Gilpin observer., 1914-11-12
DENVER THE MIGRATE
Editor Observer:

Is Dfue-penc1led in several places, re-
fering the reader to it's optimistic ar
t1cles about the future of Denver and
its great bargains in real estate, any
OF which allude to the rich garden
tracts and the innumerable acres of
wild cactus, sage brush and soap
weed that is to build her future great
ness.
In vain have we scanned its col
umns for a single item that relates
to mining, the only industry that pla-
ced Denver on the map, that nursed
her from a weakling into a strong
and healthy child. and gave her pres
tige among her sister cities, and at
last tlike many an ungrateful child;
ignored its parentage when Dame For
tune smiled upon her.
When the writer first landed in
Denver it was then but a struggling
village, the gateway at the mouth
of Clear Creek canon, the canon that
Leads to Central City, Idaho Springs
and iGeorgetown, where all was bus
tie, and the hum of industry upon
every hand. AS the placer gold was
gathered from it's rich sand the min
ers selected Denver, from its favor
able, location) as the banking house
OF this new empire and dispatched
Clark and Gruber there to open
branch mint for the coinage of our
gold dust into money. Soon the ever
industrious prospector discovered the
prolific lodes from whence our placer
gold and immense silver float came,
and the news being heralded to the
far East and South, thousands of peo-
pie came West, not to take up their
residence in Denver, but merely to
pass through this gateway to the
gold and silver fields of Central and
Georgetown. AS many of these trail
blazers soon became millionaires they
sought Denver for investment of their
idle money and built their city to
twenty-five thousand people. In 1887
the discovery Of large silver deposits
at Leadville produced millionaires,
see eeningly over night, and their sur
plus wealth rolled into Denver for
the construction of large buildings
ani that city grew and prospered from
the wealth taken from the mines
until it became a city of one hun
'dred'Tt6zrtya thousand people. In the
early eos the famous gold camp at
Cripple Creek was discovered that
erected still more large and expen-
sive buildings and raised Denver's
population to its present status.
Denver is indeed in pitiable and
deplorable condition today, with her
palatial residences and polished mar
splendor as the rays of the Colorado
sunrise beams upon them and re-
fleet upon the archaic hills that form
the background, but their interior
decorations are the bare and empty
rooms as finished by the artisan.
These riagnificient structures of mod
ern art were built by money obtained
from the rich mines of these gran
ite hills so loudly held in contempt,
and which bring the blush of shame
to the cheek of the modern Denverite
when this great industry is referred
to.
We are all citizens of Colorado and
naturally are proud of our famed "city
OF lights" that has been heralded to
distant continents. But if Denver
ever expects to become larger and
more prosperous. (aside from her
great bargains in real estate) she
must again turn her attention to and
promote the great industry that gave
her birth, nursed her through the
period OF her incipiency and furnish
ed the wealth that safely conducted
her through her period cf affluence.
But when she like a disobedient
child spurned the source of her Gre
alton, she fell. never again to be
resurrected until she joins with the
horny-handed sons of toll Commonly
called miners) who can furnish the
means to build her future greatness.
The stamp of decay is marked upon
her very outlines, and so It will re-
main until the wealth for her future
greatness is wrung from these grand
old mountains she so heartily dispis-
es, in the shape of iron, coal, mar
BILE, precious ores and scenic attrac.
tons. TRAgLBLAzER.
The b. p. o. L. lodge has installed
a new Waterbury heating and vent!l.
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