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Just below Barranca the railway makes a rapid descent of some 1,200 feet in seven miles, through the Comanche Cañon, and reaches the banks of the Rio Grande at Embudo. For several miles below this point the large, black basaltic bowlders, which lie in great profusion to the west of the track, are many of them covered with Indian hieroglyphics which can plainly be seen from the car windows.
A short distance from Embudo we enter the populous portions of the Rio Grande Valley, where the banks of the river on both sides are thickly studded with Indian pueblos and Mexican plazas. Twenty miles above Embudo, on an eastern tributary of the Rio Grande, is situated the Pueblo de Taos, the most interest- ing of all the Indian fortifications, in which the native population still live the primitive life of times long past. Nor is the end of the road, called Espanola, by any means devoid of interest. The fine plaza of Santa Cruz lies directly opposite, on the east side of the Rio Grande, with its rudely ornate church. About a mile immediately below the depot is the Indian pueblo of San Juan.
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In the high bluffs opposite the pueblo, as well as many other places in this region, are to be found the remains of cliff dwellings, which have very naturally attracted much interest.
If the health-seeker requires more than pure air and grand scenery, the railway takes him to the famed effervescent soda and iron springs of Manitou, the hot mineral springs of Cañon City, Ojo Caliente, Pagosa, Poncho and Cottonwood, the soda springs of Leadville, and many others less known, but equally valuable.
Throughout the mountains, in close proximity to the railway, there are hundreds of parks, valleys and cañons, in which pleasure- seekers may find secluded camping places, hunt and fish as long as they please, and even, if they wish, so hide themselves that they shall hardly see a human face during the summer. In the vastness of the mountains "the elbow room " that they afford in which to escape for a time from the fierce struggles and intense ,mental strain of modern civilization, lies their chief attraction to many travelers.
For people from the East who seek health through a change of climate and associations, Colorado offers inducements that are nowhere surpassed. The pure, dry air of the plains and mount- ains, rarefied by an elevation of from one to two miles above the sea, and often in a high degree electrical, is bracing and exhilarating to the lungs. For asthma it is an almost unfailing specific, as hundreds of persons, confirmed asthmatics before coming here, are here able to breath with comfort, and in the enjoyment of health, will make haste to testify. Those who have weak lungs, or who are in the incipient stages of consumption, seldom fail of relief in this climate, especially if they live out of doors as much as possible, and are not afraid of the sunshine, which is one of the crowning glories of Colorado. During some seasons a cloudy day is almost as rare as an eclipse, and there can be no doubt that cheerfulness and bodily and mental activity are promoted by the absence of dark days, fogs, mists and dampness. If, as Longfellow sings,
" Some days must be dark and dreary,"
In this climate they are reduced to the minimum, and during some years happily missed from the calendar altogether.
While its scenic attractions and advantages of climate will always conspire to make the Denver & Rio Grande Railway pop- ular with tourists and health-seekers, its existence is principally due to facts of another nature. The millions of dollars expended in its construction have been furnished by capitalists for the purpose of opening highways to the rich mineral deposits of Col- orado, now the leading bullion-producing State of the Union. The phenomenal rapidity with which it pushes forward half a score or more of extensions at the same time, through tortuous
