Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-07-06

man selected by the Nebraska delega-
ton to nominate William j. Bryan for
the presidency.
Nothing in American life Is so inter-
esting, so dramatic, so full of thrills,
rs national political convention.
Denver fully realizes this fact and has
determined to supply the delegates and
the thousands Of visitors to the con-
vention of 1908 with an extra series of
thrills. This being. as stated, the first
time that the Rocky mountain plateau
has had the privilege of entertaining a
national body of such importance-of
world Importance, it may be said
Denver proposes to let slip no oppor-
tunity to prove to the rest Of the Unit
ed States that the city Is pretty good
place to visit in the good old summer
time.
There are. first Of al, the "Seeing
Denver cars. On these electric coach
es the visitor may observe under the
tutelage of scholarly and humorous
lecturer with 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 city's public IL
brary and the state library and. in
fact, everything to be expected in a
,nodern 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-
tenn with a particular intention toward
making robbery difficult and perilous
pastime. Even the alleys are bril-
lantly lighted, so that the crook finds
little chance to operate. AS result Of
the electric police force nocturnal rob-
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
miles high. The trip is matter Of
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 Mt
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 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 Ian
guage Of an enthusiast, is "a one day
trip that bankrupts the English lam
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
be placer gold in paying quantities.
For that matter, anybody in Denver
today may go down to the creek with
pan and wash out 81 or So worth of
gold dust in days work.
SIS that 500" 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 dent yeI!