The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-31
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DESvrR. COLORADO, May q. 1ss2.
7 left Chicago on the G., j. and q. rail-
wav for this place ria Kansas City, and by
having three dollars extra TO Kansas City
and i've dollars extra from that poist 20
this place rode and slept In Q Pullman car
all the way. Between Chicago and Kansas
! CITY they run a dining-ear, and for seventy
five ceuts give as formal and ~ good din
ner and supper "a you get AZ fr>t-class
hotel. The route from Chicago to Quincy
l. said 70 he through the best lands in
Illinois. II is certainly fine country
finely improved. The towns and villages
are numerous along the rad, and
all of them seem 10 have factories
O, various kinds. ] wonder II Yir-
ginia wouldn't be little better of
I II her people would manufacture more OF
I the articles which she now bUys-articles
which are Of prime necessity IN the daily
Affairs Of life and the material FOX which she
/ has IN abundance. Indeed, al she lacks Il
the vim and go-aheadafiyeness among her
people which eharaeterizes the people Of
The West We passed through Missouri
during the night, except about three hOurr'
run when nearing Kansas City. That much
Of the State looked well, but not equal 10
the Illinois lands.
KANSAS CITY
4. said % be a fine. lively place. but the
most and best part of Il j. built on 2 very
high bluff, and j. not visible from the fai
or bottom. where all the railroads do con-
crecate into one vast union depot / don't
know how many trains for tine different
paris ~ the great West were drawn NJ
side by side Ike 4 number Of racing-hOrses
waiting for the tap of the drum, whilst
hundreds Of people were enjoying their
lunch or otherwise preparing for the start.
The depot buildings n all the important
points in this western country are very
large and elegant structures, afi0rding
every convenience and comfort Tor the
traveller that could be expected with one
exception, and that j. q proper care for the
pre-eryatiOn 81 your trunk. That I,
pitched, rolled, and dragged without re-
gard % it, material or IL value. aud after
beinE tossed and handled with a. little care
O. one would handle 3 casi-ITOn "pig.
You have the satisfaction oi seeing the
iron-sheeted sample trunk q = drummer
dumped heavily on your - -aratO-a." " with
results that call for 3 rope bandace al the
ncxr settins-of place.
PROM KANSAS CITY 70 DEyTEE
is 63s miles, aud the road FOR nearly 200
miles passes through the vale o. the Red
and smoky rivers tract o. country re-
markable for IL beauty and fertility.
Wheai-hcid.. corn-feid. gr2s.. and stock
al Oh 2 big scale. The wheat generally
looked well, though saw few fe-ds that
were yel0wed ty the chinch-bug. 7 did
not exactly she'd = tear 20 the memory %
John Brown snd Jim Lane - i PASSED
through Topeka gnd Lawrence. bur IN
pleasant recoliectious oi those two uo-
tOrlous characters came unhidden. and
7 was uncharitable enough 90 regret
that the james bOy- had not marched
Lanes spirit along with Browns. When
they reached Lawrence. nothing saved
him then from their Vengeance but
The friendly shelter Of q Big held O.
corn. A. we passed F0rt Riiey we saw 2
company Of UuTred States negro cavalry
watering their horses. Pretty soon after
ward We had severe
yuER-sIOgE % TEE PKsIRIE.
which wa voted grand By reasouOi the
thick clouds. loud peals Of thunder. and
vivid lightning, and beautiful hec4u~e the
sun broke through the clouds and gave u,
parting glance of great uriililncy just
before retiring behind range oI the
smoky HILLS"
have somewhere read that .. night drew
her mantle O. 'sr TIE SKY and pinned Il wiki
Z star. and ! Anor that when that bright
sunshine Wa- crt % ov the %. smoky Hill, 2"
L became too dark u see any more = the
prairie. and W. went % sleep. or. = yCu
had rarser have Il fner. as they say out
here. Morpheus cast nis shadow over u.
Have T. D. you nay. We slept; and when
We avoke il was broad daylight, and our
engine va, speeding t. way
ovER TIE Pl.Ar.s."
with nothing il view bur O field = .h0rt
buff I1--rlss. bounded iv -he horizon. Du-
riue the whole tine We vet had % Denver
gcn hour We kept @ close look Out for H.
tiar,. bu1al0es, e-c., and saw few ante
l0pe,. some rrairis-dogs. many cattle and
sheep. some cmigrlnt wagons, and some
% Cow-B0vs." Only one rutia,o did We SEE.
and le was herded with some cartle. and
looked ashamed o. himself. one O .
group q COWBOYS that We passed cre-
ated quite : fu-ter % excitement by
piting lis horse. speed acliust that u
the locomotive. lie kept fully Up WIKI the
train for about mile. Notwithstanding lis
horse was burdened with ali the trappings
% hls profession. includin-. no d0unt,
six-shooter, which he introduces 70 .
tender-foot whom he may happen .
catch alone by the o.. drop " and demand %
throw I'D bis hauds. Lott - them about
This place. They caught q rlln on ye-ter-
DIV who had strayed too FAR out on The
suburbs. and went through HMM the
usual style.
DEyvER-
Thi- place l. IN plain view o. rhs range
q Rocky mountains where o. PeLon '
rises - high above - Ossa - lA1 n.s head
J. covered with eternal Snow: l. large for
T. aee, lias exceptionally me public buii1-
in-., broad and pretty streets, and l. sal1
% have more wealth than any ten ci-ies u
T. size IN al the last j. population !,
loo. The CITY j. well Waier-d ty -ier
brought some eight or tn miles, and Ia
AL the advantages = bein- great railway
centre a. vel. rs the central point Tor Tie
immsnse weal-h that l. now being dug on
u tbe Colorado mountains. II ! also iAe
citg " the Plains" where thousands q
stock can b. sr-zed faf upon the unlimited
pastures q buffalo grll-s. There are several
LAEGE EASCREs
uear By, with their many miles q wire
fencing. and N few years MANY more vii
IL established. Il altitude J greaier
above the SEA level ti-an the top q the
Peaks o, Ofter by . thousand feet- oui IL
climate i considered pleasant and healthy,
and the mountains protect i II great
measure from The terrible cyci0nes which
sometimes sweep over The p5ins- and 10
cuard against Whict you Vii see = dug
Outs II every coral along the railroad
/ might write you much more about
thirgS In this vicinity. buf L J. cruel 10 IN