The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-03-04
FR0X THE MOUNTAINS.
Letter - the PILOT from o. r. A.
GREENE.

BOULDER, CoLoRApo Feb. 10, 1878.
Ed. PILoT--Thinking it may be we'll t
relate few OF our experiences to friends Ii
Wisconsin i hereby avail myself Of the friend
! ly columns Of the PILor.
The distance from Nsnitowoc to Denver
10 about fifteen hundred miles, and from
Omaha TO Cheyenne Eve hundi ed and sixteen
| The last named towns are connected BY the
Union Pacific Railway, which trends up the
famous Platte Valley. This valley is bet .
part Of an immense prairie region. which j,
the paradise Of hunters and hsrbivorous ami
mails, over whose treeless surface. At
times, the uninpeded winds sweep with TIRE
mendous force.
All along the line Of the road, taxns are
springing up; varying in sire from Clsrk's
Mills to Two Rivers, and one town has near
ly the portentous aspect Of M.nItowoc One
shanty whose dimentions are 1Oxl6, stands
alone, and is the only vestige Of civilization
upon miles Of naked plain. Over the door,
Truly that shanty has good deal Ct brass
for a wooden building.
The maximum speed Of passenger trims
on this road is twenty miles per hour. and
the average distance CT stations Is about
eighteen miles
There WAS not much to record Of thing.
notable upon the train.--Among the Pssseh-
gers Was party Of amateur buffalo huntefs.
who block AIDED the aisle with whiskey bottles
Whisky is pI eferrei west of the Mississippi.
Moreover, there was . ubiquitous fem,le,
who seemed to pervads equally the entire
train, from the cou-catcher to the rear plat
form
At one Of the stations we Tell in with
genuine hunter; ne was verse in the rugged
lore of the plains. and spoke ripely Of the
secrets of bis trade
At about sixty miles due eas. from Chey.
enne, hills Of considerable altitude rise from
the plains. both North and South of the road
1t was at this point that the furious head
wind which had delayed US nine hours, began
TO subside, and the sinking sun, shining
aslant, gave to the hills over which the snow
a mysterious moving splendor Of
frigid light.
At Cheyenne, the thermometer indicated
3S below zero. Owing to the dryness of
the atmosphere, the weather at that tempera-
ture is much less severe than it would be at
the same degree in Wisconsin. Cheyenne
has no resources, except . little precsrious
mining, and water is so averse to it that it
cannot be reached by wells. This place 10
known in poetic parlsnce, AS the Magic
City of the Plains" but to our mind it is o
name that strangely bellies the town.
Saturday morning, January the eight, We
took the baggage train for Denver, distant
from Cheyenne one hundred and six miles
The earlier part of the day was spent in
squirting at the scenery, through the frosty
panes of dirty caboose. About half way
between Cheyenne and Denver, lies the little
town of Greeley. Its streets appeared infec'-
ed with catarIh. and it occurred to me tn
A freight train of gin, wisely dispensed, won
DO it good. 1t seemed peaceful in sentiment,
and generally fashioned after the soul of
the good little Boy" However, our judge
me Mt in that matter is not final, as the town
vas seen Though spectaclss Of frosty circum-
stance. Towards night n mass of clouds like
a stupendods fleece dropped between US and
the mountains. 1t was after dark when ws
arrived at Denver Tha, night sleep came
quickly, and our last f,ncies took fern and
color from the panoramic effects Of the snowy
range.
The next morning We pushed the curt 'in'
from the window, and took our first View Of
Denver and its famous scenery.
Here the practice in the Courts is rendered.
peculiar by stirring up the ancient nicities
md fctions of the common law with u Terri:
torial ,poor, and the devil twists his tail
around he legal circle.
In Denver the lawyer. are as thick MS
Kansas Rrasshoprers. 4 few of them are
doing gd5i business, but a large jority
stand with their thumbs id their mouths, cry
ing for read. One Of them averred, with nil
the solemti,y that usually attends the pro-
ceeding, Of an intoxicated AMI pfejudiced
court, that it was like eating ones own head
to get bheiness. We visiteI At large the
julists Of every nam. AID type, aid after a
careful Inspection Of tie sitdation, quietly
left on one sunny afternoon.
Boulder County, holding mountains and
plains jointly. and combining the best
agricultural and mineral resources Of the
Territory; promises we'll. Though our hopes
may be delusive and our Judgment Void.
In our text letter, we shall write If the RS
sources of the Territory. In the meanwhile
our advice to those who are comfortable IN
Wisconsin is--Lie close to your household
gods, hold fast to your homestead.. and do
not stir at inch till further instructions.
O.. F. A. GREENE.