, 1881-06-26

helping to drive a liertt up to mining city in
Il distant part Of the STATE far back IL tne
Divide. After u little knocking about in
various parts Of the State, with plenty OF
outdoor life and llorsebaek-ridIng, the year
Of notwithstanding WIS enttcd with two lons
camping eXpedlL.oE6 into the most chaAttls
valleys of tho Rocky Mountains, to enjoy
the trout-hslltnS ;t1td to climb the high peaks
and revel i'll the sptendor of the SCENERY;
During LILY first year it. Colorado Waa
had also conlt from the East with seriously
impaired health; all returned to their homes
after period OF rough country l!ts 1 on t1a
Iioroasniy hi'is : r. resstblish.. M Tsr % expert
encc, my own. and that OF great numbers ut
other men witt. whom I have come in coQ-
tact in all parts Of the State has Impressed
OH l,.,. Il deep and ever-increasing sense of
the immense curative value OF ranche-Iife.
never happened to meet ANY one who hat
thoroughly tried this life without benefit,
except Il few who caile West with lleart-lls-
ease ur already hopeless consumption. 49,
OF the une,,ualed restorative effect Of tha
Coior.ltlo air on lung-dseases have nothing
to say;
IT'S ALREADY worLD-FAMoUs.
1t is the free life rather than the climate
which rouses and restores lilen who, wlthou7
any hopeless organic disease. have fallen
into Il condition of. slagnanf feeble
ness Every one who has been out Of
health recognizes the value OF q clangs
from the surroundings anons whist. ln
the illness llas been. contracted The
mu[ttutL.s who rush to Europe or spend the
cold months in Florida give III IL reasotl for
their .wanuerlngs that they want ctlanss:''
But il we tiy to THE ntternost parts OF the
earth there Is no place where more thorough
change ea,l be found than III the high dry,
central region of our own continent In go
ing from the Eastern States to. the base or
the Rocky MOUNTAINS We have Instead OF i
moist air an exceedingly dry one, Instead Of
! the se;s-leyel, a great altitude and Il raretied
atmosphere; Instead Ut long, damp winter,
very short and sharp one, interrupted hy
intervals OF almost Italian mll'll'ess; i'lstea!
ot clouds and dark'lcss, almost .perpetuaA
sunshine. THESE conditions OF cliniate arc
such as invite to constant outdoor life, amt
the absence Ut tho domestic co.nforts Which
are common i'll long-settled regions removes
all temptation to rell'alil. indoors Nature
and the habits Of the people combine to toreo
Il man into this most Important change FROM
confinement to opeil-air life.
Many readers will feel sure that this eSti~
mate Of the value Of Colorado life Is exag-
gerated, because they have known Of per-
SONS who have ''tried Colorado without
benefit. So have | known many slch per-
sons. l know Of not 4 few now hanging
about the Denver boart!ing-houses conpar
ing symptoms, reading novels, anil playing
sulitairr from morning till night, in slnr:.
leading lives Of such utter ennnl that shud-
der vt the recollection Az Ct then, ,,:;1i. :Ie-
the objection that they could never endure
the solitude of it and the monotony, being
utterly unable to i1nasine that If they had the
pluck to plunge into it they would sonn iintl
it fairly excitn. compared with their presrnT
wretc!lett vegetable existence. Such persons
alt return tn the East, after Il few miserable
months of boar.lln.-l1ouse tife, with 4 low
opinion Of tho Colorado climate.
II Is FAR FROM EASY
for am Al, born and bred tointelicctuao occnpa-
iuns ;l1lu sedent;.ry life to suddenly Change to
Il life Of manual labor and hu.tily artivity-
Sl.c !. man is usually physically inolent IL
compared with laborins illln. He must
have plenty OF spunk and perseverance, to
push through the first hard weeks of break
Ing in, and lie must have the good sense to
find nothing degrading i'll the dulleSt toll
when it is performed for high end: Kanel1~
lie without occupation Is u1ienuurabIe; with
plenty OF work it Is pleasant As the
Strongest spur 70 persistence i'll work and tha
best security against loneliness anu cNHui,
would urge every hcaltil-,ee!ser rs soon is
possible to humble his uritfc and obtain i
situation {tlo matter how abundant his means
may bel to work for his board. There Is q
young n,an now living ol, IL Colorado ranch
with il conyictlon that nothing but rtcil-!lfe
ran cure his Wrctclnd nervous debility IiG
| tiles to kill time with books and papers,
pleasant society, anu little MISUNDERSTANDING
! lie has been urged to take 4 place to work
tor his board. but his esthe!ic soul cannot
brook SUCH degradation fle does net niake
| Il situation 70 ride after cattle for hia
board, | should mt hesitate, knowing
the cast. well, TO initiate the qtiack doctors
and guarantee Il cure in three nWnts.'
Some cases which have come unler MY oD-
seryation Of cures wrought by the free bar
barian life, III spite Of every obstacle wEicl.
would hinder restoration among civilized
surroundings, would surprise not only self
concerned invalid5, but some experienced
physicians. 1t Is pretty generally believed
that Il steady diet Of
HEAVY soDA-BEE.AD AND FRIED MEAT
will ruin tile strongest digestion: therefore
have watched with lO little management tie
progress toward health Of Il young man, sut-
1erll. fron uyspcptIc trouble or long stand
ing, wllu Nude Il sudden change from Il nice
private table in Denver, where the require
nunts OF Il delicate digestion had been care
fully considered, to tlle wretched fare with
whi:!l life Is ssllst;tl'1st! throu9
Ill.," MnnOtuuUus meals III SOtAlrcad anu frlttL
:neat, with nj occasional variation Ut dried
apples, could not oi course, be touched by
such Il nan ut lirst. The process Ut SEMI
starvation which lasted t!rt.llgil four llayS
was painful and depressing, biz tho tre.llell~
tiuus inyiguriil1n from fourteen hours 4 day
on horseback and nille hours of steep III the
open air soon brought the cntceblcu digestion
back not only to II normal condition, but to :
degree OF strength in digestins bad food
which a mill OF sedentary life cannot hope
to attain This E.,lolin life Of :l''roul,:t-
up'' is Il l.iil-ur-cure remedy for 4 fecblt,
man; if he cndures it. II week he Is u well
man. -..... ..--
in the Far West requires the long, lsarl"rdeal
Of ranc-Iife to attain sound health. 1t Is tllo
most thoroughly reiovat.ng ehangc tll;lt ;tll
invalid can tinl; it is the only very hopeful
means Of restoration for one so worn put l,y
long confinement that ordinary ean.1,,llte
fails to give him strength. But for lncI tired
out With too close work vino seek for tho i.
| natural remedy Of Il few weeks Or months
in the woods there are certain special Ut
fractions in the cau,lelife nf tie lDcST
Mountains which should draw to tileisla =
very large share of those sensible peoplo
who every year spend Il vacation IN tents.
The greatest advantage OF these Western
| forests for tent-life Is
THE DEYSESS OF THE CLIMATE.
During the summer months heavy storms OF
rain are rare though afternoon showers aru
| NOT infreauent. Any man who has endured
tile nliseries of rainy days i'll camp will ui-
,lersr,tnu how great this advantage is.
| Allied to this are the other attractions Of Il
| dry soil to sleep or, and dew!ess nights. To
! tlweilers on the .ttlantic coast WHO have
never crossed the continent, the Journey tn
Colorado seems at least rs formidable II; tlla5
| to Europe; bur. after the wearinrss OF tlla
first day in becoming wonred to the motion,