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Show 52 lW KY l\IOli.NTA£N , C.ENl.;HY. On the outh Boulder r'<'l'k rwar tlw fo ~t of th' moun tain .· :11'('. somP. of tiH 1110 t r 'nHtrkablo ·oalmirws in thP \\ st. 1 ~all the atk11tron .of tho rPa<lcr to tlw e minl' · esp<'Cially, becau.s• I lwlrevn t.hat LhPy " :ill yrt ]lay a 1110 t important pad in promotJ n<r ~ h e mat· ' rral yr·os]ll'nty of olomdo. Indcccl , I b('l il'V<' that an area of 20 or :30 111 r1 'H sq uarl' betwern outh Boulder anti Clol<l<•n 'ity i · de::~t iu P l to ·ontrol t lrP material intr r 'sts of the 'tatr. Jron orr of a firw qual ity is l'oun<l in ronne tion with the coal in gn•:rt quanti tie', RO that not many .}'\'<trs ran clap e beforf' iron work: of' gr<•at capacity will b> n·ut •<l nncl<'l' th lra<low of tlw mountai 11 ran~<'. Denver i most boantil'nlly lo ·:rl<•<l in the plaim; in tlw vallPy of til<' outh Platte, about 13 milt·s NLHt of' Llw lntr:w of' th' mountain:;, and o,:-300 ff'eL above tid<' wate r. JL l1aH all'l'ady pa Sl'd the f'< 'Vl'J'iKII, lllll'l' l'(ai 11 , sp '<' trlalivr growth of its infancy, and iH now III OI'i ng st<'a<lily on to ]1ighl'r an] bettrr thin g:-~. Oo~ tl y hl cH"kR of buildi ngs, <' n cl os in ~ cll'nll, widr ·trl'l'ts; tlw outskirt adorned with dwt•lling~ Stii'I'Oilnd •cl with tn'<':-1 a11Cl crard ntl, now xi -t wlwro th<• grNtL Am ' ri can clcsP r·L was upposl'd to hold it :>1nty. All thes<> macri · iruprorcnH'nt , luwc boPn prl'f'ol'lltcd lll l<l ·1· the potPnt inflnenc of lht• par·til'l<'::! of gl i ·tcninn· gol tl wlrieh l1an ' b\'<'Jl hidckn away in the ~arll1 f r· 11nt olll ag 'K. Coming from the lliX:III'ious ·iLies or the East wi th th mpi(lity of th preHent faciliti s, the tr·ttv<'IPr' wi ll be , nrpri s<'cl that in Lhi .· n'g ion of' snow- ·lal mou11tain h' will llliHs Vl'IJ' f<~ W of til' ·omf'urt · h ' Jra · the!' · enjoyed. At all tim , if thr tm1· Jpr· turns IIi. fne . to th' \V · ·t, lie may lwlwlLl fi'Om Denv •r on of th most ht•autil'ul lancl::;eapt• · in t ire world. But th r ar· portion. of th ' y<':ll', as wPll aK different 1wriocls of llw <lay, when th e grand monntaiw; an· lightvd u11 wi th a Rtran <re, almo t piritnal b auty. Th atmo. plu·r·p is at tintr · ·o pur • aml ·]par, that th ·now-cover d summits of tlw llighP -t ]Wak s em nlruo -t wi tltin our crra. I· It will not b many Y<'ars till t il l' hrauliful, ]l('al tlly l'all<'y::> just at th foot of th' mountai ns will I'Hl'h havp itl:! prospt ·r ous villagP and b come famous summer r •:,;ol'l f!. ·winding our way up amon~ th<' S<' p;rand ld mou11tains, W<' find good road , the mo -t attra ·tive and <'ver-changirw secnery, and f1v ·lr, Jllll'<', exhilirating air, that will mak , u · n·lad and hopeful ancl ready to Bee that whl h is pl a ant alone. Thousands of flow >r of varied hue· wiU OVER Tlfl': Fll{i'l'l' I{At\'CH:. p; rPrt our ~'Y<'· on <W<'ry sich', <l-nd bird and C] nadntp<'ds su h a we