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CHAS. R. ALLEN, Pig Iron and English Coke, 118 and 120 Beale St., S. F. '& '24
A. STEIN MAKES ALL FADED CLOTH APPEAR AS NEW. 916 Broadway, bet. 8th and 9th, Oakland.
The J. M. BRUNSWICK & BALKE CO.,
BILLIARD TABLE MANUFACTURERS, 653 and 655 Market St., San Francisco.
370 Southern Colorado-Colorado Springs. ALPIIA BETICALLY.
important, and many of the chief cattle men have their resi- dences at Colorado Springs. The same may be said of a num- ber of gentlemen interested in the mines throughout the State, especially in Leadville and the San Juan country. Their fam- ilies reside here.
There is a fine view of Pike's Peak from every part of Colo- rado Springs, but a still better one is obtained five miles further off, to the northeast. Cheyenne Mountain, forming the south- eastern extremity of the range; stands up in majestic grandeur in full view of the town, and is a "thing of beauty and a joy forever" to the inhabitants. The objects of interest in the vicinity are many, and the livery stables, which supply the means of visiting them, are numerous and excellent, for the best Ken- tucky stock, both for riding and driving, is owned by the livery men. To briefly enumerate the places best worth visiting, we will begin south of the town, and progress to the east, north and west.
Bear Creek Cañon is reached by taking the road to Colo- rado City, and thence turning to the left. This is a beautiful drive of five miles, at the end of which the government trail to Pike's Peak carries pedestrians and horsemen to the summit. Bear Creek Cañon itself is a picturesque, wooded glen, with a dashing torrent, and abounds in wild flowers. Bears are still frequently seen here, and are more alarmed at the stranger than the stranger has any rea- son to be alarmed at them.
The Cheyenne Cañons are three and a half and four and a half miles distant. The road to these favorite resorts for picnic and pleasure parties starts in a southwesterly direction across the Fontaine, and is common to the two for two miles and a half, at which point it separates, the left road leading to Cheyenne Cañon, the Cheyenne Mountain toll-road and the Seven Lakes, and the road to the right leading to North Cheyenne Canon only, the more distant of the two. Both these Cañons are fine specimens of Rocky Mountain gorges. They are deeply cut into the sides of the beautiful mount- ain, and expose grand faces of magnificent red granite many hundred feet high. The Rocky Mountain pine, the Douglas spruce, the white spruce, and that most lovely tree of all, the Picea Grandis, grow luxuriantly in both cañons, while in the autumn season the Virginia creeper, two species of clematis (a mauve and a white), hop vines and other climbers, lend a grace and charm to many a shady bower. North Cheyenne Cañon is the more open of the two, the stream is larger and more uproarious, and at many places the sides of the gorge can be easily climbed, and fine vistas thus obtained of the surround- ing scenery. In South Chey- enne cañon, on the contrary, the walls are very precipitous and imposing, and can be scaled only in one or two places by those accustomed to climbing. The stream, although smaller than its neighbor, forms, about two miles from its mouth, a fine cas-
H. WACHHORST'S
Selection of JEWELRY is the Rarest in the State, No. 315 J Street, Sacramento, Cal.
HOWARD BLACK, CUSTOM SHIRT MAKER, 126 KEARNY STREET, Rooms 7 and 8, San Francisco, Cal.
