Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-05-08
FROM COLORADO.
what "Frank ;, Has seen.

what FRANK Has Seen.
PUEBLO, Co.., April 80, 1850.
Eds. Independent:
Perhaps 1t may be Of interest to
some of your readers to learn some-
thing about Colorado. III so, I will
proceed to tell what .have as yet
found out regarding the country,
which is not so tlattering as had
expected, though the climate is fine
and very healthy -only one grave
yard here and but three bodies in
tered therein.
Pueblo Is situated 646 miles south
west of Kansas City, So miles east Of
Green Hern mountains, and so miles
southeast of Pixies Peak, which can
plainly be seen from this place, not
looking as far off as North noun
tain does from Martinsburg. 1t is
now covered with snow to the depth
OF three to four feet, and presents
a grand and beautiful appearance
about sunrise. We have an elegant
view from the city, and early every
morning numbers of strangers can
be seen on the adjacent hill-tops
gazing at the famous Peak. which
is 4,474 feet above the level of the
sea.
Pueblo Is business little city.
containing several wholesale and re-
tail groceries, which seems to be the
main branch of business, also a num-
Der OF hotels, that vie with each
other in accommodating and tokipg
care of the "tenderfo0tn IMMIGRANT.
We have four churches, a fine court
house, Jail, public school building,
smelling works, steel works, each OF
which employ from two hundred to
three hundred men; street cars.
board sidewalks, Holly water works
and all modern improvements neces-
sary to make flrst-class city of
5000 inhabitants.
We see great many immigrants
going to the mines. Gunnison seems
to be the place, which is about $50
miles southwest, Denver next, 100
miles north. Wagon trains are to
be seen leaving every day labeled
"Gold mines OF. bust, "some Of which
return in short time Busted by
c." Some, of course, strike the
lucre. Three men left our town on
Monday, lone Of them was from
Wheeling, w. Va, J who sold claim
for $50, 900 cash, but not yet salts
fled, started afresh for the mines
to double their fortunes. May sue
cess attend them.
The fever is as great here or per-
haps greater than in the States.
Many leave good homes and 60 to
the mines where they contract sick.
ness and die; one out of one thous-
and make $500 and spend it and
write home for money to cefray their
expenses back. Snow Is from two
to five feet deep between here and
Gunnison. | saw a man yesterday
with both legs frozen off, on his way
home. |E
This is a dry country. We had a
light shower last Tuesday, the first
for ten months. Tie Arkansas
river flows through the city, and is
about as large as Tuscarora creek,
containing but few fish, and there
fore would not afford your fishing
club with the necessary sport you
usually have In the sultry months on
the banks of the Potomac.
have met with quite number
of the boys since my arrival here.
M. Dunn is engaged in the whole
sale and retail tabaccO trade and is
doing thriving business, looks weA
and likes the country and climate
very much; also ID. Shaw and II. A.
l.. Blondel, former B. and O. rail-
road engineers, but who now pull
the throttle on the r.. and ID. rail-
road, making from $125 to $135 per
month. Ohio Alburtis is also here
doing well and has no desire to re-
turn East until his fortune is made.
III. M. Herring, j. w. Porterfield
and myself are running hotel about
the size of the Grand Central in
your town, and are making money.
SO you see this is the country for a
working man.
] had the pleasure of meeting Mr..
DeatTick, brother of III. N. Deatrick,
of Martinsburg, who is a genial and
clever gentleman, and is connected
with the Kansas City Times. He
looks quite hearty but Is not so
pOrtly as I'll. N. ID.
You see nothing here now but
mountains, sand-bars and dust-n0t
q green bush or tree OF any kind as
yet in consequence OF the drOuth.
The weather here now Is similar to
your autumn months, cool morning
and evening and very warm during
the middle of the day. Fire is me-
cessary every night, and one can
sleep under a pair of blankets very
comfortably. We have no chills and
fever out here, but sore throats and <
catarrh prevail to some extent.
~ FRANK