New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-05
THE FoUyrAISE COLONY OF COLORADO

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! For some time past nllii5tT OF gentlemen
have been negotiating FOR large tract OF aua lslge
vicinity of the base OF Pixies Peak, the same 10 Mul7
the famous Colorado Springs. They have purchl% le
vicinity. comprising som" 80 villa sites OF one iet i,
On The Fountainr and 10000 acres Monument Creek
They will there lay out town 10 he known as COo.idD
Springs the line Of the Denver ana no Grahdg In
way The springs proper being about five miles from ne
! road The springs have been chri,ened villa "a l0ht
and will be provided with post-onice aud telegraph
station, will also the railroad depot From we U
To the town fine carriagerOad will be constructed wa
Ia Font lies in the celebrated Jt fa",
/ from which FL Paso County derives II, ame
ncept In the bocksronnd and in the center q the
semi-crce, rises the grand dome OF Pkes it,i iD
aSsy reaches heavenwari Cheyenne Mountain " bold
outline that completes the picture; ana on tt ~ IN,
the gardens OF the gods The company wiz USE h
norary building Al Colorado Springs for The prtsen WIN
ibe iutentIOu oil erecting hotel next spring u ~ ~
least 100000 They VII also rst"pl'n a1 S
bottling business with me ue.t Apparatus m'" FS.
bottlng the waters and saving the carDomt gas LUIS
will form one OF the Industrial OBJECTS OF l' b,s
Prof HAYDEN, in his report on Col,f'dO ~ "lt1J
-, Perhaps the feature of the greatest srlA
interest in tbis region l. the tour soda spIiaSs nt
"eI abort three miles above Colorado City ~ tlc "a
e, ~ Fouutune Creek The lrSt one j. close iol lVl
tbin 50 feet of the creek. For distance oI ~ e. ~
more around the spring there Is deposit or L,l
a. hin layers About 100 yard, above the mi sllu- =
The second one, the right eide OF ~ - M
much the largest one. and has formed D,m 1'A ront
FEET across from the center OF When ul, ny 2 tbln
current ON the opposite sac oi NV -, "a, 49, h. 4
~ l,S' aoi rng The water Is stronger than -, ID
.llIu SINH ard used principally for drinking purs.
Tne fouf IN spring i perhaps oo i,et 3no' ts I'M
we sIge It's waters are rather cu3yb"~ U.i
W9ltl The basin Of the second spring abOu iDli
feet deep. ana Is used .or 'dthhE. iH' az ' M
rs strongly lmpIeguated With oirhOn'e .cd -d,, a.
The trut springs The temperature 81 the 'p''''"
Tine Civ Of villa Ia Fonwin be- located about 'a,,g
miles northeast of Coopdo tl}, "h li' &c ~ tir,
a, we have mentioned above. anoW S'T", W. .ucf
Gbeypuue Mountain. The colony which Ai, ~, i,ys
n, hand is composed 0t trustworthy men ~" I,3s
been Identified with tie Greeley coo. y '. .rle-
y, Great work i'm developing that "I-jill' i'' he
IND n 10 IT, present state ot ltrir'si" "'.' g. .o
coony j. now open 10 meuper,uilr i,I... In r.afal
v.t definitely settled upon, hrt viii l''tm ' c,.fr
lan those adoptcd to-. the membership W ~. t.)un
jo,Ony. Tie stock is liked 1t s'o" wi ,. lf nom
ba, already been subscribed, a. 'ls per sew oi, iid.
fu.nt men i'm NeN-NOga, Bhlldurlp''.t ''.p.h Rib
G,lnraIo By the time the Denver HhN ''' Ntl yl he
wav is completed 10 Colorado spins ,.' Ii b. tre
ready for the reception. or '"l'Al'''' anu
'nr ~ r",,,igiii.n h, u be- known D. tLt - .af
Colony ot Colorado. 20 have otfitd' v Ian. .ac -
CHASE az actual cost price ahu POO .ri 90 euftH
tns colony IN these lands are to b" 800 g., lulay.
i,,,,,,Nat..ut, This upon IN, plan 81 ,t t,uu.It-
Ibr leading busiGe,S ot the cuyh!, .'I frlt .cf iN
tlrc of Wmbev. for which tht Duuhi' nj Ye DO ais-
b,uut,ous,y supplied ~ heavy uH'Nt' ,.., m,uoing
,,', MI ,.tly Vegetable, and sh' .',..f suNllth'
rrutLrs uprlt OTIS graz a., cleo t' I ,. BE- t .i.ui
rru tolutado marhrts. \ Wa,,n p,le'. I.ag, -"
NU' lt Font 10 near thC summit Nt al, lie tt''.'1
t,',ii ,ntf, al.o up the same lN ,,,n IIou' VIZ
t.rri,t- A hotel. ID be- 'illtu -. r.,L NopeF" al
bc erect a ~ the summit %, 'i.,l ,f tht tv,rtI
Is Atl "''' ..',l prbmneut gent curh D,,,p.. OTIS,
A., noon M M lOhe'. ecu. u I'M. .e. IL
Stdl's Jaw w, Ntr, President ana -,rdn tA'
ley l",hS,.Iy /, Ni,c-rI csifen,, ~ I,3lsr tsedS
NH"u .',,,.,r ~ this colony o.. p..,iuetTioAo
Ems and Mr. 4, : Ncitet'n D., INA e,ln.sr va.
these srn'.JyN, ana N. Ww. T. Arl'n "a, li.ah
~ and row ot the D'"''' ""'
is 1itRauttI -a7s-- 90, hat