The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-04-08
From Co,OradO.
DENVER, Col, March 31st,

DbNfEu, SoL., plAiCH cIotJ 1917
FRIEND SAMPSON lie 10 said TO be ;
fact that the printer is the last one pad
} Now bad you been at your office, IN
stead Of preambulating the streets
watching for an item, you would have
saved me at least the odium OF leaving
n county in debt to an editor. Please
credit me with the enclosed amount, send
statement of account, and forward the
Saline County JOURNAL to my ad.
dress at this point. l am particularly
anxious for gold items, ard as you are
constantly on the alert for all important
matters naturally conclude the JOUR
NAL a safe avenue for quick and correct
information let it be known once that
there is gold hidden away in the rocks
with which that county is covered and
Salina will bound out of her swaddling
clothes with vim and a stature that
would astonish the oldest nation of the
land. | only reached here last evening.
Am too tired TO write and too busy to
give much time to it, but as there are
few anxious to hear from me, allow me
TO use you as a medium Of communica-
ton: Tell Ben. L. his stone is being
tested. | sent it to the shop this morn
ing, in due time he will get full returns,
meanwhile he wants to keep his eye on
that stone heap, for there is no telling
how many more he may covet.
You remember the Goth of March,
how the wind fairly screamed IN its fu-
rious efforts TO PROSTATE everything and
everybody that stood in its way. In
order to leave that evening, was oblig-
ed to be on the street during the day
when | reached here found the pores
of my skin, the hair of my head TO lis
very roots, my whisaers and my cloth
ing filed with Sallna dust. | took the |
precaution to battle in a tub, whip my
clothes clean over the Same vessel, and
now for Ben's encouragement let me tell
you, | saved 40 cents-more or less
from the settings OF that ablution. Uo ~
rue Our streets are paved with gold, :"
. our cellars walled with it," and our
very persons clothed with it, especially
tfter one Of our beautiful wind storms.
1t will be eight years IN July since |
eft this locality to look once more upon
eastern friends and places. Every house
'lu siIlnOSI every lace WAS IAN lllSf TO
ne them, but now how changed what
magic power has gold; old land marks
ave vanished, new and costly buildings
dorm the city, from the centre to the
circumference, with tho circumference 4
mazingly stretched in that short space E
t time, while strange faces have become
D aumerous, that the dawning Of IA |
liliar ono upon my vision is like ray !
f light in the dark. Appropos to this,
NO Salina faces greeted me upon the
rect this p. NJ. One the genial phiz of r
ur irrepressibe and enthusiastic friend,
udge Hamilton, the other son of Mr.. 4
axes. imagine the Salna of Conra- !
o engages more the attention and con +,
lencc of the Judge for future gold de
elopments, than the Salina of Kansas;
,wever that may be, he is far from al
'ealSing disparagingly of the elder Sa- @ SI
la's prospects. We love the old town II
II and if you will only display little :
ore Of your genius in writing mp gold
scoveries, we will not be long in greet
g you with hearty shake, and an I,
rnest God bless you. VI. s. c.
p. s. | have promised the Judge to
sit his new pet Salna, soon.