The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-06-23

was on the train and we heard him say:
81 have been over the Northern Pacific,
and tho Union Pacific, and the Central
Pacific to tho Pacific Ocean. They are
grand routes. But the grandest noun
tain route of all that have ever rode
over is the Denver and Rio Grande from
Denver by way of Gunnison to Salt
Lake. 1t takes man to the top Of the
mountains above the clouds, and lets
him down into gorges that almost ex.
clude the sun. l would not have missed
it for anything, and yet would not ride
over it again for ten thousand dollars.
The way the cars run down the terrible
grades is frightful. looked out till my
head ached. Then became seasick and
nervous, and it seemed to me that L must
be dashed to pieces"
Thus do the works and regulations of
great thinkers and workers grid the con
tinent and stretch from pole to pole; but
there is no more need to doubly insure
your life when riding over the Denver
and Rio Grande Railroad than when
riding over any other road built and
operated by men who know their bust
ness.
YEARS AGO.
To Pixies Peak That is what folks
said years ago. They did not go to
Pixies Peak, but to the junction of Cher
ry Creek with the South Platte river
where in the bed of the stream gold was
found. Pixies Peak was landmark seen
for hundreds of miles, and to get within
sevcnty-tivc miles of it was "gctting
there" in those days.
The beautiful temperance city of Colo
RADIO Springs, forty-fvc miles south from
Denver, is between Denver and Pixies
Peak, but there are no springs at Colo
RADIO Springs. At the foot of the noun
tains, five miles west, are springs, at
Manitou, or in the garden of the gods,
as some one named this grand, majestic
locality, from which folks start on horses
or mules for the top of Pixies Peak, and
n chance to see the world below. We
sec into the valley of the South Platte
1t comes out from doorway in the
mountains, about twenty-six miles south
west from Denver, as the water came out
of the rock struck by Moses.
By the way, Moses was different from
| somo people of to-day, rs he was sue
cessful striker.
Sec the crooked line of bright, green
trees, thrifty cottonwood, that mark the
course Of the river See the belt of green
farms along the river, clear down to
Denver, and on forty miles north, show
ing where farmers are getting in their
work, and by irrigation bringing forth
crops that pay large profits
DENVER.
Now VIC see the spires of the city Now
the city itself. Gracious! what n city.
| There it is fourteen miles cast of the foot
mills. Fourteen miles east from the
mountains, on the plains. 1t looks like
an oasis in desert. A city four miles
long and about mile and half wide.
A city of 80, 600 inhabitants. One of the
handsomest, most progressive cities in
the Union. Considering all things it has
no rival on earth. Where thirty years
ago was n bald-headod plain, now rise
tens of thousands of trees, to almost hide
the beautiful city they shade. Out from
the green rise towers of churches and
Schools finer than are to be found else
where west of the Mississippi river till
we reach San Francisco Cupolas of
palatial private residences, and high
headed towers for electric lights, prove
that modern, progressive people are
those who live in the city named in hon
or Of General Denver, the gallant pioneer
| ington.
| From the tops of those high smoke
stacks that mark the location of the great
smelters of Argo owned by United
States Senator n. p. Hill, Wolcott and
Others, and of the Omaha and Denver
smelling works, owned by Ex-Governor
Grant and others, the smoke rolls day
and night without ceasng, as millions
upon millions of dollars worth of gold
| and silver bullion are here each year
roasted and stewed ont of the ore brought
here by cars from the Wondrous mines
of Colorado. Thirteen railroad lines
centre here at the Union depot, one of
the largest and handsomest in the world.
Now wc come up to the broad plateau
of railroad works in front of the depot;
on time to the minute, from Chicago to
Denver direct by the Burlington route,
no more worn, worried or woaried than
though we stayed at homo and worked
III the garden. Here are lines Of horse
cars leading to all parts Of the city
north, south, east and west. Here are
wide, clean streets of the broad gauge
pattern. Aside them on each side run
streams of water, used for the irrigation
of gardens farther back Here are shade
trees making Denver to appear as located
in some enchanted forest. Here are tele-
graph messenger boys; churches MS fine
as are to be found in Now York city,
with audiences that cannot be exoellGd
for dress and all that pertains to modern
enjoyable religion.
Here are monthly, weekly and daily
papers, chief Of which is the Rocky
Mountain News, Here are banks as
fine, as well officercd and rs solidly foun-
dationed as are any in the couptry. Here
are more large, beautiful stores and more
live. prosperous merchants than can be
found in any city of it's size in the United
States. Here are hotels equal to the very
best in this country, with guests from
all parts of the world. Here are manu-.
featuring establishments growing into
perfect life. Here are as good people
and as deserving as the sun ever shonc
on, and more of progress TO the square
inch than can be found in any other
cities of this country save Chicago, St
Paul and Minneapolis, as into the West
rush the vigorous-minded men who make
fortunes uuickly aa they have vim