The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-28
CIR 9ailg Argas.
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the state By any means. Fortunes are nos
picked up here SO readily as might be SUP.
posed IN state where the mountains are
full ct gold. II takes capital, experience
and hard work to get that gold out Of tbe
mountains. and it takes all these necessarg
qualifications to get it out of the soil. or
out OF cattle or sheep. or out of manufac-
turing, or out of business. And then
again all the places in the state are not
the best places in the world in which to
i've, although fer verS many bronchial.
lung and asthmstic complaints there is no
place IN the world like it and it will al
ways be a great place of resort for those
afflicted with these complaints, while
these grand old mountains and parks and
canyons will always attract thousands of
| pleasure seekers. e aas Ls
Now for short cateehism of common
place things and you will know as much
about the state as | do. and at consider
able less expense.
Hotels ane boarding houses are plenty
here, and rates about the same as they are
east tor similar Accommodations. g
Houses can be rented from SIS to $50
per month, according to size and location.
A comfortable 5 to rooms cottage. in
good location can be had for $40 month.
Situations with little to do and liberal
salaries are not as plentiful as they might
be, but brains and energy here meet their
inst reward There is room up stairs. !"
Land within three miles of Denver is
worth from $40 to 500 per acre, accord
ing to location. ..t ~.
prTht and a. l. =
are as good here as any where in the Unit
ed States, ~
There is quite as much culture and re.
hnemtnt and as good saciety 10 Colorado
as can be found anywhere.
Cattle and sheep growing yield large re-
turns to those engaged in that business.
Farm lands in the vicinity of Denver are
worth from 81 to $40 per acre-yalue of
improvements to be added.
The population of Denver is var,ously
estimated from rs, 00e to 10000.
Southern Colorado is more easily reach
ed via Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe
railroad, Denver by the Kansas Pacific.
and the rich farming and hay county OF
Northern Colorado via Union Pacific and
Colorado Central.
Groceries, dry goods, and general mer-
chandlse are about the same prices they
are in the northwestern states-somewhat
less than in any of the southern states.
Colorado has usually gone
republican. The principal towns are
Georgetown, Boulder, Pueblo, Golden,
Central, Black Hawk, Leadville. Evans,
Greeley, Longmont, Lake City, Ouray,
SilVerton, Del Norte. Trinidad Ell Moro,
Alamosa, Fairplay, Breckenridge, Colo
RADIO Springs, Idaho Springs, Manitou.
Vacant residence lots can be purchased
in Denver from $50 TO $4,000. according
to location. Lots in extreme city limits
might be had for SIS, aud lots near bust
ness center will run into the thousands
Denver is principally built of brick, and
Is twelve miles from nearest. foothills
Comfortable residences can be pur
chased 10 Denver from $S00to $4,000.
Lumber, brick and other buildings ma
teriEl is about the same here that it is 10
most OF the eastern states,
Politicians can liea little harder here
than in any other state of the same altitude.
Sunday in the mountain towns is the
most Profitable day 10 the week. The
miners came In for their supplies on that
day.
BY the way, you newspaper men will
remember Patterson of Oquaka Spectator.
He publishes a weekly paper in this place
and is making money-He is just a trife
tinctured with greenbackism. There is
another old citizen of Rock Island here
who knows all of the old timers there. 1t
is Charlie Yates about 60 years OLD and
looks to be about As. He does not drink,
owns nice little hotel, and is doing a nice
business. He asked great many ques-
tons about Cutter. Norris, Joe johnson,
Brooks and all the old settlers of the coun
ty. Oscar Frazer, brother of Frazer the
lime dealer is Mr.. Yates clerk. He came
here for his health and is finding it.
DENVER. COL Sept. "a.
| neglected mailing this letter at
Georgetown, and will here add that on
Sunday morning on going into the Office OF
the Grand Central Hotel, kept by David
Gage, formerly City Treasurer of Chicago,
who should see standing at the register
but T. l.. Gable, who is here with his wife,
daughter and son, in com pany with Judge
Leonard of New York and party. They
came over the u. p. to Salt Lake City,
and over the G. G. to this city. They will
visit Colorado Springs, Manitou, Pixies
Peak, Central Georgetown and arrive at
Rock Island, Monday morning. Ask P.
L. what he thinks of Mormons when you
see him. 9tE fsS
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