KOHLER & CHASE
The Elegant Boarding House; Apartments New, Spacious, First- Class ; very Sunny. N W. Cor. 9th and Washington, Oakland, Cal
Southern Colorado-Colorado Springs. 371 cade, falling about 500 feet in plains rise the twin heads of the Spanish Peaks, while the still loftier and more pointed crags- the topmost summits of the Sangre de Christo Range-up- lift their snow-capped crests to the southwestern sky. The Spanish Peaks are a hundred miles distant; the tops of the Sangre de Christo Range, which are visible from this point, are at least thirty miles further. They equal Pike's Peak in ele- vation, and really lie on the other side of the by no means insignificant chain of the Green- horn Mountains, from behind which they rear their snow-clad summits. seven leaps. ALPHABETICALLY. The Cheyenne Mountain toll- road is well worth seeing. It ascends the mountain about one- half mile south of the entrance to South Cheyenne Cañon, and winds for about ten miles, with easy grades, through very fine scenery, at times affording glimpses down into the cañon below. The Seven Lakes are reached from the end of the above de- scribed road by means of a good horse trail about ten miles long. The lakes are picturesque as such sheets of water usually are among the mountains, and there is an inn for the accommodation of visitors. Adams Express Co, J L Stubbs agt ADAMS GRAN, blacksmith " My Garden" is a very fa- vorite resort discovered by H. H., the authoress and poet. AIKEN CHAS E, furs, curiosi- ties, etc Take the Cheyenne road one and a half miles from Colorado Springs then follow due south past Broad Moor dairy farm, half a mile, then through a gate across the "Big Hollow," and " My Garden" is reached-a lovely pine grove crowning a plateau, with an exquisite view of the range behind it. AIKEN & HUNT, music and musical instruments and sew- ing machines ALLEN ALFRED, watchmaker and jeweler, 25 Tejon Anderson B P, physician Anderson & Gaby, carpenters and builders ANDERSON & TUCKER, phy- sicians, Opera House Block Austin's Bluffs are five miles from Colorado Springs. Take the old Denver road, due north toward Templeton's Gap, for four miles, and then bear to the right into the Bluffs. There is no fear of missing the road, and when the Bluffs are reached, not Barber T, repairing furniture only does the plain present a limitless expanse, influence of which few can behold unim- pressed, but mountains hitherto unthought of suddenly appear. Apparently from the southern ATHERTON J F, propr Colo- rado Springs Hotel and Craw- ford House Bacon & Kracaw, livery stable Bacon N W, propr Bacon's Ex- press and Transfer Barnes G S, hardware and agri- cultural implements, wagons, carriages, etc Bartlett & Mills, real estate, loan and insurance Bartlett W L, dentist 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.
CHAS. R. ALLEN, Coal Dealer, 118 and 120 Beale Street, San Francisco.
Incubators, Egg Food. Bone Meal, etc., etc. Address G. G. WICKSON, 319 Market Street, San Francisco.
POULTRY BREEDERS' SUPPLIES.
The J. M. BRUNSWICK & BALKE CO.,
BILLIARD TABLE MANUFACTURERS. 653 and 655 Market St., San Francisco.
372
Southern Colorado-Colorado Springs. ALPHABETICALLY.
Baur A R, bakery and confec- tionery Beal John, constable
BELL W A, vice pres D and R G Ry
BENEDICT JAMES, real estate and insurance agent
Bennett Bros, groceries
BENNETT L M, watchmaker and jeweler, repairing fine watches a specialty
Bentley Ianthus, justice of the peace Bosworth G A, mgr W U Tel Co
Brannan J W, physician
Breiting Chas, cigar factory, 51 Tejon
Brigham & Calloway, meat mar- ket
Brower Chas, . mgr Colorado Telephone Co
Brown Ainsworth, paints, oils, paper hangings, etc Brown C, merchant tailor
Brusoe & Walsh, carpenters and builders
Buckingham R H, boots and shoes Bull G J, physician
Bumstead & Gibbs, plumbers and gasfitters
BURSON D F, second-hand goods and queensware
Campbell John, attorney at law Carter Mrs Matilda, millinery and lace
Chappell Mrs H M, millinery and fancy goods
Church C W, druggist
Clark C C & Co, millinery, notions and sewing machines CLARK WM, bootmaker, Huer- fando
CLEMENT & RUSSELL, mar- ble works and contractors and builders CLIFFORD T F, blacksmith
Cochran John B, attorney at law
Colburn E A, county judge Colorado Coal and Iron Co, W L Graham, sec and cashier
COLORADO MOUNTAINEER, Abe Roberts, propr Colorado Springs Co (Land Co), Geo H Parsons, sec
COLORADO SPRINGS HOTEL, J F Atherton propr Conant & Thedinga, groceries Converse W H, gunsmith and second-hand furniture, etc
COOMBS L D, physician CORMAN A H, propr The Magnet!
