The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-17
AUTUMNAL GLORY
IN COLORADO
Balmy Days, CIOudIess Skies, and
Atmosphere Pure as Heaven,
SILVER AND THE NEWSPAPERS.
The yellow Journals of the Rocky
Mountains rs Brilliant in Their
CoIoring ~ are Their Ma
tive Landscapes.

DENVER. COLO. Dec. lo.-lta.y witn
her bo-sted cline cannot surpass the
glorious weather which November and
December hath bequeathed To- Denver. The
soft balmy days. the cloudless sky, an
atmosphere as clear and pure as the
gentle dew Of Heaven. The big round moon,
which never seemed so large to me, or
20 shine 80 brightly. al seem Go vie with
each other for supremacy of lOreiness
ln the midst of This charming comoitt-
ton OF natures richness and HuuuInal
glory OF day and night l am reminded
of The beautiful scnuMlut OF Ralph Waldo
Emerson.
Though the trans parent darkness y e
stars pour their spiritual rags, Man un-
der them seems young child. atu DIS
large globe "a toy rhe cool night aatn
tine world as with r.ver ANA DrepIre5
his eyes again for crimson dawn
People who cannot live lu peaceful
serenity and tranquility of mind. under
such climatic conditions ass are here af-
forded. have an acidity OF soul. warped,
dcgenerated dyspepue natures. never
longing Tor the beauty thdt feeds the
aesthetic hunger of the soul. untouched
and unmoyed by ,ne sweet best0wals OF
nature which should lail upon them like
n benedicti0n. no sgch light and dark
ness. sunshine and storm are one and the
same. They should live in Chicago.
Here Don this health-rcstoring CLINE,
mingie the ''Lunger' the "Asthmauc
the mentllly-prostrat men and women
200 restless search for a renewal of life
Some find TO- and finding iJ are 10th 90
return % their former homes. Here they
remain. and joining in with the multitude
establish themselves 800 business and
homes. rear their families and thus be-
come adopted citizens from force oi
circumstances and choice combined, of
Commonwealth rich IN all that contr.-
butes 20 the health. happiness. peace and
prosperity With wealth in the noun
tains health on the plains. what more
could be desired?
MARVELLOUS GOLD PRODUCTION.
The first discovery Of the precious met
ais ia Colorado was right here where
Denver now stands and was the cause
which led to the settlement Of these
plains and mountains. 4 party OF
miners from the State OF Georgia guided
bv "a small band of Cherokee Indians boz
June. l<N. pitched their tents along
Cherry Greek and commenced washing
and pann.ng the sand from which Wa
found considerable quantity OF gold The
ucWs spreading. OF course. caused
stampede Of gold--eckc-s, who through
hlrdships ANA privauons OF months to
cross the painless desert. finally reached
the oycr-rated "diegings." Gold was
not found in sufficient quantity 10 pay
for labor and expense Of getting H. The
disappointed prospectors scattered TO the
/ .oor hills and mountain gu'chas, where tne
goddess ri fortune smiled upon some OF
them who were fortunate enough 90 find the
places where the mountain iastnesses
gave up their treasure. DO was subse-
quently discovered that not only gold was
-lund I'm these iuacce- sable places. whore
nature seems perversely 90 stow her hid
Ian wealth but also silver. but the means
for separating 81 from the refractory ores
were but little known in those days save
by the Old process OF stamp mills. Many
of these were erected az or near the
mines. and silver mining was soon in full
swing After the urs. two years no
great prosperity occurred until Prof y.
-. Hu established smelling works at
/ Black Hawk Go 1866.
After ten years operation there a more
extended plant was erected at Argo 600
The northern limits OF this city where up
to 1871 there were over seven million dole
ans worth Of gold. silver copper and Lead
turned out There has been constln.
growth and Improvement in processes for
-reating ores. and to-day there are five
extensive smcIters DOB fu.l operation, where
ores OF AN kinds age treated I@ree
quantnties OF ores are shipped here from
700 the adjacent ore-urolucins states aua
Territories. but the bulk or ore treated
le-e is the production of this state. Dis
.arcrles OF mineral m new localities are
made almost every year. but the greatest
deposits which have given Colorado ils
fame We're the silver discoveries al Lead
Vile. in ISIS. and the gold az cripple
creek ga 1891
COLD OUTPUT.
IY this connection some facts In regard
to The Cripple Creek gold output will be
found interesting For October, the gold
production OF this camp was s2Woe1 an
Increase over September OF $4,000 ana
The largest MONTH production ever ie-
ported The grand total OF the Output
Zoo date is in excess NJ S'jt'"o'- hesiN-
,irs, win 1.sf at q. eo the yearly out
ruf will reach TO 81 10000 in 1899. juds-
ue from the ten months record OF $1,000
.., aq.ir-+ S120spu for l0S OF over
] e2 .o tons off ore. 1000 tons were treat
( .d by smoiters The average was $50
.er tom The remainder was treated boy
uus and reduction works. the average
,..ra So to SIS according 10 class of mill
, foatiue the ore.
The September dividends reached 800
r The total dividends to October as-
/ lezate nearly 100000 More than 22,-
5000 shares OF Cripple creek stocks were
! old I'm Colorado Springs Ia October, the
/ ash value being 81 -.J.-.1-
The Cripnle Greek mines are located
! ust west OF P.ke's Peak about NIFTY miles
rom Colorado Spr1-s by the circultous
,ute of the railroad bat not over twenty
.- the crow flies. No. has a population
/ about twenty thousand. All classes
! busire-s are reurcsented here and the
/ ion, is well organize and good order pre-
| walls. The distric, or mineral belt en-
.rsr.s a TERRITORY Cen by twenty miles Ia
| extent ami the city Is located IN the
enter. I'm a valley shut in by lofty hills,
n contradlstinction % other parts Of the
| district. where narrow canona win pre-
| ,lpitous and uneven sides are the pre-
| .afling features In this sinsuiafly Ia
| .0red spot Is a busy and thriving town win
| substantial bgsine-s blocks Oh brick, iron
.nd stone. slightly public baildinss, good
esidences and all facilities Tor a modern
metropolis 10 Was Originally DUH oil
heap wooden material and has twice
been destroyed by me. 1t is reached by
wo railroads. which do thriving bust
less in fre,ghting ores out and supplies
| 3D.
SILVER AND NEWSPAPERS.
When the prices OF silver took a tumble
few years ago. the production In the
tate had a perceptible falling OF as
aanv mines that could be worked at a
| . Il % nor ornca qould