Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-08-26
FROM COLORADO.
Special Core pondence Iodepeld NJ.

have heard SO much Of it during the
last few years tia. every reader
knows nearly all there is to be said
about it. 1t is the Chicago Of the
far West modern city in all re-
spects, with fine buildings, public
and private, beautiful, regular streets,
immense business establishments,
magnificent hotels, and all the APP
planes and improvements Of d
modern metropolis 1t is credited
by the last census with considerably
less than 80 600 inhabitants-I don't
remember the exact number-but |
should say that fully that number
now soiourn within its limits. There
is not a more thriving, busy, brist-
ling, enterprising, growing city in
America, or any where else, than
this same Denver, and probably
there is not another city Of it's size
doing anywhere near the amount Of
business that is done here. Walking
down any Of the business streets you
may see establishments that would
do credit to the largest cities of the
Union, and | am sure that the beau
tiful city of Washington, WITH its
$50 600 inhabitants, must take a
place to the rear Of Denver in this
respect. As an evidence of the
growth Of the city, as well rs Of the
increase Of the travel this way, take
the changes in the hotel accomm0-
dations. The old American and the
Grand Central, which for years
seemed to be all that was required,
have been overshadoWed by the st.
James and the Winsor, the largest
and grandest of hostleries. The
former is conducted by David A.
Gage, formerly Of the Grand Pacific,
Chicago, and also Tie Well.remem-
bered Treasurer of that city The
newspapers of thai city are also an
index of its greatness. Outside OF
three or four large cities there are
no better dailies in the country than
the Denver NelCs and the Rocky
M0lgltain Necs, or the LCealRg
Times. Here, again, the National
Capital is left in the rear.
one Of the things that have helped
to make Denver great is the location
ard investments here of SO many
bonanza kings-so many Of the mil
li0naire miners Of Colorado, who
have come here to live and invest
their wealth in improvements, pub
lie and private. If you ash Denver
man who these men are he will
mention Lieutenant Governor Tabor
as first and foremost: This is partly
because he has been about the luck
lest man in the State and because he
has done a great deal for Denver. for
witness Of which see the Windsor
Hotel Of which his son is manager,
the Tabor Opera House, and his own
magnificent million dollar residence
| had heard so much about Tab0rs
mines and TabOr's buildings and Ia
boris schemeS-One of which is to
take Secretary Teller's place in the
Senate-frOm the time l crossed the
line which separates totalabstiuence
Kansas from drink-as-you please
Colorado, that ! was quite anxious
to meet the bonanza king face TO
face. And my curiosity has been
gratided. His Wamest admirers
would not call Mr.. Tabor either
handsome or graceful. lie IS appar-
emily about fitty-seyeu or eight, his
hair is black aud as coarse as an In
dams, and his larg mouth is cover
ed rather than 0ruamented by a
heavy mustdche, which is slightly
tiuged with gray. His arms and
legs seem made of wood aud his
Joints of iron. In conversation with
the luckiest OF mel one soon furgets
his peculiaritieS of manners and APP
| pedyauce There is SO much straight.
| f0rWarduess ANA strong common
sense in what Ire says hat no one
who knows hlm WUudei3 That he has
| become one of the great masters Of
the great art Of money making
Tabor'S history is one of the rO-
manCes of mining. twenty-five
years ago when the pixies Peak or
! bust" fever was at its height, Tabor
and his wife LETT their home in Maine
to seek q fortune i'm the wild West,
| They didn't find il. For eighteen
weary years they went up and down
the foothills and mountains of
Colorado pursuing the phantom
gold, and growing old and disc0ur-
aged in their tiresome and OJOtless
search He was sober and she was
thrifty. but somehow they did not
get on in the world. While keeping
a little store al ore Guy, a small
camp ab0ut two miles from where
Leadyille iourishes, and where the