South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-04-03
OGDEN March, 1897.


BRUCE HARPER, ESQ.
DEAR FRIEND :--There are two
cities in the West that, during the
past few years, have attracted uni
versal attention fer solid and sub.
stantial growth and wonderful COM
mercial progress.
Denver +, the Queen City Of the
Plains, is known the world over aud
her growth has been phenomenal, and
the secret Of her wonderful aivaace.
ment is not apparent to the stranger
until he visits the mountains and sees
how man is robbing the eternal hills
OF their hidden wealth. Millions are
annually extracted and this untold
wealth heaped in on the Queen CITY,
until she has become city of the
most magnificent residences. pa!atial
bones, towering business blocks and
great religious and educational struc.
lures. No o.her city in the world
can compare with Denver In her
echool buildings. either in number or
beauty OF architecture
Ogden, on the other side of the
.soS"ISob wv miSS WesJ OF Denver.
bids fair TO be a second Denver. Most
beautifully situated in the Valley of
the Great Salt Lake basin surround.
ed by most beautiful and prodnc-
tive agricultural region, crops are
sure. not being dependent on rains.
but the farmers merely turning on
the irrigating water az his pleasure.
The Great Salt Lake, eight miles 20
the cas-, Is the greatest marvel OF
America. Ii is 90 miles long and 40
miles wide, and ITS Haters are &C
dense with salt, seven times az dense
as sea brine. that no animal or fIsb
can live in it.
II Is a most beautiful sight, sittino
OF the shores of the far famed inland
sea, tue beautiful blue waters stretch.
Ing away as far as the eye can see
with the snow.cspped peaks risinp
from her many is.snds, while TO the
cast, just beh nd the city of OGDEN,
stretch the great Watsatch range
towering just one mile above the city,
the view is ore Of most maiestie
grandeur.
To-day Ogden is the hub OF the en-
lire inter-mountain region, standing
at the gate way Of the mountains In
the most beautiful agricultural re,
| gion OF America.
IL Is the only commercial centre
between Denver aad San Francisco
III Is the terminus Of The gteal trunk
lines Of railway Of the West, tue In
ion Pacific, tue Central Pacific, ;he
Utah Northern. The Utah Central
the Rio Grande Western and Ogden
and Park City now ter inmate al o..
den. The Pacific Short-line Is now
building, connecting Sioux City, To-
va, and Ogden by an ole line, The
Colo. Midland has just been clmplet.
ed through and Is nov running
through broad gauge trains from
Denver t. Ogden. The wa,er ann
ply is inexhauslible' The Weber
and Ogden rivers. fresh md spark.
Ing from the mountains, form Juno .
SION here and flowing through the
valley, leave a veri.able Garden of
Ellen along their border. The city
water supply is taken from tho Ogden
Canon, eight miles above thu towo,
on an elevation Of $50 feet above the
city. A reservoir lower down, nearer
The city. has been built TO distribute
the pressure. II this we're direct
I pressure on tho pipes in the city, il
wouldtWist them all TO pieces. As Il
Is nov. a bose attached TO a Ere ping
ia the streets, will throw stream
over an eight story building.
Ogden to-day is the commercial
centre OF the great mining camps of
Idaho, Montpna, Utah and Nevada