Coulter & Vaux, flour, grain, feed, etc Courter John, contractor and builder CRAWFORD HOUSE, J F Atherton, propr Crissey Giles, lumber
CROCKER FRANKLIN B, phy- sician, cor Tejon and Kiowa
Dain J E, painter
Dana L C, constable
Danfoith A H, mgr Colorado Coal and Iron Co
Darroch D C, physician
Davis L C, watches and jewelry
DAVIS S, dentist, Prewitt's Building
Davis W T, carpenter and builder
DE COURSEY M L, real estate loans and insurance
Dennhardt Theodore, bootmaker Dewey & McTier, billiard room DONAVON & PARKER, bakery and confectionery, 26 Pike's Peak ave
Dow F E, clothing DOWNING A J, hardware, tin- ware and stoves Dozier Joseph, carpenter and builder
H. WACHHORST'S
Specialty is Fine Watches and Diamonds, Lockets, etc. 315 J Street, Sacramento, Cal.
PACIFIC PRESS, PRINTERS, ENGRAVERS, ELECTROTYPERS, BINDERS, Oakland, Cal. Send for Estimates.
THE COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL, Tombstone, A. T.
HAS THE FINEST Rooms in the City.
Southern Colorado-Colorado Springs .! 373
ALPHABETICALLY. DUNCAN JAMES, music and Hafner Oscar, harness and sad- musical instruments dles Durkee & Lee, hardware Hallett & Baker, undertakers Halthuson H, hides, pelts, wool, etc Easterly J P, county superin- tendent of schools Eaton E J, county clerk and recorder Hart James A, physician Harrison Wm, attorney at law Edwards Chas E, dentist Harvey W H & Co, painters Ellison J M, agt D & R G Ry Hay & Towne, wagonmakers and horseshoers El Paso County Bank, W S Jackson cashier Helm J C, district judge Fourth Judicial District Ensign Edward T, attorney at law and notary public Hemen way & Crowley, groceries Hewitt John F, veterinary sur- geon Himebaugh John A, propr Spaulding House Erickson P, millinery and fancy goods ERICSON & WOLF, meat mar- ket, 25 Tejon EVERLETH & TAYLOR, gro- Hogan & Dilts, carriage and wagonmakers ceries France Matt, city mayor HOGUE J M. mgr Singer Mfg Co Fernsworth W, barber, 22 Tejon Ferris & Jones, dry goods Hooke E G, attorney at law FIRST NATIONAL BANK, J F Humphrey, cashier Hooker, Holmes & Co, bakery and groceries faction guaranteed. S. W. cor. Twelfth and West, Oakland. Fleming & Noonan, blacksmiths Hopkins T E, photographer Furber P P, architect Hopkins W G, auctioneer Gardner J H, painter, paints, oils, etc Horn & Lee, physicians and surgeons GARNER A B, purchasing agt Horn T G, physician D & R G Ry Howard W E & Co, groceries GAZETTE (daily and weekly), Howbert E P & Co, books and stationery Gazette Publishing Co, pub- lishers, 31 South Tejon Howbert Irving, pres First Na- tional Bank GAZETTE PUBLISHING CO, B W Steele mgr, 31 South Hughes Thos, groceries Tejon Hull B C, fruits, cigars, tobacco, etc Giddings & Stillman, dry goods GILLINGHAM CHAS L, photo- HUMPHREY J F, cashier First National Bank grapher, 49 Tejon Gilluly J W, cashier D & R G Ry Hundley & Low, livery stable Goodspeed J C, physician Graham W L, secretary and cashier Colorado Coal and and Iron Co Hunter A V, cashier People's Bank Jackson W S, cashier El Paso County Bank GRAVES J W. propr Pascoe's Hotel and Restaurant Grimes Miss Annie, furnished rooms Johnson Nathan, meat market JONES THOMAS, propr Empire House M. MADIGAN & CO. New York Horseshoeing Shop. Kimball E C, county physician PACIFIC PRESS, PRINTERS, ENGRAVERS, ELECTROTYPERS, BINDERS, Oakland, Cal. Send for Estimates. Horseshoeing promptly attended to. Interfering prevented. Satis-
CHAS. R. ALLEN, Wellington and Scotch Coal, 118 and 120 Beale St., S. F.
