New-York tribune., 1870-10-11

1t thrown Off like tho pack from the shoulders
OF good old Bunyans hero for 1t Ia not lives OF minutes
of days that lead, but of long periods OF time
which divide human character into strata the same as
our mountains divided
STILL no matter how dark these daysmay be forndivd-
nails nor even how disastrous in whole in part they may
become TO who surrender or who are nrm OF pur
pose no matter either how much those who are able 10
help may withhold, matter who stand In the way, OF
prophesy evil the truth remains that when frsclass
agricultural country is given cities and villages cer-
tain to arise amid its rural and the march for
ward the accomplishment whether fast or slow, shall
be irresistible.
COMPARISONS.
After has been reading the history OF the early days
of NewAmsterdam and the streets branching out from
Bowling green in the lower part of the city, now New
York are visited he thinks II would be wonderful OPP
porunity could he by any look back and see the
place it actually appeared whom there were only ve
or six hundred inhabitants The people then had little
faith in the country but some with large hope main
tanned that barley and beans might be grown which
would help little OF course, wheat was out Of the ques
ton on such poor soil supposed that bricks
could be made from it, hence they were brought from
Holland only for the town but also for farm houses
and this was done for many years When ship came over
in six months, the newcomers were made DeaVy-
hearted with the distracted appearance of the town. and
with the wilderness along its border where Chambers-st
now runs and not few returned to Europe disguised
with the hardshps and difficulties and fully convinced
that the town never would be anything. Things move
somewhat faster than they did in 1880 and we have az
tho close Of days from the time when myself drove
team loaded with lumber for making the irst improve
Ucnt fully inhabitants, and by night ght streams
many windows, and there are houses nnshed even
with blinds becoming neat as any TO be found by the
Atlac shore. II one wishes ne can now lke ctIelul m
nOt OF the looks of our town, although only dOt IN te
vast pEc and he may impress upon ane ms cdn5 % # e he
preserved until the present shall be succeeded Oy anu
Quity. such is attached TO the days of the Duch
burgbeIs, and when few moro days are wls'eu anu anu
have sunk and long sunk to rise no more sueh as was
holy libatons upon foundation stones. .
We have not had better garden Tor years Tor most
In the last half OF june for we have surte OF squashes
beans and eucumbeTs As en- experiment three seeds OF
Winter squashes planted, and az this date the vines
have covered the space OF slnali strdehsIot, re-
member having tried the same variety year ater year IN
Southern Illinois, and ground manured bounfully,
@ Uuc my g;tbr UIS cy nor died Tlsseems grand coun-
try turnps of all kinds. In my friend VESTS garden
and What f. is TO become there il no telling for the
season of growth not half Rutabagas IN par
ticular grow remarkably well England eAceis an otno
countries growing this variety, and from 1t most OF
their beof and mutton are made. The climate being
moist It is said have turnp climate, and it was upon
breeds of cattle lis toeraby certain that country
produce fine beef long by means OF glaln, Tor the
soil certain TO be exhausted, but IN growing tuIhp
the high culture, the small amount Ot land ana the
siet expenditure Of manure required permit the beer
best lay Ol wheat other small grain is after tuInps
judge that carrots viii do wei also, for although did
root and that fair crop might have been had
neghbOr thinks he can grow carrots for I'VE cents
bushc, Tor as there are are no weeds Ihe oy "oIh re-
qUiTed viii he sowing, thinning, and gatherng sun
complimentary hOeng might be given. Candor compels
me 10 say that e beer lGInshed py our DGSLer j. nOt
good nor have much good beef IN Colorado, not
t6eteoT S I at III to have stcass beef il win be neccs
sry feed few weeks roots under shelter Jnat the
wind and hot sun OF tho open treeless prairie.
Please take note here that utterly ropudiae the idea
and without prepared Winter OOd az profit IL IS true
that in the STOCK business now carried on, there IS no
through the Winter, and look wei, though the great
number Of carcases which we saw last February is sus
growing here belong TO the future than to the past
present for there are no indications OF Weath sc s
presented in places where the eadlng pursuit ls
ii Win il an ats men TO save what they
may earn, and it sOf the least Consequence how much
may make if he saves nothing The truth is hie
devoted wholly to the care of cattle, has unfayor
able tendency and the less care required the IL is
both for tie cattle and the men. But grant eVeryt tng
ter on Inc range it has application only to unsettled
country and where 100 head have the range Oh 5OOO
an end when the valleys shall be thickiy settled
these valleys afford water and more than all tney aoI
refuge Winter from the cold winds which blow herd
Tie idea want to convey is, that, although Colorado
is uncquaed stock country, the business must De
is 10 be made profitable. Hay must DO cut some grain
be raised, and good beef is TO be an object as 1t
should be- roots be grown the in England.
our little experiments in cultivation this year lead us to
the conclusion that we have country tpy equal 10 IN
enreiy ffee from the consumption the malaria of
e0Snry they Ike it much for baimy ones
breath comes free, while colds ana coughs are scarcely
known; but there Is one thing they 90 nOt Ke Wcn IS
the wind About twice week, ana generally IN @ the
lasting from half an hour TO hVe or SIX hours ana one
might think, from their pretcnsOns, they would tear
everything apart but they seldom do any damage nor
nave known tent or house TO be overturned always
excepting cOOkingshany, the roof Of which was not
| ground scarcely to stir. The reason why little is
Effected is because, this great elevation the air is
mountain character; it Whistles and means, andsghs
if there were deep gorges an around us IN which the
fro And yet, we sometimes have winds to some pur-
pose for last April hat blew off, and started TO the
southeast and though followed 1t mile so, as it
hOpped ahead just out OF reach like ackraDDlt ana
finally gave it up as a new start the edge of
slope several miles long. Probably it reached the Re
publican Valley, where it was seized by some squaw
who, wearing 1t to-day, is made lovely thereby KNOW
what want, II get ii, and Brigham Young has the
same This is adobe wall around my acre OF garden
ected, aud the wall will Keep warm all night long that
grapes may rpen to satisfaction; but, TO use Mex
EXPRESSION Perlaps-perLaps yes, perhaps no. per-
haps very uncertain"
s the building of the city goes on, and estimate
that house. and not poor either Is raised every
day while every quarter Is heard the sound OF the
t6wel of the hammer and the and while also the
old study of irrigation begun long ago on te llgIls ana
Euphraes, in sight Of the SHOWS OF the mountains OF
Armenia and on the Po In the shadows OF the Alps sung
of by virgil is resumed by modern people, who, after
these few days have thousands Of young trees and many
gardens of the tenderest green to show
Nothing is more ancient than Ideas, nothing 10 more
mGiern than the capitalization OF man around the ys
terOus spark which has the power OF arranging and Of
registering the images of things The new being con-
stantly struggles with the dead matter out of which he
has emerged. and out OF which he is emerging and he
looks around for easy steps by which he may ascend
The nOblest the most comprehensive sentiment ls feel
ing and the sensitive and religious heart, weary with
the struggle inquiries. When shall that happy home that
city with its beauties and acknowledgements by
fields OF living green and meadows OF deight-be
reached; when oh, when shall / behold thee Not GER
tainy while the battle shall be fought ana the victory
won; not until sOrTOws and dsagpOintments, and ever
returning difficulties shall have tanned the wildly beating
heart and made 1t as tender as that throbbng in the
breast Of little child; that at last the rod may be
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