The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-24
The Daily Bulletin.
Western Ramblings
CONCLUDED FROM FOURTH PAGE.

to supply the markets in other parts of the
state. Four merchant mills are near town
and do a large business in the aggregate
Leaving LongmOnt, we come TO Berthoud,
a small place located in new but thriving
Here, where now broad
fields stretch out covering wide expanse
Of country dotted over with neat farm
houses, only foCr years ago tho antelope
roamed at will and all was one wide ex-
tended plain,n almost AS barren as the
great Sahara desert. A company Of capital
lists constructed a large canal Mt an expense
OF many thousand dollars in order to get
water on the table lands and the result was
marvellous, che desert was made to blossom
az the rose Land almost worthless soon
commanded good price and to-day sells
for from $25 to $40 per acre and that is
a moderate price when taking into consid-
Grafton its productiveness. The principal
crops are wheat, oats and barley. Thirty
bushels of wheat and fifty Of oats and bar
ley are often raised Nine miles further
north is the little gem Of town called
Loveland, located in the Big Thompson
valley. This too, is fine agricultural re-
glou. Further on, sixteen miles, IS the
town of FIT. Collins, place OF some fifteen
hundred inhabitants The State AgrcuI-
tural College is located here. Like all the
valleys in northern Colorado, the valley OF
the poudre is noted for its productiveness
Grain and hay are the principal products:
Along the foot hills quite number OF
sheep and cattle ranches are located, the
stock ranging mostly IN the mountains
Onward speeds the iron horse and we take
rest at Saints Rest the famed town
ofGreeley, in Weld county, Colo. This is
indeed most beautiful place. The town
is well laid out, wide streets, grove OF
beautiful trees overshadOws the town.
Here has been demonstrated practically
Horace Greeley's words: "Go west young
man, 90 west" Yes, Greedy was the lnsti-
gator OF the movement to 90 west and build
up town where the standard of social
citizenship should be brought up to q
higher moral aspect than is usually found
IN western towns. Fourteen years ago this
| town site was barren waste covered with
cactus. Pioneers full of hope and courage
commenced the task of building town
and place of refuge where King Alcohol
should not dare to plant the standard OF
bis ignoble ensign. Twice his emissaries
made the effort to get foothold but as
often had to make an inglorious retreat,
| Not a saloon has ever marred the fame OF
the town and to-day Greeley is monu'
ment of no little magnitude, demonstrating
the fact that town can be built on tenn
perance principles. There is not to-day
town in Colorado being blest with build
10y boom as is now going on here. A mum
Der of fine buildings are going up. The
new stone depot is a marvel of beauty, the
fue $4,000 public school house is An orna
ment to the town. The number Of churches
is an index TO the character of the people
One thing noticeable here is the absence Of
bummers and loungers. Such character
call Greeley dull town and like fish on
of water can I survive long, or at least "hun
pastures new, more congenial to their low
qualities A walk through the streets
gives one an idea Of the business done her,
il crowded stores in large brick blocks II
any evidence. Waiting for the train is ont
of the miseres of this last age but now
that time is about up we hope to be OF
westward bound, where amid the wilds o
Wyoming we shall seize our iaber and Civ,
notes by the way. j. ). f.