Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-04-06
A Letter From Colorado.
Boulder, Colorado,

like TO know the truth about Colorado.
We are situated on a mesa above the
town. and as look out OF my window !
can see out on the plains for thirty miles,
and to the north the mountains on the
Wyoming border, and, if it were not tor
a mesa intervening, would be able to
see the hazy outline OF Pixies Peak tar
TO the southwark. This is truly called
"The Land of the Turquoise Sky" be-
cause in all this stretch OF sky there is
often not a cloud to be seen.
However, it is quite cloudy this morn
ing, as we are having wind storm. The
wind sometimes comes down the canyon
at a great rate, but the peculiar thing
about it is that while the air is off the
snow on the top OF the range, these winds
are never cold. Ii is said that the warmth
is due to the compression OF the air as it
descendsfrom the higher attitudes. How
ever this may be, have observed that
most of our snow, rain and bad weather
is the result of an east wind.
The many thousands that come here
every summer testify to the delightful
qualities of the Colorado summer, but few
outside OF the natives realize how pleas
ant il is in winter. The winter ! spent
in Norfolk, Virginia, some years ago was
not near so warm and pleasant as the past
one has been. So far we have had only
two SHOWS worthy of the name, one at
New Years and another the latter part OF
January. All the others came and went
in day or so. The tennis courts on the
University campus have been in use near
ly every week since the first OF Septem-
Der, and there has hardly been a week
passed but has seen number OF beet
steak fries" suppose that this is an
institution peculiar to the school here. A
fifteen minutes walk from the campus
carries one into the foothills, as wild and
picturesque as the most romantic could
wish. 1t is here that the fries are held.
The necessary ingredients OF a success
full fry consist OF about ten boys, ten
girls, and ten pounds OF beefSteak. A
flat sandstone is placed on the fire and
the steak is cooked thereon. tits always
good. Last Tuesday attended one Civ
en- by one of the Sororities, and after the
meal, as we sat around the campfire,
singing college songs, | thought how i'm
possible such gathering would be at
home on the 2lst of March. The night
was beautiful, and although wore only
light suit and no overcoat | was very
comfortable.
Boulder is OF about ten thousand pop
ulation, and for last five years has been
"dry." The license question has been
stirred up again by some dissatisfied ones,
but it doesn't look as though they will be
able to do anything. All the papers are
against them and, besides, here the wom-
en- vote, and they are not divided on this
question. 60 down town nearly every
day, but don't think have seen doz-
en- "drunkS" since have been here, and
there is very little "booze" used by the
fellows in college. None of the fratS
here are ever called ga bunch OF booz-
erS."
| should say word about the school.
Dean Harlow of the medical school was
recently elected president of "The ASSo-
citation OF American Medical Colleges. "
1t takes strong man to carry this honor
so far west. Dean Ketchum OF the en-
gineering school has national reputa-
ton, and his books are quoted as author
ity by French and German writers and
have been translated into these languages.
The dean OF the law school is genial
Southerner of the old type from old Ken
lucky. Nearly every week Professor
Cockrell, of the department OF biology,
receives box OF bugs from some east
ern or European college for classical
ton. | am afraid we could not hold him
long if he did not find this climate to be
just what he needs.
Why is Colorado growing so fast? A
few examples will easily answer the
question. Just across the street lives a
gentleman from Chattanooga, Tenn. He
was troubled with dangerous form OF
rheumatism, and travelled from Maine to
Florida and from Seattle to Mexico as
we'll as to all the noted health resorts Of
Europe, but he received no permanent
benefit until he came here. He says he
intends to stay and don't blame him,
because he is now the picture OF health,
while before at times he could not sit up
in bed without aid. A lady from Kansas
City and her two little daughters were at
our clearinghouse last summer. She
now writes that when she comes out this
year she intends TO buy property and stay,
simply because she likes the place.
There is just one thing | miss, and II at
is the old Potomac. The mountain lakes
are too cold for swimming, even in the
hottest weather, and those on the plains
are full of long stringy weeds, so one has
to use the Y. M. c. A. pool or 90 over to
Eldorado Springs, half hours ride on
the Interurban. Aside from this, Boul-
der is an ideal place in which TO live.
will add that our football team made
a clean sweep last fall. and all the boys
are wondering what the baseball season
will develop.
Yours sincerely,
GEO. p. UNSELD.