Denver

the capital of Colorado. It is situated at the eastern foot of the Rocky Mountains, one mile above sea level. The city was laid out in 1858, and was named for General Denver, the governor of the territory of Kansas, then including Coloado. Denver is noted for wealth, intelligence, scenery, and climate. Its immediate wealth is drawn from the mineral resources of the state, and is exhibited in magnificent parks, buildings, and streets. It is the metropolis of the Rocky Mountain mining region, being about 1,457 miles from San Francisco and 1,041 miles from Chicago. Railroads radiate in every direction. There are street railways, electric lights, and an unsurpassed city water system. In 1909 the population was returned at 133,859. It is safe to say that the census of 1910 will show 200,000 people. The public school system is very complete. The Denver high schools are noted. They are reinforced by the State University at Boulder. Denver University, maintained by the Methodists, has over 1,000 students. There are several large libraries. There are, in round numbers, forty newspapers and trade journals and 150 churches. The State Capitol, built of Colorado granite, cost $3,250,000. In full view of the mountains, the city possesses a delightful climate. The air is dry, the average rainfall being only fourteen inches a year. The atmosphere is wonderfully clear and bracing. The cold of winter is seldom prolonged. The excessively hot days of summer are few, and are succeeded by cool nights. The mean annual temperature is slightly above that of Copenhagen, Chicago, and Boston. See Colorado