Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-07-13
DENVER AND THE GREAT
WEST.

Go West Young Men," said
Horace Greedy. the great New
York editor. just after he had been
held up in Denver for seventy-five
cents for shave and at Salt Lake
City for fifty cents for one fourth OF
All apple pie;for said he" ANY coun'
ty which has cities, whose inhab-
itan:s have the nerve to charge such
prices will some day be great coui :
try" Truly. was his prophecy
correct. Leaving our "old Ken
lucky home" on the morning OF
June 18th, we travelled almost con-
tinuousally at high rate of speed
until 8 o'clock P. M. the 27th,
when we arrived at Denver, where
we were to spend few days with
our relatives, Atty. any Mrs. Chas,
r. Brock. We had read and heard
much of Denver. and had pictured
it in orr mind as the garden spot
of the world, where money grew
on the trees and its people lived
forever. But little did this beauti-
full city with its $50, 900 population
fall short of our expectations. With
its beautiful streets, lawns and
parks, Its towering business and Of
fee buildings, its handsome resi-
dences, its large enterprises and
wealth, its exhilarating breezes, its
magnificent scenery, especially
that afforded by the snow capped
peaks of the Rockies, which rise in
the distance and the beautiful sun
set. the richness and splendor Of
which, the most skilled artist would
not attempt to reproduce. seems
that it should make italmosta verti-
able paradise for the habitation Of
man. We found no money on
trees, but there is employment FOR
everybody at good wages and un-
like most all other large cities. ex-
IRENE poverty is confined to a
comparatively few, but on the other
hand the laboring classes have
comfortable quarters and ali the
other necessary comforts of life 1t
is there that the 'lungers" or "bug-
gy" classes (using an expression
of the natives) find fountain of
health.
There are many things OF inter
est in and about the city of Denver,
but during our short story of only
two weeks, we were able to visit
only very few. One of the two
side trips, which we took and
which is a special attraction to
all tourist who go there, was over
the famous Georgetown loop. of the
Colorado & Southern railroad. OF
the four loops in the world this is
said to be the most famous one and
no visit to Colorado is complete
without this trip. AT Silver Plume,
the terminus of this division of the
c. & S. K. r., and four miles from
the loop, are the silver mines of the
Dives Pelican and Seven Thirty
Mining Co., of which Mr.. Joseph
H. Eaton, a son of Di. Eaton, the
noted Baptist preacher of Louis
vile and editor Of the Western Re
corder, is general manager. Through
the courtesy of Mr.. Eaton, we were
shown through the mines. seeing
the miners at work 1850 feet back
in the mountains. After passing
through the mines, we next visited
the Concentration mill. 1t is at
this mill that the different ores are
separated from the quartz, before
shipping to the smelter, when. In
the natural stage the value per ton
tails below a certain amount. The
richer ores which assay sufficient
amount to Justify it, are shipped
direct to the smelter. From the
smelter the ore goes to the refinery
and then ready for use. The smell
tiers are located at Denver but since
the refinery was closed down two
years ago, all metals have to be sent
either to Omaha or Philadelphia to
be refined. Not only is the Safe of
Colorado rich in silver, gold and |
other metals, but also in fine build
ing stone. granite and marble. and
where irrigation has been effected
agriculture has become a valuable
occupation.
Our next trip of special interest