The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-01-28
LETTER FROM TRINIDAD.
The Beauties of Southern Colorado and
the Prospects of One of Its PrOmis-
ing Towns As Set Forth by An
aA&
TRINIDAD, Col, Jan. 10. 1

TRINIDAD, COi., an. ~, 1901.
EDIToRs NEWS: With all seasons for
her own IN the attractions of grand, nat
ural scenery, perhaps no time is "out of
season" for trip to Colorado. But
when availed myself of the best oppor
tunity have heretofore had to visit the
state, it was scarcely expected that the
result would be such as TO cause me to
leave our beloved Emporia and induce
my husband to join me here as the
place of our future home. And dear
News, could but have held out su
perior inducements to tempt him again to
think of leaving the place to which he is
SO much welded and relinquish a
good and growing medical practice
already established there, with u
| "a still brighter future ahead.
Trinidad is place of four thousand
Inhabitants, in southern Colorado, not a
| dozen miles from the New Mexico line,
mostly built on picturesque hillsides,
surrounded by the Ration range, with
the eyerlastingly snow-capped Rnckys
in view forty miles to tbs west, and the
Spanish Peaks thirty-fi miles to the
northwest, and large country pOpu.
lation reaching along the PurgatOire
river and through an irrigated valley to
ward the east 1t interested me to know
that the river was so named because the
superstitIous in less civilized times sup
posed that a peculiar murmur in one
part of its course was the moaning of
souls in purgatory.
The delightful climate here renders
il summer resort for InvalIds, and ths
number availing themselves of this fact
is annually on the increase. The town
has brisk and thriving business with
five stores we'll stocked and prices gener-
ally about the same as in EmpOria. A
number of fine residences are prominent,
and first-class brick c0are house and
connections hotel of fhe and solid
architecture, also brick, arc In course of
erection. A Catholic church and fine
convent and large stone bank are
among the noticeable stone buildings.
OF the orthodox churches represented,
the Methodist and Presbyterian, both
neat buildings, are filled each Sabbath
with elegantly dressed and intelligent
audiences. Superior water works driven
by huge engine which forces the water
into II reservoir ofconsiderable elevation,
famify the whole city and pipes are used
in most of the dwellings, supplying them
with the best of water. The city tax to
two and one-half per cent. to four per
cent, the Indebtedness to be cancelled
during the present year, after which the
former standard of taxation will be re-
sumed. 4 charter for gas-Works has al
ready been granted and the contract will
be let in the spring II the proposition
to divide Colorado into two states with
a portion of New Mexico added
to the southern part, Is effected, it
is determined to make Trinidad the
capital of Southern Colorado.
As sources of wealth to the place, des-
tined to perpetuate its growth, il has
inexhaustible coal mines which send
thousands of tons of Trinidad coal over
the Santa Fe per month, with more than
II thousand ovens for the manufacture
of coke in daily operation. It is also
surrounded with vast stores of iron ore,
which, in the very near future are to be
opened. As is we'll known, thousands
of cattle and sheep are annually fatten-
ed upon these hills, thus being a source
of wealth brought into theIown. When
the Southern Pacific railroad is CON-
pleted. Trinidad will be in juncture,
thus opening to it new facilities. The
round house here is about to be enlarged
to hold eleven more engines.
AS to more personal matters, this is a
field open and rips for homeopathy and
my influence after coming here, added
TO that o. some of the more influential
citizens who have for some time CORES
ponded with my husband, endeaVoving
to get his consent to settle here, has at
last convinced him that the change
would not be amiss, And though ofien
such changes are not impolitic, have
many regrets for many reasons for leay-i
ing Emporis, and friends there shall evss
er be held in dear remembrance.
Very truly yours, MARION DELAP.