PACIFIC PRESS, PRINTERS, ENGRAVERS, ELECTROTYPERS, BINDERS, Oakland, Cal. Send for Estimates.
The J. M. BRUNSWICK & BALKE CO.,
BILLIARD TABLE MANUFACTURERS, 653 and 655 Market St., San Francisco.
374 Southern Colorado-Colorado Springs. ALPHABETICALLY.
King G L, wagonmaker KIRK C W, propr Kirk House Lamborn Chas B, vice pres Col- orado Coal and Iron Co
Laugier M, restaurant
LAWTON A L, real estate, loan
and insurance and notary public, Pike's Peak ave Lee E A, physician
Libby Warren, varieties, 52 Tejon
Lindsey W W, cigars, tobacco, candies, etc
Little Willie Mining Co, Franc O Wood sec
Love J F, boots and shoes
Lowther & Booker, cigars and tobacco, fruits, candies, etc
MAGNET (THE) (weekly), A H Corman propr
Mariani Peter, fruits, nuts, can- dies, etc
Marlow W D, physician
Marsh Charles H, hay, grain, flour and feed
Marston J L, plumber and gas- fitter
Martin D J, dry goods
Mason R W, propr El Paso House
Massey V P, druggist
McCartney -- , second-hand goods
McFerran James H B, pres Peo- ple's Bank
McGOVERN MRS M H, dress- maker, Pike's Peak ave
McGovney A A, county as- sessor McGovran John, barber McIntyre J E, clerk District Court
Meserve W N, dentist Millard A L, furniture and un- dertaking · MILLS JE, restaurant MONK & INGALSBE, dry goods, 11 Tejon
Montgomery & Co, millinery Mook & Abbey, meat market Moore David, blacksmith Morlan J A, propr National Hotel
National Hotel, J A Morlan propr
National Land and Improve- ment Co, Geo H Parsons sec
Neil Wm, second-hand goods Newcomer E, planing-mill
Niell C F, druggist
Nichols & Long, groceries
Nims F A, landscape photog- rapher
Norton John, boarding-house
O'Brien H T, harness and sad- dles, 39 Tejon
Oldroyd L K, photographer Ostrander B R, lumber
Palmer O, agt D & R G Ry Ex- press Palmer Wm J, pres Colorado Coal and Iron Co
PALMER W J, pres D and R G Railway
Parsons G H, sec Colorado Springs Co
PASCOE'S HOTEL,J W Graves propr
PASCOE THOS, bakers and confectionery
Peck, Farrar & Conger, meat market
People's Bank, A V Hunter cashier
Peery R B, boots and shoes
Perry & Wilson, boots; shoes and furnishing goods
Phelan J J, boarding-house Pixley John, justice of the peace
Pixley & Webster, wagons and agricultural implements
Pope Bros, dairy Potter John, county treasurer
Price E I, postmaster Rachel Wm, tailor, 49 Tejon
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HOWARD BLACK, CUSTOM SHIRT MAKER, 126 KEARNY STREET, Rooms 7 and 8, San Francisco Cal.
H. WACHHORST
Has a Magnificent Assortment of Chains, Chatelains, etc. No. 315 J Street, Sacramento, Cal.
