The Dillon tribune., 1883-10-27
Western Ranblings.
Special Correspondence.

GREELEY, Colo, Oct, 26, 18S3.-From
Denver we roll away westward up the
Clear Greek valley till We reach the town
Of Golden, in Jefferson county, which is
beautiful town at the base OF the foot. hills
and hemmed In by the surrounding bluffs
some Of which present a peculiar and pic.
turesque appearance. The town is built
mostly Of brick, the business houses Of
substantial nature. Smelling works, ma
chine shops and, 1t being the verging point
from which railroads stretch out in various
directions into the mountains to the min
ing camps, make it place Of considerable
business and Importance. On we speed,up
an unusually steep grade and over a SER
pentine road we reach Boulder, the county
seat Of Boulder county, county noted for
its rich agricultural and mining products.
One halt the county Is in the mountains
and one.half on the plains. Boulder City
Is situated In the mouth ofa grand canyon
and is nicely built town Of four or five
thousand inhabitants. Two large, finely fur.
nished school houses grace the town, and
the new court house, built at an expense Of
about 100000, is fine structure. The
State University, now in thriving condit-
ion, is located here. AS immense, rich min.
eral deposits exist in close proximity, a
number Of smelling works are IN full blast.
Jamestown, which had such big boom
last spring, is fourteen miles distant
Through beautiful valley we speed along,
arriving at Longmont, one of the thriving
towns Of Colorado. AS the town is situated
in the centre Of a thriving agricultural re-
gion, it is the principal shipping point for
grain and hay and being town built upand
supported by the agricultural interests of
the country in which it is located bids fair
to be prominent and prosperous town.
An immense crop Of grain is here await
ing an improved price in the markets in
the other parts ofthe stats. Four merchant
mills are near town and do large business
in the aggregate. Leaving Longmont, we
come to Berthoud, small place in a new
but thriving neighborhood. Here, where
broad fields stretch out covering whole
expanse Of country dotted over with neat
farm houses, only four years ago the an
telope roamed at will and all the "wide ex-
tended plain" almost barren as the great
Sahara desert. A company Of capitalists
constructed large canal at an expense Of
many thousand dollars in order to get water
on the table lands, and the result was mar
velous, "the desert was made to bloom us
tie rose." Land almost worthless soon
commanded good price and to-day sells
for from $as to $40 per acre and that is a
moderate price when taken into consider
alton 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 farther
north is the little jem Of town called
Loveland, located in the Big Thompson
valley. This too is a fine agricultural region.
Farther on, fourteen miles, is the town Of
Fl. Collins, place of some fifteen hundred
inhabitants. The State Agricultural Col
lege il located here. Like all the valleys
in northern Colorado, the valley Of the
Poudre Is noted for It's productiveness. Grain
and hay are the principal products. Along
the foot hills quite number Of sheep and
cattle ranches are located, the stock rang.
ing in the mountains. Onward speeds the
iron horse and we take rest at "Saints
Rest" the famed town Of Greeley, in Weld
county, Colo. This isindeed most beauti-
full place. The town is we'll laid out, wide
streets, grove of beautiful trees over.
shadows the town. Here has been demon
strated precisely Horace Gfeeley's words
"Go west young man, go west" Yes,Grse.
ley was the instigator Of the movement to
go west and build upa town where the
standard of social citizenship should be
brought to 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 build
ing town and place of refuge where king
alcohol should not dare to plant the
standard of his ignoble ensign. Twice
his emmisaries have tried to get foothoid
OUT as OItcT u0O u Ill0hC AI ulS AOtACuS tC>
treat. Not saloon has ever marred the
fame Of the town and to-day Greeley is .
monument Of no little magnitude, demon
strating that town can be built on temper
ance principles. There is not today town
in Colorado being blessed with building
boom as is now going on here. A number
Of fine buildings are going up. The new
stone depot is marvel Of beauty, the fine
$4,000 school house is an ornament 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 characters call Greeley
dull town and like fish out Of water, can't
survive long, or at least "hunt pastures new
and more congenial to their low qualities. A
walk through the streets gives one an idea
of the business done here, ii crowded stores
in large brick blocks is any evidence. Wait.