The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-17
PuERLo,s PRoTEAN PALACE.
The Mineral Mountains and Geological
Glories of Colorados Canons.

The guardians of the gateway through
which all the hidden treasures of the
centennial state are most readily reached:
the keepers of the door beyond which
are buried all the gold and silver ores,
the iron, coal, copper and lead, and the
marbles and GRANTEES and precious stones
of Colorado, are about ready TO surprise
and delight the world with an exposition
of the finest display of mineral wealth
ever beheld by the eyes of the men of
any age in any country. Crystal pal
aces, ice palaces and corn palaces have
sprang into imposing realities through
the taste and enterprise of nations of
states and of communities, but
the people of Pueblo are materializ-
ing the shining glories of an iridescent
dream and studding the majestic walls
and vaulted ceilings, the imposing
columns and graceful pilasters of a
palace with the protean wealth and
splendors of Aladdin's lamp or Fortu-
natus's cap. Greece had her Atheneum,
and Rome her Colosseum, but it has been
left for youthful city in the west of the
west to lead the ages in the production
of the most unique building ever erected
by the hand of man. Sixty per cent of
all known minerals, besides numerous
precious stones, are found in the Businesses
of Colorado. All of these will be polished
and FURNISHED and placed in the walls
and columns Of this exceptional structure
which will then be lighted up by,
and which will reflect the effulgence of
two thousand two hundred electric
lights.
To appreciate the novel beauty of the
Colorado mineral palace of Pueblo it
must be seen midst its smelling eviron-
ments, where, relieved by its back ground
of great high lights and somber shadows
of mountains and mesa, it stands gem
of natural setting. AS the time for open
ing the displays approaches all of the
people of the state of Colorado are show
ing an undisguised interest 1t will
prove the mecca of capitalist and scien-
fist, alike, and the pride of a whole
country. And it will continue to attract,
for the Mineral Palace is no temporary
affair. Its solidity and magnitude are
commensurate with its conception, and
its beauty will be as imperishable as its
mineral Communications. TranS-cOnti-
mental travellers for years to come will
stop TO see and wonder. to tarrv and TO
study. There they will find thousands
of specimens of ores, fossils and freaks,
of petrifactions and crystalizations
blended into new effects Of colors, of
shades and of lights. Every county. ev-
cry mining district of Colorado, has con-
tributed of its rarest and richest mineral
specimens and geological gems and east
ern artists of reputation are busy arrang-
ing and combining these for the most eff |
fectual display.
The passage of the silver bill, and |
which will he followed by free coinage,
is bound to bring our sister state promi- |
nence and prosperity, and place her in |
the front rank of the leading common
wealths of the west, making her a valua-
BILE market for all that Kansas will have /
to sell, rendering the interests of each |
mutual and identical from an economical /.
view.
Our space is too limited to attempt any !
detailed description of the Colorado Min |
eral Palace, which has been erected |
through the liberality of the enterprising
citizens of Pueblo, and stored by the cit
liens of the progressive state of Colorado |
at large, but no mountain bound traveller
can afford missing day at Pueblo, in
viewing her wonderful Mineral Palace. |