The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-25

and Pennsylvsnis, very few sou,berners |
here. ] had Q Conversation today with |
prominent banker; be say ~ that for the |
past five years he has been going slow and |
has advised everybody else to do the same !
thing, looking constantly for a decline in
property and slower progress. but he
now surrenders and Joins the pro n essives.
and says now that ne has no doubt but
that
THE CITY WILL 90 AHEAD
With a steady, strong growth, till il reach
es 10000 Inhabitants. He thinks the
mining resources of this vicinity are mex.
haustible. lie also says the agricultural
resources are equally great, but hardly q
commencement has been made n develop.
| ing them, and that this country IL pro-
| yided with everything by Providence
| needed by man. Almost all persons
| have talked to upon tho subject coincide
! in the above.
THE STOCK BUSINESS is NEXT
In importance 10 mining now, and IL
growing rapidly. To-day | visited one of
the mill. and found the proprietor TO be al
old neiehbpr OF mine from OHIO. He has
u splendid brick mill, not very large max
ing choice -four which sells here at $ll.
lie sent some Of il to Boston where IL
brought sls 1t !. made Of native wheat
which boats anything we haven the state
] will bring sample home with me.
Rents of house. and stores here are about
83 per cent above Cairo prices.
The great rarity of
THE ArNosrHERE
l. very sensihiy realized by all newcom-
ere, by both respiration and hearing-one
can here mCre acutely. The breath does
not seem 20 90 deep enough in the lungs
however, these sensations IRE not of long
duration-only few days. The air Is
pure, crisp aud bracirg, and ] have 10
| doubt at all but is one # the most health.
full localities in this country. There i.
. but one opinion on this subject 30 far ~
t can learn, and it /. becoming
celebrated on that account Quite
| number OF person. arrived
with " seeking health from Ohio, III.
lnois Pcnn-yiysnia and other states, and
they related great number Of instance,
of persons coming here TAR gone with dis.
ease who were entirely restored none
were made worse, bat nearly Ill Who cant
we're cured. Old residents here say Their,
: are absolutely no diseases here 1t Is es
y peclslly beneficial to persons afflicted will
; anything like throat or lung disease, ant
. i. sl.o excellentfor rheumatic, bilious an,
dispep,ic persons.
GRANDEUR or TUE MOUNTAINS
But 81 all the attractions of this sin
d gular locality, nothing to me il So grand,
I beautiful i had almost said awiully beau
! tifuli as the stupendous old Rocky Noun
l. tains. For more than forty years hav,
Z desired to look upon this grand work o
d the Creator. II seems 70 me that no on
}. can con omplate them ia all their grand
c eur and sub'imitS without being imprasse,
with higher and holier appreciation Of IN
power and goodness of our Creator an,
I. Preserver | am certain it Is so witt m,
= From Amos, any part of the city we hsv
q a full view of them for distance of a
lest 20 miles southwark, and perhaps al
most the same distance north. Seventy
five miles TO the south the snow cappe
summit Of
}. PiKy's PEAK
Is plainly seen IN any reasonably clas
weather. Immediately west Of the city it
o some Is or 20 miles 20 the base, althoug
j. one would not suppose it we're more tha
!. four or five miles So distances are so deceiv
d; inc. In looking at Pixies Peak to.da
I VIII proposed that we walk down to i,
q When Sweeny informed him II the dis,Anc
@ be seemed somewhat astouished Ofte
n during tho day the higte- points hsv
/ be.n oOscnred ny clouds that assume
b thousand different hues and colors.