Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-04-20
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For the Montgomery County Sentinel.
LIFE IN THE FAR WEST.
DENVER. CoLoRApo. 1883

Dear Friend II have been in Dem
yer nearly a month and like it so much
but as it is no new place to you it will
not be worth while to describe the city.
| attend regularly on Sunday the Cathe-
dral services, where I enjoy 10 much
Dean II. M. Harris soul-stirring SER
mons. [ have also attended the Pres
byterian Churches.
We are engaged as assistants in n
photographers establishment, and our
work is taking wet prints from shallow
tanks Of water, piling them on glass,
pressing the water out Of them with
. wooden roller, and putting corn-starch
paste on them with brush, then mount
ing them on the cards. The prints are
stereo and cabinet size. We blot the
larger pictures and the four men who
do the rest Of the work mount them.
Then We have to sort and put away after
they are FURNISHED, and fiji orders for
thirty or forty dozen several times day.
OF course they have to be selected, aud
each series of views put into an elastic
band 10 itself. As everything as far as
possible is systematized the work is not
hard. Our chief is off much of the
time getting new views of Colorado's
varied scenery. In his absence we have
charge Of books 10 which all work done
and all sales made are recorded. He
always leaves US bis key to the P. o..
Box, so you can imagine VIC have made
frequent visits to the large brick build
ing, which is postofico and opera house
combined. One morning, owing to four
days Of continual rain, we had holiday
and spent it at the Museum, where
everything is free exhibit and for sale
The stuffed specimens of animals gave
US first rate idea of the fauna Of the
State and the birds. There are not
many varieties here. Two live young
prairie dogs kept up constant, comical
barking. We saw so many mounds on
the praires as VIC came out that we were
gratiied to see the style Of inhabitants
The minerals OF course we're inhu-
merable in kinds and quantities. many
of them being beautiful. | could not
resist purchasing "a smoky topaz, which I
shall have set when | go East Chinese
handiwork and curious nuts, Indian relics
in masses and California wonders com
plete the interesting collection | feel
as though | had just opened an interest
ing book that must go there often to
peruso. until every chapter is known.
As to our journey out we had real
pleasant time, conductors being most
helpful to US helpless beings. We slept
well and were not at all fatigued when
we got here after four days and three
nights Of constant travel. OF course
the scenery oil along the road was new
10 me and | enjoyed 1t all, but shall
prefer going back when Nature has
either June's or October's Curb.
We are planning short trips for the
summer. The first TO be TO Maniton,
where we shall spend several days 10
order 10 zee all the beauties that sur
round the place Of tho Winds
by no means being least. Seeing views
and learning 50 much OF things to be
seen only hsightens my desire to see the
real with my own eyes,
wonder il you have Ind as much
bad weather as we, certainly il is either
a very unusual season hero or every one
exaggerates the sunshine Of Denver.
We have only had an occasional clear
day since we came, still the luxuriantly
blooming plants IN the windows look as
though they had laid in bountifu
store Of light and heat.
The people we have met we like, bu
the general mass seen 10 the street ant
In business way strike mo as rough
and odd. Such queer costumes !! have
seen a plain black suit frightened by
scarlet sash strung round the hips and
gentlemen parade the streets wearing
uivid green suits. X.