Shoshone, and other western wonders . s of portions of the day beforedeparts. We have crossed the plains and areon the outskirts of Denver. Chapter II. THE CITY OF DENVER. NO one would have dared claim for Denver,a quarter of a century ago, the proudposition that it holds at this time. Then it wasa mere village, without wealth, without influence,remote, and unsightly. Now it is a metropolis,a centre of refinement, a place rich in itself, andthe admiration of all beholders. More thankeeping pace with the phenomenal growth ofa region that is still in its infancy, so far asdevelopment is concerne
Shoshone, and other western wonders . s of portions of the day beforedeparts. We have crossed the plains and areon the outskirts of Denver. Chapter II. THE CITY OF DENVER. NO one would have dared claim for Denver,a quarter of a century ago, the proudposition that it holds at this time. Then it wasa mere village, without wealth, without influence,remote, and unsightly. Now it is a metropolis,a centre of refinement, a place rich in itself, andthe admiration of all beholders. More thankeeping pace with the phenomenal growth ofa region that is still in its infancy, so far asdevelopment is concerned, it has lost no oppor-tunity and neglected no chance. Active, keenlyalive, progressive, and vigorous, it has turned toits own account the fortunes of the State ofwhich it is the capital, and has secured by everymeans in its power the reputation it to-day en-joys. When the history of the far West iswritten, and the causes of that growth and de-velopment which we now applaud are analyzed,it will be seen that Denver has often been the. THE CITY OF DENVER. 2/ power behind the throne. Her capital and herpeople have protected new ventures, and keptalive the confidence in the future of the days of financial disaster, through allvicissitudes, there can be found no diminutionof the faith that at last has been rewarded bythe growth of a great city in close proximity tothe region that as long ago as 1806 tempted thevaliant Pike to cross the unknown plains lyingbeyond the muddy waters of the Missouri. Like a romance is the story of Coloradosgrowth, and not less so is that of the growth ofDenver. We miss finding in its history thefanciful doings of Spanish adventurer and piouspadre. No fierce wars were ever waged forits possession, no glittering pageants were everheld in the long wide streets, with their vista ofmountains and plains. There was little that waspoetical, but much that was practical. Still thestory is as interesting as though there had beenthese well-worn episod
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