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

DENVER, ,COL., NOV. ~, AooV'
Mr.. EDITOR: My stay in the city Of
Denver has not been sufficiently long to
form correct idea of the place, never
theless will give you the advantage OF
what information I have thus far ob-
tained. I arrived in Denver the 18th OF
October, and, to my astonishment, found
the city literally covered with snow.
Began ito. think I was incorrectly inform:
ed as to the climate. Expected to lind
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: Sinee my
arrival we have had but week of pretty
weather, the remainder of the time 1t
has been either showing or preparing to
snow. The last four days the thermom-
eter las bsen 25o below zero; but 20
below zero here does not count the same
az at any other point of the same lati-
tude, owing to the altitude of the place.
The altitude of Denver is 5,2M feet.
The climate of Colorado land Denver is
not an exception), though changeable
and at times severe, has been proven be-
yond a doubt to be especially adapted to
dyspeptics and invalids generally. "Col-
orado cures asthma" Hundreds ano
even thousands of persons diseased with
asthma, bronchitis, and even consump-
tion, have Seen cured by the simple, yet
powerful, climate of Colorado. Do not
understand me 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-
zion very shortly after they arrive. This
is because their lungs are frail, and the
atmosphere being; dry:and rare they can
not receive the necessary amount sum
ciently fast to. support life, and death is
the result.
Colorado, the pet State of the Republic,
which was admitted into the Union four
wears ago, with population not exceed
ing' SO, 600, has today 100000. 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
.vas 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 theincrease, as may be- seen
by the annual products. The supply OF
minerals in the mountains of the State
appear to be inexhaustible. New mines
are being discovered almost daily, when
the weather will admit of prospecting
Stock raising is carried on to consld-
erable extent. Agriculture is yet in its
infancy. 1t has received heretofore COM
paratively little attention, owing to the
unfrequency Of rain. But now the water
of the 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
ia The Switzerland Of America.
Denver, the Queen City of the West,
twentyiyears ago Was o struggling town
cfatents ! and windroofed cabins, is to day
the most active, enterprising and -four
ishing city on tie continent, with pop
rslation Of As 5,OOO-1O,OO0 of whom may
be called Aoaters. The city is beauti-
fully located on plain near the foot CT
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 a great
,nany 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
in proportion to her population. 1t may
be readily seen by observing the elegance
of her public and private edi6ces, as we'll
as the many modern improvements and
convepiences. 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 goal is money,
in an honest way, whether it is obtained
by physical or mental labor.
Few days ago received letter from
a afriebd, whosasked this question: "Have
you any churches in Denver?" Such an
idea!a vas surprised to know any one
entertains such an opinion of Denver, or
even think I am so completely lost to
everything that is good, noble and
worthy of appreciation as to go beyond
the pales of Christianity or the confines
of Civilizations 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, Brooklyn,
Philadelphia and others. The majority
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