The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-05-27
DENVER AND COLORADO.

DENVER, Col, May q, 1880.
EDITORS JOURNAL: start for the
GunnisOn tomorrow, and wish you
would send my paper to that city. !
received last weeks JOURNAL to day,
and 1 am glad to learn that you have
had good rains in Kansas. 1 tell you
it would be good thing for this State
if good heavy rains would visit it, for
the cattle and sheep are very poor, and
thousands of sheep have died, and
thousands of lambs have been killed
to save the old sheep Talk about dry
weather i'm Kansas! You don't know
any taing about dry times, or wind
and dust, leaving out the festive cy-
clones. There is as much wind and dust
here as in Saline county; and as to
changeable weather, | have been here
six weeks to-day and We have had all
kinds of weather, from July day for
heat, to rip-snOrting snow storm.
The last one was two weeks ago yes
terday, and il showed all day At
noon to-day it was very warm, and to-
night you need an OvercOat; and so it
goes all the season. | think | have
seen a. many people down sick with
colds and sore threats here IA | have
seen in any part of the country have
visited.
And now n word about agriculture:
| have looked around some. have seen
their fields, dams and bitches. am
inclined To think il our hardy Kansas
farmer had them to build and keep i'm
repairs he would say darn the bitches,
for they do not like to work there
well enough to do so much work for q
little grain As they get out here. From
what | have seen and been able to
learn from those who have been here
for years, | would not give Saline, Nc
PhersOn and Ottawa counties for agri-
cultural purposes for the whole State
of Colorado. Her mines are good and
vast, there il no use to deny that, and
they have but just begun to he deveI-
Oped. But Kansas, and the balance of
Gods country will have to feed the
vast multitudes who are now rushing
to the mountains. Many will wish
they had stayed on their farms in the
east, for while hundreds do well and
some make large fortunes, thousands
do not make anything.
Thousands come cut here who have
no more idea Of the mines and country
i'm general than they have of Russia.
ihcN hhu sinai u, aCtiNenDuSlneSS Hltu
on every hand ready TO grasp and inn
prove every opportunity which offers,
SO that the slow and careful man finds
he is left on every hand.
Good mechanics, Of nearly all trades,
are doing well, as they always can do
when building is brisk.
Denver is building up rapidly and
rents ape very high-abOut IN per
cent too high-as well rs real estate.
She is booming now. Her streets are
very fine. There must he Mt least 90
or ~ miles of beautiful streets lined
with trees, which are now in full dress,
There are many fine residences, and
for beautiful lawns have not seen any
thing to surpass hers but the water
tax ~ keep them green and to keep
the trees alive is very heavy. They
will not mind it while things are "a
prosperous As they are at present, but
when the rush II over. and one can get |
a bed room sXlO for, say 81 per month.
(which he has to pay Sl2 to SIS for at |
present., think they will complain
Of the awful water tax.
The snow Is fast disappearing In the |
mines. and thousands who have been |
staying here u few weeks are daily |
for all parts Of the mountains.
The greater number start for the Gum |!
nison.
l begin to think there will not he |
men enough left in Saline county to |
fiji the offices il YOU do not put an em- |
barge ON their departure. One can not |
walk block without cumming across
two or three Salinaites.
When I get to the Gunnison I will
drop you line now and then, IL you
wish, and tell you how l like that
part of the great west, unless some
good Ute should raise my hair.
Nours truly II PAREER