West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-02-26
DENVER CITY, COLORADO.
February lG. 1891.

The weather has once more set
tied down to tho old style, the snow
all gone and the mud also. We
have had a month of old fashioned
winter not so much snow but the
weather has been unusually cold for
tins country. On last Sunday.
(the Sth.) } there Was quito blizzard
past north east Of this city, which
stopped railroad tr flis for scvcra:
hours. There were several passen-
ger trains due here Sunday and
Sunday night that did not show up
till late Monday. They were snow
cd under near tho Colo. and Kan.
sas line. But the storm did not
last long and by Tuesday evening
all trains were on time. The storm
however, did not touch this city.
Times continue dull here owing
partly to the hard winter and part.
ly to the banks and loan Comma.
nys refusing to loan money. But
money seems to be plentiful now
and there is no doubt that if the
weather continues as at present
times will be lively in Denver in.
side of thirty days. Tho Labor
Bureau estimates at present four
thousand idle workingmcn in the
city, but they all seem to bo in
good spirits, owing to the prospcc,
for work for all in few days.
Tho Ranchmen are i'm the best OF
spirits owing to the heavy snow fall
of last month with an abundance
OF snow in tie mountains. They
are sure OF good crops the coming
season. Stock has done well here
this winter, Stockmen do not de-
pend on the Range for their stock
IN winter as they used to do, it
don't pay. Last winter Samuel
Hartzell (brother of George Hart
zell of Preston Go. } lost several
h~ndred head OF cattle by not hav-
ing food and shelter for them during
terrible cold spell with deep
snow on the ground. Mr.. Hartzell
lives in and owns large portion Of
what is known as the South Park.
high up in the mountains.
The South Park is beautiful
Valley of many thousand acres.
located OH Arkansaw River aud is
rs level and smooth as what is
known rs the Glades near RcedsyiIle
in Preston Co. 1t is an open pra.
ric, right in the Rocky Mountains,
several thousand feet above the
plains. The grass that grows there
is Of II superior quality, not like
the wild glass that grows in the
Gladcs, and makes the best hay in
the market. 1t always sells for
from three to five dollars more on
the ton than any other hay on the
market.
Mr.. Hartzell located there many
years ago and has uIated
quite fortune. There are now
two railroads running through the
Park. The oldest road is the Den
yer & South Park. The Colorado
Midland was built about four years
ago. The Midland has a station
In the Park named Hartzell, in
honor Of Mr.. Hartzell.
We have little animal known as
the Prarie Dog which is a native Of
the plains west OF the Missouri
River and we believe that his cx.
istence in such numbers is to
great extent due to the name, dog
There are not few who claim his
flesh to be equally as palatablc rs
that Of the rabbit or the squire,
but no doubt it is the respect that
people have for the name that keeps
them from hunting him for food
His diet is the same ne that Of tho
rabbit and he does not in any way
resemble the dog. They burrow
and are found in groups from City
10 many hundreds. Thege groups
are called towns" They are
more sociable and easier civilized
than the Indian. They will insist
on staying in their towns even when
the farmer insists on him giving up
his town site for his farmhouse.
IN fact he holds OF equal TO the
Mormons in Salt Lake. Ills asso-
ciates to are rather questionable.
For instance the Prarie Rattlcsuake