The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-28
VI. l. WHARTON WRITES
Entertaining Notes of His Trip
to Denver
And His Impressions Of the City-Some
Interesting Information.


DENVER, August 2l.-When l started
from Morgantown to Denver, DR.. Nor
ris says to me, "Are you going to write
piece for the paper?" The genial
doctor always regales the anxious read
ers OF the NEW DOMINION with graphic
account Of his trip, after he has been on
an extended tour.
| am fully aware that every one can
not write real readable newspaper ar
ticle, but | am certain that the editor
owns and controls a remorseless blue
pencil and a spacious waste basket
which receives without complaint I'M
available matter.
Every one who has sat by the win
dow OF moving car is aware OF the
ever changing, ever shifting panorama
views which are continuously presented
The first scene OF real interest to me was
the lake at Chicago. | could not have
distinguished it from the sky save by
the sail boats upon its BOSOM The first
impression one gets OF Chicago, is, that
everything is done on a most gigantic
scale. 1t may be that the unregenerate,
standing upon one of the numerous fsky
scrapers" is nearer the pearly gates
than he will ever be afterward. Here
met the jovial J. Ewing Davis, who
made me feel very much at home; he
also tenderly led me to the coach labeled
Denver" and bid me goodbye.
The next town of interest was Lin
coin, Nebraska, made famous by the
home of Hon. William Jennings Bryan,
the farmers champion and the people
favorite. l thought of how a renal
subsidized press had traduced him,
thought OF other great leaders who had
valliantly battled for right and who had
passed away leaving behind a stream OF
glory across history's pages. and histo-
ry repeating itself as the centuries roll
away, posterity cleaning back over the
long-forgotten graves of Bryan's ma
licious traducers, will see outlined
against the historic sky the figure of a
colossus.
Our train, like the course Of en-
pire, westward took its way. On each
side we saw miles OF cornfields, and
corncribs innumerable, full OF last year Is
corn. When we struck the "foot hills
OF Colorado, on each side of the train
were thousands of prairie dogs, stand
ing upon their hind feet watching us &c
by, here and there festive jack-rabbit
hoped behind cactus to hide, and his
great ears stuck up far above the plant
The prairie wolf is a beautiful animal
looking somewhat like ful-blood shep.
herd dog, and about the same size
Long before we reached Denver we
looked off to the south and saw the eter.
nal snow-capped crest of Pixies Peak
looming up in solemn grandeur. There
it stands in the awe inspiring sublimity
defying the remorseless tooth of time
and the memorable march OF the centu
ries, even the shafts of the fiery midday
sun are splintering in vain upon its icy
armor. This peak seems to be the mas
ter stroke Of natures infallible hand
After while we saw the great curling
columns of smoke arising from the chin
neys of the Queen City of the west
Our train began to run very slowly, and
the porter for one single brief momen
laid aside his senatorial dignity, anc
said This is Denver" He did not tel
us what state we were in, but drum
mer assured us that Denver is in Colo
RADIO.
By looking at the geography we fint
that Denver is near the centre of thu
state, and has population OF 5000
The air is very rare on account OF beinl
one mile above sea level. The tempera
ture is about So degrees now in day
time, but is very much cooler at night
The buildings are built of red sandstone
gray sandstone, granite, brick and
white stone that is the result OF .lcani,
action; this white stone is very light il
weight. No wooden structure is allowed
within the city limits. The streets ar,
very broad, as broad as the road t
destruction. and instead of being paved
with good Intentions, as It's said of
certain other place, they are paved will
asphalt. The street cars run in the mid
die, leaving n wagon track ON eacl
side. The street cars are about equally
divided between cable and electro
power. Out in one of the suburbs ,
horse car is used, the horse pulls tn,
car to the terminus of the road and ride
back on the car. This road is about ,
mile long and the grade gradual, so tn,
conductor controls the "roller coaster
with the brakes.
There are many fine church building
in Denver. The Presbyterian church i
the grandest, it is perfect dream il
architectural beauty. Many fine school
are here and the ''pickaninny' sit
alongside the Caucasian child. TIL,
Union dept is magnificent structure
On Capital Hill stands the capitol build
ing of the state. 1t is of white granite
and massive structure, costing abou
s2,000,0 900. Around it are gathered tn
elite of the city. Capitol Hill is to Den
yer what Fifth Avenue is to New Yorl
City.
The City park contains $40 acres, ant
is beautifully kept. Two lakes are here
one reserved for the swans, on the othe
floats yacht, carrying passengers al
over the lake for ten cents.
No grain or vegetables will grow her,
without irrigation. The lawns must b,
sprinkled night and morning or tn,
grass will die. Fruits are raised her,
in great quantities the value of tn,
crop this year is estimated at Sc. 900, 900
Gold and silver are mined in large guam
ties. The silver at present is of it'll
value, but the government is building
mint-here, and the people hope tha
when the full force OF the peFnicious eff
fects of the 80 million "educationa
fund.- and the Dingley bill are fully re
allied, that men will refuse to be longe
robbed by legislation, and silver will b.
restored to its rightful place as in year
passed by, when statesmen and no
despoilers engineered the ship OF state
w. L. WHARTON.