The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-07-16
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Pleasant Day at Denver, Re
ception at Omaha.

| 10 De our .dSt Idy III 'uC S'S"
state of Colorado. Morning foun,
us ready in lake in the city o
Denver in full force. There being
no regularly laid out programme
for the a. m. we divided into So
cial couples or crowds and visited
the most important of the man!
points of interest in that great
western metropolis. The writer
hastily took u run out to the gov
ernment mint. 1t made us awful
tired Of life when we felt our 15C
in our pocket and compared II
/ with The million of gold and sill
yer as it was brought in and cast
upon the scales, like so much dirt
And when an old duffer brought
i in a sock full of ore, had it,tested
and weighed and received a
check for S125 for it, we became
real i'll, and sought the fresh air
of another part of The city. We
never could look upon anything
in that way, without the assist
ance of a bottle of camphor. By
The power of electricity we soon
found ourselves carried TO anoth-.
er great wonder of the west, The
Denver Smelling Works. These
are probably The largest works of
the kind IN America. Thousands
of dollars worth Of gold and silver
ore was heaped up IN stock.
Huge rough castings having gone
through the first process, were
thrown ont in The yard 10 cool.
We were tod that the pile was
worth probably $4,000 00. or
course We didn't know how much
that was but supposed it to be
lots of money. Here we secured
several nice specimens of silver
ore of the engineer, which we vet
have in our possession. We ad-
mired very much the courtesies
shown us in this large work.
Where we see signs tackled up at
our little factories and saw-mills;
"Visitors Not Allowed;" we see
nothing of the kind in Denver.
Where millions of gold ore and
silver lay in heaps upon The floor;
lhey!sav, Just 60 right in gentle
men, you need no order from the
Manager" And the working men
as well as the managers, seem TO
take pleasure in showing You and
telling you all they can, to your
interest. In the p. m. at 2 O'Clock
on our last day in Denver, we
were met at the Republican Office
by our good friends, Paber and
Cooper again. who informed US
that the street railway system,
both electric and cable had en-
tended 10 us their most welcome
tourlesies that we would proceed
to take in the entire city by rail.
In this round we first stopped at
Eliches Garden, most magnifi-
clint place TO spend day among
the beautiful flowers and trees.
Like very few parks of its kind,
the shade is of fruit trees, so that
their beauty is not only IN the
foliage, bn: likewise in their fruit
We tore ourselves away from this
beautiful spot and whirl along
Ihe suburbs, past the immense |
city lake that when completed
will be the most magni ficient bed
Of artificial water in any of the
western cities. to which we we're
Introduced. In this flying trip
rough this wonderful city, we
we're enabled to see Its great
wealth and magnitude Lying as
t does on a vast level stretch of
and, with rounding elevation
,ere and there, and Its view and
learness to the mountains which
ise abruptly from the plain, gives
t magnlfcance that few cities
:an com mand, But, although We
re infatuated with all their eX
)anse of nature, vet we cannot
emain longer. The evening has
ONE, and we bid farewell to our
lew editorial friends, who seem
ike those ofyears acquaintances.
nd speed away to the east via
}. B. & q Not long on the road
ad we been, unlil another fla.
nous programme was rendered,
nd Sec. Ryan, who had, in be-
aIf ofthe Association, purchased
n elegant cane for Pres. F. S.
'ursell made the presentation
peech. Pursell was dumb, and
hought al first that he could say {
othing, but we personally knew
hat he was all right and would
make a response, for we had
card him make speeches even
u the excitement of a dog fight.
This elegant token was pre- {
ented In Pres Pursel] hecanse