New-York tribune., 1880-06-29
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

NEW PUBLICATIONS.
cofDRApo; Irs GOLD AND SILVER MINES FAnxs 1Nn an
Stock RsxoEs AsD HEALTH AND pLkAsTEr MaIsT.iNs n
a. Fssns Fssse,t Second edition. 1880
& ,rI.a intention of ths book. rs described I'd tao
preface. "a a TO embrace detailed account OF en"
resources, productions and progress OF Co'crauo'
There IA. In the first place, chapter fu oi IDIOT
,.ar.on for the tourist traveller and emRrant tne
wrttsr assures no that there-s as much culture ea
,,cation and refinement In Denver and many Oh tne
larger towns. -as In places of simiar size az the
East or West" Prices are as low as ~ New
York, or nearly 80. TO some extent s'''
Il tine Of other towns in Colorado Dem
vsr /, the natural hating place for tourists
md visitors" the finest and most enterprsing cl'S
~ tho new West" Six RAILWAYS centre nere'
r,aiat,nr to all points Of the compass. FROM New-
>sork n Denver the distance 10 1000 miles, anu 'n
iour1e, may be accomplished IN three Gays n"u
eight hours The information for travellers III Vn's
book seems 10 be full and explicit, and TINS a'ohc
viii e7ye It considerable value. There Is also anl-
ple information for iDvsids who may seek Ooiorauv
Il, pursuit of health the climate having peen fo""u
peculiarly fitted for those afflicted oy puinenaiy
diseases There is no malaria and the temperature
rarely reaches either extreme. There are numerous
Aminerai springs OF a salutary character "n'" '"'
3yasids may sock with profit
Other chapters of this valuable volume are ae-
voted to tho history OF Colorado. which everybody
will ind entertaining to its statistics, with hotces
Of ia mineral wealth. it's fast progress aud its iu'ufe
prosrecfs TO its agricultural capabilities; 10 MIN
. Inc for the precious metals, and here the booK %
narticularly full Leadvlle, "the ivcliest town ID
the worldn is fully described. and SO are the great
Leadville mines. Indeed, If one has any oc-
rasion either OF interest or curiosity 10 kno"
all about Colorado he viii find what he wants III
Nj Fassetes es interesting volume.
SAINT sIMoN BY Clifton W Collins A. {ForHsIgh Hra
Nsssscs for Engsh Rsad"rs d,t Edited Nv @Ts' cn
This certainly ought not TO prove the least enter
tanning of Mrs Ophant's compendious and popular
series OF Saint Simon, one Of the most adm'rapie
) of the French writer's of memoirs the VIII ana
courtier Of the time of Louls XIV. the geherai
reader knows something. but possibly not inucn'
z lie is mentioned In histories and reviews; Dut ss
Mr. Collins says. he is not unfrequentiy coniuSeu
with his namesake and descendant, the Saint Simon
"a revolutionary famen The vast proportions of
mia Memoirs, filling twenty volumes. and
the uninteresting character of certain portion OF
them Ia said to have tried even the patience OF
Lord Macaulay, that omuivorous devourer OF DOCKS
Mr. Collins has made kind of digest OF this glgan-
tie work putting il in the form of summary oloe-
raphy OF the writer. aud illustrating the narrative
by constant extracts from the Memoirs. For pop
ular book, such as busy men and women would read
this was by no means bad plan. We have hvely
representation of the great events ot reinarKaoe
period, with countless cynical touches. with many
striking portraits, and With more than sufficient
exhibition of the ambitions. fOl'ies. vices, COM
edes, tragedies and fares OF the French
court. We encounter Maintenon, Fenelon aud Louis
tbe Fourteeath we read of the days of the Regent;
OF Louiss famous Mississippi scheme; OF the quar-
rcl Of the Jesuits and the Jansensts; ana oil
hundred other interesting men and things. Best OF
All is the delicate SATIRE the dclic ous aniInosity.
the uuforgiyng and unforgcttipg character OF Saint
Simon himself Mr.. Collins's book may be regarded
as a valuable gift to the lazy who would know
something of history without great deal Of trouble;
and even to the ambitious who would not re-
fnse TO prapple with the ponderous Memoirs them
selves, If they were easily attainable.