The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-12-16
A LETTER FROM COLORADO.
DENVER, COL, Nov. 25, 1886

form a correct idea of the place, never
thelesS ] will give you the advantage of
what Information have thus far OBJ
tanned. l arrived in Denver the 18th of
October, and, to my establishment, found
the city literally covered with snow.
Began TO think was incorrectly inform
ed rs to the climate. Expected to find
an Italian climate, if reports were true,
but instead Of such we have extremes of
heat and cold. The winters are marked
by storms of great severity, and the sum.
mers are hot, dry and dusty. Since my
arrival we have had but week of pretty
weather, the remainder Of the time it
has been either showing or preparing to
snow. The last four days the thermom.
eter has been 25o below zero; but ,
below zero here does not count the same
as at any other point Of the same lati-
tude, owing to the altitude of the r.ace.
The altitude of Denver is 1924 feet.
The climate Of Colorado (and Denver is
not an exception), though changeable
and at times severe, has been proven be-
yond doubt to be especially adapted to
dyspeptics and invalids generally. "Col-
orado cures asthma" Hundreds and
even thousands of persons diseased with
asthma, bronchitis, and even consump
tion, have been cured by The simple, yet
powerful, climate of Colorado. Do not
understand Inc as saying, all consump-
tives, of all stages, are cured--far from
it. Hundreds come while in the last
stages, and they all die-the greater por-
ton very shortly after they arrive. This
is because their lungs are frai, and the
atmosphere being dry aud rare they can.
not receive the necessary amount suffi-
ciently fast to support life, and death is
the result.
Colorado, the pet State of the Republic.
which was admitted into the Union four
years ago, with population not exceed
ing SC 55H,1100HH coo hrs &c. day 2G9, ,003. Still the
tide Of immigration continues. Thou
sands flock into the State daily. Last
Spring the daily arrivals at the hotels of
the city were five and six hundred. That
was called the Denver boom. The same
is anticipated this Spring. AT present
mining is the chief industry and great
revenue of the State. Mining interests
are rapidly on the increase, as may be seen
by the annual products. The supply of
minerals in tho mountains Of the State
appear to he inexhaustible. New mines
are being discovered almost daily, when
the weather will admit of prospecting.
Stock. raising is carried on to consid
cradle extent. Agriculture is yet in it's
infancy. II has received heretofore COM
pnrativeiy little attention, owing to the
unfrequency of rain. But now the water
ofthe streams is being utilized for agricuI-
tural purposes, so that farming is begin
ming to demand more attention. Colo
radios chief charm is her magnificent
mountain scenery. In this respect she
is the Switzerland Of America.
Denver, the Queen City of the West,
twenty years ago was a struggling town
of tents aud windroofed cabins, is to day
the most active, enterprising and -four.
ishing city on the continent, with pop.
ulation of 45,0OO-lO,OOO of whom may
be called loaters. The city is beauti-
fully located on plain near the foot cf
the Rocky Mountains. Has wide and
level streets, and through the western
portion of the city flows the Platte, a
small river, the waters of which supply
the city. Among Denvcr's population
may be found representative people oil
every nation and tongue. Even the
negroes are here. Majority of the in
habitants are from the East, and q great
many of them monied men, who
brought with them their money, and
have invested in mines and in the devel
opments of the city. Denver is city Of
considerable influence, owing to the
wealth of her citizens She possesses to-
day more wealth than any Eastern city
i'll proportion to her population. 1t may
be readily seen by observing the elegance
of her public and private edificcs, as we'll
as the maoy modern improvements and
conveniences. All public buildings, and
even some private residences, are heated
by steam. The citizens are noted for
their sterling energies and ardent desire
to make money. Their gaa! is m.caeyy,
in an honest way, whether it is obtained
by physical or mental labor,
Few days ago received letter from
a;friehd, vhosasled this question: Have
you any eharches in Dsnver?"E Such an
ideal I vas surprised to know any one
enter:ains such an opinion of Denver, or
even think am. so completely lost to
everything that is good, noble and
worthy of appreciation rs to go beyond
the pales of Christianity or the confines
of civilization-a ship upon the sea
without either chart or compass. Why,
we have twenty-eight churches, repre-.
senting ten different creeds, all of which
employ the most able divines. The most
of them filled pulpits in our largest East.
ern cities, such as New York, nfooklyu,
Philadelphia and others. The majority
ofthe churches are elegantly and tastily
constructed, and every Sabbath they are
filled with attentive audiences Resides
these regular church services, there are
quite a number of religious organiza-
tinnH all yvnrkiE, FIR the nromotion M