Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-08-09
COLORADO LETTER.
GREELEY, Col. July 81 lss

Editor Of Oxford Democrat: 1t must be
a long time, since I wrote to you. The
terrible winter is almost forgotten now,
In the presence of this broillng Summer.
Last Summer was so dry, that the cattle
came to the winter very thin. and
immense numbers died. A Catholic priest
i'm whose pleasant company, was thrown
told me that on certain 30 miles OF the
L. p. Railroad, In Neb. he counted 1850
dead cattle. Twenty-Five per cent OF my
own died, aud now have sold the remain
der, at Sl7 per head. Up to June lst the
weather was damp, and cattle are now III
the finest condition imaginable, and are
being shipped early. There are so many
men who want TO sell or are using Dor
rowed money, and don't want their losses
known, that true reports OF last winters
losses arc almost impossible to get
have been through parts of Colorado
Wyoming, and Nebraska visiting the
towns of Chyenne, Lariame City, Sidney,
and n. Platte, aud the cattle are me-
Having Is Just commencing in Nebraska
and 200 miles east of here, in that State,
the grass Is one beautiful field OF green,
WHERE men cut from 100 TO 800 tons each,
getting it put in the stack for less thah
two dollars per ton. Near ogaeia' the
place where Texas droyes are received,
| saw tens OF thousands ofcattle scattered
along the l.. Platte river for many mlie'
About this time of year, the fat cattle arc
shipped east, and the train men on the u
p. are worked night and day Till nature
flags. and engineers and others drop 10
sleep at their weary posts.
Most of the towns mentioned above are
IN ide entirely by the L. i. X. X. VIII
/ t II YOU something about them. Laramie
City Is so high up, and the summers are
so short that only few things, like peas
! lettuce and radishcs can be raised. linen
there Is another thing people Will not
serve the X. Il. company, and work gar
den, at the same time. So there Is not IL
much done with gardens, along the roau'
NJ might he. At three OF these towns,
there are military posts. And the Objects
are good customers, for the string oeahs'
and asparagus, and fruits that begin TO
come IN from Southern California, ABOUT
new wears. There are some people VINO
/ seem 10 have no idea OF the illness o'
things. They always want things out oil
their season. woodcock aud fresh oiue-
berries. in January, and cucumOers any
! time. along In freezing weather. Wheh
they cost from % cts. to a dollar apiece
am old fashioned enough, to suppose
tina, nature supplies strawberries when
their pleasant juice will be most health
/ ful 10 the human system. But know
people who act u If they thought the ia
of February the only respectable Time
for them. Oae day saw lady with
waist about Is inches circumference
enIoyed the most horrible poor heath
used 10 wonder what kind OF CON
dItIon her liver, aud heart were ia, 10
say nothing OF her brains. On meas
uripg the waist OF 4 healthy y year
old Girl il was "a inches, FOUND
| This Is 4 queer world. About all the men
and women, | know are discontehlcu
with their lot. Here l. 4 man raising
poultry. aud eggs, for market ana he
Is about selling out of the business IL
don't pay. Here is another man VINO mas
run L musical troup. for years, charg-
Ing the public Que dollar admission. lie
was from Maine. The other night IL
Y. Platte I heard him swear ICES he
syore he could start hencry. and become
independent, in Ave years. Farmers he
said, were the most independent, men In
the world. l laughed at him aud asked
him, II he hadn't found out yet, that the
whole world, was envying somebody else
And knew by his talk that he couldn't
see the point | suppose II Is this gener'
Al discomfort that agitates society, and
keeps trade healthy. 0ne thing | guess
no farmer viii dispute, that men who have
never done any farming, think the farm
er a lucky fool, into whose mouth, nature
drops her gifts, with the greatest partial
lty.
Excuse me If do Mt write what you
want 10 hear guess am out OF sorts
little to-day. | am expecting some good
people every moment to come In ana see
how much money, am going to give 10
the new railroad from Julcsberg up the
S. Platte, through Greeley 70 the y. Park.
We must raise 81 900 among US 10 pay for
this L. p. Corporation, worth now only
about one hundred millions OF dollars.
They try to make US think they wont
come TO our town, unless we do. The
assurance OF these officials Is pleasant TO
contemplate. But its well founded
They are going TO get all they ask. Ana
have known them to charge Us niteen
cents. per mile, for ride. But let me
stop this. Sufficient into the town are
the railroads thereof. Perhaps you have
your own private railroad nightmare.
LARAMIE has about 1000 Inhabitants
and has rolling mills, where the worn
rails are made over as good as new. 10
down To the mills, of night and see the
| -,o,.txr, e,aal winning thrOngh the mills