The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-11-12
4 Letter from the Vest.
4 Ruu Through NgricuitU.
raj P-ostucts-A Museum. &c.
COLUNBUs, IND, Nov. 4, 1875.

ttILtABtS, IND, NON
DEAR FREEMAN-I arrived safely in Culufn-
bus on the 9TH iIt.. after sOjDurn OF nearly
two months in the West, during which time |
Travelled over II considerable scope of country,
aud as n matter OF course saw many curiosTies
which failed to see iust winter while passing
through the same region. | presume, there
fore, that an account thereof, however in per-
feet il may be, will prove interesting to ii few
at least of your many readers.
boulder City, forty six mil"s northwest by
vail from Denver, Colorado, is prett:ly located
ut the base of the foot hills and at the mouth
of i5ouidcr canyon, " hich has boon dcnomina-
tcd the Yosemite of Colorado. Boulder claims
population OF 2,CO1. and my impression is that
the estimate is high enough. Like Denver. and
in fact all the towns i'll the vicinity of the
mountains, Boulder City is dependent upon
the mining interests for its prosperity. In the
vicinity of Boulder some of the finest
gniucs in the Territory, among others a silver
mine at Carbon. recently sold To Dutch
company for S3yaOO0G0. | visited some of the
mines 81 this point. The Boulder county agrf-
cultural fair was in full blast, and thinks here
Il an opportunity for gaining information to
the ne ricuItIir1,i prodtIcts Of the State which
ought not neglect. The Secretary of the Assoc
citation showed INC every attention. but il did
not take long to view the display There was
little or nothing worth mentioning in the way
OF agricultural or other macGincry. Some fine
ionking corn was ON exhibition and better
wheat, save that raised in Southern aud Eastern
Pennsylvania, / never saw. The potatoes,
squashes, cat,bagcs, heets, etc, were enormous.
Cabbage heads weighing fity Pounds
coulnon; two OF thcm would perhaps hc suiI-
cient to make a Dutchman barrel OF sauer-
kraut. In Franc" theiculfivatIon of heets for
the manufacture of sugar is very important
agricuturai interest. My understanding is
L. in 40 way inferior Ia that of France. II
such i he case, predict that the manufacture
of sugar will become a very profitable business
out there. But the principal attraction of the
Bonider county fair so iar IS ! could learn, was
norsc-rHclng- / saw some Gne stock, but wit
messed none o. the races.
TO me q much more attractive Geld OF inves-
tigation presented Itself al The Rocky Mountain
Museum, located at Boulder. Mrs. NJ. \. Max
well, proprietress OF the establishment, has
what she dcnoniHatcs II mania which VIII
ncvel ceast. troubling her t'i she has collected
IL complete assortment at all thc fauHa Ot Col
orudo, and she informs me TINT she nearly sue
cs'c,ini IN doing SO. In th'. iui!ilIncHtof this
'!ui Ms She seems 20 conSd-f H., Siie has been
aided 10 some extent by ,h,' contributions OF
OtHcrs, hut very many o. hrr specimens have
been hunted aud killed Is herself. All her
specimens she has stuffed aud mounted without
the help OF Others. And BIER" desire to SAY Il
word relative 10 the work. have never in my
life sen specimens of this kind that looked
more natural and hic-iike. J. is equal to Mat
dam Tursuri's collection OF wax statulry,
which was, and l believe sill Is, on exhibition
in London. Madam NJ. iS not only collector
but an artiste. The skins of most animals
when stuffed, give the i-urca very buat ted,
unnatural appparance in fact they too
large tor artificial stuffuy. aaGanIe NJ. there
fore first mikes rJoids in plaster of Paris. or
clay. of the iigure. and then sews on the skin
which is siirunk to the model, | am afraid MAJ
dam VI. is hardly appreciated out there, how
sev or, but her collection, though II Il largo
one, will some time be very val,;ubIs, as many
specimens Of the fauna she has preserved will,
with the settlement Of the country. eventually
become extinct. Her mineral cai,inct is very
c''inpirte. Here YOU can hnd specimens from
perhaps every mine in the State. For ten or
fifteen dollars she will supply a very handsome
and valuable collection OF specimens tn such as
desire to purchase. While might write col
urnns about this museum, there is one amusing
feature must rot fail To mention. Madam
NJ, who informed me she had never read Gen
erdl Scheuck on ''Poker," has small tahle
around which is seated four stuffed monkeys
playing That game. tn" has four aces and
while apparently unconccrncd as to the result
of the game, seems pretty he holds the
winning cards. Has right hand ncignbor, who
holds three tlcuces wnle pulling away at his
pipc, is apparently in quandary as to what
he shall do. The other two players have bad
haUiS and no expectation OF whining, but all
are intent on the result OF thn game ani fail to
notice black lcg Monkey No. ), who crswis up
the 1lg of the table and captures the 10 tccn-
fcdcrate) till which is the stake being plas ed
Tor. Each mcubcr of the group has very
life like appearanc" and IN expression OF face
that shows Mrs. ". to be what nave already
stated, an acco .np!!shed artistic,
Central C;iy is thirty nine miles from Dem
Yer via Colorado Central NAtrow Glage Rail-
read from Golden. The road winds, worms
yon i'm a very remarkable way. 1t is not true.
however, that while sitting in the rear car, .Ou
occasionally look the engineer of the locomo
live square IN the face, but u comes pretty near
being that had. Tho scenery is grand noun
tains either side rising perpeudicular h'in-
drcds of feet above you. Clear Creek and the
road occupy about all the available space in
the canyon. On the way you see licathcn
Chinee ulch. where miners are shoveling the
dirt from the bed of the creek into fumes
from whence the earth is carried away and The
gold deposited Central CITY is located $3.50
ieet atovc the sea and 100 feet above Denver.
There IL no chance Tor ladies ana gentlemen 10
play crcquct there. there is no land level
enough in the TWO cities. Should a croquct ball
by accident gf I into the street II would Keep
on rolling till it got 10 the foot of the canyon
at Golden, twenty miles dstunt. 1 stopped ut
the "reilcr House" a. fne brick structure con-
complete in every particular. In fact the
house would be considered first class even in
Philadelphia, grand as are the Hotels in that
city. g. T. L..