The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-29

Denver cars On thes electric eouch
Is the dsitor may observe under the
futelaea of d scholarly and humorous
lecturer with q megaphone most Of the
sights Of the city-the broad. clean
business section, the wholesome. happy
residential areas The parks. the state
capitol building, the citya public u
brary and the state Library and, in
fact, everything to be expected Ia a
modern city except slums. Denver has
no slums.
Visitors from the far eastern sections
Of the United States who may have
become accustomed to looking upon
western cities as the resorts Of foot
pads and other kinds Of holdup men
will discover that there are no dark
streets in Denver where a footpad
may operate. Perhaps IN no other city
Of the nation is electric light employed
as a permanent police force. OF course
there are living policemen, too, but the
city fathers Of Denver some time ago
put in operation a unique lighting sys-
TEN with a particular intention toward
making robbery a difficult and perilous
pastime. Even the alleys are bril-
llantly lighted, 80 that the crook finds
little chance to operate. AS result Of
the electric police force nocturnal rob
berries and assaults are scarcely known
in Denver.
II the visitor to whom the seeing"
car lecturer points out the mile high
sign is not satisfied with that unusual
altitude he need not go home without
going higher Let him take a train for
the famous Georgetown loop and be-
yond to Silver Plume, which is two
miles high. The trip is a matter Of
only about three hours and is as full Of
thrills as the fretful porcupine's ex-
terIor is full of quills Past gold
mines prodigiously rich the train
climbs up the mountains, the track
winding around and up so that at
Georgetown it crosses over itself twice.
In case two miles high is too low for
satisfaction. there is still higher climb
ing by rail-. The road which climbs
Gray's peak, not far from Denver, is
the highest up" railway in the world
In a zigzag fashion the train crawls
up the mountain wall until all around
the amazed tourist lies perpetual snow
and within his range OF vision are 1872
mountain peaks Of the mighty Rocky
range. This high line Is something
new, having been in operation but two
seasons The altitude reached by this
, railway is 14000 feet, considerably
more than two and a half miles.
Should further thrills be sought after
these the passenger may make one
day trip into the Royal gorge and re-
turn. Another trip is that into the
wonderful gold fields Of Cripple Greek
and their vicinity, which, in the lam
guage Of an enthusiast, is "a one day
trip that bankrupts the English Ian
guage.n A nights ride from Denver
is Glenwood Springs, the beautiful wa
tering place A similar distance Is the
Pixies Peak region, with Colorado
Springs, Manitou Springs and the cog
road up Pixies Peak and the drive
through the astounding Garden Of the
Gods
Denver itself is about fifteen miles
from the mountains, though the mar
velously cleay atmosphere causes tht
stranger to imagine that he can wall
to the mountains and get back befor'
breakfast. Gold and silver are by NJ
means the only products Of Colorado
In the delightful little valleys and OF
the plateaus around Denver one MAJ
see the prettiest Of farms, agriculture
being made possible and profitable
through irrigation
Denver is at the junction of thl
South Platte river and Cherry creek
Along the banks and in the bed 0
Cherry creek, right in the city, used t
be placer gold in paying quantities
For that matter, anybody in Denve
today may go down to the creek wit
a pan and wash out 81 or 81 worth 0
gold dust in a days work.
rs that soT' exclaimed an excite
tourist who recently visited Denve
and heard this fact casually mention
ed. why, l don't see anybody dow
there looking for gold. why don't yo
folks take advantage of your opDort'
mites and pick up gold If it is lyin
around loser
The informant, a Denverite, smile
softly.
"Why,' he replied, there's nobod
IN Denver poor enough to have to woE
Y for 50 a day, so what's the useg"
Colorado is the only state in the q
!. ion which has a preacher for governo
- - The Rev. DR.. Henry A. Buchtel, cha
: cellor Of the University Of Denver,
= the chief executive Of the state. A
- other interesting political fact is tn
- women vote in Colorado on ecu
- terms with men for any candida
- from the man who runs for justice
~ the peace to his fellow citizen "
j. seeks the presidency. Never befo
ha has a national convention met in
,t. state where the enthusiastic ladies
the galleries Of the convention b
!. viii vote in November for or again
= the candidates nominated at the &C
II vention.
- Colorado is called the Centenn
State because it was admitted to t