Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-01

sights of the city-the broad, clean
business section, the wholesome, happy
residential areas, the parks. the state
capitol building, the city's public IL
brary and the state library and, in
fact, everything to be expected in 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 unique lighting sys-
tenn with particular intention toward
making robbery a difficult and perilous
pastime. Even the alleys are bril-
liantly lighted, so 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
If 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 train for
the famous Georgetown loop and be-
yond to Silver Plume, which is two
Ia 4-sv~ t.. %r@vs ~
only about three hours and is as full Of
thrills as the fretful porcupine's ex-
terror is full of quilts. Past gold
mines prodigiously rich the train
climbs up the mountains, the track
winding around and up so that at
Georgetown 1t 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 $4,000 feet, considerably
| more than two and 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 Creek
and their vicinity, which, in the lam
guage of an enthusiast, is "a one day
trip that bankrupts the English Ian
guage." 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 clear atmosphere causes the
stranger to imagine that he can walk
to the mountains and get back before
breakfast Gold and silver are by no
means the only products of Colorado.
/ In the delightful little valleys and on
! the plateaus around Denver one may
see the prettiest Of farms, agriculture
being made possible and profitable
through irrigation.
| Denver is at the junction Of the
South Platte river and Cherry creek.
! Along the banks and in the bed Of
Cherry creek, right in the city, used to
~ fY1rP
/ For that matter, anybody in Denver
today may go down to the creek with
q pan and wash out 81 or So worth Of
gold dust in days work.
| els that sop exclaimed an excited
! tourist who recently visited Denver
and heard this fact casually mention
! ed "Why, don't see anybody down
there looking for gold. Why don't you
folks take advantage of your opportu-
mites and pick up gold if it is lying
around loosen"
The informant, a Denverfte, smiled
softly.
"Why," he replied, there's nobody
| in Denver poor enough to have to work
for So day, so what's the user"
Colorado is the only state In the On
ion which has preacher for governor.
The Rev. DR.. Henry A. Buchtel, chan
! cellor of the University Of Denver, is
the chief executive of the state. An
other interesting political fact IS that
women vote in Colorado on equal
terms with men for any candidate,
from the man who runs for justice Of
the peace to his fellow citizen who
seeks the presidency. Never before
has a national convention met in
state where the enthusiastic ladies in
the galleries Of the convention hall
will vote in November for or against
the candidates nominated at the con-
vention.
Colorado is called the Centennial
State because it was admitted to the
Union in 1876, just hundred years
from the PRONUNCIATION Of the Declare
ton of Independence. 1t is the most