Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-20

ont over the rolling plains at the east.
Scattered along the creek above the
smelter were many bare, implanted
wooden structures, deserted and more
or less fallen 70 decay. These had been
concentrating and reduction works, put
up for treating refractory ores after
original and secret methods. The ores,
however, having proved refractory to a
degree that had never been cOntem-
plated, the processes had, one by one,
been abandoned for the time, and the
inventors were now generally gone east
looking for capital TO push their schemes
TO success. When they came back, it
was confidently predicted Of each by his
friends, Orodelphia was going to have a
boom.
Meanwhile IL might have been OBJ
served that the town got along In con-
siderable comfort and prosperity without
them. II had the electric light and the
telephone; two weekly newspapers, each
largely devoted to amazingly plain
spoken YituperatiOn Of me other; a
couple Of banks smoothing off the rough
edge OF rivalry in their common cause
Of keeping discount rates up to fifteen
per cent; half dozen saloons eXuber-
antly AOurishing; and, fttingly, as pitted
against them, as many church organiza-
tiOns; all fervent in every good work
save the one Of paying their pastors
promptly. There was the usual glorious
Colorado climate, OF which the people
were as proud as II monopoly OF It had
been granted them; and there prevailed
the usual superb confidence in the
future, when the embryo city, now only
hating for capital 10 develop its re-
markable resources, should rival Denver
IN size and Importance. In anticipation
Of these metropolitan prospects there
had even sprung up OF late years
SpaSmOdiC discussion at election times
as 70 the prOpriety Of barring cows from
the public streets and closing the
saloons on Sundays; but these extreme
measures were generally regarded as a
too SerVile imitation of the etiete east,
and had so far been uncOmprOmiSingly
frOwned down by the independent voter.
They were wise in their generation,
the pioneers who chose the site OF the
place, where, dependent upon the mines
as 10 was, was, yet little removed from
them all, in the narrow valley, walled In
by meSas, Just without the one natural
outlet 10 that section Of the mountains,
PinOn canyon. IL was an anomaly
among mining towns in that ithad been
encouraged to grow as beautiful as ma
tire, aided by all the arts Of cultivation.
could make 1T. The most sanguine pros
pectOr had never thought to "Strike IT.
IN the precipitOuS foothills rising from
the town at the west. No ugly excres-
cence Of crumbling dump-pile marred
the rugged brown slopes; and the scant
drapery OF pines and dOtting spearheads
OF Spruces were left alone, since no gap
ing shaft nor tunnel was opened TO swai-
low up the timber. One Of the hrSt
moves Of the early settlers had been 10
bring water from the mountains IN gen.
erOus irrigating bitches 20 water the
cottonwood trees that, with homeSick
memories Of eastern elmS, they planted
all over their bare town; and now the
tall trees nodded to each other across
The broad streets, and luxuri0nt lawns
and gardens surrounded the comfortable
homes, lavishly doing all that nature
might tocondone the redundanee OF scroll
saw decoration and the glare OF white
paint and green blinds.
With all its jostling eagerness TO Keep
abreast of the times, OrodelDhla SUI
hung back In respect TO that style OF ar
ehitecture known as Queen Anne, with
al its vagaries Of paiut, the few sPecl-
mems they had to show in that line De-
Ing generally regarded in the light OF
eurios obligingly provided by eecen.
Iic individuals for the diversifying OF
the landscape and the entertainment OF
their fellows, the popular taste stlll
londly clinging to the style Of home most
common at the east when the unity
Miners" crossed the plains. But MOTH
ing could appear really common or ugly
n that fair setting OF greenery, against
mat grand mountain background which
was the richest possession Of the place.
RSr countless mil-t the eye might IOl-