The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-09-26
DENVER, COLORADO.
An Interesting Letter From
One of Our Old Citizens.
His Impressions of the Country
as Derived from Experience.
DENVER City, Aug. I6, IS

DENVER City, Aug. 16, 1872.
Mr.. J. r. iSmaA: r- r-,E
DEAR SIR-YOur letter came to
hand yesterday. am glad to
know you are thinking of coming to
this country, for I feel so we'll salts
fed that it will be so much to your
interest and that Of your family to
be here. Your letter requests me to
| tell you all about this country.
This l cannot pretend to do, which
would take enough writing to make
book. 1t is so large in extent
and different from anything in the
States, that cannot undertake to
give q full description, but will try
and give you In brief my general
impressions thus far, in my expert
ence and observations.
Having come here for my health
ana having improved so much, I
am of course delighted with the
country, for have improved from
the day 1 got here. 1 have been
here two months, and have i'm
proved beyond any hope I could
have indulged. My cough has
nearly left me, and ! feel a thOus-
and per cent. better than ] have for
ten years. 1 can walk 5 miles ca
sier than I could 500 yards when 1
left Pulaski. My children are also
improving and are now in perfect
health. So we all having more than
realized all we expected in this re-
spect, we could not be otherwise
than well pleased, and our expert
ence as to health is that of hun
thousands -who-come here.
The arrivals to this city from the
States are, about 100 persons per
day, many of whom are inyalids,
and it is perfectly wonderful to see
how they get well. SO I am salts
fed this is the healthiest country
on the face of earth. And not only
in that but in all other respects the
most pleasant. For thus far it has
been the most delightful climate l
ever saw. 1t is neither cold nor
hot, but perfectly delightful. 1t is
now 8 o'clock, a. ar, and in the
room in which all the windows are
open, the thermometer stands at rs.
1t is never hot here in the shade,
and aslady has no use for a fan.
The water is said to be both hard
and soft; all I have seen is hard,
but very cold and good. And I am
fully satisfied that you will have
much improved health here if You
are not yet stout and well. The
people here are intelligent, social, |
and as pleasant as any place in the
States, and one does not lose any
thing as to society by coming here. !
Schools are said TO be very good, |
and mostly free. There is q build |
ing going up in this city, which will |
cost $4,000, and will be finished |
next fall, for a free school. Every
10th and Both section of land in |
this Territory is set apart by the |
Government and, belongs to the |
school f6nd, which will educate ev-
cry child in the Territory. AS to |
we have a Baptist, . Pres |
by:eriaq. Congregational, l Cath
olic, l Northern and 1 Southern |
Methodist, with good preachers in
all.
Now as to money making this
country holds out more. induce
ments than any other pointof which
we have written, as compared with
especially stock raising
and dealing in real estate. All who
have been either in the cattle bust
ness any length of time have. grown
rich. 1t is claimed that cattle pays
so per cent. and sheep 100 per cent.
Der annum. Both stay fat the
whole year round on the pastures of
he plains, and are never fed. I
alked with a cattle man a few davs
100, who was hauled here 9 years
100 with consumption and could
rot walk when he got here nor for
sometime afterward, and did not
lave a dollar. After he got up he
worked by the day to pay his board
While sick, and with all the money
le got he bought cattle, and he is
iaid now to be worth from $4,000 !
% $4,000, and two years ago he
old $4,000 worth of beeves and
ost every dollar of it. having sold
IN time. This same man told me
hat his one year old cattle will |
lress 400 pounds nett and are worth
"a each, or 3 cents gross, and new
r cost one cent, except marking
md herding. The cattle, horses