Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-24
ba,ly Life In Denver,
STREET SCENES UNKNOWN TO ANY OTHER CIT
on The CONTINENT.
Denver Correspondence N. Y. Graphic.

on The CONTINENT.
Denver Correspondence N, Y. Graphic.
Denver is decidedly cosmopolitical. A
walk down Larimer, the principal business
street of the town, any of these warm, sun
shiny, glorious November DAYS would testify
to my assertion. lnoffensive John China
man, quietly pursuing his way, bundle OF
'swashee" under one arm and chicken un-
der the other, is hooted at by hoodlums from
ireland, Africa, Mexico and Boston. Real
English lords sun themselves in front of no.
tells and talk confidently of anticipated vic
tories over the buffalo the deer and the griz-
ely. French madames smile at you from be-
hind the counters rs they show you the latest
Partisan modes Blonde Germans stand in
saloon doors plainly indicating that you will
be able TO find pretzels and lager. The Yam
kee and his notions are prominent among
the shops. And il is in Denver that the no
bic red man is conspicuous. Here he pur-
chases his winter supplies of tobacco, brown
sugar and flour before repairing to his rsser
vation.
WAS curious enough to watch q party Of
Utes go shopping, a few days ago. They had
been to the photographers, and each one
carried tintype of a Misunderstanding In
dian, at which he proudly gazed and grunt-
ed that me- When the purchases had
been made, the braves majestically gave or
ders to their squaws to 90 packing ; so, tug
ging away at the bags of -four, the women
got the ponies ladened either by their own
efforts alone or with an occasional lift from
some good-natured bystauder. When every
thing was ready for departure, the loving
wife would ge; down on hands and knees,
and the brave would step upon her back into
his saddle, give his pony a lash with gayly
decorated rawhiie and ride OF, leaving the
souaw to follow as best she could.
One of these squaws handled her bags
with such superior display.of muscle and
vim that a buIly miner standing by was
struck with admiration, and offered to pur
chase her. Yes | SELL good squaw, six
teen dollar" was the reply of her lord. "No
I'll give eight dollars, said the miner Too
much little" grunted the Ute, giving good
squaw and good pony alike cut with his
whip, and without further pariey gallop
ing of.
The people of Denver say that the hard
times felt in the East have never reached
here, and. Judging from the briskness in bus
iness and the amount of building going on,
it may easily be believed. Twenty million
of brick have been consumed this season,
and this aside from that used by the Boston
Smelling Works Company, who manufac-
ture the brick used in their immense build
ings.
The population claimed by Denver is %, 600,
beside transient 5000. This last is COM
posed OF tourists, asthmatics and consump-
tives. OF people with lung difficulties, those
who come before the disease Is too deep-seat-
ed are likely to recover. for certainly Colora-
do has the purest, clearest, sunnlest, most
eYhilarating air ever distilled for mortal mans
use. Asthmatlcs find that in their first night
in Colorado they have unbroken sleep at
the end of the first week they give back the
four or five extra pillows for which they stip-
ulated when they engaged board. In two
months they call themselves well and talk OF
returning TO u land where railroadlng isn't
10 cents mile, and where potatoes and
onions are not sold by the pound. Well,
they go, but only to return they find that
in Colorado they can live without single
wheeze or snifile, but that they can live no
where else. Colorado may not cure them
permanently, but she gives them perfect rest
from asthma while they remain here.
new large hotel is much needed in Dem
yer to accommodate the many travellers who
have to put up with inferior accommodations,
and the ways and means of building one are
being sgitated and that means with these
Western men that the thing will be done.
Aprop0s to hotels an English lord on a tour
through the far west put up ut Denver
hotel he was respectfully ushered to the
best rooms the house afforded. Wondering
and adInirlng eyes OF d democratic people
followed him until the doors closed on HIM
in retirement. Presently peremptory ring
ing of the bell sent the bell-boy flying 10 re-
spond. Soon he returned. eager and breath
less, and rushing up to the proprietor, ex-
claimed ''Oh. sir, the Lord wants his sup
per" The landlord, westernized Sunday
school man, replied THE Lords will be
done, and went IN person to the butchers TO
give en- order