, 1874-07-25

'tl1ctu Au BaVo HluloaInnH tllht Ito Wad hbGtt to
ootnulc,oo their ..iMneQaso removal. The now
Tho East. Tin reat III, lint tho rotirl,lg Post
'mnBtor han lnrge lot Of 'laelesa fbporly un.lis
hat,aa. .1lo co1nooa htinsd'f'hy atowlng it awny,
tnro time. 10th hc aud Ills huccesaor arc out in
cards asking tho Indulgence Of tho public, Ahd
oxpfainthg thofr sororal possiona. III tho l,,eau-
time, tho pnuplo arc RrowlnE that they arc In
nvononcedbY conto4t In Which thoy y:havo'no
Interest. I
'1tmsy DO added III this connection! tltat near
" all tho dopoaod officers hare hold their ro.
spoctiyo Offices from throo to ton years each!
y nnn' a many uf them have grown quito rich oil
their emolnmentH Noar!y all Of them, however,
mako It poiut to army themselves againAt tho
Adminialration on accoutlt Of their decapitation,
a!iu 1t IL roaly astonishing AZ to how nearfy tho
Republican pross OF tho Territory hhs Divided
ltself Oh this question: which, In reality, il ono
merely Involving tho spolls of'otllco
ZACH ancccBsivo year Colorado ia growing In
-point'of popularity as
SUMMER RESORT.
New places Of Interest are cons(antly hotng
opened up, and tic accommodstionB Tor vaitors
enlargcd A1nont eyory lnco.ntng train, during
tho 'prcsent month, has brought from 10 to 100
'lour1ata, a,-aomo Of whom tarry but afow days,
and otlors will ronafn = month or two amid cur
sboautifHl munutaiti-sceuery. Tbs facilities for
doris during tho past year, 'al'st many points ot
interest," arc now acccssiblc BY rail- which forner
ly couid only bo reached through tet1ioas jour-
nay by wagon or stago. The humorous mineral
springs atsoycral dlfforont points urs attracting
many porsons by reason of their supposed cura-
ttvo proportion. Among sonao Of tho moro popu-
lar u1orurs nro tho '1{nnitou, located most pic-
t,1rcsn,iely ut tho baHe of Pike's PBak, and but
,short Distance ftom Colorado Springs, which Ia
now noted for itH'boad and woll'shadad .strects
and beautiful, homelike cottages tho Hot Sill
nllur Springs, In Middle parhB 1dnlo Springs,
near Georgetown ; and the Arkansas Springs, mt
Canon City, in tho southern portion Of tho Ter
rttory.
OF all Nho Journey through hero, swhotllor it ba
In quest Of health ormoroiy for pleasure. As tu
'e1tgnt aud variety, no section Of the United
Statos can claim precedence Of Colorado. Tho
mountatnB, with thblr humorous enow-cnpped
peaks, tho beautiful foot.hills, the majestic
c.nony, tho rugged gorgcBt tic clear, mar,nur-
ing Btronms-~af contribute to cngrosa tie atte,l-
ton Of tho tourist. The expense Of travelling
from point to poiut ia much less than many may
suppose. Numerous points Of intcrout rndiatc
from this city, and can bo rsached In few
'honrs. .Aloirsont Boulder, ocntral, aeorgotown,
aud Colorado Springs, can all DO .leacllod for
dollar or two. and botwoon breakfast and din
ner-timo. This Is point worth notingby those
who visit Donvcr, anl whoHe timo IL limited
while in tho Territory. Ono reason why the cx-
pepBo Of travel Ia somewhat less this year than
formerly :ia owing to tho fact 'thas. numerous
railway and stage companies havo established
'EnGElAl a1HllIHloH-EALGB, HluGu tAlu1UHt huy
QUO can reafity take advantage Of. and
thus view an extonded range of country at II
co1nparativo]y-sma ouflay 'of muney. The
hosol-ratos, as general thing. .uro voryronaona-
bic, being from "a to &4,per day, aud With ao-
oommodations fully oqualto those tn tho East
high priccB has passed. iii Colorado. and to those
With whom ec3liOMy III Il leBdoratum 10 obBtn-
Gle neod now nrao. In 1uany Of the citics; towns,
aud rural roaorts, good nonrd may 'bo obtHinea
~ $r, ~
and oloapost trips, including : groat variety of
Sconory, IL from Donvor to Goldon; thence up
Clear Crack Canon to Central, .takipg d peep-at
tho mines; tlouco over to Georgetown. and
tory yviow Of ouch Of these places can readily be
had in two days. In! this section. there III an
abundance OF .gamc and fish, especially nol1u-
tain-trout-
GREAT DRATrUF. .rIT1aAr1oN
ia both threatened and .goingo at tho present
time within the borlorH of the Territory. ,6otne
oft haHGrown out Of conflicts between partios an
to lhe right OF ownership in mineral lands, but
tho most oxtensire litigation, aud that which i'll
.yovos Home new points Of Jaw, is likely soon to
tia '.Beyoral Judicial Dstriots for soma timeto
come. :It,grows out of Whne .may.ls formed
:priorvested rights in tho usa Of wator for irri-
gatng purposcA. Both private individuals, aud
corporations are 1lkoly to bo involved to 3 con-
siderable o1te1lt III serieH OF porplexng suites.
