The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-06-20
COLORADO CORRESPONDENCE.
Denver, Col. June 18th 1883


reputation for veracity with people OF
Idaho, will withdraw the positive as
sertion and say TINT it rained in torrents
hero yesterday, and that as the sun is
shining brightly to-day and the thick
mud, is being rapidly converted to dust,
it is to be hoped that the rains have
ceasd for considerable period Den
yer may be called, without fear OF con-
tradiction, 8 city of fine buildings. To
her collection of these she is adding ey-
cry year. One by ono the old land
marks are passing away and soon the
houses which have been so like old
1F1ends TO the @fifty miners" will be among
the objects which were and are not. To
her other ornaments of architectural
skill has been added within a few
months, costly conrt house and CITY
hall, another handsome church and an
elegant theatre besides immune rable
dwellings. The good work is constantly
gong Oh and in all directions can be
seen the evidence of the contractors work
IN deep excavations, piles OF building
debris and groups of busy mechanics,
while from the midst of each little scene
like that, arises with rapid growth, some
edifice for the use Of prosperous bust
ness or the home Of some prosperous
family. A ride out on the circle railroad
will show what was q bare stretch of
fruria uaor oryo ,,pxr- a {I,iaIyJ.v b,,;I%
village, the many dwellings,, substantial
ly built making splendid foil for large
school building which stands up boldly
indicative that wherever the American
makes his home, there he must have
also the provision for the education of
his children. Very soon the commence
ment of the new State Capitol will be
noted and the work of erecting another
structure for the postof1lce and custom
house departments.
Out at the Exposition grounes, the on
largement of the building is being per-
fected, aud upon the first day Of July
the exhibits win begin to arrive. Next
year, still larger building will be re-
qunred. for applicationsfors space enough
to fill q building three times as large as
this, have been received this year and
the increase will continue greater and
greater each year, as the Exposition be-
comes better and more firmly establish
ed as National institution In my last
letter, mentioned some distinguished
visitors who were expected. Mr.. Clin-
ton Rice the Eastern and European agent
of the Exposition sends list of promi.
nent European and American gentle
men who assured him personally, of
their intention to be present. The list
| Includes
III. NJ. Moore, Chairman of the Lon
don Land and Cattle ranch Company.
Mr.. John Neale, prominent solicitor.
London,
DR.. Knapp, of Berlin, Journalist and
member OF the Imperial Parliament.
Dir. Sommerman, editor of the Frank
fort Journal and member of the Impe-
rial Parliament.
Mr.. Adolphe Boisseyani, banker and
financial agent of Canadian Pacific rail
way, Amsterdam.
Hon. Roscoe Conkling, d. P Morgan.
Banker, Albert Bierstadt and Friedrich
E. Church, artist, r. G.. Ralston, Prcsi-
dent of Farmers Loan and Trust Com
pany, Judge John r. Brady, Judge viii
liam Fullerton, Hugh j. Hastings. edi-
tor OF the Commercial Advertiser. all of
New York; Senators Jones OF Nevada.
Berch of Kentucky, Voorhees, of Indi-
ana and Allison of Iowa; Assistant Post
master General Frank Hatton. BRIG
General Stewart Van Vliet, United States
Army. and others.
/ see your Commissioner Onderdonk
has made an appeal to the citizens for
funds to defray the expenses of Idaho's
exhibit. Judging by the tone of Idaho's
editorials. the citizens are fully alive to
the importortance of the matter and will
respond literally, to what is for their
own benfit. The Colorado Pool and the
Colorado Railway Association as well ms
the Pacific Express Company make very
lieral concessions in the matter OF trans
portation and this will make a very
large reduction OF the expense | think
from indications that Idaho will make q
prominent show in the gallery of Terri
torial exhibits.
The q. A. r. is growing rapidly in
Colordo; almost every week is now max
ing a record of newly organized posts.
The woik of preparation for the Nation
nj Encampment is progressing, and there
is now q strong probability that the
camp will be located close by the Expo
sition grounds. This will be rather more
convenient than the place first selected
although that was a good place, the on