New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-02

freighters teams filed up the gulch andmade passing
diaout; especially as the road broken with the
grading for the track The OF business done by
the mining towns must be immense There were teams
OF two and three span OF mules loaded and loading with
all sorts OF goods and supplies one team was wholly
loaded with of steel and Iron; other teams WIN
machinery for stampmlls others with flour, oats corn
bacon groceries, and general mercantile packages not
In small but In large amounts In Russes Guch where
formerly miners had everywhere dug down to the bed
rock from 10 to feet train OF teams could be seen
quarter mile long. whilo the drivers cracked their
whips and shouted the poor animals pulling until tney
could pull no more when general short halt ensueo'
There are two important things which the railroad does
not yet carry; these hay and COAL OF which vast
quantities are needed Hay yet hauled over the noun
tain road soon to forever abandoned Not much coal
Ia hauled by teams the too great and the hund
reds OF smelling furnaces andl reduction works nave
used wood for fuel and all the monntaips from one
mile to ten miles around Black HAWK anu
Central, have been stripped OF Their r., hea Ky
granite granite formation and ali supplies from the base
the mountains Over in the parks ,s ooI, when one
also limestone and other aseaI inner hs oil, be Also
utely ast9nshed the great activity Ut the wepa
streets at the continual passage OF loaded s
Of sniphurous fumes aud smoke from the
50 that these towns closely resemble fts9ugn anu ha
Dreeions metals. after being reduced to matte are
shipped Eastern works such as at Hewafk put
sacks about as large the sacks which hold 70 ponu
Of flour. which weigh ten times more, anu uI Us
theso DAYS teams constantly hauling these SACKS 70
she end OF the track, full load being from 90 10 %
hundred As yet, the railroad is doing none Oh tn a
Georgetown business which Of itself IL immense and TOT
the reason that present there Is not sucent roH
stock In coming back TO the plains one seems 70 rne
scenery far exces that Meteor and Echo Caons ana
1t must attract crowds OF tourists.
GREELEY AND GOLDEN.
North from Golden, the town Of Boulder has recently
i forr iph all liver
are in the vicinity and the great Cariboo lode Is only
miles distant Smelling works have been recently 60
abshed and at great distance Is the celebrated
Marshall Coal Mime from which coal has been hauled TO
Golden by steam wagon imported nom Engano Ine
farms In the Boulder Valley the best in the Terrory
and the whole resembles one IN the best part o,
East Burlington on the south side OF tne o. starn
IS the town of Longmont built by the chicago Colony
which, after that Of Greeley y the moSs ue
country all around improvements OF al t nu' sncetv
ana r as cepra Comes to Boulder
ngton and Longmont, thence goes down inc St sra
Evans This town was formerly end of the track OF
the Denver Pacific when business was lively ana growth
ensued At one time there were less than half dozen
families where formerly there were over hundred But
nearly two years ago colony located here which, aler
some anguishing fnally started into new life and now
Exams has become nice neat little town WIN several
beautiful residences, two three churches and large
brick hotel Although temperance town, the morals
J OF the place decidedly improving. me Coloraao
Denyer iPacae on the west slde makes crossing In the
suburbs Of Gfeey four miles distant through the
way 70 Julesburg, nD miles distant, and joins the
dfeeiey lies in valley two miles broad which Is
about 100 feet below the general level OF the country
trees and great many nice residences built on acre
and fye-acre lots give an air OF room ana conor. %
in the business part Of the town brick blocks ana We
filled stores all OF which doing WELL make strangers
wonder that so much could be done In two years In
raffor
the work OF magic The farming land lies largely hoIta
river but weled fields are on every 1agd Sn a1s
ella to the acre, and reached total OF $1,000 bushels
arstclass grist-m will be constantly busy during the
h II srR Ta ' s0 not
VET but two sawmils constantly rununsi eritinl
logs aoated down from the mountains
TIE VALLEY VF the TLirrR.
Raoently the Onion Pacific Tor what Is really the same
the Colorado CenraD has filed charter for building
railroad from Greeley to La Porte up the valley 81 miles
distant and thence Laramie Plains to connect Will
the man line and also for road TO run from La Portt
IN I0ngmont which will give road along tue hes!
OF the nountans through the heart OF the coahelds
and within easy reach OF mines which almost certain
ta Ie discovered In the mountains. Meanwhile large
sc bS 81 enteSsa and colonial Scheme is on foot SINH
lar TO the many bogus which have bTeathed oEy e
die for the plan provides for Selling the best land and
Than Announcing the colony In all such the pro
ectOrs have proved themselves greater uues lhan lnoSe
From rseley TO Juiesburg large grading force is at
worry aud of about half the disaDee supplies are OBJ
tanned at Grepey at which point the lay Ing OF the iron
will commence for both ways One OF the contractors
has % miles, and he using twohOrse excayator with
such cubic yard OF earth lie says, can
no removed ceuts while his contract price 10 16i
cens the lowest sum for which II can be done In the
usual way The Valley OF the Platte Is about COO miles
ong aud it Is from three 30 miles broad The soil
ia extremely fertile, and Asiac travellers say that Its
scenery strongly resembles that along the Ganges Whn
the last few large portions OF the land have been
taken and "a miles below Greeley colony has been es-
tablished mainly by highly respectable gentleman from
Richmond Petersburg and other parts OF Eastern Viz
gna who sought this far country as refuge from
disorder aud misrule and from all the information OBJ
tanable they are conducting their enterprise honestly
4 literally aud energetieally.
The reader undoubtedly understands that irrigation
Is necessity in Colorado The point OF division be-
tween moisture and aridty Is generally stated to DO In
the neghborhOod Of Fort kearney 800 miles east OF the
foot the Rocky Mountains. During the last three
months 500 miles OF rrgatng canals have been surveyed
In Colorado, and OF them are OF most extensive
character 1t Is manifest that when they shall DO com
peted large districts will become thIcky Inhabited ana
that this part OF tho great interior WI assume an I'm
portance equal to the most fayored OF the Eastern
States Day after day and month after month the sun
shines brightly Everywhere the roads are as solid "a
are drives In Central Park. Children here, who
nothing OF the climate OF the states will some
day visit the Mississippi Valley or the region OF the sea
board and when they shall become c0gged with mud
and drenohed with rain ann sleet they will cry, Carry
me back, D carry me back" n. G. N.
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