Denver

Capital and principal city of Colorado, in Arapahoe co., on the South Platte, 15 m. below its exit from the mountains, at an elevation of 5,200 ft. It is regularly laid out, with over 200 miles of streets. Water is supplied by the Holly System from the South Platte and by artesian wells. It is the main distributing point for the mines in the mountains, and an important railroad center. Pop., 1890, 106,713, having trebled since 1880.