The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-12
SILVER SOUVENIRS.
The President Has Bright Me-
mentoes of Colorado.
MR. HARRIsoN's SPEECH AT PUEBLO

Lauding the Miners for Their Ad.
mirable Organization in the Early
Days of the Industry-C Colorado's
Hidden Wealth and Her Marvel
GUS Growth.
PUEBLO, Colo, May 12.- The trip
from Denver to Pueblo was through
some Of the grandest scenery on the
Denver and Rio Grande route. All day
the party were kept busy admiring and
wondering at the great canyons and
mountains. 1t was about noon when
the party passed through the Royal
gorge and the entire party watched
from the rear platform of the observa-
ton car. The train passed through
narrow passages between the perpen-
dicular mountains Of rock. The weather
was cold and misty, and snow and
clouds were about the mountain tops.
At Pueblo, which was reached at 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon, the silver
brick presented to the president at
Leadville was exhibited, and greatly ad-
mired The brick is an exact fac siihile
of the bricks as they come from the
smelters, weighing seven pounds, as is
suitably inscribed. The citizens of
Pueblo presented the members Of the
party with souvenirs in the shape Of sill
yer, copper and lead paper weights.
The programme consisted of a parade
and review of school children. The city
was decorated most lavishly. At the
reviewing stand, where Editor Lambert,
Of The Pueblo Chieftain delivered an
address of Welcome, the president re-
sponded as follows:
The Presidents Speech.
MIR. MAYOR AND FELLOW CITIZENS: The
brief time which are able In this hasty
journey to allot to the city of Peublo has now
almost expired. II has given me pleasure to
drive through the streets of this prosperous
and entcrprlsing municipality, and to SEQ that
you are concentrating great business interest,
which must in the future make you very i'm
portant center In this state. You have in this
state variety of resources, unexcelled,
think, by any other state. Your attention was
very naturally first directed towards the pre-
cious metals, to the mining OF gold and silver.
The commoner ores were neglected. Your
cities were mining camps. Nowhere In all our
history has the American capacity for civil
organization been 80 perfectly demonstrated
as In the mining camps Of the west. Coming
here entirely beyond the range of civil insti-
tutlons, where courts and sherlffs and police
officers could not give their aid 10 suppress the
unruly, at a time whom our national mining
laws wcro unframed, these pioneer miners of
California, Colorado, Montana and Idaho
wrought out for themselves, In their mining
camps q system Of mining and governing
laws that have received the approval Of the
government.
II was quite natural that interest should
hayo bccn trst directed towRr..s the precious
metals. You are coming to realize that baser
metals, as we call them, with which your
great hills arc stored, are greater and of a
more lasting value This is the iron age
With the modern inventions for converting
iron into shapely steel, with the disappearance
of the timber with which our fathers built
the manufacture OF structural iron has devel-
oped a marvellous industry l do not doubt
that this rolling mill. to which reference has
been made, Is but the first of number of such
establishments which will give employment
TO many honest laborers to whom you will pay
full, honest American wages You are also
turning your attention to the development of
your horticultural and agricultural resources.
You have learned that many of these valleys,
touched by the magical influence of easy irri-
CATION, are capable Of producing not only sta
pie crops, but fruits and flowers to delight
and beautify your homes. We passed this
morning through region where | was sur
prised to see orchards that reminded me of
California. | am glad TO hail you as fellow cit
liens.
EAitVi btO SpCVNillildhiiS tHo JdEbl WAS
escorted by Mayor Hamilton and the
Denver committee, headed by Governor
Routt, to the train, which left for Col
orado Springs at 4:30 o'clock.
At Colorado Springs.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, May 1s.-
Two days of rain had made the streets
rather muddy. but this place looked its
best when the presidential train ar
rived at $50 last night. The town was
handsomely decorated and the people
gave the party most enthusiastic well
come.
The committee headed by the mayor,
received the party at the depot, and the
president and Mrs. Harrison rode in an
open carriage, drawn by four black
horses and driven tandem.
The drive was through principal
streets to the college, where the school
children greeted the president and he
addressed ther.. The party were taken
to Artler's hotel, where the president ad-
dressed the people from balcony. The
hotel was beautifully decorated and the
entire first floor was reserved for the
party. After dinner the President and
Mrs. Harrison held reception in the
parlors, and everybody in Colorado
Springs Colorado City and Manitou
called to shake the presidents hand.
After a nights rest the MARTY laft bara |