The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-04-29

From colorado.
SALINA, COL, April 18th, 1915.
FRIEND SAMPsON:-Agreeabe 10 prom
Use aA snsconcci in Judge Hamilton
o:lirc in the Salsa OF the mountains
Perhaps a little account OF my trip ani
! my Impressions Of our new Saiins, may
! ne accept bic to you and your readers
Ii is SO new it reminds me Of what III,
Young wife said To the conductor after
prevailing upon him to stop his train
aud "a passenger bad run back TO tn,
depot and got her lost treasure, 9Th 4
the b tby was So very now she had quite
forgotten its existence" This Salina j,
very new, Lut the sound If AK and ham
Iner not only forbids the forgctiuness ui
'tS existence, but constantly reminds one
iof It's expansion and growth. must
sell you though about my trip here. Al
3 z. NJ, Saturday ( tho 10Th J, took the
,S'ulder valley cars OF Denver, toI
boulder city II vas slow and tedious
ride, tor we were towed along behind n
train of empty coal cars about mile
lang which had 40 he swilrhcd off a.
Occasion required on the way. agreed
with Mrs. Darlington exactly in her All
,wer To lke's question, "why a locomo-
tive always had "a tender behind?'-that
it must be because they were eternally
switching. The di,tance is called
thirty-eight miles, and at twenty minutes
after six found myself guest at the
Colorado House in Boulder. Upon seat
ing myself u, the table whose phiZ
-hnnld peer into mine hut the veri,ablr
foander of tho new Salina WAS seek
ing. Near AS can remember enjoys Ell
that supper. OF course il was too late
20 think oi going 10 oaiina, that night,
the next day was Sunday, we don't
prospect Sundays, 80 We concluded 10
spend the day in Boulder, and it was
not long before rejoiced in the conclu-
sion; for the landlord approached me
me at the table and was con
fident she knew me, and invited me into
the parIor-so much for being al old set
tier. | was not only cordially greeted,
bni found thu parlors graced by half
'lszen other ladies, whose names were
announced TO me, as fast rs mine was TO
rhcm. A few gentlemen were scattered
amongst them, which encouraged me To
go and do likewise. Amongst the ladies'
| found Il correspondent of tho Bling
hampton, New York; Times: MISS =.
Maud Pollard; and amongst the gentle
men an occasional correspondent D! the
New York Tribune, the Hon. J, hn Ian
don. man ripe in years and ripe 10 ex-
pericnce, with a happy faculty of i'm
parting his accumulation of mental riches
To others. I soon found myself regard
ed as capitalist, looking around for in
vestment (of course they had no sus-
picion of my having lived in Central
Kansas }. and by hat means | soon
learned that the two correspondents
we're also capitalists and had not only
come 10 write up the mountains, Int to
plant some money as well, il the proper
Inducements were offered. The Judge
then put in an appearance, and it was
not hong before little company had
formed the determination to visit Sail
ma on Monday, under tho direction OF
It's founder. Monday -amo with lis cx
fiara,ng air aud genial sun. and after
spending most Of the forenoon with the I.
wo correspondents and = Boulder lady. /
'xaminIng the treasures at the Rocky /
Mountain Museum, consisting ola grea, 1
variety of stuffed birds and animals, /
most ar;is,ically arranged; of Indian. +
Chinese and Japan~e curinSIiies; nt odd /
.oins of different naiionaliiies. and rich /
pecimens of our own gold and silver
IRE; of the weapon preof armor of We
Incient warrior, and the mightier weap-
IN of printers ink stamped Oh paper II
CENTURY ago, with other articles too nu.
ncrnns 10 mention, we concluded To-
oririv the inner man and woman, with
me of the Colorado Houses excellent
!inncrs and then take Foot 4 Walkers
inc for Saiina- By the way, allow me To-
emark for the benefit of IN Sc who are
iernally limiting and sncering ~ wo-
mans capabilities, that this collection
Ii-hcd nv a lady resident of Boulder
'itv. After dinner our Boulder lady I
riend concluded In accompany u IN the
fountains. Our party now consisted 81
hree gentlemen and two ladies, and the
light miles walk befure Us had no effect
, dampering our hilariiy. At early tea
me We were in Salina, refreshed more l
nah faded from our pleasa' walk. Sa-
ma. like many mountain towns, ncsties {
q, ween two great mountains, and seeks !
5 wealth and independence from the 4.
cry hills ibsi encompass and cherish il. !
bakers dozen would hardly count The
umher al houses that compose u, bat
V little engineering of our Ieader suit, !
bic places were found for The rvpOSr {
nd res, We all needed. Tuesday morn :
y Gswned apnn u bright and beanti
H. ana after discussing hearty break
~. We conciu'iei Ia accept an invita- Z
on 10 ~i.it the mill and wit ess ih,. ,
'onderiu! process that extorted the /
reeious mstals iron the hu-c -c-ls. that /;