Tho Union Colony, whose headquarters arc at
Greeley, is about g1tting out tujuuctions asain3t
certain parties iii Larimor County to restrain
them from tho t,no Of certain water for irrigating
purposes. This il case w1iere corporut1on il
arrived against tue people, Wills, on t,o other
hand the pBoplo 'of l5i Pnso County have caused
'ntl, in junction to be ,.servnd. on tho Colorado
Springp Company for teneroaollng upon. tbs
prior vested rights Of certain private individuals.
Tho Wator with which the town ia irrigated ,is
taken; from tho Fountain, q puail but neyer-iail-
ing stresm. Much faoling o1luta ovor the snb-
joct, as it is virtually conflict between tho
. ngricnltuliats and tho "town-ot -spccnlhtora.
Tho former claim that by tho improper use q
ths water, through Tho manner in whlcl. it is
diyortel by tho latter, crops. valued ut hllndradH
of thousand of,doIlurs will most likely die dur
ing tho 'prosont scasou. Tho Springs Com
rany maintain. that the water which they
tako is absolutely necessary to. keep the
Graugers hayo takon the nlattor in. hand, aud
their aympathica are NIL with the people. In
somo localities the conflict is assuming
VERY .sEE1ous AsrEcr,
by reason Of the fact that parties nre beginning
to divert .ma!iciously, tic course of stroa.ns
aud bitches, ,noroly to annoy and etnbarrasH par
tics beyond them. Personal violence has re-
suited, and, III one instance. terrible homicide
was perpetratoa. Nav precedonls. must be Or
tablislled regarding riparnn nghts ore tho difi-
cult problom can bo solved and conflicting iutor-
estg haEnoni2ed.
lu this city. tho wator-ques.!on greatly agtatos
tue people. During tue prosent sslsnncr, the
supply FOR tho shade.trees olnamontlng tho side.
walks aud for the sareluns llas beeu inade1uato.
snveral snchoia hare becn brought before theOtt1
Council tor Its consideration. and extensive sur
yoyH have bcen mado. 1t Ii estimated TINT the
work will coat from $50 600 to- 100000, and al
ready the City Fathers are accused tof favor!ng
certain. schen'cs more than others in order that
they may ho pccuniarily benoftod BY their
actton. In tho meantime ths city IL i
SUFFERING Fon WATER. .
and the email amount that is now furnished here
,is both e1tromcly costly and worry inailequate.
At almost every poiut throughout the Territory,
vegetation las suffered greatly this aoaHon by
reason OF tue heat, .drYness, and lack Of wator,
ssrsnuous efforts arc boing made to SO utilize
tho wator Of tue various streams that hereafter
it may be bo more equitably distributed
T. II. c.
| From Another Correspondence.
ip<ciM Gorreapoad41.cs ef Tht Chicago Tribune.
4 DEHvIH, Col. July II, 1874.
II Colorado is governed bottor than South
Carolina. it ia the result Of accidont, not