Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-27
FROM COLORADO.
Kmblcr's description of the Country
Aroans. and the Town of Trinidad.
TRINIpAp. COL, Aug. 5, 3

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TRINIDAD, Col, Aug. 5, 'S3.
Editor Texas Live stock Journal.
Trinidad is one OF the thriving towns
Of Colorado. Live stock and coal are
its chief sources of support The coal
mines of Trinidad are said 10 be very
fine aud very extensive. Your cores
pondent saw one lump of coal THAT
had been taken from the Trinidad
mines at the Tertio i'm Santa Fe that
weighed nine thousand pounds. 1t
was about four feet square and thus
contained sixty-four cubic feet. A few
such Jumps as that would supply a
small family in Texas a whole season.
A great number of stockmen have
their family residences in this place,
and some OF them are very elegant.
There are several Texans here and all
80 far a. I can hear have done well
financially speaking. Among those
whose acquaintance have made are
DIR. South, Mai w. A. Burnett and
Capt. Il. Horn. | would judge the
population of Trinidad to be about four
thousand. She has two elegant school
buildings and am told her schools are
in very prosperous condition when
in session.
nave noticed several very neat.
pretty churches, but have not learned
to what denominations they belong.
and ii does not matter much since all
have about the same object in view,
viz: to make men wiser and better in
this life and thus fit them for higher
life beyond the river l would Judge
the society of Trinidad to be very re-
fined and genteel. One thing has
struck me with peculiar force, and that
is the healthy and robust appearance of
the ladies. Their cheeks have the
peach tint, which makes them look
very charming, There are some ele-
CANT business blocks in Trinidad. but
business is little dull just at this time,
but the merchants are anticipating a
good fall trade. AS soon as the cattle
men commence shipping beeves, and
the sheepmen dispose of their wool,
money will he plenty and business
lively. Trinidad has but one railroad
now, and that is the A., T. Il ;. F.,
but she is looking for the Denver and
New Orleans road soon. The Picket
wire river flows through the town,
over which they are constructing a
$40 600 bridge. The bulk of the town
is on the east side of the river, and the
railroad and depot on the west side,
thus making good bridge a
a necessity. This is certainly a delight
| full summer climate, but | imagine i
would prefer being a little lower down,
and little farther south in the winter.
/ see no native fruits. East of the
town is tolerably high mountain.
For the romance of the thing tackled
this mountain this evening, but the 70
nance was gone before | got halfway
to the top. However, kept on my
way, and found that the grandeur and
romance of the thing was all reserved
| for the top. 1 had a grand view ofthe
| Rocky Range with its various snow
clad submits. The Spanish Peaks
rise UP in the distance like twin sisters
and look to be not very far off, but,
am told, it is over hundred mics t.
their base. Stuck down in the mids
of one of our vast prairies, l imagine
they would look very grand. | die
not sit down with the view of enter
tanning your readers. but of amusin.
myself but fit should turnout that
have killed two birds with one stone
/ will be doubly satisfied.
RAMBLER.