The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-12-13
PUEBLO,
And Some of Her Points of
Interest,
As Seen by a News-Herald Cor
respondent.

PUEBLO, Colo, Dec. 3, 1888.
Dear Ne,s- Herald We'll, here l am
in the "Pittsburg Of the West," having
arrived here last Friday. But let not
my readers suppose for one moment that
in this age Of wonders that one week is
required to come from Hillsboro to this
city. The fact is, that the 400 miles
from Cincinnati to this point is made in
forty. eight hours, including all stops.
At this point perhaps few words in re-
gard to the best route or routes TO reach
the centennial State" would be Of in
terest, especially to those who contem-
plate visit hither. You are aware,
suppose, that st. Louis is the "Gateway
to the West" and OF course the proper
thing to do, after reaching Cincinnati, is
to take the most direct route to that city,
and that route-in fact, there is but one
direct route between the two cities-is
the o. & M. This road is thoroughly
equipped with all the modern improve
ments and conveniences, and makes the
$40 miles-the distance between the two
points-in ten hours, including all stops,
arriving fully two hours before any train
leaves for the West, thus giving you
plenty of time to check your trunks, get
your supper and stretch out your tired
and cramped limbs. From this point
you have number OF routes to choose
from, all of which are first.class. If you
are purchasing round.trip ticket, my
advice would be to get one which will
permit you to 60 by one road and return
by another. All of these roads are
thoroughly equipped, and you may take
chair cars-which are free-sleepers, par
lor cars, or anything to suit the taste.
AS my dollars were few and far between,
a chair car was good enough for me. As
I was attempting to beat my way out
here IA failing possessed by a majority
of the newspaper fraternity, I came
over the roads upon whose good nature
I could impose. This caused me to make
a change Of roads at Kansas City, arriv-
ing here, as stated above, Friday.
Pueblo, which but a few years ago
was an Indian village reposing quietly
in the shadow of the Rockies, is now
wide.awake, enterprising and flourishing
city. It is the metropolis and manufac-
turing center of Southern Colorado, send.
ing its smoke from a hundred furnaces
to wreath in clouds about the peaks of
the snow.copped mountains. Since my
arrival John A. Collins, Mr.. Whiting
and myself took ramble through one
OF Pueblo's smelters. First we looked
at the rough ore as it came from the
mines. 1t was in all colors and shapes.
Here was pile of yellow, clayey-looking
dust, there a pile of reddish rocks, an.
other of grayish.appearing gravel, next
pile that resembled soft, sticky mud,
and so on and so forth. This ore is all
pay ore, and after passing through one
process after another (which is all Greek
to anyone but an experienced chemist
or miner the gold, silver or lead con-
tanned in the aforesaid ore is found in
solid bars called bullion, while the waste
is thrown away. In future letter
may have more to say Of this, one of
Pueblo's largest and most extensive in
dustries. Besides the smelters, OF which
there are four, there are many other
manufacturing institutions.
The climate since my arrival here has
been perfection. The atmosphere is so
rare, pure and dry, and it has been Just
cold enough to make it pleasant. One
of the things of the greatest wonder and
interest to me is the great distance which
ian be seen by the naked eye. Pixies
Peak, which is some forty.five or fifty
miles from this point, seems to be not
Iarther away than is Clear Creek from
while the Spanish Peaks--the
Twin Sisters - although ninety miles
away, can be seen very distinctly. Be-
;ween the gap in these two mountains
another range some fifty miles farther
lway can be plainly discerned. Just let
he readers of this letter imagine them
'elves standing on the College and at
empting to see the mountains OF South
,rn Kentucky.
Since my arrival I have met John A. |
Collins, at whose Office, through his kind
invitation, ! am making my headquar-
ers. By the way, John has large and
.rowing practice. I have also met John |
lyons, who is occupying lucrative po.
ition with leading drug store of this
'ity. But as this mountain air is pro.
luctive of an enormous appetite, and as
he supper hour is drawing nigh, I will |
lesist. Yours, &C., B.