Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-09-29
PUEBLO,
Correspondence Of the Ledger.

PUEBLO, COLORADO.
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PuEBLo, Co.., Sept l,he
permission of q small space in your
valaaHe paper, ! will sndeavor to
give you a description apd few
hew ftsp this place. lefs1 MEXICO
on Monday, Sep. 9Th. After sop
ping over ii Slater until Tdssday af.
ternoon, I took the train for the West,
but before reaching Kaasas City We
were unfortunate enough to fall in
With a band of bold robbsrs vhs.
stopped tho train near Glendale and
robbed US Of nearly all the wealth we
had between US and the grave, only
leaving us a small amount to continue
our journey; but, being determined
to ''go West and grow up with the
country" We resumed our journey,
arriving in Pueblo Sunday morning
at 6 O'Clock After Getting ., sqnare
ns@ forthe first tine ID Seysrstdays,
I concfnded to take in the town, and,
not knowing any one l., Of course,
started alone, but did not 60 very far
until I had the pleasure Of meeting
Lee Mcconnell and Will Lakeland,
who are 10 the drug business, together
with Mr.. COrder, one Of the finest
stores 10 the city. AfterAesriAg Nat
our kicpd Marion Hite Was. here, 1
started to look, him up, and found
him still the same. I then had the
pleasure Of meeting John Baker and
VIM. Allen Of Fulton, Mo-, who are
in hssiness here aud doing we'll.
They all seem to thiak Ahis is the
''boss town." 1t is situated on the
Arkansas river, the river dividing it
into two towns North and South
Pueblo, which seem to be iourishine.
Strangers arc focking in on every
trsin, and they are welcome. Work
Of every description is plentiful, and
good wages. ! noticed Ia your paper
that I had gone to New Mexico, but
hearing before I arrived here that
there were plenty Of red skins there
waiting for the scalp Of the pale face,
I turned my course and landed here,
for I know how my s'elrl'' would feel
III lost mine, and, fearing she would
die with grief or be taken TO the asy-
ium, thought it best to change.
There ere alt sorts and kinds OF peo-
pie here. Everything 10 open day
and night, and as much. business done
on. Sunday as any other day. Dane
ing and everything or that kind goes
on Sunday. As I said, before. I ar
rived on Sunday morning, and went
that night With the ''boys''i to Mex
lean dance. and, not getting into q
set till lste, there was only one girl left
for me. She was about 80 years ot
age, and had but one toeth in hel
head, aud that was tied in with 9
yarn string, q end being fastened
to the joint to hold it in. But l must
say she was q daisy. It is quite
curiosity to see how those people live.
Their houses are made of dirt, with
door but no windows. They are GOV.
cred with slabs and s%unflowers, which
grow in abundance. Here you car
see hundreds of acres Of them on the
plains. I had the pleasure to-day o.
visiting the steel works at this place,
which is one If the grandest sights
/ ever saw. They now have in theil
employ 800 hands. Their buildings
are not half completed, and expec,
to, work 1000 men when finished.
OF all the sights I ever saw this is the
grandest. 7 stood in the city thit
morning and could see Pixies Peak,
It's tower among the clouds, which il
now covered with snow. To stand
and look at it, it seems to be only /.
short distance, butts, over fifty miles
/ expect to make this my home thit
winter but will go to the mountsinl
in the spring to some mining camp
Well, 1 look arouad ;who is it, but Geo
Robertson, of Mexico, who ia her,
on business and looking well. Nearly
every day I meet some Missouri chat
who comes West to seek his fortune