Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-06-26
Colorado Letter.

Ed. GRAPHIC: As 1t has been some
time since l wrote letter from this,
the farthest western point of Colorado,
will do so to-day.
As a general thing times are getting
much better in Colorado ttan they
have been. Mining camps are improv-
ing. 4 better feeling exists among all
business men. Monled men feeling
confidence in the country are not so
tlmid about investments as heretofore.
Nearly all trains bring new corners,
generally men looking for home or
range tor stock.
Mesa county has excellent range and
vast numbers ofcattle roam about over
the rocky hills. The grass is now bet
ter than at any time since | came here,
three years ago. Oats, wheat and bar
ley are beginning to head. New po.
tatoes have been on the market tor ten
days. saw corn fifteen inches high
yesterday and melon vines in bloom.
Our tables are now supplied with
strawberries OF our own raising and
also all kinds of vegetables. This is
the season OF high waters and at pres
ent we are cut off from the east on ae-
count OF the railroad blldge across
the Gunnlson river be ng washed out;
so If this letter does not reach you for
! sometime do not blame the .. S. Mail.
We had heavy wind and rain storm
on the 5th and several frame houses
were upturned. We have had a very
wet spring, for Colorado, and some
fields of oats are good hight and have
never been irrigated. Harvest hands
are being sought now as a scarcity is
expected. Aside from farming and
stock raising there is not much to
speak of. a mining camp in the Una
weep canon twelve miles south and
east of this place, Is boasted of a great
deal, but have failed to see any ore
or hear OF any that pald for shipping.
]. B. Huey has made discovery on
Rapid creek, and purchased quick sill,
yer day or two since with which tc
make tests. Attention is now general
ly turned toward fine stock. The fine
stock are, mostly brought from Mis-
souri,. There are now several stock
men awaiting the first train from Mis-.
souri, to get fine stock for their herds.
They find that blooded stock is always
ready sale at good prices.
The government has located an In
dian school mere and will begin tht
erection of a twenty-five thousand
dollar building, and prepare one hun,
derd and sixty acres OF land for cult
vation. They will begin to round NJ
or gather in the Indian children at
once and will lease house till the new
one can be built. Besides reading
, writing &C., the boys will be taugh
farming and the girls sewing and 9th
er household work. 1t is to be hoped
they will meet with every success il
this work One can not pick up pa
per that does not contain an account o
some fendish deed committed by th
treacherous Appaches, who will neve
be peaceable till the old warriors ar
dead and the children educated.
| have not written this letter il
praise of Colorado. by any means,
6 only state facts. l would not adyis
any one TO come here for the purpos
of getting rich. Colorado is healthy i,
the mountains and the valleys are gen
orally so, but Grand Valley has tn
poorest water of any place, l have seel
in the state, the water having to pas
through so much alkali before reach
ing here. After getting up the rive,
to Bluestone valley the water is GOO
all the way to Glenwood springs.
must say few words for these springs
They are at the mouth of the Roariu.
Forks Greek where it empires intothe
Grand River and are about fifteen j,
, number. There is a cave where on,
|
can take sweat bath if he likes.
sampled them when 1 visited til,
, springs about month ago Fifteer
minntes IN the cave did me, and
sweat as never sweat before. Their,
were hundreds OF people there from al
parts of the country, for the benefit o,
the bathing. Glenwood is a place oi
800 or 900 inhabitants and Is about 125
miles from Grand junction with which
1t will soon be connected by wagon
road IN the Grand river vallav