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cañons, where frequently the surveyors who locate the line have to be let down over precipices by ropes, and over rugged mountain passes, higher than any railways in the world except some in South America, overcoming obstacles which a few years ago would have been considered insurmountable, has its explanation in the wonderful development of mineral production which has been witnessed in Colorado during the past three years, and the many valuable discoveries that are constantly being made in the = districts into which it penetrates. Let us consider the record of three years. In 1878 the entire bullion production of the State, including copper and lead, was about $8,000,000; in 1879 it was C $16,000,000; in 1880 it was $24,000,000. No one acquainted with the present condition of the mines estimates the probable bullion product of 1882 at less than $32,000,000, while many place it much higher. Those best informed in regard to the mines assert that mining in Colorado is yet in its infancy, and that there will be abundant opportunity for prospectors for a hundred years and more. There are large areas that have hardly been prospected at all, and others that have been but superficially skimmed over; while even in the oldest districts new lodes are continually being discovered, and forsaken ones developed into paying mines. During the entire history of mining for the precious metals in America, it is doubtful if any section has ever afforded better opportunities for acquiring wealth by legit- imate mining operations than are offered by Colorado to-day. The railway takes you at once to the center of the richest mining districts, transports supplies and mining machinery at cheap rates, and in return carries ore and bullion to the different competing markets. Southern Colorado. 363 RAILROADS. It seems increditable, when gazing upon her complete railroad systems, penetrating the most remote corners of the State in every direction, and surmounting gigantic difficulties, that Colorado in 1869 possessed not a single mile of railway in the Territory: Yet such is the fact. When the cost of railroading in this mountain- ous region is considered, the premium must be awarded to Col- orado over every other State in the Union for enterprise and energetic pushing. She now has over 2,000 miles of track at a cost per mile exceeding any railroad in the world-and this in a ittle over a decade. THE DENVER AND RIO GRANDE RAILROAD. Is a narrow-gauge, the first of its width ever built in the United States. The forerunning description of Colorado embodies a history of the road and a sketch of its lines of route. THE DENVER, SOUTH PARK, AND PACIFIC RAILROAD. Is a narrow-gauge from Denver to Leadville (172 miles), Gunni- son, San Juan, and some of Colorado's most popular resorts. HOWARD BLACK, CUSTOM SHIRT MAKER, 126 KEARNY STREET, Rooms 7 and 8, San Francisco, Cal. ROASTING and MILLING of REFRACTORY ORES, by the Bluestone & Reduction Works, Tombstone, A. T.
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This road branches at Nathrop and runs west to the town of Gunnison. At present writing this branch is being advanced still further into the San Juan region. Its route is bordered by scenery whose grandeur defies description.
THE KANSAS DIVISION UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY.
The inauguration of the enterprise which resulted in the con- struction of this pioneer line across the boundless prairies of the great States of Kansas and Colorado was the signal of a vast immigration to, and wonderful development of, a section that our proud nation may now look upon with feelings of pride. With that foresight which is a predominant characteristic of all shrewd, energetic business men, the originators of the undertaking took advantage of the earliest opportunity to carry out the plans by which railroad communication could be had with the capital of the Centennial State, and by the encouragement of the Govern- ment in donating each alternate section of land on either side of the road they received a stimulus that assured its early comple- tion. In 1864 the first rail was laid at Wyandotte, on the west side of the Missouri River, and ere the close of that year the track was finished to Lawrence, thirty-seven miles distant, and was at that period the only railroad in the State. A very short time elapsed before Lawrence began to doff the garments of infancy and to substitute the dress of maturer years, and from a town of 3,000 inhabitants she sprang to the front rank of the impor- tant cities. Topeka also advanced toward the seat of Metropol- itan honors with the advent of the railroad, and at the present time has a population of 10,000 souls. With the advance of the railroad civilization kept steady pace, and to its presence the country owes the progress of this vast empire. The lands which skirt the line of the road are. of exhaustless fertility, and by proper cultivation are capable of producing everything to perfec- tion that is indiginous to the latitude, a fact that has been demon- strated time and time again.
