The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-24
A WOMAN BS COLORADO.

Ihis CITY may enEsi iSseU auop&
the worst governed cities in the Union.
Sanitary prscsations arc neslectsd
garbage is piled mp in the alleys. sod
the ~a,er supply. secured at es0rmous
cost. is openly pronounced . source Of
disease. The City Fathers spsnd THAR
t,me 10 vrsngling over their relative
d-grees Of corruption The Contract
fa . mach needed sewer 10 70 10 let.
and as most Of the Aldermen are di-
rectly interested il brick yards. the dim
Guilty o; sn impartial award Is c'1rrs.
pondingly increased.
Tbs pleasant characteristics OF the
city are animation. . royal mountain
view. and long. straight, level drives,
p.rf.c, enough to inspire . saint with
love Of fast horses. Life here would
be- indeed tame aud colorlsss without
horses. the insspsrabls friends Of the
frontiersmsn. 1t . resident. you cannot
have much pleasure without . h0fss
and buggy. Denver has no parks. nor
.uburbs easy Of access, and you soon ex-
hau.t the interesting wslks. Tell cot
tonxo de border tue streets, filing the
air a. times with sxsspers,ing down.
Streams aud jets Of water give to the
gardens All Urisnt.l effect When
neixhbors meet in the evening to fig ht
over their respective ditches. or when
you hear the overtaxed citizen groan -
he pays his water rate. you catch .
sliap-. If the other side Of the picture.
High prices are the rule. Complaints
agaln.t Lodging Loase keepers are loud.
bu. they hold out brsvely. charging
for one r.om sufficient to pay the rent
OF a house. Persons of moderate means
h.y. declared independence and gous
into camp Two Of those communities
exist. Oae that l saw Vas . picturesque
street If tents uudcr the trees in West
Denvrr. Common nrcesssriss are
cheap and pu air is free. but IL the
present IA Ianagemei.t continues there
will be little enough of that to be had
in u short time. The health ut tue city
is not good. winter or suaamer. This
s.as"n diseases Ut typhoid character
are slarminsly prevalent With all
rhas. howsver. a large proportion of
the admit popu alton consists Ut eastern
invaliis. who have recuperatsd here.
and who can claim the right to praise
the climate IL 10 not AN Italian eli
mate. Ii 10 often ex'rcipeiy disagrees
bic, but 80 whimsical IN its hek leness
that II m ,krs life ri-ew here moEotonous
bv cunir,st rne E,art # January Is
: mstim.. gl ,ritisd by thu bngi.tr-t al
summrry day.. aud May ~aies "nr
ia, ough three fe-t IL snow The ~in
tiers arry sy ling A gus, ot wii.d
ait,rs every hing III tive minutes Nio
lent ~inii s..r,ps are frequent. the nj
X Ill dust they rai>c in Denver proving =
severe ui,l to weak lungs and delicate
throats At such uNes your hair
crackles. and seems to flame under the
brush. Your nerves. too, are sensitive
aud irritable. After you have been
disgusted by . display Of
every possible climatic meanness. you
experience change. Beneath . won.
dsriul sky. in . clear stimulating st>
mosphere. you exclaim that only here 10
life worth living. Denver, with her
gar6ens. ber trees, aud the blue glory
oi her hills in the background, becomes
. type Of the eternal youth that tri.
nmphs over the desert aud the savage.
Rise. then. If you are wise. and tly be-
fore you are tempted into joining the
steadfast army of property holders.
who, IL they heard the last Trumpet.
would hssi,sts to rrspond lest it prove
n device 10 rctafd Ghe elopment a.
Colorado's resources.
Very few. people who live here . long
tune can be happy elsewhere. The
country takes . tirm hold up0o them.
and the luxury Of its freedom and the
splendor Of its barren beauty grow
more charming than all that civilization
csu offer in exchange. The best soci-
ETY. OF Denver would have delighted
the soul of Dickens II contains ladies
aud gentlemen. but they neither control
it nor impart its peculiar tone. Money
Is tbs cole letter Of iniroduction do
mandsd by frontier aristocrscy exclu.
sive after its own fashion. Mainly
composed Of ignorant persons who have
acquired wealth, no matter how. 10 sur
rounds itself with On atmosphere oi
perpet usi sslf.congratuiation. DE-
lightfully Unconventional you call t.
ifyou wish 10 bs polite. A man may
steal his masters silver in New York
end come out here and take . leading
position while the officers are hunting
for him.
i love fsading.' said . ysung lady,
daughter OF prominent lawyer. Give
me book an an armchsir, and don't
care Fnr pothin'.'
'LAiia Rookhs oh. res; read biz
poema, answers another.
Yet it shows . laudsbls striving sftsl
knowledge. and yos will often meet in
tellsctual men and high bred womsI
in most unexpected places. A th'
country has bssn settled about twenty
years, there ore now sone full grows
natives. They are for the most par
we'll looking. uncsntrulled and uncon
trollahle. sifted with keen apprehen
sion, have su distinctive appreciation
cf beauty in form or color. and % Ir,sl
readiness OF speech. II 10 we'll to svoi<
intimacy With new acquaintAncea Th'
generosity Of the west is often - pro
fuse a. it il unpriocipled. The mai
Who dlyidss his last meal 10 capable o
stealing your last dollar. Don't lool
for rigid honesty. Better acs on tn
words Of an old mises. They afs nio'
people IN Colorado. but they nest
watching II You come out here. fal
among thieves. and arsstripped Of you
posscssions. keep your peace Nobod,
wants 10 hear from you. The countr,
expects. IL you must ssarve. that 20,
will have the poliisnsss TO stsrv