The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26
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Canon City, Colorado. June ia 1870

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Canon City, Colorado, June I6. 1870.
ErIroR DEMOCRAT = To see the wonderful
achievements OF many, 20 Fast to Washington
or New York. II you want to see the WORKS Of
.he Almighty come Hesi into the Rocky noun.
lsinS Pass through the Grand Canon. 70 miles
long ZOO feet high where in places, sitting in A
platform car, you can touch either side OF the
gorge ltthere is any alteration in your soul
you VIII feel like exClalming, "Wonderful ara
thy works, o L,rdp Niagara Falls slrIke Won
as a great mill dam but these mountains with
their peaks towering heavenward, covered with
perpetual snow and the great oanons, impels
you with amazement Words will no, convey An
adj quate idea OF their grandeur. To be compre.
hendod, they must be seen.
The nights here are cool, and II Won have a
quiet conscience, sleep comes without an effort.
Ihe morning air Is braoing, and sometimes. un.
comfortably chilly. Summer clothing is at A
disoount-in fact, not worn. Every country has
some Objectionable feature. Even the farmers of
slark, complain OF the length and severity Of our
winters, aud tle cost OF keepirg stock; they
grunble at the rain fall there is either too much
or TOO little. Here, the winters are so mild. that
stock are never sheltered. And as to rain, the
ullefs OF the soil are Indifferent as the water sup
ply Is obtained by irrigation and they can water
Inc crops whenever they please. see as fine
garden vegetables peddled on the streets here
raised within mile Of town, as ever saw exhib
lied iu Canton. Had luscious strawbt rries yes
ferday, price five cents quart The larger
fruits, apples and peaches are being successfully
cultivated, but, l wanted to say, that the most
objectionable feature OF this country have yet
discovered, is dust, fine and light, OF an ashy
hue, that the winds blow in every direction, and
that permeates every part Of the house, Itis A
greater nuisance than our coal SCOT and would
suggest that persons contemplating a visit 10
Oolorsuo' provide themselves with light colored
clothing, as black suit is q bore. Get some.
'hing grey or an ash color The principle street
oil town is sprinkled, which mitgateB the annoy
ance to some ex ent.
Canon City is at the foot Of the Rocky noun.
tains, aud at present, the terminus OF narrow
gauge railway, that ia being pushed forward, as
lhe mineral resources OF the San Juan and the
Gunison country are developed. 1t has popn
lation ot4OO and the Stale Penitenuary. Supplies
for LeadVille, 'silver Cliff and other towns in
lately discovered mining territory, are wagoned
from this point There are many here living In
tents. and any number appropriated to business
purposes, stores saloons, barber shops billiard
tables, restaurants and the like. There Is every
device here 70 make money. l noticed bills
thrown around to-day, giving notice thai there
would be q Great contest between q large Gin
namon bear captured on the South Arkansas
river and FIVE swamp dogs for 500 side. Ad.
mission so cents" Two theaters are In opera.
tion giving nightly exhibitions.
Nearly all nationalitles are represented here
among them sprinkling Of Chinese They are
becoming more AmericaniEed Instead Of letting
their cue hang down the back, they now wear it
In twist on the back OF the head All of them
are engaged In the same occur ation-washee
Most OF them indulge IN the opium habit, others
by chewing or smoking With them It ia a ma.
ltonal habit, as whisky drinking Is with our peo
pie. OF the two acknowledged evils, the former
is the less Objectionable as 1t does not bIutalze
like the latter There ia but one female Chinese
here-Amee. Her first husband, How Chong,
who interviewed to-day, said he paid 5000 for
her in San Francisco two years ago. Soon after
bringing her here, he foHud that he had been
cheated, 'She no gOod-nO workee; so he sold
her to Sam Kee at reduced price. Using his
language, he "now buy Dutch wife she workee
ALE time" frequently pass full bloOded Mex.
lean on the street, They ara lazy sluggish
people, and what have observed Of their style
of living, decidedly filthy. You see standing be.
fore the door of their habiiation several b,trros
dinniuuiivp iACk nr NJ Iosg
shetland pony They are quite docile and
great pet with the children. These animals are
said TO carry immense BURDENS aud are very sure
footed A Mexican pony is known here as
brOncho They are capable of great endurance,
but are very treacherOus, and when disposed to
buck no rider can retain his seat
Immense quantities Of bullion, wagoned from
Leadville and other mining points in the noun.
tains, is shipped from here East 1t comes In
pigs, worth about 800 eaeh assaying two fifths
solid. Silver ore in 1O9.pOund sacks is also sent
from here to smelling works, East
They are boring near here for oil, and the par
ties engaged in the enterprise are quite sanEuine
of success. There is coal In abundance, and of
good quality within few miles of town. The
Arkansas river at this point is about as wide AZ
the Tuscarawas, but deep and rapid, with much
larger volume Of water. The fall within several
miles being over 100 feet, great water power
which will be utilized before many years.
They have here several medicinal springs, iron
and magnetism, both celebrated for their eff.
cacy in the cure Of certain ailments to which
flesh is heir, Likewise a boiling spring few
miles from town, much reSorted to for bathing
The natural temp rature OF the water Is hot
enough in the coolest weather.
The Fremont County Bank, In which write
this letter, have room equal in all Its appoint.
menis and furniture to any in Canton. The Off.
GERS and employees, Fred. A. Reynolds Frank
Campbell, Jesse Durbin, Fred. Harizell and
Frank DOnnelly, have all been residents of Can
ton. The daily amount of business transacted by
the Bank is sufficient to be satisfactory to the
owners. But l commenced this paragraph to
say, that was particularly struck with the dis
play Of fire arms, discovered as passed behind
the counter II had the appearance Of an armory.
AT the different places occupied by the clerks,
within easy reach, but concealed from an out
side party, was two colt self cooking revolvers.
Every man ia trained, that upon the irst demon.
stration on the part Of an outsider, looking to.
ward the appropriation Of that which is not his
own, tn grasp his pistol, get the drop upon him
and, If the exigency of the case demands 1t, give
him and his pals the " rounds L. 8.
Boy INJURED-When we started out to write
this EN-, we expected to have terrible accident
to write up regarding little boy having an eve
torn out by hook on the scales Of an ice wagon
That was the very way Iumor had It. But the
facts show that little Charlie Meah house, on Sun.
day, while playing upon an Ice wagon, fell from