Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-02-02
s'GULLIVER.'' -
He Gives Us q Little Information in
Regard to Colorado, Especially
About the Great Gunnison Coun-
try-Also a Few Other Items.


Ed. Register
AS Gunnison City is now my home,
it will be the first in my catalogue this
time. ~
Gunnison City, the county seat OF
Glnnison county, is situated-as the
geographers might say-on the Gum
nison and Tomichi rivers. tits known
almost the world over as the CONNER
cial centre of the latest "New Eldora-
do" of Colorado.
Other "Fabers s"-really, Mr.. Editor,
we are almost ashamed to use this Oft
repeated expression, not only because
it is of the species known as the
Eagle" GLORIOUS emblem Of Liberty
brand, and not only because we are
thereby slandering the butt-end OF an
Eagle" pencil, but because we cam
not depart from the old cow-path, as it
were, of those gone before u.s." and
no other expression is at hand just
now, and all the time. Are we for
given?. "But to proceed"
Other "Fabers," then, than ours,
and more eloquent without doubt,
have described this famous country 80
much better than we could, that we
will only attempt an outline or delinea-
ton of the country, it's formation, and
growth.
The valley of Gunnison, according
fo rooIorictc uraS of npo tino q rraa +
lake, the waters of which cut their
way through the rim of the great
basin, thus forming the Grand Canon
of the Gunnison river-the most Won
derful scenic structure on the globe, as
every one says who has had the good
fortune to see it.
Surrounding the valley, which con-
tains something like one hundred
square miles, level ground, and in
which is situated the city, are high
and mighty ranges of mountains,
among which are the rich mineral
deposits, and from which flow the
Gunnison, Taylor, West Elk, Beaver,
sneinichi. aid mary,othsr streams car-
rying an abundance of water. thus OBJ
Waiting the necessity of irrigation, the
drawback of most of this country. All
these streams receiving their cargo
from these snow-clad mountains tend
to one point, near which is situated the
city of Gunnison.
This city is the distributing point for
all the surrounding mining camps and
towns, which makes it one of the best
for business in the State.
The altitude of Gunnison is $500 feet
above sea level-2,303 feet higher than
Denver, and nearly 5000 feet lower
than Leadville.
The city is built substantially gener-
ally-stone and brick buildings for busi-
ness predominating. The Court House,
iail, and school house are all good and
handsome buildings of brick. The Ia
Dor House (the largest building at pres
ent in the city, the NetUs-Denaocrdt
office, and several stores, are built of q
fine grade of limestone to be found i'll
outside the city limits.
The churches, of which there are
four-Baptist, Methodist (the only one
aftording a belly, Episcopal, and Pres
byterian-are built of wood, except the
Episcopal, which is built of stone and
brick. but not yet completed.
Two banks, three newspapers-the
Ne,Us- Democrat daily. the ReUieu
(dailv), and the Free Press (seni-
neutrality-suspicious. connections all ev-
er the city, Gas and Water CompanT
Fire Department, and great mary
other enterprises, show the energy #
the people; though it must be admitt&
that it seems, at present, that thef
things are metropolitan toadyings ff
city that has not yet 5000 inhabif
ants. However, the Denver Rept64
can, of the 18th inst, / think, predict
an increase of 10000 before the fall I
1882; and the indications at p.ese1
seem to warrant that prediction, TOD
al already people from 1.-THE East" al
coming in, and will continue to do
from this time on; SO the aforeme1
toned enterprises may be only "rathd
previous" not out of place.
Mr.. John n. Harrison, the extensiI
iron manufacturer of st. Louis, VIII
has been here for some time past oI
business connected with furnishing.
iron piping to the Gas and Watd
Company, and lately returned homt
says of the iron of the Gunnison coui
try:
''With such ore only thirty miles distant IL
one direction, while superior article of COD
could be found within an equal distance,
think that pig iron could be manufactured
here and shipped to st. Louis at less cos
than the ore from Pilot Knob or Iron Noun
tain could be manufactured for in st. Louis. !
Coal is used here for fuel almost eni
tirely as il would III IrOntOu if the