The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-06-11

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! light like clouds with silver lining. Yod
can really not imagine how high some OF
them are by looking up in the sky. They
touch the clouds. AS we neared Denver
| farming w9s more and mure practioed, vet
TO do so, great deal of irrigation must 10
practiced, and company is now forming in
this state to run large canal just for irriga-
tion. In some places where the water is run
around any Mese, vegetation is very good
below but not above the water ditch. FL
nally we enter the "Gatden Of the Gods"
or part of it; water too, here shows its great
action Of some time in the past, Pillars Of
hard ground or rocks stand up high and Of
varying thickness and generally at the top
they have a fiat cap on, 'hese extending out
from the body Of the pillars like the rim Of
hat. Castle Rock, is another peculiar for
nation. 1t is fat rocky body from which
rolls down from year TO year rocks and dirt
through the influence of the clements. The
base is nothing more than the debris from
the rock above. It is in form, very like a
huge castle, high high up. It is not close
to any mountains. 1t, like the smaller pill
lars, stands alone on a level plain,
The farther North we 60 the higher tho
mountains get. Awful, awful. The very
clouds are pierced by them. Wo passed a
lake, clear as crystal. No inlet to bo seen,
and they say not fish in it, why cannot
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ed like Sunday in comparison to Pueblo, as
it actually was Sunday, a. m. But, hero
too, saloons, billiards and many stores were
open. Yet gamblers are less numerous, in
fact, I've not as yet met one regular gan-
bling den. Money is plenty here, and sa-
looms and billiard rooms reap good hor-
vest, as everybody plays pool and billiards
aud everybody drinks. 1t is pretty bad
town. A good characteristic slang hero
used in high or low society is the one "you
bet" when they mean emphatically Eyes"
and any thing that seems TO excell is said 70
"take the cake."
Denver seems to be as lively and as flush
in money as the east wos during the war.
This city has as residents 10000 people, and
then it is full of a floating population. It
depends entirely on the mines and mining
stock for its sustenance. There are but few
manufactures, &C., here to sustain the city.
All is hustle and excitement It is not only
lively on one street, but on all. It's streets
are us full of people as the Philadelphia
streets are. The Hotel Windsor is similar
to the Continental Hotel in Philadelphis:
not quite SO large, but just as busy and bet
ter run, and does larger business. OF tho
residents here a large proportion are Ger-
mans They are somewhat mutual in So
ciety apart from others. They have their
own societies, newspapers, amusement
places, saloons and bank. 1t is very good
thing for the west that so large an element
of its population consists of such frugal
steady and vigorous race Their influences
is mostly for the good although they do not
regard the Sunday as Sabbath muchly, yet
that will pass away as years roll on. I see
St. Louis has closed its Sunday theatres and
amusement halls. The west is in fact
"vastly illmitable," and one to really try 10
comprehend the great extent of the Repub-
lie must cross it. Travel in one straight
line for days, and then look out over farms
forests, plains, rivers, mountains and cties5
all combines to make this the greatest6
grandest and most glorious country ever
| known. II has some great duty to do, some
time; it has some great work to perform.
Now, viii she do it, or will she fail like
Rome, Greece, Athens, Persia, &C., failed?
Only one nation exists now that can claim
TO rival US, and she not by herself alone but
by her great accessions. But then she can
only rival US in importance from point Of
civilization by civiliEing her colonies. Z
West of us | see nothing but snow. clad
mountains reaching to the clouds East of
us see nothing but plains We had light
fall of snow last Tuesday, May 18th.
Denver is Paris in the rough. The people
are just as pious ard their habits just as
similar from what can glean,from Partisan
descriptions. The people are excitable,
bustling, unsettled, and they live mostly IA
furnished rooms and take their meals at fa-
r vorte restaurants, and we have some fa-
mous.nues here. Sunday is not much re-
garded. The lower class seem to mention
bit not as Sabbath, but as a day like any
other day. Some stores mention that they
are closed on Sunday, differing thus from
all others. have seen but few churches,
but I'll find a good old Methodist church
tomorrow. And you may be sure III at
tend church and Sunday school-ifit it don't
give me the blues. will decide by next
Tuesday whether will remain in Denver.
Some portions Of it are very much being
, built up. In the sun it is hot, 10 the shade
it is chilly. judge the air from the snowy
mountains causes the cold arr The air ID
very rare and pure aud Denver is full Of
consumptives, poor folks. do not see that
they are benefited any. The rarity Of the
air is think 70 good. The breeze Of the
, pine groves Of North and South Carolina Ia
better.
This afternoon I saw another thing that
reminded me Of Paris and London, as I've
read of them aud seen pictures This whole
week there have been races here, but to-day
was the great race Miss Pinneo, Champion
of Colorado aud Miss Curtis, Champion Of
Kansas, rode 20 mile race for $4,000.
Colorado won, the people and the town all
were excited Court, theatre, business, &c,
closed so that all could 60. It is two miles
to the grounds over broad, level road. Now
then, hunt up your picture Of the "Return
from the Races" It reminds me for all the
world like the great Sweep stakes aud EPSON
Derby races for which English Parliament
takes recess. On the rood we're crowded
negros on mules, fine ladies' in phatons and
barouehes, and numbering horse stages
with people on the inside and on top, and
the jams coming back 1t was a terribls
sight We have somewhere at home pic
ture showing the return from some London
races hunt them up and you will really see
what I've seen to day.