-. -.-,-... ..
Business has doubtless fallen off great
ly since building the U. P. r. r., yet
almost every body seems busy, and there
was not much more than the usual COM
pliment of dullness in all towns.
AT d quarter to four p. m. the Califor7
MIA through Express train came thunder
ing down the hills, and few minutes
later we were off at the rate of thirty
miles per hour like the U. P. the tract is
very crooked until getting we'll down
into the valley. lI,u Gs... eal,.
At Sidney there was a stoppage of
twenty minutes for supper, passed North
Platte at two A. NJ, Kearney at daylight,
and stopped at Grand Island for break
! fast little after sunrise. About North
platte we entered snow light at first but
Increasing until at Kearney it seemed ten
or twelve inches deep, then it diminished
gradually, and seventy-fYe miles back
almost entirely disappeared. r ago.r.
edDinner at Fremont, and Omaha at4-15
just S311s hours from Cheyenne including
fall stoppages. The last $50 miles were
run much slower, and the track is not
near SO good as farther out, yet taken all III
Iall doubt if there is q better or more com
/ Portable road to travel on In the world.
But the travel is very light, hardly
more than forty through passengers and
scarcely half dozen way on the run
ldown. - e ~ & e~~-e
The employees are very polite and
obliging and I did not hear an unpleasant
or improper word during the journey.
Il In the Platte valley one would be sad
ly disappointed. Instead of compact
thriving and prosperous settlement as
one would expect in the last two hundred
miles in to Omaha in one of the finest
uallnrS in the world thara arn only scat-