The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26

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Sn'fai Correspondence Of IL. n.ditgmrr
DsSvra., Coro.,, April 92.-My las,
lot.er was from Webster Groves, No.,
on tho eth OF las. month. On tho
evening Of tho following day / took the
train n. tho Uniou depot, st, Louis, 70,
this point in the far west. Ny Route
was by tho Burlington limo, which,
though not tho shortest limo to Denver,
Is m OF tho bost aud most popular.
The distance is about ono thousand aud
forty miles, and tho limo Of travel ia as
follows: Frat, up tho Mississippi river
to Hannibal, 40 miloa; thence due
west to Cameron Junction. l73 mile,
thence southwe,t to Kan,as City, 90
milos; thonco up tho Missouri river to
St Joe, G3 miles; thence still on up tho
Missouri to Napier, 4S miles (whcro Wa
crossed into Nebraska) thcncc along tho
east limo OF that State to Table Rock, 40
miles; thonco northwest up to Lincoln,
the capital oil tho state, and thence
west to Denver, 1888 miles. At this
writing | AN, rs / have said. over ono
thousand miles from ST. Louis, and over
sixteen hundred from Wheeling. 1t
takoi thirty-six hours to mako the run
from the former place aud about sixty
hours from Wheeling.
When l lett st. Louis land, In fact,
X nnaaa litU c. TAn and 7 ,pnat, tln
next day. the weather was decidedly
warm and summer-liko. We wcre glad
10 look through tho open car windows
on the muddy Missouri river and the
vast stretches OF undula:ing country be.
tween that river and the capital city OF
Nebraska. But in the night some time,
as we skurried along over the plains OF
eastern Colorado. we ran into n blizzard
On its way cast from tho Rocky noun.
tains, and by tho ,imc We reached Den.
yer the wet snow was coming down is
large flakes and the wind beat u very
inhospitable welcome in our faces.
This, however, was simply a littlo eccen.
tricity at this time OF year on tho part
OF the Colorado climate. They ara used
to it hero and do not mind 1t In the
least, for, like the Italians. they rejoice
in the well attested fact that they have
asunny climate, whether the sun shines
or not on certain occasions. Wo regret
ted the blizzard chiefly because it had
shut oil u distant view Of the mountains
early in the morning, such as all travel.
ers across tho continent are on the look
out for on approaching the grea.
Rockies- Wo wanted to aee Pixies
peak and Longs peak aud Gray'a peak,
and all the other fourteen thousand fec;
high peaks, by the early morninp sun,
but not a glimpse OF them, from far OF
near, was to DO had tina, blizzardy morn.
ing. The gods were angry in Olympus
about something, and churned up thi.
weather as an expression OF their frame
OF mind. At least this 10 what used to
DO said in the classic days OF Greece and
in the Indian days Of this region. The
gods OF the peaks were always credited
with the storms as the result OF q
quarrel.
DESvER's PRIpE
II thers is anything that Denver
prides itself on it is its superior weather.
They claim to have moro clear and
bright days hero than at any point
between the Rocky mountains and the
Atlantic ocean. In fact, they claim as
many rs twenty.niue such days out oil
every month IN an average OF years. Ii
may snow or it may rain on any given
day but some time in tho day-a,
least on t~wenty-niue days of the month
the sun is bound to come out aud col
in moro or less compromising work,
This Is accounted tor by. their elevated
status out here. Ihe sun does not have
so far to come. They are nearer heaven,
as it were. At Wheeling, for instance
We are within ak hundred feet OF sos
levci-down in the low grounds whore
1t is hard for tho sun 10 get at us, so tc
speak-whereas Denver Ia away up
500 feet above sea level. Where tho
mir is thin and clear and penetrable,
and hence tho sun naturally rcvels il
such an atmosphere. Therciore it is
great climate for invalids, and hence the
healing OF lungs more or less Como Is one
Of the established industries aud source:
OF prosperity hero, jus, as IL tho dig
ring OF gold. silver. lead, iron, coppoi
and other minerals. The principle sea,
OF the industry is at Colorado Springs
se%venty.fye miles south OF Denver
whore they have more ono lunged pco'
pie, rescued from tho jaws Of death, JUS
in time, than at any health resort In the
United States. However they toll me
that Denver 10 gaining on tho Springs
in the number OF iss invalids. They are
80 herdcd together down there, and lool
into each others faces 40 constantly
and hear the samo old tale OF inval
idism so often. that they get norvou!
and upset, whereas mp horo thoy are
spread out among 10000 people. ant
by taking ventures NJ tho mining OK
change or in tho real estate market. NJ