The country is opened and ready to receive settlers who have a disposition to increase and develop its interests. Lands can be obtained at low figures and on easy terms of the railroad com- pany, while building material in the form of magnesian limestone can be procured in abundance in every quarter. The stone when first taken from the quarry is of the nature of soapstone and can be reduced to any size or shape by the use of edged tools, but after it has been exposed to atmospheric influences a while it undergoes a very great change and becomes extremely hard. It is used very extensively in all the towns in western Kansas. To those seeking cheap homes in a new country, where the soil yields up its richness in a multiplicity of products, where the smiling face of health is perpetually radiant, where labor is rewarded liberally, and where morality is at a high premium, the section
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Southern Colorado. 365 that the railway penetrates offers superior inducements. Truly railroads are the vanguard of civilization, of development and permanent growth, and of indispensable necessity. They are the motive power of progress, the elevating influence of improvement, the stimulant of business activity. THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILROAD. THE NEW AND POPULAR ROUTE THROUGH THE FERTILE VALLEY OF THE ARKANSAS AND THE RICH MINING REGIONS OF COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, AND SOUTHERN CALI- FORNIA. A more interesting and delightful trip cannot be found than that now afforded by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fé and the Southern Pacific Railroads, stretching across the continent from the Missouri River, at Kansas City and Atchison, to all the principal cities on the coast of California. Passing through To- peka, the beautiful capital city of Kansas, the traveler crosses the fertile fields and grazing lands of that State and enters the min- ing regions of Colorado through the pivotal City of Pueblo. Or, following the main line from La Junta, the tourist may cross the Raton Mountains by a picturesque pass into the Territory of New Mexico and descend through enchanting mountain scenery, past the famous Hot Springs of Las Vegas to Santa Fe the capital of the Territory and the oldest city on the continent. Thence the . faction guaranteed. S. W. cor Twelfth and West Oakland. route lies southwest through the mining regions of New Mexico and the vineyards and gardens of the valley of the Rio Grande to Deming, where connections are made with the Southern Pacific Railroad for Arizona and all points in California. From Rincon, on the east bank of the Rio Grande, a branch of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fé runs to El Paso, where it enters Mexico. The climate of this wonderful region is as mild and agreeable as that on the shores of the Mediterranean. The fact that min- ing may be pursued here all the year round without interruption from the snows and storms which make it impossible for half the year in more northern mineral districts, together with the une- qualed richness of this section in gold and silver, has brought it into prominenceas the most profitable field for mining operationson the continent. Alexander Von Humboldt declared, in 1803: " Here will the wealth of the world be found," and theprospectorof 1881 has verified the predictions of the celebrated scientist by proving with pick and shovel that this is the bonanza land of the conti- nent. From the Raton Pass, where the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fé Railroad enters the Territory of New Mexico, to the point where New Mexico, Arizona and Chihuahua corner, the whole Territory is one vast bed of ores and gems. Gold, silver, copper, and lead abound. Genuine gold ores have been found in the White Oaks District, which assay from $100,000 to $250,000 a ton. The mountains about Santa Fé and Socorro abound in PACIFIC PRESS, PRINTERS, ENGRAVERS, ELECTROTYPERS, BINDERS, Oakland, Cal Send for Estimates. Horseshoring promptly attended to. Interfering prevented. Satis-
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turquoise, agate, carnelian, topaz, jasper, onyx, and other precious gems, some of the finest gems among the crown jewels of Spain having been taken from the turquoise mines in the Cerillos Mount- ains. In the development of this great treasure house of the globe capital and labor find more profitable employment than can be found anywhere else.
But the resources of New Mexico are not confined to her min- eral wealth. In the Valley of the Rio Grande is found the finest fruit-growing country between the Missouri River and the Pacific Coast. Along the whole valley, from El Paso on the south to Santa Fé on the north, is found one of the best wine-growing dis- tricts in the world. The native wines of this section have become popular all over the country, far surpassing in richness the much- vaunted vintage of California, and equaling the renowned wines of France and Spain. In the wide valleys sheep and cattle range in countless numbers, requiring no more attention in summer or winter than the guarding of a herdsman. Here also the Ameri- can farmer cultivates every variety of cereal with success, and with his improved farming machinery is fast supplanting the native and his ruder implements of agriculture.
In brief, the laborer may find here abundant employment, at good wages; capital and enterprise, rich fields for investment; the miner, will find more gold than in California, and more silver than in Colorado, with no interruption of his work by snows and the rigors of winter; the fruit-grower and agriculturist may find blooming valleys and fertile fields; the stock-grower, rich grazing lands; while in the thrifty and growing cities of New Mexico every branch of trade is afforded opportunities for profit- able development.
THE DENVER AND NEW ORLEANS RAILROAD COMPANY
Organized January 5, 1881, with a capital stock of $10,000,000, incorporators and directors residents of Denver, Colorado, to con- struct and operate a railroad and telegraph from the city of Den- ver, Colorado, to a point in connection with the Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad, on the Canadian River, in Texas; to estab -; lish railroad connection with the cities of New Orleans, Louisiana; Galveston, Texas, and Laredo, Mexico. ·
It is expected by the construction of about 375 miles of its main line, passing through the State of Colorado, Territory of New Mexico, and the State of Texas, to be completed about the end of the year 1882, to have direct railroad connection with the points named above, as well as all other points in the State of Texas reached by its system of railroads.
