Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-06
TRAVELLING VERMONTERS.
Letter from IA burlington Lady on the 6,
\. X. Excursion.

NEAR STIRLING, Col, July %, 1856.
To the Editor OF the Free Press:
Here we are whizzing over the big
pralries of Colorado, vast boundless
level, without tree or shrub, since the
earliest passenger got up this morning.
Every minute Is pleasant, except, of
course, little inconvenience we have to
overlook, but all is good nature and fun.
We have been visiting New York, Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island,
each in their cars. They all have different
badges and emblems pine for Maine,
nutmegs for Connecticut, beans for Bos-
ton with large iron kettle hanging ont
of the car window. The cars are trimmed
with the beautiful prairie flowers we get
when we halt, which isn't often. The
Rhode Island party are all gentlemen in
/ flannel suits and caps, and they play poker
all the time. one New York gentleman
has chartered a car and filled it with his
| invited friends.
Last evening, about half past ten, we
halted for a minute, and a jolly Old fellow
rushed IN, and began to swing his hat.
saying, God bless you, every one left
Vermont 30 years ago, and have watched
Tor TINS car for two weeks. Girls Pm
glad TO see you. How good you look =" |
sad the best looking ones had gone to
bed. Then he made a raid on the berths
When he left we asked him to come
AGAIN, and often, and we gave
three rousing cheers for the loyal old Yer
monter
We have seen real live cowboys. They
are enough Tor us everything. Houses here
are miles apart and then only log-huts or
inuu. W nat they burn don't know, as
not a leaf or twg have we seen to-day.
Herds OF cattle, horses and sheep are seen
some near, others distant, but the COW
boys are mostly in the settlements, al
ways on horse with the inevitable
slouce hat. The New England crowd is
divided INTO three sections, of 10 and II
cars each all pullmans and all well-or-
up at Council Bluffs and LETT
TWO or three hours apart. We
are III the second section. At 10 a. m
we stopped at Stirling for break fast and
round the frst division still there, some
400, ana had devoured everything Many
natives were giving exhibitions of mule
riding etc. Our people made a raid on
every settler for something to eat, no
matte what, but our immediate party
waited patiently and finally had IA good
breakfast. Our landlady's mother, we
lington.
We are due in Denver at p. M, and
stay there till Wednesday and shall make |.
niue SIDE trips to points of interest. The |
grass III this part of the country is very
thln and dry, and how the cattle live /
know not. We have Just passed herd of
thousand or more, with six or eight COW
boys riding around them at furious rate.
waved my handkerchief and got Il swing .
OF the hat from every one. 1t is thrilling
TO see them ride at their mad, wild speed
Mr.. McGatfey found us yesterday. and
now we have six Unitarlans and are 90
ing to form Il trans-continentai confer
ellCe
one of the railroad men has Just given
US our trip for tomorrow, taking us to
the Grand Loop, Idaho Springs. Clear
Creek Canon, and arch within three miles
OF Gray's Peak, the third highest of the
Rockies, and promising us snow ball
match before dinner. The ticket for the
whole day is only 50 So one-t bird the regu-
lar rare NJ l.. b.