HOWARD BLACK, CUSTOM SHIRT MAKER, 126 KEARNY STREET, Rooms 7 and 8. San Francisco, Cal.
KOHLER & CHASE
The Elegant Boarding House; Apartments New, Spacious, First- Class ; very Sunny. N. W. Cor. 9th and Washington, Oakland, Cal
Southern Colorado-Colorado Springs. 375
ALPHABETICALLY.
Ratliff & Presnall mineral spec- imens and curiosities
Reed Jacob, physician
Reynolds & Westerfield, under- takers
RICHARDSON L S, auditor of Denver and Rio Grande Rail- way Robbins D W, clothing
ROBERTS ABE, propr "Colo- ra :o Mountaineer "
ROBERTSON & KIRKPAT- RICK, restaurant, Tejon
Robinson F E, druggist
Rose & Farley, druggists
Rowe Mrs C A, physician
ROWE F G, real estate, opposite Opera House
Rumpf Louis, furniture and sec- ond-hand goods
Russell & Alexander, contractors
Sagendorf A, druggist
Sanford F D, physician
Scott Wm, plumber and gasfit- ter, 41 Tejon
Sessions S E, contractor and builder
Shepherd J P, boarding house
Sherman Linus E, groceries
Sherman W B, civil engineer and surveyor
Silver Wing Mining and Re- duction Co, Franc O Wood sec Silvius J W, dyeing, cleaning and carpenter
SINGER MFG CO, J M Hogue mgr
Smith H H, magnetic healer Smith Mrs J A, dressmaker
SMITH & KING, groceries, can- dies, fruits, etc, and barbers, opposite National Hotel
Smith & McCreery, groceries, 37 Tejon Smith V E, carpenter Smith W A, sheriff SNYDER L T, bootmaker
SOMMER & HEINS, cigars and tobacco, Tejon
Spaulding House, John A Hime- baugh propr
Starkey & Co, produce, fruits, etc
STEARNS CHAS, merchant tailor
STEELE B W, mgr and editor daily and weekly " Gazette." 31 South Tejon
Stevens & Rouse, livery stable and Herdic Coach Line
Stewart Geo H, coroner
STORER A H, carriage painter Strubel Phil, barber, 44 Tejon STUBBS J L, agt Adams Ex- press Co
Sutton A & Co, clothing
Sweet C, flour, grain and feed
THOMAS & CO, auction and commission, 25 Huerfando
Thornburgh W M, watchmaker Thornburgh Mrs W M, milli- nery and fancy goods
Tilton W F, crockery, glass and plated ware
Toliver E, barber
Tout V K, cigars and tobacco, and musician
Tucker B St George, physician
Tuckerman Chas N, carpenter Turner A, livery stable
Tuttle Wm B, stationer for D and R G Ry Co
Walker Chas, billiard hall
WEATHERBY BROS, dry
goods, 23 Tejon
WEITBREC R F, mgr of con- struction D and R G Ry
Wemott T T, carpenter and builder
West James, bakery and gro- ceries
Westerfield S B, furniture and queensware, 35 Tejon
Weston E C, carpenter and builder
CHAS. R. ALLEN, Cannei and West Hartley Coal, 118, 120 Beale St., S. F
BLUESTONE A SPECIALTY. THE BLUESTONE AND REDUCTION WORKS, TOMBSTONE, A T
The J. M. BRUNSWICK & BALKE CO.
BILLIARD TABLE MANUFACTURERS, 653 and 655 Market St., San Francisco.
