The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1889-07-27
The Great West.

MANY n,aces of interest were visited
bv the ,nembers of the International
Tynoyranhica, iTnion which held their
animal meeting in Denver n few weeks
ago and n fair idea of the Nest wos ob.
tanned by them. One of the number
gives bis opinions in the Washington
Craftsman in the following Iunyuape.
Westward the star of empire takes its
WAY md westward The real estate agent
follows In ihe wake of that star The
ives, has grand opport,,niti.s and "A
great futurc ia beforc IL A.. hay. ro.
Gently seen the star of emplrc poised
aiove the snowy ueaks Of The Rocky
Maintains md foiiowed ,ts l.aJ ma far
"A, the land of the Latter Day Saints.
and il still pointed Westward. In re.
alI,y there Is no longer any Wcs, I'm the
sense in which 4, w,,s once used. lint
where the mystical Atlantis was once
sitlxtcd now deive the descendants Of
tie hardy A,nslo. Saxon race.
10 there room In tho great West for
the people OF the over-crowded East Z
Practically, no portion OF this country is
yet over.crowied, except in u few cities,
where the high price OF land has rem
i~rcL tenement houses and close quarters
Il anecessity. hut surrounding every city.
even IN the heart Of the largest, are tracts
OF unoccupicd land. held by spectators
for "a raise Tbs West, with Its broad
prairies. its fertile valleys. It's rich noun
tains. Is III the same position. There are
grand openings for men who can inyes,
In corner lots or farm mortgages; there
are mountains OF silver and gold for ,hos.
who can find II, and get the ore ,o tile
smelling works there are claims four or
live deep on ,,c already discovered min
esal deposits, and the lawyers are resp
Ing "a larger hnry.s, than III. miners
Their. u,. abundant. opportuniti., Il,
lni.,r In III. mines, and dir, OH, gold md
silver and copper for other men. Tn.
worker, In these mine, and the pros.
ucctor, In IN. maintain, ,,pr,,.n, nj.
,,,., every c,I,,,y In IN, wh, h,y, yon.
W,s, mak, their fortunes. Tnr,. time,
.,,, tu.u,yf,u, hours N different, ,,, al
hand, liyb, their candle, and enter ,b..
h,x,ix ~ III. earth ia ,Ii, OH, on, and
,mouy ,h.,, mon a,, ,rnr,s.o,, l,o,k.
t.c,..r. shoemaker, ii,,,,p,,hs mint.
rr, anJ man al every lnouu auJ nm.
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nav and nj M, ,nd 81 IN, week IA,
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".,,l,r /, ,,cl" In pm,,.,,i,y In n,n,
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and IN A A,,..u .,, NM. ,r,iJ.u,,., a, ,n,u
whn n ,.,, ,,.,,. n,, ,x.,, ,,,.,.,,. ,r
t,r mime, rl,,,r mr., ,i,,, ,,,, az ,,r,,x
oh,c,y,n, men vh, Lo.w ..n., bi,,''
from iron uyri,,s vi, ,,,.,. 1, i,,,-in,,.
and lr, The ,i,.,r ni,n,. vii, e,n ,ulu,,
,hss.i.l,i..s AMI px,v>ii.,a: win e,,,,,,
climb the mountains ly day and sleep In
the snow by night, and Fight Indians and
mountain Hons. Hut In il. Yves, n, In
the East. the rrrat fortunes cam. by
speculation largely.
In the new cit,cs Of IN. wcs, lnnd /,
lcaf-t than right here In Washington.
with au a!mo,, lin!,l.,s area Of unocru.
p,c,i Land In .i.ht. lie will no, buiid :.
u. will no, sell To those who would build
New town, are constantly being started. l..
and no ssonrr ntr "A few huul., ,f.-,,.i
than III. same condition Of affair, exist.
The ;.nirrio,, mus, pas for his cSprri.
.uc-. and then ur.y on other iamir,.
III. western country. however. seem,
To hold ou; more inLuccncn,., To- Young
men of energy, The fields of iutuSiry
are no, no iilly occupic,, ~ Ia the East /:
the population Is rapid, increasing. aud
these increasing wants must be iill.d
New rails, I'd, are being pushed into III.
hear; Of the mountain region, and the
mineral wealth of tim, vast region has
lhardly n, va, been scratched ON tho ,lr.
ru,h.I forth. III. western pro,p.c,ot
S,ni,., the to.,L and thn hidden wealth
of tbc hills ia n,rr,I in,, hi, Inn In nm.
,old m,ll,on, uu, enid and silver 4,
no, III. .u,,,,nu,i,I wealth which make,
n nn,lo, y,,,t and ,r,sp,rn,t. The
nr,.,uc,s of IN, .oil nrr far rr.n,rr nnd
of ,n-, v,,u. Tho ,ni,I,n ,rni,, ,I.
i,vi,, b.,J. IA. aclss os cotton. ,l,c In.
iu.,,i,,x ,iiryv,r,, sud ,Ii ia, nr,.Iuct.
,f ,n,u,o which %, ,n st,puIy th, ue,L,
,,t ,,,,li,, ,,r ,u,v,;,h III, ,,in,,,I