The company's line traverses a very rich section of country, and its completion will secure to Denver and the State of Colo- rado the shortest possible line to tide water. The first division of the line, between Denver and Pueblo, Colorado, is now nearly
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Southern Colorado-Alamosa. 367 completed, and will be in operation in the early spring of 1882. It is of standard guage and is being constructed in the most sub- ALPHABETICALLY. stantial manner. It is expected to receive a very large local traffic from its forests, coal mines and stone quarries on the line of its road, and tie vast stock-raising region tributary to its line, as well as a large through traffic from its connections. Alamosa, Gem Theater, J Tortine propr Gilchrist Rev J J, pastor Pres- CONEJOS COUNTY. byterian Church Adams Alva, hardware Gray Mrs M, milliner Adler & Co, wholesale liquors Bank of San Juan, J L McNeil cashier Greenstreet W A, livery stable Hamm J W. attorney at law Haskins & Ball, druggists Barask M, gen mdse Haskins B F, physician Bingel & Co, brewery Hayt Chas D, attorney at law Blain Bros, saloon and notary public Blain Frank, saloon Hunt A C, Jr, lumber Brabaut & Wheldon, milliners Hunt R B & Co, furniture Briley W, bootmaker Kruschke I, gen mdse Broadwell D P, mayor Lary H B, harnessmaker Brophy J, ice and coal Lean W H, saloon Brown W C, builder Lehmer F & Co, gen mdse Broyles C E, attorney at law Mason A D, hides, pelts and wool Carter I S, barber Carter R, restaurant McDonald J A, harnessmaker MCKEEVER J, notary public McNair P, restaurant City Hotel, J H McHalland propr Colorado News Co, Goody, Neale & Brown blacksmith and Koontz & Gault wagonmakers Craig P L, physician Newman, Chestnut & Stevens, Davis & Baehr druggists druggists and liquors Davis H, liquors Palmer House, H M Thompson propř Perry House, J W Burns propr Poor A C, saloon Rice Gus, grocer Delmonico Hotel, R Gallagher propr Easterday & Son, wholesale gro- cers Field & Hill, gen mdse Sabine Wm, notary public FINLEY T M, notary public and postmaster Schiffer S & Gerteisen, gen mdse Schneider & Rogers, blacksmiths Fox L, wholesale liquors & wagonmakers Frank B, hides, pelts and wool Smith S & Wilson. gen mdse Frank & Custers, printers Frederickson J, bootmaker Gale E S, physician Gale J A, physician and sur- geon Stevens Prof E C, prinipal high school Stuart () P, fruits and vegeta- bles Sumner W, restaurant HOWARD BLACK, CUSTOM SHIRT MAKER, 126 KEARNY STREET, Rooms 7 and 8, San Francisco, Cal. ASSAYING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. C. J. DUVAL, TOMBSTONE, A. T.
