The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-02-28
COLORADO.
Its Delightful Climate and Mag
ntficcnt Sccuery The Great
Ssnitariusn-' Of the New World.


Purnto. Col Feb r. Is73
Some time AGO we promised IN write
YOU in repard 10 the climate os Cclor,do
about which the people of the Fa.t ara
lust now taking no little interest We
must confess that we enter upop tho sub.
iect with n grca, deal Of "iear and from.
bling 70, il has bcen harmed on 90 Ian,
by our own pres. and bv travelling corre.
spondents (who knew no more ahout !,
than they did Of the moon) that ono On,
hardly express himself witbout us;po
stcreotvped phrases and having IN on.
counter the odum of plagiari.m. To
our own people in Colorado we are aware
that nothing can h. advanced but what
has been talked over. time and appiu ill
il has become thre,dbsre. but IN Won in
the East--to iny.lids who have almost
despaired Of finding a clims,e suitable TO
their complaints, is theme ever vel.
como. The actual settlers of this conn.
try-the men who freed it from the
scAlpingk knife aud tomsbawk of the
noble red"-are seldom heard through
the Eastern pres but instcsd. "ocntle.
men Of leisure" travelling correspond.
ents. drummer. and .sic6"-a class who
can tell you more about Colorado in five
minutes than old residents can in five
weeks; Who have passed through more
perilous adventures "bsrely scatched,'
done NOR. deed. Of daring than Nit Car.
son ever dreamed Of. or "Wild Bill" ever
accomplished. From such efusion. IN.
people OF the States" have formed their
opinions. and hence the feelings of dis
gust or ioyful surprise of stranger when
they land in our territory.
r II is stated that 'twoIhirds of the
people of Colorado are reconstructed il.
vslids. aud we presume il ,s true. if bv
"people" Is meant those who arc nos
residents and who came here for their
health. II may bc stated, in fact, that
nowhere on the globe ia there healthier. |
more robust cls4 of people than are the
residents uf Colorado. The white M.
tivss are Of fair stature. With large che.ts
and fine muscular devslopment. Zine
breastwork, are admired The world over.
both in toe military aud civil service. ] /
Thi. being the fact. We think III, c,uss |
il sufficiently apparent in the climate. |
Hundred, with CONSUMPTION and v.ri. |
ous other diseases flock to this country /
in the hope Of being relieved and cured. |
And right here we will say that the press
Of Denver has killed more people than
the Kuklux of the South ever did ne
groes and carpet.baggers. (Ssid press
being principally Radical, it will consider
the charge as infamously fslse.) The
papers Of that lovely village seemingly
entered into a combination for the pur.
pose of advertising Dsnver mo, Color.
10 but in so doing they had their eyes ON
the Arkansas Valley, and they t...e sue.
seeded remarkably well. If one should
Judge from the gravestones that loom up
IN "mournful numbers" near by. Their
advice has been good in the main, but
hey always stop short of the mark. To
,dvise consumptives to come to Denver
n the Vintsr is simply cruel. The air is
pare, rare, and wonderfully bracing. but
he climate is too cold, changeable, and
during the winter for inva.
ids. Yet, 60 there when you will IN
he winter, aud you will find the hotels
ull of consumptives, shivering and de
pondent-dragging their mere shadows
f bodies around in hope from day 10 4
lay, yet cursing Colorado and her eli. I
nate. Such are the facts. The pres, l
n its zeal to build up the country den. I
'erD has done more harm than actual G
,ood. c
We do not wish it understood that '
Denver has a severe or an unhealthy $
Innate, for such is not the case except B
turing a portion Of the winter ON the o
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