The Forrest City times., 1895-06-07

90, ,';.i '"'houS III song IN connec-
Wv" WIZ, me sour apple tres, - defend
~ ~ t''e Guy against a force pu,nberino
t'.et.' times ms own, until failing an',
muli'ioll compelled him To retreat n,
october II, 1853, Brown witty tw.,ty'
'"n men seized the National Armorv
Al iiarprr'S Ferry. IA which over loo ooo
stand ct arms were Stored AID ~,
d"'lbt could have escaped with much
pootY' out preferred To stand his grnI,nd
IL was his lntenthn To free and MN,
The slaves. He believed thew wouid
nock To his aid. but ia this he was d;s.
appointed. Ae was stsrioundei nv laoo
,hihtia, besides some marines and artiI-
iery, ana captured sitter a desperate
hght, IN which he was seriously wound
"a. Inc result of his trial. which he dc.
clared was falr, was that lie was hung
december ,, 1859. His remains lie Inn,
fied AT OSawatomie new, alongside of
TWO SONS and other members of his
lamlly, and monument. with tIatter-
ing encomiums, in which he is snok.n
OF as Il martyr, patriot, etc. m.rrs tho
resting place. 1t was to tbs John Brown
monument that the slght-seeTs headed.
IL Is PLAIN nsirble shaft with inscrip-
lioiis 10 each OF the four persons buried
there, and aside from its histese inter.
est Is not particularly attractive. II
shows the magks of the relic ijend. and
has has been considerably ghipued.
liurrying bask to the tram we sped
on I'd pueblo. making no other stops of
interest. except, perhaps, that at Gyp-
sum City, where we took 90 eek din
ner. This waSone Of the most delight
ful OF the many excellent meals pre-
pared for us while Get. There was no
mena, and everything WAS placed be-
lore US. even TO individual pots of cot.
Zee. witli cream AS thick as butter. and
we were invited to desoyOy it. and We
dld. We can remember asparagus on
toast, new cucuMbers. raChshes. onions.
lettuce. potatoes, corn. peas, beans, to-
matoe5. pork, beef. chicken. turkey.
lamo, ham, eggs, salads, Strawberries
ana cream, rhubarb'pi cakes, etc. all
pre- Jared Jast to our liking, and lots of
1t. Between Ed MeCorkle and A. C.
Hull we had to hustle to get our share
of the asparagus on toast, but we man
aged To make ont, - and retired a full
Ell and happier man.
Up to thiSpoint We had noticed MANY
tine EARNS, and the country seemed
prosperous. Imagine on, sapprise next
morning when We looked out Os the
car wlHdow upon an apparently bound
less p'ain-a Seglaar sand desert. with.
scarcely a blade of grass in view. N
moment afterwards beautiful ante
loPe, frightened by the train, sped
away across tlte waste. with eyes fol-
lowing bin until lost to the vision. ASS
we neared Pueblo, wa again passed
through IA farming region. and crops
were fiourishing Large fields of alfalfa
bOrderad the railway, and was pleas
ant Helief TO the eve, after hours spent
on the plains. We were informed that
this Barren section is subject to- a high
state of cultivation. but owing to the
lack of rainfall. crops invariably fail.
and eXceptwhera irrigation is emplOyed
the land is abandoned. And this con-
dition is general throughout all that
section of Colorado through which we
passed. Irrigation is being extended
as rapidly as possible, and wherever
practiced, abundant crops are harvest
ed. The system of irrigation is novel
sight. The whole water supply of
numerous mountain streams is uti.
wooden channels. carrying the water
scores of miles and distributing it pro-
rata to the different sections, it being
4 enable otfense against the laws, of
Colorado for Il man to utilize more than
his allotted share of the water supply.
Arriving at Pueblo early Saturday
morning, we were met by Mr.. Elmer
h. Hoffman, Of Denver, Travelling
Passenger Agent of the Missouri
Pacific. and spen5 the day in that city.
under his chaperonage. Mr.. Hoffman.
by the way, accompanied the pencil
plrshers from Pueblo to Denver inclu-
ing all the side sightseeing excursions,
remaining with uS up to the hour of
leaving Denver on our return trip. 1t
is perhaps due HIM to say that he con-
tributed more to the pleasure and en-
tertainment of the party than any
other individual we met. He was un-
firing and inexhaustible in providing
intensely interesting side trips, always
ready with descriptions anda fund of
data, such as the excurSl0nists desired
to know. We feel under many lasting
Obligations to Eimfor his great contri-
butionSto our pleasure.
The morning hours were employed
in visit to the mineral palace, ii mag
nifcent structure erected at cost of
$50. goo by the enterprising citizens of
Pueblo, in which are artistically dis
PLAYED thousands of specimens Of the
product of Colorado including
the precious metals, in great variety of
shapes, value, etc. The building has 2ei
domes in which are paintedthe differ
ent native flowers of Colorado. 1t is
very beautiful, indeed.
Responding to a very cordial invita-
ton from Capt. Devine, president of
the Mineqna Club, the editorial party
visited the MineGua Club house and
lake, in the afternoon. This was n
treat. The building was
,ad5 n rs,aCf apsNuab la rida