The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-10
VOLUME XIII.

excepting, perhaps, parts of Asia, the Isles of
the sea, and the tribes that Benefits men have
gone to discover along with the north-pole
Cinnamon, with their broad faces, sleepy ewes,
and long queques, are numerous and live in
all sorts Of dens. The darkey first found his
way here during the war, and since the exo-
dus set in many more have continued their
pilgrimage as far west as this place, and are
ready for odd jobs, and places in hotels and
barber shops. Those who have been here for
considerable time, seem to be doing well,
and, ike the more thrifty negroes OF the South
known how to take care of themselves, but
the newcomers mostly look shiftless enough.
A few remnants of the noble red man are seen
here and there, and occasionally show that
they have learned the first lesson Of American
Observation-Disclosures
Colorado Is coming to be known far and
wide a country OF unsurpassed healthtulness,
but fear il Is rather oyerrated in this respect
as well as in some others. Coming here in
search OF health myself, | have taken more
than ordinary pains to inquire on this point
There Is no question but that consumptlves
and those suffering Fl ON bronchitis, asthma,
and malarial affections NAV be relieved and
often permanently cured by a residence here
The pure and rarifed atmosphere II peculiarly
efficacious for these diseases. There are some
recoveres from lung diseases recorded that
seem alIpost miraculous, but coming here Is
not always a sure relief for consumption. If
the lungs a third or more gone, the light,
dry atmosphere, in nine cases out Of ten, viii
only hasten dissolution. There mineral
waters at Idaho Springs and Manitou Of easy
access from Denver, which gaining
a good deal OF celebrity for their curative
powers for dyspepsia and few chronic disea-
-es but the ills mentioned above seem the only
ones for which the climate Is specially recon-
mended. Inhammatory rheumatism, pneumo-
MIA, typhoid lever and catarrh, disease
comparatively little known in the South, but
which nearly every one has here first or last,
are VIGOROUSLY common, and people die here
az elsewhere.
The mountain scenery of Colorado is grand
beyond description and few weeks or months
spent in visiting the sights in the Rockies and
breathing their fresh, pure air, will relieve
completely the emu of everyday life, and re-
invigorate the worn out business man to an
astonishing degree. In coming here one can
select the altitude best adapted to his breath
ing capacity, anywhere from 1000 feet above
sea level to $4,000, though he will scarcely be
extreme to choose the latter. In like
manner lac can choose the temperature pre-
ferred. BY the mountain railroads and other
means of transportation at command, in few
hours YOU can change from temperature in
the sixties down to the freezing point From
any prominent point on near the mountains
peaks, perpetually covered with snow, are
ALWAYS visible. "What a capital thing it would
be if a few OF these could be removed to the
South Tor yellow fever refuge camps p l often
catch myself mentally exclaiming.
A Colorado mountain railroad is something
that can scarcely be conceived of by one who
has never so much as seen a mountain, and as
he glides along through some awe-inspiring
canon, with its overhanging cliffs and
mountain-side, with the valley thous-
ands of feet below on the one hand, and
the mountainous towering toward the skies
on the other, he cannot but admire the genius
that planned and the enterprise that executed
such daring and gigantic work. The noun
tain railroads Of Colorado are all narrow
guage, but the wonder is that there are any
railroads at all, place for the track, in many
places, being blasted out of the solid rock.
Blackhawk and Central City, on a branch
of the Colorado Central are only mile apart,
vet the train, clinging to the mountain-side
and surrounding a 4l4 feet grade makes a
circuit of four miles to reach the latter place.
| have met several Mssissippians here,
namely, Judge f. 2. Hartman, formerly Of
Coahoma county, F. B. Johns and family, of
the Clinton neghborhood; Geo. ). Scott, Esq,
of Greenville; f. A. Mcdowell, and Chas. Ct.
Lee of Magnolia, late of the University Of
Virginia; and Shall Yerger and f. w. Pryor
of Jackson. Allthese, except Judge Harm an,
say they will return this fall l have not seen
Warren Stewart, VIII Lyon, and Ed. Seut-
ter, but hear they have passed on to Leadville.
NY old friend, Jno. p. Richardson, of Rich
ardson q Carey New Orleans, is out here
with his beautiful and accomplished wife, to
spend a few weeks, but they were off on
trip to the mountains when l called, | have
so far failed to them.
f. p. jacobson, ex-United States District
Attorney of Mississippi, who will always be
remembered by Tom Scanlan and the other
so-called Newton county Ku-Klux, whom he
prosecuted with such partisan zeal, has been
making Denver his home for several years.
and enjoys a large law practice.
But / am intruding your space. In my
next | will have something to say about Colo
radios mineral wealth. B. T. H.