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WESTON F A, architect and supt 376 Southern Colorado-Colorado Springs-Denver. ALPIIABETICALLY. Williams J L, attorney at law WILLS & HALE, real estate agts and conveyancers, oppo- site Opera House Whedon E F, boots and shoes, 29 Tejon WHITNEY W, carriage and Wood Franc O, attorney at law and notary public Wright T J, carpenter Young Harvey, artist sign painter WILBUR & NEWTON, livery Willard A C, architect COLORADO ART&CONTRACTING CO. 338 Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado. CHURCH, OFFICE BANK FIXTURES. Contracts taken for all kinds of Buildings. MAKERS OF ART WORK IN WOOD. Artistic Interior Wood Work for Dwellings. Encaustic Tiling. French Plate Glass. Wooden Mantels, Mirrors, Library Cases. Special Designs furnished. Beard Bros. Safes and Vaults. A. F. RAFERT, Manager. EVERY DESCRIPTION OF PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING NEATLY AND PROMPTLY DONE. FIRST-CLASS WORK. REASONABLE PRICES. SQUARE DEALING. Address all Orders to PACIFIC PRESS, AT ESTIMATES ON APPLICATION. OAKLAND, CAL. W. J. KINSEY, Nos. 167, 169, 171, 173 and 175 FIFTEENTH STREET, DENVER, COLORADO. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, Mining and Saw Mill Machinery, STEAM ENGINES, BAIN WAGONS. RAILROAD CONTRACTORS' SUPPLIES a Specialty. PACIFIC PRESS, PRINTERS, ENGRAVERS, ELECTROTYPERS, BINDERS, Oakland, Cal. Send for Estimates PACIFIC PRESS, PRINTERS. ENGRAVERS. ELECTROTYPERS, BINDERS, Oakland. Cal. Send for Estimates.
H. WACHHORST Repairs Chronometers, Watches, and Clocks, at Short Notice. 315 J Street, Sacramento, Cal.
377
Southern Colorado-Denver.
Wm. L. Patton & Co.
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WAGON COVERS AWNINGS,
ORE SACKS, Etc., Etc., Etc.,
352 & 354 Lawrence Street, Denver, Col. 220 Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois.
A. STEIN, PROFESSIONAL TAILOR. Suits to Order from $25 to $60. Latest Style.
The J. M BRUNSWICK & BALKE CO.,
BILLIARD TABLE MANUFACTURERS. 653 and 655 Market St , San Francisco
378
Southern Colorado-Denver. ALPHA BETICALLY.
916 Broadway, bet. Sth and 9th, Oakland.
Denver,
ARAPAHOE COUNTY.
The city of Denver lies, at an altitude of 5,197 feet, near the western border of the plains, within twelve miles of the Rocky Mountains, the Colorado or front range of which may be seen for an extent of over 200 miles, forming a magnificent feature of the extended landscape. The plains encompass the city, stretch- ing for hundreds of miles to the north, east and south, and west- ward to the mountains. Reach- ing Denver from the east, after traveling for hundreds of miles over the bare and lonely plains, the sensation is not unlike first stepping on land after a voyage at sea. The contrast is delight- ful between the great rolling, verdureless tract, whose magni- tude can hardly be realized by those who have never crossed it, and the beautiful city which the traveler comes upon suddenly, lying in a slight depression, em- bowered in thick-set shade trees. Denver is well entitled to the appellation "the Queen City of the Plains," by which its citizens delight to designate it.
The city was born of the first Pike's Peak gold excitement in 1858-59. In 1860 it was a strag- gling camp, consisting principal- ly of log cabins and tents in about equal proportions. In
1870 the United States census showed a population of 4,579; and the last census, June 1, 1880, enumerated 35,719 inhabitants. Since that date over 600 build- ings have been erected, and the population has increased to over
40,000. The annual directory for 1881 shows a gain of 6,043 names over the year previous, and the publishers, with ac- customed liberality, place the number of inhabitants at 50,- 000. An examination of the census returns, and a glance at Denver's building improvements since 1876, will show that no city in the Union is having a more rapid and substantial growth.
