Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-09-29

The recent meeting OF the Colorado
Esito ill Association at Oufsy enc the
approaching conc'ave of the Knights
OF Pyth.as at the same place serve TO
call attention Il. the extraordinary at
fractions OF this wonderfully favored
mountaia town.
No place In Colorado has so taxed
the descriptive ability OF enthusiastic
visitors, or made them reilize SO fofci-
bly, the poverty OF human speech. AZ
well might one attempt 70 dsseribs the
fragrance OF the rose 10 one without
the sense OF smell OF one OF Bee. no
yen's symphonies TO person born
deaf as to paint with words the charm
the grandeur. the beauty Of this Gem
OF the Rockies" Other places have
rugged mountains aud g'oony eanons.
others have rocks on which the eolors
OF the rainbow have been indelibly
photographed. still Others have sush-
ing springs and roaring waterfalls and
glens earpeted With myriads OF liow-
ers OF every hue. but in no othsr p'acs
ever visited by the writer are all OF
these attractions SO concentrated and
on such a prodigious sca'e as In the
little basta In. which Is located onray
Nor are It's natural attractions TIA
only ones. Its hste.s are large. modern
and reasonable In their charges Its
streets wide. e,ean and we'll sprinklei.
It's private homes handsome and nn-
meroGs. i.s stores wei stocked. its ell
rens ente:p isins and Courteous 10
strangers. Its distance from thlekiy
populated eenters and the fact OF its
being of the main line OF a railway
are the only reasons we can think OF
that account for the comparatively fes
people who visit II,
To the mining men OF London saa
Paris and Berlin II Is wei known. lis
golden veins. though OF comparatively
recent discovery. are the wunder OF the
world. and at the present moment the
awed Parisians. as they tell one an
other OF the magnificent entertain.
ments and pslneely generosity Of Mr..
Walsh. owner Of the Camp Bird mine.
rub their eyes and ask whether alter
all the stories about Aladdin may no,
have been true.
A few years ago we all read Of the
"siiyeTy" San Juan. Silver mlnca there
stlll are In great number. but as !, to
gold the world Is nov ciamofI1z for.
to gold do the miners OF ouray now
devote their principal attention. IN
later diamonds and rutisa shan be De.
manded. then let the partsins of Col.
conda and Of South Africa look 10
their lsrre's
Notvithxtaniing the enc nous
wealth that Is daily pouring oat OF
their hills. one cannot ride over the
district without realizing that It's re-
sources have as yet been scarcely
touched. II IL stIll virgin ground. In
all human probability the year s.oog
wlll see IL stltt the center OF great
mining activity. Within three blocks
Of the leading hotel most important
surface discovery was made only laAt
winter Many well Informed minia :
men consider the Camp Bird the great.
est gold mine In America today. and
yet ifs owner looks upon IL a. bur a
prospect. nearly all the values having
been taken out while simply getting
ready TO mine
There IL one spring ~lthin two
blocks OF the heart of town which
alone should. and In time will. attract
thousands Of inyallds. II Ia still jus,
as nature created II. Not even n root
has been placed above IL. Clear a.
crystal. 1t gushes from the mighty
rock. and 20 hot that II fairly slxzlea.
Eminent physicians have pronounced
" specific for disoFdered stomach
Yet nature has been so lavish In her
bounties here that the natives hardiY
consider It worth calling to the atten.
ton OF their guests.