The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-10
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MIDDLE Pack, COL.
Juness 1881
Filter Cheyenne Leader:
Dear Sr:-Thinking that perhaps !
letter from this section AID the camp
of Co. e Sd cavalry. might possibly be
of interest TO the readers of your yalua-
BILE paper, I win give you a few items.
The company marched via the route
of the c. e. railroad, through what
eventually viii be one Of the garden
spots of Colorado, owing mainly to ir-
rigation, and labor bestowed on the
land. to GEORGETOWN, arriving there on
the sth of June.
IT. Collins, Longmont, Idaho Springs
and other towns on the line of the c. c.
railroad, all of which ought to be tribu.
tary to the merchants of Cheyenne, are
being rapidly improved, and business
of all kinds appears to be brisk. George,
town, at the terminus Of the railroad,
surrounded as It is on three sides by
high mountains, has not the limits to
permit of much extension, but it is de.
cidedly a business town, and must con.
tinue sc to be, while mining is as pros.
porous in that vicinity as at present.
The company left Georgetown fol
Middle Park on the 10Th inst, march.
ing up and over the rocky range by an
excellent wagon road, although the
grade in many places is heavy fol
loaded teams, and at some, a little mis-
hap would send teams and wagons
several hundred feet to the valley be,
low, at summit, or divide, where the
streams run both towards the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans We found banks
OF snow on each side of the road three
to four feet deep, and in fact there was
snow on the range throughout. On the
18th inst, We reached Hot Sulphur
Springs, in Middle Park, and by the
liberality of the proprietor of the bath
houses, Mr.. Byers, the boys enjoyed q
delightful bath in the water, 1909 FIJI.
There were but few visitors at the
Springs, 1t being two or three weeks be-
fore the summer rush. In time this
place must become a favorite resort,
situated as it is in a pleasant valley,
through which plows the sparkling and
swift flowing Grand river, filled with
trout, and with game such as elk, deer,
antelope and bear, cinnamon end black,
In the mountains surrounding the val.
ley. On the 18th, our camp was
pitched near the mouth of Troublesome
creek. and on the 10Th we made q per.
manent camp, we hope. for the summer,
on the bottom land near Troublesome
post office, about sixty-fve miles west
of Georgetown. The location is a very
pleasant one, the beautiful Grand river
flowing directly in front, hills and
wooded mountains In the heal distance.
The camp is nicely shaded by arbors and
bawers of willows, and altogether makes
a very pleasing perspective to jewellers
in cities, l have no doubt it would pre-
sent an enticing view. and to soldiers
also who are not Indifferent to their
surroundings.
The weather has been delightful
thus far, altho' the last few days have
been hot, but the nights are cool, and
until about the 25th inst. ice formed
one-eighth of an inch thick almost every
night; the igreatest pet we have to en-
counter are the mosquitoes which
throughout the day are very annoying.
The Grand has been a torrent for the
past two weeks, but is now snbsiding.
Two Of Uncle Sans mules were
drowned in attempting to cross the
river, and several of the men have had
narrow escapes; the fcrds are now get
ting quite passable.
No news Of the Utes as yet, and the
settlers in this vicinity do not appear to
fear their strolling this way; it is well
however, for Uncle Sam to show his
troops in this section occasionally, as
1t tends to law and order.
The boys whenever not otherwise en-
ployed, amuse themselves by the usual
camp sports, and by hunting and fishing.
Trout are rather difficult to catch now,
owing to being gorged with grasshop-
pers which now now infest this locality;
generally speaking, however, the fish,
ing is good.
In conclusion l will give you my
opinion that Middle Park, although
highly extolled by various writer's, can't
compare favorably with many valleys
in Wyoming, and for cattle raising or
agriculture the latter named is in every