lia.Vl' not Sef'll in our Nt.s t ' I'll homes will ·on tinnally at,tmct on r aLtl'ntion. Amorw tho. <I monntainH n.r· lwautiful vall ryl:! Lhrongh whi ·lr nre winding, I'V<'r-tlowing stream · of' pur water. Fin ' f'al'llu;, with fil'ld::; of waving p;rain mra<low · ('OV<'I'('(l witl1 a tlri ck gr·owth of' gra . . , <rarclPn witl1 all kin<l · of' V<'ll't'tahl l'H will lll (:'et the ey' l'n.r lll OI'B fJ·pq IH'ntly than we lravl' l'l't•r ant i<"ipatl'd. 'J'he hig l1er w a 'Cl'lld , till' mor<.' wonderful :wcl attradi, ·o Rc<' fl<'ry, tJ'l'<' bird and fl ow ,. b' ·onr 0, until Wt' stand npon tlrl' naked ]Wak ;; of' U1P main mng' nm id tht• P" ''[ll'tna.l ·now:. ]n no portion f Lh Ro ·ky :Mo nn tn in :-~ that T have l'V<'l' visited arP t lr <'t'P any of' t h o:-~< vast 111a ·:es of snow and iet•, or· gbwi<'I'S that n·ivl' to 1\ ]pin ' S(',l 'll<'l'.)' its WOIId<'l'flll interc:> t. \ \To lind 011ly li ttJP patch 'H ot' KIIOW in t lr l' tl<·ep gorgr· · on tl1e sicl' of' Uw Jolly ]W<LkH, whi('h se ncl their ::;harp ununits nhovo th ' limit:-~ of' v<'g<' t:tLion. Ex:cl'llent roa<IB and p;ool eoael w;; will tak 1' IIH lo the Hot ~p rin gs of hlaho, wlre r·p a lh•l i1·ions bath ever awaits u · · t ht•n up til<' l'alley of' ' ]par 'l'<'<'k, through th' <.1 'I p g rgc , with t lrP cmionHly l>ancl<·d gnPi:sic I'Ol'kK lwnt into t h<• nr o:-~L fantastic f'orm. , wh<·r> will h' K< <'n at work on l'ithPI' sid 11undn•tl:s of' JWOpl<' diligPntly ll'a liinp; til<' l oos!' grav •l in thl' lH'd of' tl1e strmru for· tl 10 f'pw p:uti cl ·s or gold whi ch am mingl<'d witl1 its sands. 'oon Wl' shall n •n.ch the liLt le villagl' of' Hl'org<·town, <' lli' IOH<'d anrong tll <' 11101111tainH with cvt'n now f't:t l'e<' ly room to l'X }11l.lld f'tu·Lht•r, a nrw mining towJr, fill •d with l'llterpri st'H arHl hop<·;; for the f'n t ure. HPrl' tho int<'r·<· t in t lli. J'L'Illal'lmbl' s enery, wlli ·h 'Nt'.ainly cannot br ·nrpasd'd for lwanty and rug<rpcl grand •ur· in th<' known world , witlr its ·wil't flowing ·t rt'alll of t il <' pure t mountnin watl'r, i lo t or f'orgottPn in tire tl1 ou•Yht Lhat th 1110untains at· ' row(IPd with lod 's f tlu' firw~ t sill'er in the worlcl. And the 'Ul'p ri se will UP tlh' <rpate r, whpn W<' 1'011- ·idt •r tlw obsta ·I<'K that IHw' been ov rcomr by human Pncrgy, in x:ploring the. o inaccc. ·ib] (• mountain ·idl"S w]li ch ri ::;l' nl':trly vNti '<Llly 2,000 or· 3,000 ~ 'et. And y •t no difticulty ltas bu 'II ·o l'ormiclab iP that it !rat; not be •n met and ov •rcome by the co uragr us, hopeful miner·::> ·in l:!Parclr of' tho precious rnirwral. o, too, at \'ntral 'i ty, we :,;hall b · !Rmptccl to linger l onO' by th way- icle, and foJ'fl'l't tl1at our route i · wc:;twanl, far beyond the main ranO' , to the our·ce f th Pacific wat r . I am of tb opinion that w l1are not fonnl'd a full ·on ption of the gn•at future that is awaitirt<r t iPs gold and ilv •r ruin . I b 'Ji Vt' t lr 'Ill |