The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-11-29
Grne Nortl)ermer.
Paw Paw, MICHIGAN. Nov. 80, 1873.
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DENVER. COLORADO, Nov. Goth. 1878.
Correspondence OF The True Northerner.
After pleasant sojourn OF nearly three
weeks at Colorado Springs we, with many re-
greis took leave Of the little circle of friends
who were almost daily companions in travers-
ing canyons mountain and glen, and viewing
with Us the stupendous works of natures God
and Who II we had long life to live, would
ever be associated with the untold pleasures
drank in to the full, from the wonderful scenes
through which we have passed.
In coming TO this place, distance of about
80 miles, we psss, about midway what is called
the Devide-rising gradually from the Springs,
some twelve or fifteen hundred feet, and then
dropping down again as much to the valley OF
the south fork OF the Plat river on which
Denver stands. This Devide, ridge, or swell
of land, runs through this State and Kansas,
and becoming the Ozark and Iron Mountains
in Missouri, crosses southern Illinois into
Kentuekey and on to the Cumberland Noun
tains, throwing the waters, as you will see by
any good map, South, into the Arkansas, and
North into the Platt Kansas and Missouri
rivers
IL must be conceded that Denver is the
Chlcagc OF the west-Chicago, you know, Is no
longer west The person who is not suited
with this place. would be hard to please-it is
so new and fresh, that one is inclined to look
around for something old or dilspidated to
assure him that it is cut Of its teens. The
streets are broad, aud that does not mean just
four rods wide. like most OF the streets IN the
cities and villages OF Michigan, but generally
twice that or more, and there is something
grand and smpla about them-the shade trees
set al liberal distance from the lots, giving
room for broad sidewalks. so that parties are
not obliged to drop into single tile to pass each
other. Then those streams OF water flowing
through every street. giving rapid growth to
shsde trees, and refreshing greenness to yards
ana gardens-uniess the owners are too lazy
to apply the water-in strong contrast to the
barren or dry appearance every where else.
know OF no place on the continent out OF
Colorado where this system Of street irrigation
is applied, but which could be used to good
advantage IN many places, but in the sandy
soil of Michigan, fear We should run it INTO
the ground There Is no need OF pavements
IN the cities and villages OF Colorado. The soil
Is singular one, composed or decomposed
granite with mixture OF clay, rich, works easy
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weather under heavy teamlng. The same
thing is found far south through New Mexico
aud Arizona. This city contains $4,000 in
habtants. with twenty OF more church build
lngs, many OF them fine structures, fine and
large school houses-the business blocks gen
orally OF brick and stone, in good style. well
filed with goods, and very large and increas-
ing trade is carried on with the smaller towns
and mining regions among the mountains. and
goods are sold here at small advance on
Chicago and eastern prices. There Is a large
amount OF building gong on, everything IS full.
everybody busy, and no cry of hard times. 1t
is hardly necessary to say that the revenue
from health and pleasure seekers is large, and
will venture to say that no place in Uncle
Sans dominions OF five times its size. can vie
with it IN Livery and fine turn outs.
There is some manufacturing, and Prof
Hills Smelling works, the largest In the U. ST.
will soon be ready for business
Michigan cider and apples are plenty here
aud are preferred, with those from Northern
Wisconsin, to all others. The crop is very
light in Kansas this year.
Yesterday the snow fell six or eight inches
deep, but half OF il melted before night. This
morning the mercury is IA above zero, and
the mountains are al whlte-we have a fine
view OF them far south OF Pixies Peak and far
north OF Longs Peak, more than 800 miles in
extent-;hey are 10 or 20 miles from u.s. but
looks as though / could walk there in an hour,
so deceptive are distances in this rarified
atmosphere. A. ARMS.
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