Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-04-10
DENVER TO DAKOTA.
Notes of the Pacific Coast. Editorial Elk
cursion.

H1CL0e WIN Saw W our eut0rCdlu1uouC
for the day. Here also Col. Hager
and MI. Burgster We're interviewed by
a lady reporter with such excellent
results that l send you the clipping
from the Denver Post. Mrs. Patter-
son and I grew six inches when we
discovered we were the Successful
editors of two bright and up-to-date
dailies.' In the morning we were
given a twenty-five mile trolly ride
about the city. It is a beautiful city
located at the foot Of the first high
range OF the Rockies the view to the
west an south is made very beautiful
by the snow capped and irregular
peaks of the mountains. Denver is
very clean. Almost everything is
built of brick or stone. All lumber
used must be brought from Michigan
or Texas OF Oregon and costs so much
it is about as cheap if not quite so to
build Of brick made there. There is
a fire ordinance extending nearly to
the city limits, AGAINST frame struc-
lures, and also ash pits are required at
every house and a neat little line of
"bee-hives" show up in the back
yards. There are no tumble down
houses or old fences. The streets are
clean. Indeed Denver is a model
city in this respect.
The country around is irrigated.
A neat little couplet recited BY our
guide, illustrates the value of irriga-
ton: 1t ran thus:
"Little drops of water,
On little grains of sand,
A~Adake a mighty difference
In the price of land"
Where land could not be sold for Is
cents an acre, once, before irrigation,
you can not buy for $25 an acre now.
The afternoon vas spent in viewing
the state capitol building. This
building stands one mile above sea
level. Is built of gray granite, and
in what seems to be the prevailing
mode for state capitol buildings, high
basement, wide flight Of steps, dome
etc. W. entered the senate chamber
for a few minutes but were not inter-
ested. enough in the laws they were
discussing to stay. In the basement
was a fine state mineral exhibit, agri-
cultural exhibit, and historical rooms.
1t was the latter that CLAIMED my at.
tentivn, mongst old battle flags,
weapons of warfare, old newspapers.
Philippine c%urios; was one case that
we found very interesting. Here
was a small piece of the pillow slip
Lincoln died on, with the stain of his
blood family visible; a scrap of the
furnishing of his funeral car; a note
for 81. 90 bearing his signature; a
snuff box belonging to one Of the
signers of the Declaration of Indepen.
dence, and the in we'll used by Gen.
Lse when he signed the papers of
surrender. This was presented by
Gen. Phil. Sheridan and the latter
with his signature accompanied the
ink we'll. The United States govern
ment has offered Colorado So, 600 for
this ink stand, but they do no care to
consider it.
On the way back to the hotel we
tsepped into an art exhibit, given for
the benefit of St. Luke's hospital.
The ladies in charge said the articles
were collected in five days, and GER
tainly the result speaks we'll for the
culture and wealth of the city. Fine
specimens of Japanese embroidery,
teak wood carving, Persian inlaid
work, paintings in both oil and water
color, also valuable souvenirs in dish
es, jewelry, laces, etc. Among the
paintings was an oil picture by Shuy-
er, costing $12, 600; one by Carrot,
costing s., 600; and one attributed to
Gainsbrough, worth 81, 600. Here al
so was exhibited the bell and the i'm
mense and very beautiful silver punch
bowl, ladle and twelve cups, that the
city of Denver has had made for the
cruiser, named Denver.
Barlow's Minstrels were making
Denver happy that evening, and they
sent US all tickets. OF course we at
tened in d body.
A night and a days ride, found Us
in Omaha.
Nebraska, along the Platte river,
is a beautiful country. It looks like
Dakota-North Dakota. The farm
buildings are neat and substantia;
when not acuatlly palatial. Stoc;s
was looking well, and there was plen-
ty of it. Our stay in Omaha wss toe