The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-07-12
FROM COLORADO.
CANoE CITY, Colo.
June %. 1883.

To the Editors of the Standard:
Enclosed you will find one dollar,
for which please continue the Stand
ard to my address. l notice the time
of my subscription expires today and
having been, reader of your paper
from childhood, [ fear | can not well
do without it now, when l am so far
from home.
find it a great pleasure to get the
weekly news from my native State
and County, and each paper is receiv-
ed with a glad welcome. I do not feel
that l am addressing stranger, for,
although, perhaps not personally
acquainted, [ have known you for sew
eral years, and have met Mrs. Mackley.
If [ mistake not she and my mother are
friends of long acquaintance. | occas-
ionally haye the pleasure of meeting
some of our Jackson County friends
here, and frequently see persons from
other parts of Ohio. The Rev. Mr..
Cranston visits US on Or. meeting oc-
casions, he being our Presiding Elder,
and DIR. Moore of the Denver Univer-
sity sometimes fills the M. E. church
pulpit at Canon City. The people
look for the coming of these worthy
teachers with much pleasure, for they
always expect a grand treat, and are
never disappointed.
Our lively little town is situated at
the foot of the mountain, near the
mouth of the Grand Canon Of the
Arkansas, through which the Denver
and Rio Grande railroad passes, and
owing to the wonderful grandeur and
extent of the natural scenery of the
Canon, a great many Excursionists
visit this point. 1t is situated on the
through line of the D. & r. G. r. r.
to Salt Lake City. Is noted for its
healthful climate and number of Min
eral springs, Viz: Soda, Iron and Hot
water, which possess many valuable
medicinal properties, and consequent
ly is quite resort for invalids. The
town is fast improving. Some fine
buildings have been erected within
the last two years; the principle ones
of which are the Military College, a
Public School building, a Court house
and fine new Bank The Military
Institute, which, by the way, is the
pioneer institution Of the far West,
has been adopted by the G. A. r. and
promise to be able to do a grand work
in the training Of the youth, physical
ly, mentally and morally.
The programme of Commencement
exercises, of this infant College this
June, would do credit to an older in
stitution. The prizes for scholarship
and military drill were awarded to w.
H. Bryant, of Leadville, a young man
who has to depend entirely upon his
own resources for his education. One
interesting feature of Commencement
was Sham battle between the Cadets
and Veterans of the G. A. R., in
which the Cadets captured Fort Stin-
son, and marched their prisoners into
Camp. The Fort was erected on one
of the limestone foot hills short dis
tance from the College. Although
our town numbers perhaps not more
than three thousand inhabitants, it is
becoming noted for its industry and
enterprise. 1t contains one Silver
Smelling Works, with fair prospect
of more in the near future. Travellers
tell us it is the liveliest town of its
size they have found in Colo.
The weather is rather warm for
comfort at present, though case of
sunstroke has never yet been known
in Colorado, | believe. The warmest
part of the day is from sunrise until
about nine o'clock in the morning.
after that hour we usually have d
cool, gentle breeze the remainder OF
the day, which is very pleasant. We
have Prohibition Society, also W
G. T. u, and Colorado can boast OF
!, some noble, earnest temperance work
ers, who hope by and by to be able tt
3 fill her offices with temperance men
l CETTA V. SMITH.