The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-08
DENyER. Col. Nov. %. 1876,

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ED. NoRTHERNER AS per request give you
brief description OF Colorado and it's capital.
Denver, the capital and golden gate to the Gen.
tennial State contains twenty-five thousand in
habitants, and is well supplied with churches
and schools, and contains business houses that
would be a credit to Chicago. The city to which
we point with pride-Denver-is modsrn in all
its appointments, being supplied with gas and
water,-the Holly works being used. The city
is built mostly OF brick and stone, and is situa-
ted on what was formerly known as the PLAINS,
Six hundred and thirty-nine miles west OF Kan
sas City, and within fifteen miles OF the foot
hills of the Rocky Mountains, which lay in all
their grandeur and majesty in full view OF the
city, and, being crowned as they are with cor
onet of perpetual snow, they form picture
beautiful beyond description.
Denver, and the adjacent mountain towns,
may be called the sanitarium OF America, and
thousands are here who claim to owe their life
and present good health to the pure air of Col
orado.
Denver ia the railroad center Of the far west,
there being five roads pouring their business
iulO tlio Cllys luO DoHNcT MO IL
one of the leading roads, and is OF the narrow
gauge persuasion, and fully substantiates the
practicability of the system. The road is COM
pleted from Denver TO FL Moro, and ia being
fast pushed towards Santa Fe Its contemplated
terminus, with fair prospects OF its early com
pletlon. The Colorado Central is a mountain
road, running to Golden, Central City, and
\ EIov6 Hill hrInoipcy IN lie -
abound In those localities and affording con-
venience to'the pleasure-seeker who visits the
mountains for pastlme, and who are richly COM
pensated for their trouble with air so pure that
one never tires OF breathing il, but rather feels
unsatisfed with his capacity for taking it in.
The beautiful cascades and rushing torrents
filed with the most 'gamey" Of the finey tribe.
the speckled trout, and the dark canons and
gulches Astounding with elk and deer, and the
crags and cliffs away up among the clouds, in-
hablted by the mountain sheep. afford pleasure
and excitement for the sportsman, while deep
down in the bowels of the earth lies hidden the
ores which CONTAIN the precious metals which
should, and I believe will, form the only basis
Of our finances. AT any rate, it goes here for
it's full value, regardless Of shape, and, whether
in dust, nugget or bar, Its weight determines
it's value, and is "as good as gold"
The route to this point most direct from the
east is by the Chicago & Alton Railroad. VIA
Mexico, to Kansas City, thence by the Kansas
Pacific Railroad to Denver. By this route pas.
sengers have but one change Of cars after leav-
ing Chicago, (and that change is made by day
light in the union depot at Kansas City, and
are provided with excellent cars. Both roads
are differed by gentlemen who make tho com.
fort of their patrons their first consideration,
aud spare neither pains or expense to consum.
mate their desires in this direction.
After leaving Kansas City the scenery s di.
versified with prairie, wooded bills. streams and