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quircd and until this is Forthcoming the San
Juan district is very gtHM country for the
poor man TO keep away IRON. 9Th.
ARKANSAS VALLEY.
THE TEnRoRs or WINTER.
Spectat Correspondence u The Tribune
PUEBLO, Col, Jun. 2.-ln common with the
grcnt majority OF tenants Of Unrlc Sam's broad
domains, the residents OF the Centennial sta,o
arc now experiencing some very cold weather,
From Denver and the region of tic Platte
come distressing tales Of hypcrborcan trig,d-
1lcssi oi mercury which persists fn crawling
down below zero; Of ftlecp anu cattle frozen
stin on the plains, antl railroads blocka,lcd: !:
mud n4out tile eane condition uf affairs
prcyulls down in The fained sunny valley
Of tho Arkansas,-the home Of tho iuya,a
md the cotsumptirc, where the frnst never
comes, the snow never falls, md where the aro-
matte mountain breczcs watt delight to the
Ecnses every month In tic year. This will 10
Tor poetry md the gutde-bt'okr, but Is hardly
borne out by tho actual facts. The eky as
write Is gray and overcast witl, clouds; the
mountain range iothc west resembles gigantic
polar Iceberg; the pclluct,l wa,crs Of the Arkan-
eas are congcalcd almost to tlu bottom; the
wtndow-pnncs arc covered with frost; the sun
looks slckly In the face md on his t1ai]y
trips ly two dogs; tile SHOW 6hrIcks and sn,,ra,s
under loot after tho fashion Of a regular Mir.
| ncsota winter; tho very thermometers which
| always Indicated suc!I charming state Of tcm-
| pefature, anu were kept by the hotel ulcn and
druggists III tho most prominent places fur thu
edfcatson snd delight Of the pilgrim aud
"tenucF loot" have HOW collapsed In disgrace,
Hhilo frozen ears and frostbttten noses erect
tho spectator at every turn. The weather has
been very severe On cattle and sheep unprpyid-
ca With feed or shutter, md some Of our most
prominent ranchncn cstltuato tllelr losses
by hundreds. On the Aplshapa last
week 1,ooo sheep were lost In ono lot. The gal-
lant hcrdeF remained al bis post, and was found
"a ]lfclcss as his woo1ly pets, under three feet
OF SNOW. cattlo haye been stanpeded by thou-
sands, ind are scattered al! the way fro,u tho
Valley gf the Arkansas to New stc1ico, willie
SaTlnl1s hunting parties caught out OH the paIl,s
ny the ticrco northwestern ''bllzzaEl''
~, ARE KErnHTED M1ssiNu.
IEe AtcAison. Topeka & Sunta Fc KAtYnad
whose ortyi'ators aud builders fonliy isnaciuci
that they bud got below the s,,ow.bclt,
and ., whtr!l llas consequently bcen known
as a:out t1e at "hanana linz" has been fighting
haVc Just been received ut Pueblo OF four I
passenger md freight trains which nrc src,lrc!y
blfckaard between tirnnatlR and West Los All !
hna';a n; anS aS o!a residents Eravcly shake their
was never known before, whlIo tie cons,In,ptiyu +
and the tourist who we're dcl,ltlc,l by the glowing
rcpnrts6f "genat suns hasHl ''1tajtan skies "nto I
with hitter groa1s anlcurscs. turning their tucrs
once more l" the east. However, the tnl,
wllilc unexpected and unlocked for, only serves
10 MAKE thu Christmas season n.nrr cn1oyahic,
und enthusiasm worthy OF our Eastern brcth-
rc11. Christmas Ut tils llsc Of ttt, Rocky Noun.
,1 tall1s IT, ihe sane old happy Christmas that wo
,,,. nsst pyssywtsTe m yi. q and tis tables which groan
aIc snTroun'!ed ~. hY elahs az keunly n!lyc to
The scnstbilitlcs and emotions OF our
, raeo a. though half their lives ilal MT
md eanons Of the rugged backbone OF tbs
american continent. Illu nlnrrs Win Nock
howl !.nwn from the n,incs every full. to spend tic
winter IN thu nmo salubrlons rliu,ase vi the
;nnuntasn ;, towns, enjoy th'. holiday season
kcGniy AMI ahr aong and waasatl which pre-
vailed in Pueblo yesterday at the hands OF Til.
elass, retnInds 'uc strongly Of the old hunters
sketehcd By Irving ia ii. aAsioriM'
II Ihsry MI, was No rowdytsm Or. drunkenness,
no lighting or shooting. nune Ut that lawlrss.
.lss. Or swagEcr COMMONLY lacked for III .lln
Ilcecnt aud In ur1er. aud ministers aud SUNDAY.
school children alike had cu,lse tn remember
", aha thank tho generosity OF the nlincr. "Nd I
Hanta" !, Is cosmopolitan in hts ctlararter, anl
" emne CehtehnM! stAte MAS not forgotten In tho | .
of EIfts; IN short, It seens to have
been one Ut t!,e iost hs,nullku domestic Christ.
1'i'sea ever cH)nytal In ColOrat!n. /
u aTATE LKtasLATuHR. 1
The atate Legislature Ia still pounding ava; ,.
It Denver. Over Su0 bllls have bten Introduced,
'mbrar!ug uearly ryer Imaginable topic wthiu,
ha ~ acopc ot legislation, irnm MI Irrigation. 4
ID tnany ti,rc, lau not tho fertile las-tnukcr. | :
'cen checked oil by The adoption Of resolution
shieh provides that no ,cw bills sla! be in,r.,-
ssa r tha ~, .s L. OF Snuay ~; Asds
aftMtactoflly f.is.s, to te people north Of the
e { r.. chailce u a'.', aM Teller. noilng but
,latufe, md the .nanlrr In which the members,
Individually and collectively, arc rlu!tlins r
hrougl. th!s. shows that they are honestly en. n
eaYoran9 to carry o't the ~nnts aud best in a.
lnoFtant ol tle bills rasscd Is the one ixiug !
Ar salaries Of tie various Suite officers This !r
~ ~ ecetve y ~ , liberal sr, md aowsa
ANY older sisters 10 tEs lie blush. hh 'BBsS ~
e pfoyislons Of tlu bil the t;oysrnor receives IT.
ty ~ t9 e TN. si ssefr- #
ana Superintendent Of Pub. al
Instruction, ss50 each; and Judges Of tho b.
lprclno Court, $1,000 cul. This, for new tr
moves the temptation 30 often held out to IN iii
,rpald officials u plccng-out their u,lscruhIo va
,asss ,sa, y stealing. VI course there I. tho an
'uaa amount 81 crude and visionary 'egisa- ru
lngs Is moving nruund tii tAe lutby anI til
aspcrtng hs secrets wlth an aIr which dcl,,tcs a.,
tltnec, case, aud anxiety. Among tha must Is
'taote ol tAc4e JOBS u bill Introduced so!u mi
~ ago to create tho office uf Coa-()Ii Iu- III
cctor. at saIary Of f3U0J per anlll,u,, and f4l
other providing for IN Insurance CuI,isliA- gu
Insurance companies doing business tu art
6tate, and who Il to receive Z l!ku rel
.2unt. Both Of these bills are indignantly vii
oooneea W The State press as uscirks cxtray- eiu
thfFH Ia tt,ut
IN be ftIaug!ed In tho House. They arp about s,l
. = mueh general utility aud about u pnlc4i- At
o's 4, Is tue scheme recommended by e1t;oT. s. Ru
Elotfe, q Low years ago, for the irrigation of
SteAt plat1s BY dtgY1u9 u canal 10 tha MIL. | L.