The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-26

asking for information on, some subject or
other pertaining 10 Colorado, We send q lew
general items TO the ISTIttiGRScER hoping
they may interest . large number Of your
many readers.
Denver Is more fayoRbly located both as
regards natural and artificial advantages |
than any other city in the West, and Is the |
grand commercial, industrial and railroad
centre Of the State, Six railroads already
enter here, and the Denver & New Or.
leans and the Burlington are coming as fast
as gigantic force can complete the work.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Is
rapidly coming on into the far West with
Denver as an objective point; and, as has
often been predicted she may become the
greatest railroad centre Of the world.
The beautiful electrical climate cannot
be surpassed, ind the pure, dry atmosphere
is sure specific for all lung troubles.
Asthmatics never fail to find relief here,
but persons with consumption should never
come alter the disease has reached the last
stages
Being built on beth sides Of the South
Platte river, fourteen miles from the foot
hills Of the great Rocky Mountain system,
she commands q most beautiful view oil
mountain scenery. Pixies Peak together
with hundred other mighty peaks are
always in perfect view with their snowy
submits reaching 10 the clouds.
Since the first railroad was completed in
1870 the population in Denver has in.
creased from 1000 to $4,000. The cause Of
this great increase is due to the great
resources Of the State, hitherto so little
known to the outside world.
The productions Of precious metals taken
from our mines last year approximates
81, 900, 900, while more than half the lead
produced in the United States Is mined in
Colorado. Copper and zine, mineral paint,
lime, fire clay, pottery and terra Gotta clay,
and fine building stone are all nero 10
inexhaustible supplies and OF superior
quality. The coal deposits are seemingly
without limitation, Us prospecting is
developing new wonders in this direction
all the time. The southern part Of the
State alone is said TO contain enough coal
to supply the world with fuel for the next
decade.
The iron deposits are equal to the best
yet discovered any where, and when we
consider that the iron product in Pennsyl.
vania last year was about $3.50, 900, 900, and
whenit isestimated that the supply in Colo:
RADIO, when fully developed, will exceed
that oil Pennsylvania, twill give some idea
Of what the growth and prosperity OF Dem
yer will bewhen this branch Of industry is
more fully developed. We already have
rolling mills, but furnace and rolling mill
is soon to be erected, second in capacity, to
none in the United States.
1t can easily be seen that while Denver
has grown so rapidly with little else to en-
courage tSgrown, save mining and farm
ing on limited scales, that extensive manu-.
factories in operation will give it an inn
petus that will insure her prosperity for all
time to come.
Residence property, and consequently
rents have heretofore been excessively
high. But the question OF cheap homes,
in the reach Of all, has recently been
solved by the Denver Circle Railroad Com
pany By building rapid transit railroad
from the city's center out into the suburbs,
about two and half miles, and will con-
tiuue thence entirely around the city,
,, tsus opening many thousand cheap home
sites with direct. communication with the
which the two and half miles Of this road
has been completed is something wonder
full and unprecedented in railroad build
ing, considering the amount of work to be
: done. The company commenced work on
the 10th OF December, and on the 10th OF
January the cars were running over two
and half miles OF the road Twenty.three
hundred feet OF this track is built on an
elevated pile bridge, and US they struck bed
rock u few feet below the surface Of the
earth, it required much hard work and
, considerable heavy blasting to get the piles
in position.
The lack Of water has always been a
!. great drawback to farming in Colorado, but
this difficulty will be overcome when the
English company have completed the great
lrrgatinS Canal They have invested
about half million dollars in this enter
prise. The intention is to get the supply
OF water from the mountain sources, and
by the time it is needed this coming season
for irrigating purposes, they will be able to
furnish sufficient to fertiIize millions Of
acres Of beautiful farming land.
1t is finally settled that the National
Mining and Industrial Exposition, so long
az NOhbChlIlllOll LlGIe1 Is ~ DeCOulG u Teal-
ity, and it will be one Of the attractions
this coming summer. This national enter.
prise will serve to bring to the notice OF the
whole country the great resources OF the
West, the capabilities and magnitude OF
which are so slightly developed and known.
AT the exposition everybody interested in
the great industry-mining-can find in
formation in any Of its different branches.
1t must DO remembered that the great
advantage to the manufacturer here is that
while the product Of the mines can be pro.
duced here as cheap us elsewhere he has
the advantage Of protective tariff in the
exorbitant railroad rate from eastern man.
factories to the dealer and consumer in the
West, and protective tariff which can
not be affected by the freaks OF Congress,
but one to remain for all time.
Well, / find that in giving only "a few
general items" concerning resources, in.
dustries and advantages Of the great Cen.
tennial State, that my letter is becoming
quite lengthy, so will close by saying that
the subject is ITO be continued"
Very Truly,
MI. PATTERSON.
Ny son had terrible skin disease of head
and face. Peruna cured him. MrE. L. Yet