The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-06-05

An Interesting Letter From tho
Centennial State - Graphic Dis
cFiption OF Scenes and Incidents.


Ata recent visi, To- yonr beautiful city. I
Promised you ! would send you few items
from this place. Hence this footing OF my
horn for the "B,zoo.' As :Se,iaIians are
pretty we'll represented in::,his place need
not tell your many readers at Just what
point OF the compass tn look ior Lake City,
but ] will dwell for the time ON its location
and surrounding.
LAKE City
Ia situated in a beautiful valley ON the
lake fork OF the Gunnison river at its con.
fIaence with Henson creek, mentioned ON
the maps a. Goodwin creek, the town is
beautifully laid out, thanks To our pioneer
settlers, with wide avenues, which will.
very little labor have been made equal to
\ b"nl'iered or Nicholson pavement, water
has been brougi down our principal thor
oughfar,s from Henson creek, by means III
| > fully constructed ditch, which our wide
awake citizens are taking advantage OF by
planting shade trees along its route. We
can boast Of higher living here than any
city east Of the Missouri river, altitude
$3.50 ieet. Do you catch the idea Ii
IL common posture among the "Boys'
here to get ON high" without the aid
OF fermented spirits, they jast climb one Of
the mountains surrounding the town, to a
distance Of 800 or 1900 feet. Business
is lively and the merchants are reapng Il
rich harvest this season. 4 visitor Of a
year ago would be surprised to see the
METROPOLITAN ASPECT
that our little thre-year-cld city il assum-
ing. We have every business represented
from peanut stand to the heavy wholesale
establishment. will not take time or
space to enumerate the ,aanv diheren,
business houses here, suffice it To- say that
We have three banks. three first-class hotels,
not To mention the many restaurants and
minor boarding houses and every other
busines, trade, profession or calling among
which ought mention the Dollar Store,
Dance House, Keno and Taro rooms, &c
Speaking about the Keno and Taro game
they run full blast day and night, with
open doors, the town trustees license then,
and derive revenue OF Sc from each
game per quarter. II seems strange to a
tenderiOot TO 60 into one Of these "gilde,l
palaces" which opens on the street, without
having just been interviewed through a
ricket in the door; the games are literally
patronized, The hardy unkept miner fault
lessly dressed manipulation OF tine paste
board" elbow Oneanother at the baize cover
ell table. Our county commissioners at a
recent meeting made an appropriation, and
made contract for the building OF n
court house which is now nearing compile
ton, under the able management Of Mr.
Jonathan Ogden, the architect AMI builder
We have fine building stone here which
our business men are taking advantage O
by building some very fine stone blocks
The First National Bank, Shifier 4 Co.
J. $. Hough and others are putting ~
stone buildings that would be an Ornamen
to any city in the East.
! TENDER FEET
are pouring in by every road, there is har,ll!!
day passes hut what the ho,elr chronicle
the arrival Of from 70 to 80 new corners. II
would make "I9er" stare to ace the stag,
come in daily loaded down with Passen
gers, beside the many who come by private
conveyance ! have noticed the genia
countenance Of Mr.. Paa, former Saerii
Of Pettis County, in our streets, also Josial
Thompson, . prominent newspaper maj
late of Danville ILL.,, who has host o
friends in Se.lalia. El. Crawford son o
Prof Crawford Of the commercial eolleg,
at Setialia il on visit Is his sister at thi
} place. While making personol mention q
) these gentlemen il would be an Oversight
! on my part not to mention the arrival o
Gen. c. J. s. Cook an odd looking seniu
carrying . bowie half the length vi hi
arm, which he claims rendered him sigma
service in escaping from the Spaniarl.
during the late Cuban troubles, he has TN
doubte,lly had quite checkesed career j
half he tells Is true he signs himself as ex
President Of the late Cnban Government.
A nnmber Of Joplin capitalists are look
: ing toward the San Juan with view
to Investing in our rich mines. could
mention the names of several who wer,
Oat here ON prospecting tou
last year. Having noticed in late cop,
of the Banjo there was considerable com
petition over the appointment OF post
master for Sedalis, and feeling . firm
conviction still 90 gently DER me stealing,
that poor Ceph.s il left in the race. 1tak,
this opportunity Of mentioning our Post
Office, and Land office appointments. Their
has been division in the farther Lana
district Of Southern Colorado crea ting Z
new District, known ~ the San Juan Lani
District, with the Land Office 1t Lake
City. Henry c. Olney hiss been appointed
Register, and G. b. Hickman Receiver
We have had three appointment for Post
master, two Of which have been recalled
The first appointed Was Mr.. Robt. q
Howell then came Mr.. Werkhuser and
then Henry d. Rusyler, the first two ap
poinsmenss being recalled and -
there is "many . slip twix the cup ant
the lip" Ruggler IL not a. yet jubilant,
| s.sYyry curpeura
We have good class Of citizens here
among whom are represented all nations
creeds, and secss, here can be found. "IIoE
Lee" the "vashee" man from celestial
China. Sambo, from de souf. the Russian
and Turk. in h,ppy ignorance Of the wal
in the East, climbing our rugged noun
tains together in quest of the precious
metal, the Fenian and blasted Brltisher, y