The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-24
HOME AGAIN.
70 Colorado and Back-TAs RaiIwayS-Irrisa'
tiOn, Etc.


tiOns Etc.
The Ohio Editorial Excursion to the
West was prolonged on our part to with
in one day of five weeks, having reach
ed home on Monday afternoon Of this
week.
We have spoken Of our ride over the
Atlantic & Great Western to Cincinnati,
'of the stay there Of two days, Of the ride
over the Ohio & Mississippi railway to
81. Louis, of the stay there from Friday
evening till Monday following, and Of
the ride over the Alton road to Kansas
City.
The Alton railway company dined and
wined the party in their elegant dining
car, while the train was running at full
speed. The authorities and leading
citizens of Kansas City arranged and
conveyed the party round their growing
city next morning, landing us at the
depot in time for our train, which left
for Denver at 10 A. NJ. Tuesday.
Kansas City is growing rapidly, two
thousand buildinge being erected this
season, mostly brick, They claim a
population of near fifty thousand 1ow'
Great competition exists here among
the routes East-the Alton company re-
fusing thus far to arrange with the
others. The consequence has been that
the fare to st. Louis, over 300 miles, was
only fifty cents.
The Kansas Pacific railway is the con-
Meeting link with Denver, which is dis
tant $50 miles from Kansas City, the en-
tire way being through Kansas and
Colorado. In about thirty.six hours
after leaving Kansas City, we arrived
in Denver, being evening of the nex'
day.
Denver is the Capital Of Colorado, 9
live town of thirty-thousand or 80, always
full of strangers, fortune-seekers and
health-seekers and tourists. The hui
man stream, too, is constantly leaving
and going up the mountains in various
directions. There is also returning
stream of humanity, some few that have
made it, but many more disappointed in
all their fond hopes, and hence sad and
sick at heart. But such are the results
of human efforts, especially when al
lured with the glittering creations Of
fancy or deluded with the delightful
colorings of hope.
We found numerous acquaintances in
Denver. On going to the post.ottice
the morning after our arrival, a young
man saluted US by name, whom we
found to be a Canton youth named
Bierbrier we soon met John @. Stall
cup, a lawyer, formerly of Alliance at
stallcup's Office we encountered young
Lamborn, son of DR.. Lamborn, Of ALI
auce. The young mau intended to go
into business there. The Kountze
brothers have bank in Dem
yer, Charles, the youngest, being in
charge; Mr.. Ruth, brother.in.law,
also resides there, Mr.. Ruth, few
years since. lived in Canton about two
years. Mr.. and Mrs. Laughlin, who
were married in Louisville, in this
county, only year ago, paid us every
attention. Mr.. L. is printer, and is
connected with the Denver Times. Mrs
L. was the youngest Of the Devinney
girls, of Louisville.
Denver has three daily papers, and
good sized newseY sheets. Our party
were waited upon by Gov. Pitkin, Of
Colorado, and Mayor of the city, with
others, and heartily welcomed. In the
afternoon we we're taken in carriages
around the city. Little or no rain falls
at Denver, or thereabouts, and for a
great distance this way, and hence irrl'
CATION is necessary. 1t is unique to see
gardens, door yards and fields with the
little streams passing in and around
them.
After doing Denver, our party left the
second day for Colorado Springs, taking
carriages at the town for Manitou, five
miles off, where the springs are, and
where are three hotels, equal to the best
anywhere. We stopped at the Manitou
House, where we found Mr.. O'Brien in
charge Of the dining room, and an ac'
complished man for the place. He wat
from Kansas City where he had been 9
constant reader for couple of years oi
the STARK COUNTY DEMoCRA7' Of course
we were acquainted, having found touch
of common sentiment.
A stop ef near two days was all some
of us could give to this mountainous
region, so after doing the garden of the
gods, and visiting the DEVILS punch
bowl, paying our respects to major.domo
a natural stone pillar, one hundred feel
high, seeing the snow on Pixies Peak, ,and
other wonders, we returned to Denver
and the next day took the Kansas and
Pacific train east.
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