Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-22

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stone and in style is very fine. The gov
ernment is also erecting building o
lgranile brought from the far east for thu
Iuse of the courts and post office. Tht
people are mostly from the east and ar,
very hospitable. l took up my gripsocl
and pitched my tent toward the Yves
Tuesday and after about thirty-three hours
ride arrived in Denver. The country
through Kansas west of Topeka and fo
some distance into Colorado was through
the Arkansas valley, called by the lane
spectators, the garden of the world, ;
but if Vermont sheep pasture of til,
| poorest kind could be flattened out un(
| placed beside it, think that the Vermont
land would easily pass for the long lost gar.
den of Eden. The Arkansas River was the
only one saw that claimed to have an,
water in it, and an ordinary New England
brook would put that to shame, but
nevertheless, the way in which immense
droves of cattle will fatten on the air and
sand is simply marvellous. The Kansas
state motto, "Ad astra per aspua," is
freely and think very aptly translated -
"Over the hills to the poor farm" After
| got II few thousand miles into Colorado
the great Rocky Mountains began to be
visible and we passed within few miles
Of the foot of Pixies Peak, which rises up
to II height Of about fourteen thousand
feet. Here the land began to improve and
the chief staple of the country ceases to be
ohills and fever and becomes pneumonia
and dry rheumatism; but by means of
irrigation the land is fast becoming won
derfully productive. Denver is one of the
most cosmopolitan cities on the continent
and now probably has Il population of
from thirty-fve to fifty thousand. In its
buildings it resembles the older cities of
the cast. The business blocks are fine and
as good q display is made in the shop
windows as in those of Boston or New
York. The private residences are fine as
nearly all the men who become wealthy
in the state move here and buid cheap
looking buildings arc very rare, and the
hotels and restaurants give as good accom-
modations and set rs good tables as any
in the country probably. The private
turn-outs are very fine and one livery
stable has seven horses that can trot better
than 2:40. Most of the streets are lined
with trees and most of the cutters have
fresh running water flowing through
them; the city has fine water works and
an excellent fire department, and the
streets are hard and smooth as n floor;
the average daily arrivals at the hotels
are about five hundred and although the
streets are crowded with bustling people,
they-that is, the people-are orderly and
good -natured; but-the dust is something
terrible and a rain shower is regarded as
II natural phenomenon, The railroads
and stage lines are very modest in their
rates, few of them charging more than
ten cents a mile, though the stage fare
from Georgetown to Leadville, a distance
of fifty or sixty miles, is ten dollars.
One Kansas city that passed through,
forget now its name, had three houses
built of unplaned boards and were labeled
respectively Palace Hotel" Billiard
Saloon,' and &" Wines, Liquors and Ci-
gars, and not another house for miles
around who played the billiards, patron
lied the hotel and smoked the cigars will
always remain Il mystery to me. The day
after reached here presented your let
ter to Judge Stick he is one of the county
judges and c1-c6iciO probate Judge; have
had several pleasant visits with him, rs
we'll us with several old Vermonters,
among whom are Il. NJ. Camp, NJ. B.
Carpenter and James Filield.
While in Topeka attended the Ingalls,
investigation. The senatorial committee
consisted of Senators salisbury, Logan,
Cameron of Wisconsin, Vance and Bailey,
and a more free and easy place never
saw than that court room was-all smok-
ing and talking loud, and there was very
little solemnity about the affair, which
was Of so much Importance. The COM
mittec, with their attendant stenogra-
pher, geant-atarms and pages, ETC.,
etc., are now junketing around the coun-
ty here enjoying themselves. Colorado is
growing to be stronger republican every
day and the people are almost unanimous
for Grant for next president. The Indian
war has caused great deal of excitement
here; but that is fact dying out, and the
universal verdict is that the Indian must
60. | remain yours, etc,
G.
=. S. A friend of mine was in Breck-
enridge, COL, day Or two ago and in
forms me that they have never heard of
Pnafore there.