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368 Southern Colorado-Colorado Springs. which prohibited the sale of in- PENDENT," T M Finley & " THE COLORADO INDE- Co proprs toxicating liquors; and they in- augurated a very liberal system with reference to the disposal of colony lots. Two-thirds of all lots, uniformly distributed, Warnke H, cigarmaker were designated colony lots, and Wilkins Myron, livery were sold to actual settlers at very low figures. The money Colorado Springs, EL PASO COUNTY, so received, less a small percent- age representing the actual cost of the land per acre, was devoted wholly to permanent improve- ments. Under this arrangement a fine irrigating canal, supplied both from the Fontaine-qui- Bouille and Monument Creeks, was constructed; the streets were' planted with long avenues of shade trees, which were watered by lateral ditches along each side of every street, and were well cared for year by year. Parks were laid out, fenced and planted, and an experimental garden was established. The railway com- pany made its headquarters here, and gathered to this point a small and efficient staff, com- posed principally of young and enterprising Philadelphians. Nor was the British element alto- gether wanting, for the little group of pioneers have in vivid remembrance the tall, handsome form and Spanish features of Maurice Kingsley, the oldest son of the great author, and of his heroic and devoted sister, who fought out the coldest winter known in the annals of Colorado Springs in a thin board shanty far worse than a tent. The only. other woman, be it recorded, at this early stage of the little col- ony, namely, that of Christmas, 1871, was Mrs. Giltner, who ALPHABETICALLY. Thidedau & DeForrest, barbers Thomas W M, notary public Utt M, bakery On the line of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, seventy- six miles from Denver, is a beau- tiful and thriving city, and the county seat of El Paso County. It is fast acquiring a wide-spread reputation as a summer resort for tourists, being the point from which the re- nowned peak named after the " Pathfinder " and the celebrated Garden of the Gods are reached. There are also quite a number of medicinal springs at this place. a great attraction to invalids on account of their excellent cura- tive qualities. The streets are broad and level, some of which are bordered by a beautiful growth of shade trees, through which clear and cold water from the mountains flows continually. The business houses and private homes are quaint and comforta- ble. When the Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company began building south from Denver its projectors determined to plant. another colony, and purchased for this purpose the discarded plateau at the foot of Pike's Peak. They invited General Cameron to come and assist them; they framed a colony organization, still presides over the little boot PACIFIC PRESS, PRINTERS, ENGRAVERS, ELECTROTYPERS, BINDERS, Oakland, Cal. Send for Estimates. PACIFIC PRESS, PRINTERS, ENGRAVERS, ELECTROTYPERS, BINDERS, Oakland, Cal. Send for Estimates.
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store which the early colony was so proud of. suit of studies in natural science. The town is lighted with gas, The growth of the town at Southern Colorado-Colorado Springs. ALPHABETICALLY. 369 first was not as rapid as that of Greeley, but the little nucleus, on the principle that " birds of a feather flock together," gath- ered around it a number of cul- tivated and energetic people. By degrees the bright sunlight, the dry, healthy location of the town, its clean, well-kept streets and inviting residences, drew to it many who found that their physical condition required them · to make a home for themselves in a mountain region. Thus Colorado Springs is the capi- tal of El Paso County. The beautiful stone which is obtained from the Manitou quarries, and ranks highest among the many good building stones of the State in the Denver market would form a fitting material for State buildings, and is used for all the choice structures in the town. the town grew and prospered. On July 31, 1871, the first frame house, if it deserves the name, was commenced. Now Colorado Springs contains 5,000 people, numerous churches and public buildings, including a beau- tiful stone college, a large school house, and an Episcopal Church, also of stone, several churches of wood, some of which are large edi- El Paso County is one of the richest in the State, and has always maintained a high credit. The first public work of impor- tance was the construction of a 319 Market Street, San Francisco. free county road through the Ute Pass into the South Park, an undertaking both costly and difficult, but one which has con- tributed far more to the com- mercial prosperity of Colorado Springs than its originators ever anticipated; for during two years of the most active growth at Leadville, this excellent road induced most of the trade des- tined for California Gulch to seek Colorado Springs and the South Park route as the best highway to Leadville. The cat- tle interests of the county are fices, the State Asylum for Deaf Mutes, and a well-constructed opera house, furnished with the latest stage appliances, similar to those of the Madison Square Theater in New York. Many of the residences are well wor- thy of special notice, but we do not feel justified in giving undue publicity to the dwellings of private citizens. Colorado Col- lege was founded in 1874. The central block of the building is now completed, and the wings will soon be added. Both ladies and gentlemen are admitted. Only teachers of eminent ability are employed. The location is peculiarly adapted to the health of students, and to the pur- and exceptionally well supplied with excellent water. This water is carried seven iniles in pipes from Ruxton Creek, which flows down one of the lovliest cañons above Manitou, where no impurities can ever reach it. The water arrives as clear as crystal, under high pres- sure; and, as no mechanical power is required, the water rates are very low, and water is furnished gratuitously for fountains and garden purposes. PACIFIC PRESS, PRINTERS, ENGRAVERS, ELECTROTYPERS, BINDERS, Oakland, Cal. Send for Estimates. IMPERIAL EGG FOOD will Make Hens Lay, Sold by the Trade, or address G. G. WICKSON,
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