The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-12
SETTING CP THE NEW STATE.
oo,op mo rtRWTvG AND MINING, IND
IEGySI ITION IN COLORIDO.

Dryvrp. Colorado, Feb. THE stock in
,r-, ~ the plains is suffering this winter
,r.tNHn .u almost any previous year. There
Dr. not far from 1.OuOoO head Of cattle. ana
I,Yas many sheep. ON the plains east OF the
,.ttains which were expected to live on the
,r,.-. for snow was unlocked for. This grass
.tira- without fall rains. and therefore. is eX-
,,f.nf feed. But snow fell in the Inter part of
N.,.mh.r. over about half this region. and in
January over the other half; and for six weeks
II has b,cn nbout n foot deep. Old COWS and
oxen and young calves are certain to perish;
rrilty stock will pull through. but they will
l,in a poor condition. Unless sheep are con-
fnntb fell. they will die Several large nocks
Of from 30 TO 1000 head are already dead
Once in abou, five years the snow falls deep;
n eomcs before January II Is certain to
STAY. and thus. what is made in getting up u
lord in four years is lost in one year. Along
M. Arkansas and Platte are extensive meadows
where hay cam ho put in the stack for 81 ton.
and the way for stock men to do is 60 Put M hay
aud keep II On hand. But it is not likely that
The stock men now in the business will do any
thing of the kind for II involves too much work.
ami prevents their lying around towns in the
summer. Another class viii occupy these
meadows. keep some stock. raise grain control
rr water. and crowd out the present opera, rs.
u.-t i- all who think it IA fine thing to gct rich
without work are crowded out elsewhere
AtN-t Colorado Is admitted a. "a State. and
Tie l. gIsiHturc. which has been in session
since ilst fall. fccs scr. he'Tus" itwns feared
tMtif Colorado wa- to Doe rcmand'd hark. they
would hav, all their work to do over. They can
rowk..pon sitting tin spring. ortl summer II
th.y choose. for they have Il biz job un hand io
rlN,. laws fora n"w State As yet they have
d.u.lu' hut wr,sile with n code and make "a
fwnr counties. They have talked "a good dead
altu salaries. and fixed them on par with the
salaries OF the richest States in the Union. while
ihDwhole revenue OF Colorado is less than the
revenue of ihirl-class city in New York. They
xiv, 81 200 year for clerk salary. while the
principal. with salary OF $4,000, could do all the
work in half his time. 1t has already cost 5000
t. discuss. the Salary hill and they are not
through yet. or course they Will run tn" State
in debt probably s's.uvl this first year. ami yet
they are 50 slmplr-minted a. t. prgpoSe a
and Of industrious habits .oula SEE any indurc-
mcnts in renewing t. u now country that Is run
~ such nn eNtravagant Legislature. or. rather.
ll such a subservent and Ieedy political party.
You mi7ht wgni t. know how the sni's.rN in
cy comes in. Wei, il Is first through 10 Chaf"e.
ami next through Grants carpet rag Governor.
WHO. through the Republican decree at Wash
inltnn. WIS elected by the people last fall. alter
h. had served h're a. Territorial Governor
i-M.lhicf leader ami when N LEGISLATURE.
IgN u WIS Wei hunWn thd hc would n' cle ird
United states senator. h. WIS without tho
lnast opposition though IL IL ru-i mary f1r men
of all clls- nld perties 70 y Ak 4 him In con-
,er~lton very dlsrespc fully. For instance.
wl'n miners Or Ian sharks q a ny liu.r sau'
win % they think vii work. they say th"v hav"
glt IL we'll Cnallrct CHAM has - kinI oi
n' 'N = STAT, Sudu, even '.ie idea 81 II IT, al.
sur. But he IL rirh. ami thee whole pr =, q
Colorado. with hero ami thers IN * 'cptiOn il
bound ~ him hnnl and f,~t.
Naturally. ~ b. t4.i-S como % an oni. and
n" grangors: and ms is IN. way of IL. several
y'ars a4.o Congress granted a lars. iody of
-'s. aud the value cf the grant t. tAe iar-
Iurr- + Colorado would be at least half u mil
lion dollars. But Chuifee has brought d. bill mt
Congress to divert this grant from the agr
cultural 20 thr MN NJ interest. ,Whlci
deeply Interested in all sorts Of mines
aud. more than this, mining property
under the new Cons' tuition is EXEMPT lrgm
LAY all the taxes. However i is likely tla
thafiee will AIRY out the fraud. for the l-eei-la
ture il under h- thumb and tn" prs dare no
say a word; in Ia t. they have come 70 his d."
fence 10y spying h. has asked for , go9ci ar,
mt for farming. but for mining. that j. q the
bill which has been hanl.d around. anu uH
generally ,yullish,d, is The true ono. which Of
writhy. but OF course the Legislature keep.
r H. nor docs il take any strp that Colora''
tended fNr them.
rle making Of now counties occupies com
.ariiu-. 81 Two Or tI.r,r hun irel iniu,'ilu-.
or CESS. viii have half a dom ent"rrr .i-
.N- WHO thlnN il "a Haze tNlng e. spend il'
Wlfra' Denver 40 the "Np.n-r'f tlr grams o.
amt merchants. or - hold county offices =
i'' prit..4. RAJ new county IT,. lastcoun
VIZ nun 100 loutt after the Governor.
Htfl.t .g-ffgl ntAn lex stature r'Iuir''
h-i. NJ" woman suffrage gu 'ilpu i'a ''i'
u.sH. wIrur the 9th r: huf. nn thee ". DO. th
M H.ft are Inclined ~ lrt tuf W.lNsn Not D., an,
-r-t.i. fl' agitation. There D. o. >irNrean l''pu
sfli HI..uf -u.uNu IN tIc southern ltr col til'
l.,t.-. s.., -..r. easily r..,nnt.I anl tllrr
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