The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-04-12
COLORADO LETTER.
PUEBLO, COLORADO,
March 29th, TT.

PUEBLO, COLORADO,
March Doth, TT.
Ed. Democrat:
A short talk concerning this south
ern town of Colorado may not be un-
interesting to your readers, and may
at the same time give them a better
idea Of tie place, than is to be OBJ
tanned from the ''set up reports that
are sent out to the States. While it
is probably the largest town Of the
southern part of the State, it is by
no means a city; with a population
of about 5000 it includes three times
the area of Eaton, and with 5 wards,
puts on the airs of a city. The bu-
siness of the town is confined to one
street, extending about four blocks.
The buildings are about half one
story frames, the other half being one
and two-story brick. There is not a
block in the place equal to the Com
mercial Block in Eaton. A very fine
Court House has been built, and a
good school house is under roof, but
the Treasurer ran away with $4,000
of the school funds, and consequent
" the building stands q monument
to the official weakness of the pres.
ent age.
At one tine it was supposed that
Pueblo was destined to furnish the
mining regions of southern Colorado
and New Mexico with supplies, and
property went up to surprising fig
ures, but enterprise carried the rail
roads on through here, andstill near
er the mines, and to-day Pueblo finds
herself q mere way station, as it
were, and is disguised to see little
towns springing up nearer the mines
and monopolizing the trade, as a
consequence property has decreased
as rapidly in value as it went up.
The house 1 write in, a few years
since rented for $50 per month, to-
day it brings but $25.
The scenery here is devoid of in.
~terest. Located on the Arkansas and
Fountain rivers, in the valley, it is
surrounded by high bluffs, with nc
vegetation except here and there 6
cactus or sage plant. The yards o.
the town are generally as bare as the
streets. A few enterprising citizens
keep up a grass plat and trees by
watering them. They have not hae
|, a rain here since last June. Thu
bottoms along the rivers produce
few trees and grass, and by irriga
= ton crops are raised, but the poo
farmer after all his toll is usual.
compelled to see his crops taken b.
the grasshoppers. Word has jus
reached here that II miles above the.
are cow Matching by the million
The farmers had predicted that the.
would not appear this season, blu
their predictions go for naught.
| The Greenhorn mountains ar
plainly visible from here, forty mile
to the west, and covered with snow
The Spanish Peaks to the south an
; Pixies Peak fifty miles north-wes
with its top glistening in the sun.
Notwithstanding this rather dis
couraging account of Pueblo, it ha
one redeeming quality, one adval
|, tage that neither railroad enterpris
nor financial embarrassment can d.
e prive it of-its climate. Whateve
e be its condition, though it should ia
to the smallest hamlet, still will it
' sought and enjoyed by that class
persons who seek to avoid the roug
y weather of the States, in the sprin
It Of the year. During the last fol
weeks there has been but n da
that the sun failed to make an a.
~pearance. We have had several da,
that the mercury stood at IS degre'
in the shade. Then we could stan
!. and look at the snow-clad mountain
and be reminded of home. Son
> days a stiff wind blows clouds of du
e about for a couple of hours, but
one don't like it he can stay in t!
Q. house.
20 will close with a little legislati'
incident. The State Constitutio
l. adopted last summer, directs that tt
IS General Assembly shall pass a pr
d hibitory law. Suffice to say the fir
n General Assembly adjourned la
week without passing such a la
About twenty members with the
n ladies visited Pueblo last Frida,
g within fifteen minutes after their q
r-rival seventeen members were in Il
10 bar-room of the Lindell Hotel.
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