Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-03-18
Letter from Denver.


= EDS. HERALD: will begin this lettC
without an introduction--open mte,
n'edtas res, as it were-and strike OF
: into the noting down of matters of in
terest to your readers.
: Colorado is now central figure i
t. the minds of thousands of people, 70
the wonderful developments in he
mines and the wondrous stories tina
are told of the precious metals that Ii
: buried in the mountains which travers
the State have attracted the attention o
people everywhere. This, coupled will
the fame she possesses as a health-giV
ing and pleasure resort, makes he
name almost household word, and thu
eyes of the invalid naturally turn t.
her in his search for that precious boOr
which has been denied him in other
sections, while the poor man seeks in
her the GOlconda which shall raise him
from poverty to afiuence.
THE MOUNTAINS.
Looking from my window l can see
the foothills, some fourteen miles away,
although they seem but short hours
walk, while the snow-crested peaks of
the main range loom up in the back
ground, their snOw-covered crags spark
ling in the sunshine like huge diamonds
set in monuments of granite. The
view is simply magnificent, and one's
heart swells in exultant admiration as
his eyes drink in the grandeur which
nature has here so lavishly spread out
before him. TO the northwest, some
fifty or sixty miles, Grey's Peak raises
It's cOne-shaped head above the sur
rounding hills, while away to the south,
seventy-fiy0 miles, Pixies Peak looks
down upon its less aspiring neighbors
with lordly mien. These peaks are
plainly visible on clear days (there are
few days here that are not clear, and
as your eyes trace the outlines of the
range from north to south you cannot
but feel that Colorado has been created
upon grand scale.
DENVER.
Denver is unquestionably beautiful
city, and has been laid out upon a broad
and generous plan that we'll accOrds
with her grand surroundings. Here
you will find some buildings which,
for architectural beauty and massive
ness, will compare favorably with any
that you can find in Ohio. The Tabar
Block, which is now rapidly approach
Ing completion, is especially attractive,
Ind Is built from stone brought here
rom Ohio. A new hotel is now under
process of construction, and, when
will be the finest west of St.
4ouis. There are also a number of !
tber ambitious edidCes being con- 7
tructed, and Denver can soon claim, a
a proportion to population, to be the
nest built city in the West. Most of {
hese buildings are being erected by =
Zen who, q few years ago, were in n
comparatively impecunious circum- n
jances. This is particularly so in the Ii
lse of Lieutenant-Governor Tabor, -,
ho, three years ago, was not worth a u
lousand dollars, while he is now rated
$1,000, 900. A few years ago his wife
'ok in washing to assist in keeping
le kettle boiling. Now she arrays G
orself Sin silk attire" is too delicate
walk even q short square, and keeps P
rvants and footmen and coachmen
tndnitem. -
l now come to the most important j
after Of interest to youl readers, viz,
THE MINES. 81
shall not attempt, in the short space dr
at 4 newspaper can devote to a sub ca
ct Of this character, to 60 into de-
He'd description of the pecullarities On
the almost innumerable mines that ~ ~
Q scattered throughout the mountains OK
Colorado, but will confine myself to
concise statement as to the several to
W mining districts, the character of no no
ore and the geography of the several ST
,tlons. ap
THE GUNNIsoN. Al
The section that is now attracting the
st attention is known in mining par. ov, oV.
ICE as the GunnisOn country. Some fol
was done in that section ito
year, and the most satisfactory re- Vol
is obtained. The rush there in the =
ing will simply be immense, as 1t
ald be now were 1t accessible to pros
tors. The fabulous stories that are
of the richness Of this section @,
nd lflrA VnQitala from, thn A u,ta. fair