The daily gazette., 1882-08-24

tanee the two railroads run within 20 Yards
of each other for 10 or Is miles. The down
trains invariably meet here and an interest
Ing and exciting race is theresult, the effects
OF which keep the passengers in high spirits
until their destination is reached. Pueblo
| lies ON the Arkansas river surrounded by
bluffs so high that you cannot see the town
until you are On top of it, SO to speak. 1t is
the greatest rival in the State to Denver, and
many sharp saying passes between the
papers OF the two points. Being surrounded
by bluffs, the temperature of Pueblo is
closer and hotter than that of
Denver and you ought to hear the
Denver people and see the Denver papers
In their comparisons of Pueblo's heat. You
would think it intolerable. But it is not
hot enough to keep Pueblo's growth and
enterprise slack. The city has not near the
population or business of Denver, but goes
ahead of all other places In Colorado. 1t is
the metropolis and the distributing point for
the southern portion of the State and part
OF New Mexico and lies in the midst of
one of the best farming districts of the StaJe
the Arkansas valley. Its railroads are the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, the Denver 81
Rio Grande, and the Denver a. New Orleans.
SO That 1t has the best kind of railroad com.
munieation, north, south. east and west.
The New Orleans road will do il as much
good as 1t will Denver. There is a great
deal of cattle and sheep raising on the plains
around and about Pueblo and it is an out
lifting and shipping point for this great in
terest. Last and greatest, it is the Pitts
burg OF Colorado-its leading manufactur-
ing city. The Arkansas river furnishes the
best water power in the State east of the
snowy range, and this, with the railroad
advantages and proximity to coal and iron
veins, caused those who wished to engage
In manufactures to cast a partial eye on
Pueblo. 1t has several smelters, a Bessemer
steel works, several iron foundries and
numerous other establishments of a similar
nature, including extensive repair shops of
the Denver and Rio Grande road. In spite
of the long start Denver has got, there are
many here who insist that Pueblo is the
safest place for the investment of capital, as
its foundation is of that substantial character
which will stand, while much of the pro |
gress OF Denver may be lost by the first un- |
favorable turn. For my part, cannot see |
anything in the future but that both will be |
permanent, solid, important cities, and do |
not think Pueblo will ever catch Denver, for |
the latter is also turning her attention to |
manufactures.
nave also been up, or over, to
IDAHO SPRINGS,
on the Colorado Central railroad The |
town is a neat, pleasant place whose bust |
ness is mining, but which is more widely |
known because of its hot and cold soda |
springs, which possess considerable medi-
cinal qualities. Swimming and private
baths can be had at small expense and are |
delightful. The water from the hot springs |
Is so warm that you can hardly bear your
hand in 1t. 1t is only few miles on from
here to Georgetown, the great silver mining |
centre of Cedar Creek county, and about |
the same distance northwest will bring Won |
to Central, the heart of the most productive |
gold region yet developed in the State, and
the county seat of Gilpin county. The
greatest treat of this trip was the run
through the canon of Clear creek beginning |
at Golden and continuing on beyond Idaho. |
l shall not try to describe it, but will only
say that no man can truthfully claim he has
seen Colorado until he gets into these
canons or on these mountains, and the more
OF them the merrier, say l.
PERSONAL NOTES.
N. B. Danforth and wife and Frank I
Chandler of Wilmington, arrived here on
July 81. Mr.. Danforth left after few days,
for Colorado Springs and Manitou. He |
contemplates remaining in the mountains
some three months, spending most of his
time with his brother, A. H. Dantorth, who |
is superintendent of the Colorado iron
works at Pueblo. Mr.. Chandler is still in
this city, but will leave for Manitou and
Colorado Springs in few weeks. He NAV
return in three months and perhaps will re-
main here till spring. He is here for the
benefit of the light air.
Z. T. Walton was In town about a week
this month and visited the Exposition. He
was accompanied by his daughter Nellie.
During stay of some time in Colorado he
visited Manitou and also his brother Howard
Walton in Silverton, San Juan county.
Howard Walton has been at Silverton for
quite a while and is at present conducting
large grocery establishment there. He is on
the other side of the range. Miss Louisa
Gould, former well-known schoolmistress
of Wilmington, is also at Silverton.
George n, Dure is settled at White Oaks,
Lincoln county, New Mexico. He is 100
miles from the nearest railroad and has the
advantage of a life in close communion with
nature. Edward Mcpherson, who is en-
ployed at the same place, is contemplating
a visit home to Wilmington, and will prob
ably reach there by the time you read this.
Among the Delaware people in business
out here is George Foote, who is enga ged
with his brother in farming near Greeley.
Galloway Brothers u Dingwell is large
firm In this city The Galloway
brothers are from Brdgeville, Delaware.
John Rogers, a young man well known in
Wilmington, is a hotel clerk at Boulder.
He was formerly clerk in James Bradford's
paint house, your city.
John Fulmehl, whose name occurred In
one of my previous. letters, has quit the
foundry business and has started breaking,
training and handling horses. Mr. Fulmehl
was a prominent member of the Fame Fire
Company before he left home.
George B. Cole, who has been engaged ON
the Times of this city considerably over
year, left on Wednesday last for home.
am not able to say whether he purposes re-
naming in Wilmington permanently or
making only vacation visit.
Wilmington and Delaware, you see, are
well represented out here,
Our watermelons will be ripe and eatable
about one week from date, and till then |
live in the pleasure of anticipation.
CoSM os.