The Cecil Whig., 1871-05-20
Letter from Colorado.
NO. III.

NO. III.
MIR. EDITOR :-Whittier's lines are yer,
expressive of the sentiment of those who
cmigrate to the West:
We cross the prairie us of old,
The pilgrims cross the sea,
To make the West as they the East
The household of the free
We go to rear a wall of men
On Freedom S southern line,
And plant beside the cotton tree
The rugged Northern pine.
Cpheaving like the ark of old
The Bible in our van,
We go to test the will of God
Against the fraud of man.
Here, from Denver to Greeley, we struck
the rich, billowy prairie, signifying in tho
Indian, a beautiful meadow. Bryant de
Scribes with eXactness the rolling prairie
" 1t is like swelling sea, over which
magician's S wand has stretched. trans form
ing 1t instantly, and holding it in bondage
evermore. CHANGING over thousands o
acres, covered with grass and dotted will
groves, 1t appears the perfect counterpart
| of our field and orchard, and one car
scarcely believe that he is not scanning
! iong-settlcd country, whose inhabta mt:
have suddenly disappeared, leaving the
rich pasture fields only behind.
Stretching in airy undulatlons far away
AS if the ocean in his gentlest swell.
Stood still, with all his rounded pillows,
Fixed and motionleSs forever
| We reached Greeley at o. o'clock, and
proceeded to visit the town. My surprise
and admiration were unbounded. Here
was town, regularly laid out, scar cely a
year old, with 1000 inhabitants, evera1
large brick buildings, hotels, churches and
schools. And the greatest wonder of all
not drop of Intoxicating drink for sale
Ill the place. And to any one to VIII ON {
morning toddy has become essential, |, m,
advice would be don't 90 to Greeley to live
This town is situated on the Cuche la Pom
dose river, tifty-tive miles from Denver. or
the Denver Pacific Railroad receives arc
ships more freight i'll Il day than Elktor
does IN week. Here you find the hal
western man,-opcn-h n-hcartcd, frank and
free in his manner, with little OF no policy
but the Indian Policy; with little or no
| concern about public affairs. except the
mail facilities hence you find the Post
master General the best known man, the
President not excepted and owing to the
excellent mail facilities, no one is better,
or more favorably known, than Mr. Cres-
well,-a at no time, during the history of
the Government, has this Department been
more able or effectively worked. So say
the leading men of the West, without
regard to party.
AS to the Indians. all the Government
needs to do is to let the people themselves
hpf Lot t1n
all troops, and the Indian troubles would
cease to exist. They would be held respon-
sibe for their acts as any other person or
citizen. The question may here be asked
9 w ould the people be able to defend them
sclves?' If they can now fight both Gov
ernment and Indian, they certainly could
| attend to the latter. Twenty well-mounted
and well armed citizens are worth rcgi-
mcnt of soldiers, and well does the Indian
know 1T. lie never attacks the miner or
herder, except at the greatest disadvantage
| to the latter, or within mile OF two of the
| Government post where he knows, on the
first alarm, the cavalry will be started in
pursuit of the miners and herders, who can
scalp as fast us Indians.
One of them talked to me thus =" Me
no fear blue-coat me no fear bufl;alo-sol-
diers, (meaning the 18th Amendment y me
teard of miner and cattle he scalp
lnjun; he kill lnjun squaw and pappooses. p"
In fact, the Indian never goes on the war
path, while his squaws and children are in
reach of danger, and l believe the only
! good the cavalry does, is to bring back the
squaws and pappooses, when the Indian
sends them away, that he may be free footed
to do as he pleases, without their encum-
brance.
| am asked, time and time again, "What
! can poor man do in the West? West,
as everywhere else. capital makes capital
Starting from Elkton, S62.j0 for full
age; half price for children over five
under free. Five dollars head will beal
all expenses. A small basket of provisions
put up before starting, will save even thi.
expense. Now, what can he do after get
ting thereo Common labor is $3.50 PEI
day-tarming, working in the irri eating
districts, or any labor usually done in
community. Carpenters get 81 head o.
boss carpenters from s. to $40 per day.
Every kind of labor is in great demand
Under the law, as soon as he gets in the
Territory, he can take up 100 acres of land
pays 80 down, and 80 at the end of fiv,
years. He has one year before he neeC
touch it : at the end of the year, he woul(
have to put up small house, as he has tt
swear that he has slept over night on tn,
claim once i'll six months for five years.
Rents and wages are high; lumber is cheape
than in Cecil, but rougher. \ man should
be able to put up his own shanty, us tn,
work is more than the material.
Now, what more can a man want? 4
farm for nothing, wages to sustain hin
while he is saving money to put up Il house
Board can be had from 81 to Sc per week
but in his own house it would not cost hin
the half of 81 week. Game of ever
kind abounds within gun-shot of his house
the killing the only expense. He can rails
his own vegetables corn, wheat. oats, &c.
after the first year. No feed is required fo
his horses or cattle no fence is needed
Irrigation will cost him less than draining
Churches and schools are convenient; 70
wherever you find a Yankee, you find
school-house close at hand. Education
costs nothing, the schools being sustaine,
from the a, b, c. to the higher grades
10y land reserved for the purpose. Societ,
is the best, composed of the most intell
gent and lbcral-minded people of the Uni
ted States. Social gatherings of ever
descriptions are kept up by the ladies. an
| have no doubt many of our exquisite
would be terribly shocked to see them i
E their calico dresses and sunbonnets, payin
their calls. No | am holicr than thou-n
petty cliques-no false ideas of gentility-
frank free, womenly-as independent a
the air they breathe. This country wi
yet rejoice such women are to be found i
its borders for their children will TAX
the places of trust and honor in the ma tons
councils, and be fully able to meet the ster
realities of life, easily pushing aside in IL,
race of life, the ctfcmnate, fashionabl
youths of this day, who have no highe
aim than to part their hair in the middle
drink whisky and smoke cigars, and loung
around bar-rooms. J. +. w.
r The following notice was lately postc
: on the estate of an English noblcman
E Kent Notice is hereby given that I'll
If Marquis Of, ION account of the backwar,
ness of the season. will not shoot himse