Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-09-15

Boulder lHiQf4ua ss=esc the
ssa level isnat only famous Is mecca
fofgedeENgs uf throat and lung discs
s bet ipr rs Caaut4nlta sud State
University. Il IS alsa at sbe tae4 .
renowned Switzerland Tran. 4 q 81
the Moss beautiful railnoad trips
thsou4h modntain scenery IN tho
world Boulder Is d city or 1000 H.
hablts1& Its orosd, shady avenues
stretch from valley 70 bill and arH Of
sand and gravel never becoming mud
dy. The residences ard principally Of
pressed brick and stone, beth being
CHEAPER than wo0d. The most uupre-
tentigas cottage Ia The cits shows the
marks Of having been planned b. an
aFehitece Of taste The lawns sur
rounding the residences are teri-
and the grass imsuacaisfeiy short. The
citizens appear q possess more civic
pride than those Ia some localities hi
the e8sa which boast gilmore culture
aid advancement,
The shy almost Always clear, isneyer
entirely clouaed in . rain stofm. When
it rains only tourists sWrgy umbrellas,
fer II lasts bat = short time and 10
cause Of the dry atmosphere. esapor-
ates immediately. The days are COM
fortahly warm. but at hight 1t grows
cooler, and blankets are necessary for
the bed.
BecAnse of the thin air It IS possible
70 sec grsat distances which, AZ al
glance, appear 70 be but q few miles.
From the top Of one Of the foothills
Mount Fiag~Ssaf, q can see Denver,
30 niles distant No sooner do you
start climbing shat appears 70 be an
ordinary Pike county, Missouri, hill,
than your mistake Is quickly discover
ed hg . shoFtness or breath and pains
In the legs, but this slight inconFen-
ience is fully repaid ca reaching the
TOP. A scene greets the eye whose
magniii3ence Is awe-inspiring Ia its
colossal grandeur Miles and miles Of
peaks, some white with teecy snow,
others green with mrs and moss clad
boniders- A view more impressive Of
the Almighty Creator cannot be
imagined. The eye never fails to
| aIight on some new and more beautiful
picture than the last,and the prismatic
c0l0rings OF the whole is beyond the
power Of a master artist to repro
duca.
Switzerland, with its snow.clad Alps,
must bow to the Rockies, and, to some,
the melodIous warbllng Of the Tyro-
leon singers is nothing to compare
with the dlscordant blasto Of the stamp
mill whistle, the gold miners dream
Of paradise
The mineral production Of Boulder
County for 1908 is a. follows; $500, 600
worth OF gold; 7 0,000 Of silver; Sl1 1000
Of lead and $1,000 Of copper. A num-
her Of mines assayed a 40 per centdiyi-
dend.
AS a farming district the county Is
good. One years production IS re-
corded BIZ a farmer is as follows.
One hundred acres OF wheat yielded
5000 bushels.
Fifty acres OF potatoes, 1000 BUSH
els
tlity acres 81 aiiaiia' w IONS
Ten acres OF sugar oeetsn 100 tons.
seventy tons Of berries Were shipped
from tne county IN 1905, returning 70
the grower al average OF t75 per acre.
There are ten saloons hare. whose
entire tax list amounts 10 sl2. 500. The
clty owns the water works. with a
yearly income Of 81. 500. These two
enterprises net s40. 600 YEARLY. IL costs
hut a 600 per wear 10 conduct the
water works. thus tnsurlpu a clear in
come az sss .O0o.
The water works Il unite unioue ia
that they have mo mower honse. nature
furnishing the necessary force. The
wafer taken from BOULDER creek. A
mountain stream If melted snow. Il
made To run through a large gravel
filter 6 miles up the canyon. From
here ID is conveyed down hill the en-
tire distance in large mains to three
reservoirs selected in the foothills
several hundred feet higher than the
ejtyand from the reservoirs distribut-
ed Ia the
The power is exceedingly strong and
the water clear a. a crystal and ice
cold.
The electric light and gas company
also conducts the car line. The gas is
natural, being secured from several
oil wells in the vicinity. The cars,
when the Chautauqua is not in SEES
sim, are few and far between, being
used only as a means Of holding the
transit franchise.
The University, founded in 1876, is
situated on a hill in the southern por-
tion OF the city. The hill is quite a
popular residence district, and no
house costing less than $500 can be
Az v,sw - por,dsr ra,,.v NO. ha