The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1892-02-05
A Letter from California.
SAN DIEGO, Cali, Jan. 26th 1892.

SAN DIEGO, Cali, Jan. 26th 1892.
ED1roR STAR:
When 1 promised you to write a few
letters for the STAR I had not seen the
He.ald's article stating that I had to
leave Hot Springs on account of my
unpopularity in the lower town, but as
l made the promise l will try to fulfil
it, as 1 generally try to live up to my
obligations. And besides, nobody
seems to know Jones outside of Hot
Springs and therefore the damage to
my reputation is small as no n in
Hot Springs cares for what he says or
pays any attention to his imbecile
%mutterings.
We were unfortunate enough to
have the coolest weather Of the winter
on our trip from the Springs to Den
YER; but the service of the b. & M. II.
r. being so excellent we suffered no
inconvenience. Denver is a rustling
and wide awake city. Everv person
you meet there swears by Denver and
Colorado. l was much impressed with
the enthusiasm and unanim,ty of the
people of Denver. The country sur
rounding is not nearly 80 good or
pleasing in appearance as our Black
Hills country, bat the push, enterprise
and vim Of her citizens have made
Denver n Of the first cities in the
west. Colorado Springs the next town
of Importance on our route after leav-
ing Denver, is a hummer. 1t is a
great summer resort and has now be-
come quite a business center. There is
one popularity about the people of
Colorado that 1 have never seen any
where else, and that is no one town is
jealous of another. At Denver they
will tell you that Colorado Springs is
the greatest place OH earth and at Col
GRADE Springs they will speak the same
way Of Denver. 1t is this unity Of
work that has huilt up so may fine
cities IN Colorado. Pueblo we passed
in the night, but it too has become a
place Of much importance. Trinidad
one Of the Oldest towns in the west. is
the center of the great coaling interests
of Colorado. A short distance west of
Trinidad we enter New Mexico. What
this country was made for is still a
mystery, for it seldom rains or SHOWS
here and no vegetation is seen. We
took supper at the town of Los Vegas
where the celebrated hot springs of
that name are located. Los Vegas at
one time bid fair to be one Of the cele.
brated watering places Of this CONT
nent, but factional strife has killed the
town. There are two divisions Of the
town called the old and the new and
the fight is so bitter that one faction
will tell you that your life and prop.
erty will not be safe in the other part
of town. The result is that visitors
who do come, leave on the next train
disguised and ready to advise all others
not to come. Property that was worth
one hundred thousand dollars could
not be sold for one thousand and ruin
and devastation is inevitable. The
ruin Of Sodom will not be more com.
plete If this state Of affairs continue a
few years. The Mantezuma Hotel a
magnificent structure is empty and
her baths, as fine as you will find any
where are idle. 1t is stated that the
greed of the railroad arrayed the PEG.
pie against that corporation and that
the fight has been the people against
monopoly. But whatever the cause
the result has been destructive to all