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Title: Shoshone, and other western wonders
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: Roberts, Edwards
Subjects: Mormons Mormon Church
Publisher: New York : Harper & Brothers
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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wild fastnesses willbe found the foundation of all the romance wewish. It is not an easy matter to describe Denver.It is so similar to other cities in many respects,that one feels doubtful about the propriety orthe necessity of mentioning many of its promi-nent features, and is in danger of forgetting thatwhat may seem only ordinary is, in reality, mostextraordinary. If the city were less substantialin appearance, or possessed certain glaring pe-culiarities, it would be much easier to describe.But it so belies its age, and seems so mucholder than it really is, that one falls to takingfor granted that which should be surprising.Wide, shaded streets, handsome residences sur-rounded by spacious grounds, noble publicbuildings, and the many luxuries of city lifetempt one to forget that Denver has gained allthese excellences in less than twenty-five years.Every tree that one sees has been planted andtended; every attractive feature is the result ofgood judgment and careful industry. Nature
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THE CITY OF DENVER. 31 gave Denver the mountains which the city looksout upon; but beyond those hills and the brightsky and the limitless plains, she gave nothing tothe place, which one has only to see to admire.The site originally was a barren waste, dry andhilly. Never was it green, except perchance inearly spring; and not a tree grew, save a few lowbushes clinging to the banks of the river. Surrounded on the east, south, and north bythe prairies, and on the west by the mountains,with their treasures of gold, silver, coal, iron,and lead, Denver is the natural concentrator ofall the productions of Colorado. From it aresent forth the capital, the machinery, and thethousand and one other necessities of a con-stantly increasing number of people engaged indeveloping a new country. From Capitol Hill, a rounded height formerlyon the eastern outskirts of Denver, but now notfar from its centre, is obtained the best view ofthe city. At ones feet the contrast betweenthe present and the past is

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