The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-06-23
A FORT. .MIGHI IN DENVER.

We had come to Colorado to do the state and felt
that we should not be satisfied with casual glance
either at any of the evidences of material prosperity
the cities or Natures wonderful Manifestations in the
"hll country For in the first place, we were tour
lists Aot travelling to scatter money, live in the best
hotels and follow in the footsteps Of fashOnables
invads; and on the other hand we all felt that
blessed in body, and endowed somewhat with appre-
ciave minds foT the beautiful in this life, could
spend few weeks proitably after manner generally
termed in the frontier dialect, roughing 1t. With
theoretical knowledge OF Colorado, had long felt
desire growing within to verify by experience the
marvellous reports concerning this highly favored
tion of America whore, had been told Nature has
placed her treasure vaults, and where the invalid can
secure length OF days and the sght-seer ample
pense for his time and money. And that is why We
my friends and l-made sp party and Travelled west
ward the plains to the best known and most At
tractys OF the territorial domain.
We remained in Denver perhaps little longer than
TWO weeks, making many friends amongst the cul-
tured and hospitabe people there, and storing up in
teresng facts relating to the foundation, growth and
development of this wonderful city; for where, in
tins progressive and aggressive frontier-where cities
are often builded in a year-can be found the same
material evidences of healthfu growth and we'll
grounded prosperity? In more than one respect it is
marvel of Western pluck, having been created by the
accident of gold discovery and ostered through years
of Indian troubles in the face of mutltudnous discour
agements. The finding of these ourferous deposits in
the far western sands and rocks has been the of
opening up the avenue for fast incoming empire of
hardy pc ope with pioneer instincts and adventure
someness We find it here and everywhere in this sun
set land
1t IS not intention to surfet the reader with la
bored statistics concerning this city the surrounding
country for the writer fully appreciates the terrible
aiieton of being peted with books of travel crammed
with figures that have possible practical value, any
more than would the multiplication table strings of
logarithms have been Of to Adam in the garden.
Ignorance of board Of trade reports thermometrical
observations on the weather. tabulated statements,
and market valuation of real estate is bliss to the ira
veer, unless he be of that Gradgrindan temperament
which yearns for facts and nothing else. There
great many things to be told of in plain way, which,
| think, may not fail to interest the man who
wants to read as he runs.
Denver is to-day as stalwart and snewy in her de-
Velopment, resources and population many town
OF centurys patient nursing. The nomadic charac
terlstlcs of the people who came here in the early
months of 1S59-and drfted here and there, just as
theminng stampedes actuated-is no longer apparent
and the citizens chiefly those who have come to
stay and are growing up with the country, or, it
might be said, drawing the country up after them
INTO an era Of unexampled prosperity. The city pre-
sens an imposing appearance, well after protract
ed residence upon first sight 1t boasts of broad
enues lined with shade trees, Of slightly and stately
mansions massive business blocks, and all the modern
accessories that tend to make up metropolitan city.
FROM log-and hamlet it has developed into
city OF masonry, not equaled in the trans-Missour
country.
ITO he continued