, 1879-02-08

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sp<etdt Cofrs1pnndtnes ot Tht Tribune.
DENVER. Cul., Feb. 4.-TliIs fourtshfnE city
IA ttuascd on tic eoish fork Of the Platte
Ntyo,, 1t 10 twelve miles east Of tic foothills
Of The Rocky Mountains. a,u1 Il somewhat north
Of 4tt.c centre OF The State. The growth Of tic
Guy nas ocsu 1etaask"o'e: ~ IN 'ne your 'o'o '.s
population was a.,out a'Va''-how II ,s neaf'y
LOCO, and is rapidly increasing. The first set-
tlement wa ma,le in 1859. during tic pold cx-
at f.oIlfornto f,nlct. nnt1 va, ,nan In
.",,s, a.. anm '.,,.a w.. ~" naana, -. '" h.,a. ~
"Aat " no" ca''eu "est 'e"fcr, pe'"E
on tho opposite st1e Of the river
from the city proper While speaking
tho M. fan,tu,s c,-tnro,o ro,,,n ~ cuv,c IA
'ne Nv" .a"!ous "a. uo"ato ea',.p " '1eu.''o
htluatca !" 'hs ku'cus "ns'e III NC ea!'S oa,'
nothing but placer mining was Thought u, tho
mlncrs little thinking willie washing ,l,c gold |
f,n,n tIe !, mi. Tim, thcv ,rcrc uatE,no over
t''A' '"s a"'.a N"s ..s
COUNTLESS M'Ll'oHs or poahAhs
worth OF Orc uenVcr Is quito regularly latd
out, and eorors m area of not less than fonr |
sa,,aro miles, On elther side Of Tie streets atc
,s,.'s .'ss,,s,, ,..h ~s.s. J.. b., s,,,,,,s,o
,.,s,n~ ~" .n,,,,ao~ .a.,"n rh,. ,-ra.,,,." -
,,a,a.s,.. -, le. ~, sto,c. rccs ,ht,h ,tno thc
"s'esa'' y" 49, ~ ,''.t .1,.' ".Nu
though Increasing sonc every rcar. The city ia
wrtl supplied will, churches, Of nearly every
i, r,r, in,,ion md ha, .tr,c vrrv n,mt nrrarh.
~. n,,s ,,.,,.,. 49, ,xa.,,an+ u,,., ,v;t, .ncs,n.
ets' Ans "o'et' NV sAse"e"', ".,s .nn van 1>eo,
moIalu between l,OUU anu E,Voo people, the
Gralll Central and American being the largest.
Charptote, called the De.npnico Of the West, Is
moro On The European plan. uua catches tic
greatest numoel ol lore'eoe''' ,"e'e h'G
large number Of this ctnse iii town} the majority
OF ,hrm being English anil French. 1lwy nre
n,ustly men Of wcntt and aro here TO invest III
vim has A tarrc cstatc Ia Middle Purk. It ia
sci5. "mi viii tnuc! reason, ttat every hosc in
yi,,. rttv il boartjnr-Iousc, -nenriv everybody
taking one Of more boatuers. Nevertheless it
IA n,,itc difficult to obtain suitable quarters,
,st,fn -; 1,tra bol,ae IA nl.ntst NIL i,nt,ossibtl-
"u W"s - "~
!rbe ct,v |. sunp,scd with watcr take from tic
rlstte ,}a iIoliY sgstcn, oi pumps being In
vi: .on,o ,roa tt,c Ea.t arc crcat,y ,urprl,ed to
ind h,sincss houses ntut blocks ne,e which
,xnut,i dn crcd,t 10 m Eastern c,ty Of double
,'n,v nS w i'.ot n hi a nm tnoth hotel during
the rotn;nr ycar. tic house to bs built a,nl cun.
troIic,i bY n stock company. Among The build
inys which will probably bc erected shortly y
Stnte CapttoI, which will no doubt be ypry fItic
ed[tlcc. Whole soanre having t'een reserved tqr
union depot, tilc I've railroads which now ccn.
trc 10 this city now having nuHihsf of sH'ull
etntons.
The view OF the mountains from the streets is
cran,l, and, although tc tnlee is twelve tnlps
Istant from the city, on clear day Il does not
secm over two, owing to the
pup1rr or TIE ArMos,fxHr.
rttc,. Peak. MI The ton of which the United
Suites sigai-station Is located, and which Is
eighty mics south of here, Is plainly seen, willis
guc's cvc eau follow The Outline NJ The lnou,t-
ains 800 miles south, aud US far north as tls.
| Black Hills
Tile roaus around Denver are probably as Rotai
4. nny In tlle world, bcluV very hnri, and ,,cr.
| fectiY smooth. Owing TO tie poruua nature OF
tic soll, tllc roads dry au very quickly after
| a atur1n, the water AitertnE through very rao-
The asnusemcnts Of the peoolc arc driving
| md rdHg.-tlle latter netflE rfaettcco 10 a'iueh
greater extent tnan " Essea sa..s' i,,,,:y
among Iaaes. Gou hotec In, e., a' Il, ~
AZ much hero ae u does Faat, out ts.s 's5t.u .'
slnrE5 bronc!'os wtleh afos ptoueht ltosa Nsw ~
| Mexico can hp bought ycry Chcap,-tnAt IA -
suy, lro,n $50 u $50, The climate Is delightful,
tlierc being VERY lew DAYS during tho Ecur that
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