Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-03-03
OUR COLORADO CORRESPONDENT
LOANS US HIS EYES AND EARS.
GREELEY. WELD Co. Feb. 3. 1896.

GREELEY, WELD Co., Feb. 5, 1896.
Editor Democrat:
The duties of your correspondent keeT
him travelling about Weld County large
share Of the year, and Ia his frequent
rounds he becomes acquainted with
many people and many interests, and
therefore now begs the privilege Of loan
ing you his eyes and ears for short
time.
Naturally, the press, telegraph and
fast mail service have tendency to uni.
fy our nation, and put the Maine man
and the California man in touch. say
naturally; but as a matter Of fact there
are forces and interests working in thi:
vast domain of ours opposed to the en-
lightenment and unificatioa OF our peo-
pie.
Our public servants, the news gather
ers aud the news trapsmitters, who
should be our servants, are our virtual
masters, in so far as they do not tell u
the truth, the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth. The truth Is sup
pressed or garhled often, and often in
the interest of party or corporation.
This fact Is one of the most cogent rea-
sons why the telegraph should belong "a
the whole people instead Of private cor
porations.
| DO not think for moment, Mr.. Edit.
or, that have come this morning with
my little Ratchet 10 set things right. l
have only come 10 give a glimpse and a
sound. You shall see our farmers and
our coal miners and hear their words,
as see and hear.
One night in November last approach
ed the door of one of our young farmers,
when up from among the numerous alfal-
IA stocks came the deep baying of
hounds. and moment later was sur
rounded by shaggy Russian wolf hounds,
sleek greyhounds and perhaps Scotch
stag hounds. Their owner. Arthur Ling,
a native Of Eagland. Is one OF four
brothers who are noted wolf hunters In
this part of Colorado. This vast state
still has So many coyotes and gray
wolves within its borders, that the an
nual loss 10 stock of all kinds amounts
10 untold thousands. Considerable
bounties are paid for their scalps so long
as the appropriation lasts.
Just before the time OF which am
now speaking, hunt had been organiz-
ed with the Ling brothers as leaders, and
the hardy hunters, with their several
packs Of hounds, had secured nineteen
coyotes far out on the prairies, reraote
from the civilized wire fences, which are
the abominatioB Of the wolf hunter. The
dogs have learned 10 seize the coyote by
the hind quarters and cheeks, and thus
stretch them out so that they are totally
helpless until the hunter comes Up on
his swift horse.
But yesterday saw one OF the broth
ers and got an account Of recent wolf
hunt which lasted from Tuesday till Fri
day, and WAS far more exciting siisir
than the one In November. The scene
OF this hunt WAS rolling country twelve
miles east of Greeley. Eleven coyotes
were secured, and one big, gray wolf,
who proved u deadly customer.
After the biz fellow was started he
was lost to sight for long time, snd
when discovered the ten hounds were
still worrying him In noiseless fashion,
except when one WAS forced 10 give 4
velp as he received the attention Of Mr..
Lupus. One hound had fore leg dang
ling helplessly at his side, but was still
bravely lighting, while another hsd a
desperate wound in the throat. Both |
these dogs were ultimately shot. When |
the wolf had been killed there was not |
single hole in his tough hide. aud he |
would have finally escaped had not the |
dogs been helped out.
The carcass of Lupus was weighed at
the nearest farm house, and registered |
ninety pounds, although he Was poor In !
flesh. The skin was sold for s., and |
have the promise Of the skull.
The narrator told me that the appro- |
turely exhausted In this state. The ap- |
sre running short I'll round.
And why Is this: Because the value- |
ton Of Colorado property his fallen Of !
millions since the p3nic. The valuation !
NJ our oSn county, tie banner farming /,
county of the state, has fallen of ne rly |
half million dollars. And why, again:
Has not the great monetary world been /
with honest money:
Not only the appropriation for wolf
scalps been premajurely exhausted. but /
all other appropriations, iaclutiug those
for our educational Institutions.
The milk shippers Of this county are
our OF business because numbers OF pco-
pie in the great city Of Denver, with its
100000 population, are going without
milk. or closely cutting down consump-
ton. Families. that in good times used
eight quarts day, now stint themselves
10 one quart.
Just hear the Solons of finance at
Washington giving 80 an explanation OF
the hard times-Orer production What
means all this suicide, robbery aud even
starvation: WHY, il is over production,
People unable To get work and starving l
With potatoes 10 cents per bushel aud
sacked at that. Hundreds OF men that
see all around me, whom | see day by
day unable Ia support their families and
pay their debts because the great era OF
honest money is upon us, Our farmers
say 10 me, "Why does the moneyed east
persist in this talk about honest money
When will the east comprehend that
national prosperity can never be secured
BY making the west and south unpros-
porous: Not long ago wheat was less
than 40 cents per bushei In this market,
aud all else in proportion that the farm
ers here had 10 sell. Hundreds OF them
had borrowed money when wheat WAS
worth over dollar per bushel. Then
came the financial policy Of Wall Street
aud of England-the honest money deal
and my neighbor farmer found his
coming due, interest, taxes,
and general expenses OF living not much
and under this honest money
obliged TO hand over two
bushels of wheat 10 pay debt, where he
had expected TO pay but one, because he
ran ia debt when " heat was worth u dol
lar.
When will my loved and native east
and nearly all Of Us are from the east
see that the honest dollar of President
Cleveland is the instrument Of oppres-
sion 10 the borrower and producer? How
long will il be before we will cease be-
ing told that this asking for more money
TO do the business of this immense coun-
try is the senseless raving Of a few silver
mine owners who want TO get rich at the
expense Of other people: What means
this great uprising Of the people OF the
south and west against the financial
policy Of England: Are these uprising
millions silver miners, or interested in
silver mines!
What think the veterans OF Old Ok
ford, who once fought for the freedom Of
a race, at seeing the United States "A
mere annex to Great Britain, borrowing
money from time TO time TO enable this
government TO run:
Our farmers are anxiously looking for
the uprising of the people Of the east,
whose Geographic dispatches are daily
for them, whose press daily be-