Daily camera., 1897-08-21


Numerous and Varied -Axricul-
tu,e = Great Source Of Revenas.
Colorado has flfty-six counties. With q
total area Of 100000 square miles. or
larger than the combined area OF Maine.
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island, Connecticut. Penn
sylvania. Maryland and Delaware. 1t
is without doubt the most wonderful
and richest OF any of Uncle Sans sds-
terhood Of states. This Is a broad asser.
tion, but II is a true one in every sense
as an investigation OF the states nu-
merous resources will reveal. New York,
Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts, were
settled over $50 years ago and their
development dates from that time. Coll
orado was a wild, uncivilized reGions
and was inhabited by no one, except In
dians clear up to the close Of the hrse
half Of the nineteenth century. The first
habitation in the state was built In 1885,
and until the period following the war
the state was barren wilderness, COM
parativeiy speaking. In 1876 the popu.a-
tion grew to sufficient proportions to
warrant 1t being admitted into the un-
ion as a commonwealth. Following this
event its development was rapid. In
1880 the state contained less than 1bS,-
900 people. Denver, the metropolis, vas
crude and "woolly" town Of 20.000.
The mining excitement came about this
time. The influx Of fortune and nome
seekers began. In ten years Denysy
grew to a city Of 100000 while -
states population Increased correspond-
ingly.
At the present time the estimated
population Of Colorado Is 100000, and
according to the names contained In the
city directory, on which the whole num-
ber of people Is based, Denver has no
less than 100000 people. Since the state
was admitted to the union the wealth
has increased 300 fold.
The standard of civilization is the
highest. The educational systems un-
excelled anywhere in the union. WITH
few exceptions. which include several
of the purely agricultural states. the
percentage Of illiteracy is smaller than
tlat OF about lOTly oShCt $3.50
territories. The people are inteiiigeht'
Industrious, thrifty and enterprisinE.
In fact. they are above the average IN
these qualities.
| Some Western states have gone DacK-
ward in wealth and population durihs
| the troublous times Of the past rout
wears. and have deteriorated to great
| extent. The course Of Colorado has beeul
| contrary to this rule. Instead OF strik1
| ing the slide, Colorado, directly follow
ing the panic of 1899, struck" a gait IN
the opposite direction and the watcnk'
word has been onward ever since Up'
to half dozen years ago the mining
of silver was pre-eminently the states
leading industry. Nothing else ocir
pared to it in the amount of produo tic!.
BY the repeal OF the Sherman law, OF
that year the industry pecamc tempo
rarily paralyzed. Two-thirds Of the
mines shut down and thousands Of men
were thrown out of employment. The
effect on other business e;iterprises was
marked. and many went into ituuida-
ton as result. 4it
The standstill was brief, however.
Six months after over one-half Of tho
miners were prospecting for gold. and
the following years, including the pres
ent one, saw most remarkable In
crease In the production OF the yellow
metal. Cripple Creek, the greatest OF
all gold camps experienced big re-
ylyal in the Industry. while the atten-
ton paid to gold mining in other Sec
t!ons of the state caused the output to
exceed all expectations, AseanwhiiN
there was a resumption Of operations n
most Of the silver mines. The hlSh
grade propositions could still - weelks
ed at a profit. Even though IL sPrtces6&
silver was low the demGnd eN6tt1t4
good and has remained 20 10 ~ n
ONLY the mines that turriSd 0eH 4&%
grade of ore were con,pplAA w
down permanently. or q - Hnb
market price shows ssate
dencies. ~ 3's&x a
Colorado added to ,th4s yt3 II
ast wear s17,572,3s5 In Qn14Ea&A
900 in silver. In 1894 the Qds sSy o.
but s11. .235, ,506 This ys9E S3e ~ 4y3t1
is variously estimated ~ &pum y
to $40 900, while silvG3 Nta ko j
the front with az much u oot 1acF@
that of last year. In Sd1ationi "a n h
s.. 900, 900 worth of lead anA about ~
900 worth Of copper wers pgodussd ~
orado supplies herself aAd four ot n3&
other western states with ccaA tAoe n
the industry is practically T. new An1ls
Millions Of gallons Of oil gusbes <cey@
annually from the wslla VI. Bren5o
county. Iron deposits hAye bsen fotau
in a dozen different parts ~ the gt9t
Some of them are being worked - ~
profits. Marble and onyx eqUAl to III,
Vermont and Tennessee articaes Abouress Z
The state capitol costing Mdliion aA4
a half is built entirely Of ColofAdA e1bne'
and marble. and would be = cradM ~
any state. Agriculture II caTris6 a. CO.
tensively and Colorado ~ now elo1eo4
among the states that can be dspen1ea
upon for a certain amount Of grAia ana
cereals every year. Most Of the faynnanx
Is conducted under irrigation. anG ~
water Is plentiful. crops are 'nvasAAAty
successful. Fruit growing u an indas-
try that is rapidly coming to ths frout,
every known variety being pso6uee1 lp
immense quantities already.
Colorado supplies all It's own narlleoe
with vegetables and dairy prodncts -
sides poultry and meats. s
The manufacturers OF the ssaAe ~
into the millions annually. II wosh -
useless to try to enumerake and dsoosfSe
every industry or resource Of the stAAa.
Columns Of space would be nscsssgxy
to dwell on everythipa fully. Evea Il
that idea were carr3sA ~. juetscs would
not q nd could nor r. x~s,S ~ ~~~~.- ~,