The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-20

Fado-Tbe Magical GFOWih Of Her cites
aud TOWBs-Har Mining aud AEFIeuI.
IuFRI ReAouFCea - Great M0uuIAIns
Grand CanOnS aud WonderTaI GOrges
How Art Has snbIuRated nature.
us GILPIN CouNTf, OoLoRADo,l
.. lN August IA, 1881,
Colorado Ia the third State In the Union
In point Of area, It ranks next to Cali.
fornia aud California ranka next TO Texas.
II comprises l04,600 square miles, nearly
five times 10 large as West Virginia. II
averages about $40 miles In length from
east to West, about $50 Ii breadth from
north to south. It lies west oil Kansas,
north OF New Mexico, east OF Utah and
south Of Wyoming It's eastern hall com.
prises The vast stretch Of plains between
the Kansas line and the Rocky Mountains.
These plains are Tor the most part barren,
except along the water courses. Our route
for two hundred miles coming here lay In
thevallsy Of the Arkansas river This river
rises In the vicinity OF l.eadVille, almost In
thsvefy heart Of the Rockies, and flows
down through Canons and gorges, Arst a
rivulet and then river, for over 1900
miles, meanderinE through southwest
Kansas, the Indiana Territory and across
the State Of Arkansas, reaching the Mis-.
sisstppi between Memphis and vlckSburR.
Oh the plains great herds Of cattle feed on
bunch grass along lie course. We passed
ranch alter ranch, and saw there moving
masses Of cattle hetded by the "cow boys"
These are the cattle which are carried in
such immense numhefs 10 Chicago, and
from there distributed to every point IN
the East, many Of them reaching ths
Wheeling market In the course Of a year.
aud many going 10 Washington county
and other sections adjacent 10 the line Of
the Baltimore 4 Ohio road,
Tie city Of Denver and the city Of pusb.
10 are called the two pofls Of entry 10 ths
Rocky Mountains. The lormer IA sitnal.
ed IN the northern part Of Colorado and
is the port oil entry TO the northern half
Of the State. The latter IL situated In
Central Colorado and Commands The an.
frances 10 the middle aud southern acc.
tons. Denver 10 the Chicago Of the New
West, and lie getting 10 be noted railroad
Gentle. The Kansas paclac road runs di.
rect between Kansas CITY and Denver
the distance being $50 miles. The Union
Pacific has branch from Cheyenne 10
Denver, l0S mlles. The Colorado Central
runs two lines from Denver, one, broad
guage, 10 Boulder City and Obey enne, ard
The. other, narrow guags, 10 Central Uily
and Georgetown, The Denver ( Rlo
Gtande, with lIs 800 miles Of road, staiiS
from Denver. The Denver, South PAIL x
Pacific also runs from there 10 Leadvills
Ills known as the short line between ibs
two places. II iotms the hypothe nae oi
a ttiAngle, made BY The Rio Gfande fonis
TheteAfe three OF Iouf other roads pro.
ieCted (TestWAtd\ and NsonlhWAid ifom
Denver This is o land Of bold failFoNd
projects. The idea Ia 10 occupy The can.
one OF the mountains .at Id eiSly day. a
they form the most pticIical routes. I am
Writing this letter AZ A point on the Dan.
yer Utah road, marrow guaRe, which IA
being, gtadsd through u RSfse IA l6e
The Denver people Ate en,huh.s,is IN
population 81 -Q6SO9 a t6S Vitbs tUHP1y9
census oiilssQ gavs them over 5000 IL
Ia a beautiful city and they are Justly