The principal business streets are Blake, Holladay, Larimer, Lawrence, Fifteenth and Six- teenth; but business is by no means confined to these, being scattered over a large area. There are four National and two State banks, the aggregate de- posits of which October 1, 1880, amounted to $6,123,358.86. The amount of Eastern exchange drawn during 1880 was $65,- 000,000. There are two fire in- surance companies, one live- stock insurance company, and three co-operative life insurance associations. The water supply is taken from the Platte River above the city, and conveyed to a large reservoir, known as Lake Archer, from which it is distributed by the Holly system. Gas was introduced several years ago, and the Denver Gas Com- pany have extended their pipes to nearly all parts of the city ; but during the present year gas will be superseded, as a means of lighting the streets, by the Brush electric light. The Den- ver Steam Heating Company have over two miles of pipe laid. The telephone is in general use, and the large poles that support its numerous wires add
H. WACHHORST
Has a Magnificent Assortment of Chains, Chatelains, etc. No. 315 J Street, Sacramento, Cal.
HOWARD BLACK, CUSTOM SHIRT MAKER, 126 KEARNY STREET, Rooms 7 and 8, San Francisco, Cal.
KOHLER & CHASE
The Elezant Boarding House; Apartments New. Spacious, First- Class ; very Sunny. N. W. Cor. 9th and Washington, Oakland, Cal.
Southern Colorado-Denver. 379
ALPHABETICALLY.
to the metropolitan appearance tinted Colorado stone. It was of the streets. A branch of the opened in 1880, and is furnished United States Mint is located here, but is used only for assays and not for coinage. Denver is the capital of Colorado, and con- tains the State offices and the United States Courts for the District of Colorado. It is also the county seat of Arapahoe County, a fine Court House for which is now in process of erection at a cost of $250,000.
The public schools of Denver are free to all residents, and are lis of iron and Colorado pressed regarded as among the best in the country. The course of study at the high school is quite as extensive and thorough as that of the best schools of simi- lar character in the East. The school buildings are all substan- tial structures of brick or stone, conveniently arranged in modern style. Aside from the public schools there are several impor- tant educational institutions, the most prominent of which are the University of Denver, and Colorado Seminary, under the control of the Methodist Episco- pal Church, recently inaugurated in a fine building erected in 1880 ; Jarvis Hall, boarding and day school for boys, and Wolfe Hall Seminary for young ladies, managed by the Episcopal Church; Brinker Collegiate In- stitute, Colorado Business Col- lege, and St. Mary's Academy, a large Roman Catholic institu- tion.
The Windsor Hotel is a large and handsome structure, 125x 200 feet in size, ground measure- ment, and five stories and base- ment in height. The two fa- çades are of a beautiful pink-
and kept in first-class style, tak- ing rank with the best hotels in the country. Its location is but four blocks from the Union De- pot, at the corner of Larimer and Eighteenth Streets, convenient to the business center of the city. The Tabor Opera House, begun last year and completed this summer, has a frontage of 125 feet on Sixteenth Street and 225 on Curtis Street. The exterior
brick, with Manitou stone trim- mings. The auditorium is de- signed to accommodate 1,600 persons, and is fitted up in a style equal to that of the best Eastern theatres. The Tabor Block, corner of Sixteenth and Larimer Streets was completed in 1880, at a cost of $225,000. It is built of Ohio sandstone, and from its lofty height and architectural beauty, is one of the most noticeable buildings in the city. In addition to these, the Glenarm Hotel, now used as a State House, the King Block, the new Episcopal Cathedral of St. John's, the Central Presby- terian Church, and many other important buildings, are evi- dences of the solid character of Denver's remarkable growth. The number of beautiful and costly private residences is in keeping with the character of its business blocks. Fourteenth Street and Capital Hill, an emi- nence in the southeastern part of the city, are the sites of many tasteful and expensive dwellings. Hotel and boarding-house ac- commodations are ample, and of superior quality, and the rates
CHAS. R. ALLEN, Agt. Pittsburg Coal Mf'g Co., 118 & 120 Beale St., S. F.
HOWARD BLACK, CUSTOM SHIRT MAKER, 126 KEARNY STREET, Rooms 7 and 8, San Francisco, Cal.
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