New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-09
.THE VALLEY or THE SECOND SONS.'
EUROPEAN BLUE BLOOD ~ COLORADO.
Florlssant ColD correspondence of The bunalo

EUROPEAN BLUE BLOOD IN 'Vi'"''O'
Florlssant Col) correspondence of The b"ifa'0
Express.
Eastern people nave little idea of the great mum
her Of sons Of British and European noble
nv LEX ,bnir fortunes or AVOID the gnominy their
poverty might bring upon them IN u,SiI 10 ~
land or escape the consequences OF youlnlUl i'S
cretons which the sons OF great foreign ia'''''
10 be prone. 80 - Cocoon, tbroa
miles the lonely spot where Helen hum Jacn
son was buried. there Is an estate Of huIlIeuS ~
ce,n@ here 70 increase Il fortune which be-
ginning to dwndle in the old county am NJ ~ .tiy
P 2ogn MS Mf n'l she had 0 bpps tsdr in the
fashionable society in Germany and was hotou loI
tiromont There were plenty of social functions AT
the springs but they did not interest her. Her
huilt The big Rrosdmoor Casino on his domains, ana
attached to it a gorgeous restaurant parlors, dane
hmiIIing built entirely Of wood with broad porches
along the front and rear He built litte arth,,ai
white-cappc1 peaks were reflected in It's waters.
lie ran an electrician line out past IT, and ne
hired a German band TO play on its banks. People
could sit on The porches OF the Castro ana listen 10
the music ana watch tn boats on tns i a COM
pIciei. he admitted the public a. 30 cents head
and made money. Bui he was more shIewd eh1 ho
noble Sofcisnefs lie was only one out OF 100 OF
Them or their sons or relatives who attained much
In Colorado springs there are or three baro-
4o'T not IN wrh 70 known as having tiles One Of
thcm at least. is known only TO very few people
as a nobeman. They live quietly and economically
and pass their TIN" away playing polo.
But the spot where the impoverished noblemen
or their sons second sons arc most numerous Is
n few miles above here IN Wet Mountain Valley:
OF late years Fl has been called the Valley or
the second sons il il literally hlcd with degener
ate nohlcmcu and their sons ana relatives only
poorest OF them have come 10 this valley. some
OF them have bought land. on which th,y nave
built themselves httlc homes. They i've the same
kind Of lives the ranchmen round about them
chop their own wool. milk their COWS ana ralse
their own vegetables They have parted with all
tho luNurics OF civilization. They wear OLD clothes
and bs lmnrcrOs. and 10 f. hard 10 tell some OF
them from the ordinary uncouth mountainerr. a
stranger goes into the valley sometimes ana meets
OF flc-. second sons. or. n may De, a nOble-
man himself. and. after making his arqua!ntanc"
and treating HIM lu ia" same informal way Win
which D.. m .ht treat any OF me rduchMcu there
ahluts h. greatly surprise 10 learn In some round
about way inat his nov friend Is person Of
such distinction
II has become quite a common thing for mpover-
tsh.I noble families in England 10 send all the
sons bu, the heir - VT Mountain VALLEY. There
are many of them here already that II must see m
mon and fh,y enjoy NE" Most 80 them ar" having
a much better time In the lonely spot IN the noun
tang than thcy ever had before IN their lives ono
~ Thorn. IN conversation with the writer once SAID
haputn 20 us. II had stayed In tho OH coun-
frt Sc would ucvr~ have amounted 10 anything
ANYWAY. and wouldn't have had half as good a
time. rs "A perpetual vacation for Va here. some
OF us are making money. and are IN fair way
10 ha petty well - 10 IN f"N years. There are
a great many opportunities FOR speculation here that
w. would rcv'r have found IN ENGLAND l. myself.
have made little fortune of $1,000 sine" coming
hero a fow years asp. had only $50 I'm my pocket
whom got here and an ALLOWANCE" Of so month
from home. think am snfe IN saying that there
tor ahat sort OF me- he has lett behind him. who Is
uDf glad Dr. $ hero