The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-13
49,. w,,er,ns.p,aces OF Colorado.

..nyements that are comparatively nc"
hore and il is a very interesting fact 10 h''"
,,t that away in the rcces'es OF the 'n'""
.a;ns of Colorado, and two thousand ',a'ss
from the Atlantic. there are "a'e' 'n- ~ ~,
"a which nature has given. "tat "'.' ,,Ian.t
nosscsS TO such an extent. the "'!"e.,' ,.,.,,a
and most picturesque Scchcf! ~
and To " hich art has adccd tue mn, ~ pr,rch
and comfnIts OF Saratoga OF ''G -, hos re.
a.n U,.od CORE pondcnt, VINO mas &c,
III ur;.,,n from these spas, we c"''cI'
,or, interesting details. Aittr "Ner
so"' ,,,ro,,ah a vast fat country, r'ea 10 p''-
nus ,h1,,.h very scarce Of wafer, ana 10
.a , mere desert. the tTaVe!ser sues
~, IN fhc distance the snow pesks. ana
H. f,.h he Jumps. - it were, from soil
.,,Jo ,n,o = ,hlckly settled section covered
With ,c,durc. Ina fcw momcntS ne "olae's
q, a larre brick del o.. at the long TO" OF eui-
,;,,,,sss. With four or five grays attached 10
.ocb and soon h. fluids himself rafting atohS
THE Ersy STREETS or uESvsR,
i'll, as handsome bu.incss and dwelling
housCs and lis cool, well sfaucd s"P;""'A>'
nnrvcr contains about 10000 iDhahtahts
and gains 5000 ayear. i our ycarsaso 'u,' !.
r.a. mot q mile OF railroad track in Colorado
D.,vcr Ore of them, the Rio t'randc, Is Il
n,r,ow.call"c of three eet, running south
,,no,,v oDu miles across the Arkansas, ana
hoin~ destined for the Rio tsrandc valley
and ul,,matcy Old Mexico. it' NIUE 1000
motives pick up their Goa! cars WIN SIN t"h>
each aud go OF " promptly ana easily ~
,h.,r biz brothers carry their loads OF zen
tom. and they rattle OF the passenger trans
with facility 81 twenty Miit> III ho'l anu
sometimes upward. From Dcl''cf iiie
bcalt1 or pleasure seeker starts ior TIC
spIiaS-. u.
q sr,,r Of the Rocky Mountains Is crossed
,,II,d The Eiylde. 1909 lcct above Denver
and nearly 5000 Icct above the sea. sald Dl'
vide beng ihr elevation between the llittc
and the Arkansas, and the ascent Is madc by
sIch gradual approaches that one scare
couctlyc> 20 i gong up III me AIR. ! ne pas
sapc down l. also gradual. II was slate 10
no nnss;,,Ic .nr a IRAN to run from the top OF
fine Divide TO Pueblo, OF the Arkansas, sew
Ont, five miles, without IN ounce CT steam,
since the sight elevations can be overcome
ly the momentum. On reaching Colorado
Spripus the tOHn i found 10 contain 1,ouo
inhabitants 10 have stores, banks, ho'clS,
and tiuc residences, aud yet 1t Is scaicc-
ly three Years since the hrsl house was
built. Some Of The streets are more lllan
two miles long and each street Is planted
with Trees twenty-five lcct ap!r', 2lonS Inc
sidewalk. No street i less Than 100 itct
wide. and there are avenues liO fcet Wlue,
with two rows Ct trees in addition painted
in the middle. rs is the case III savannah ana
Augusta. West OF the town anu close 10 II
is an awful array OF mountains. IlkeS
Of nt.lE -
winch comes out boldly 10 the Plains. and
here il stands. overwhelming the spectator
with astopishment. And yet the top OF the
peak is eighteen miles in straight llne from
fhe town. which shows how vast Is its base.
,rhe ncak. though the first, is by no means
the only attraction. There are the soda and
iron springs at Mlnitou. the Garden of the
Gods, Gtcn Eyre, Cheyenne Canyon and Ute
Falls.
TIE GARDEN OF TIB 'ps
* four miles northwest from the town. and
i, consists OF several red sandstone rocks, or
snlinIrr>. standing over three hundred feet
hiph pcrueudiculir. The sight is impressive,
and once seen never can he forgotten. Glen
Eyre is two miles beyond, and 4 part has
l,ecn called the Little Garden, It's here also
are spllntcrcd rocks perhaps TWO hundred
feet high. Opposite is the elegant residence
of General Palmer, president OF the RIO
Grande railroad. Glen Eyre proper Is Il
.,,llch extending several miles into the heart
of the mountains, and beautiful stream
bursrs forth in merry cascades. On each SIDE
OfthiS stream are majestic ana choice ever
greens. rising amid dcciduouS trees, and so
dense is the Shade aud so thick is the I'M
Ierrronth that the scene resembles wild
forest ia one of the Atlantic States.
MASlTOU
i seven miles from Colorado, and here really
are the springs. 1t is scarcely more than Il
collection of hotels. of which there are eight
or ten which cost for bullnlng from $4,000
TO 80. 900 each. They are all we'll filled with
summer visitors; the accommodations are
equal 10 Saratoga or other similar places, and
the prices are about the same. The noun
tajns rise so abruptly on either hand that
much labor is required TO get sufficient room
for building, and several hotels are on emf
nenc,S or in deep "ulcEeS.
The roads and walks wind among thickcts
of cottonwood, wild cherries, and alderS,
and the Fountain dasheS now here, now
there, while it is crossed by matly bridges.
The springs themselves bubble through holes
in the solid flt rock, and they have formed
cups or reservoirs holding from few quarts
to several gallons. They are known as soda
springs, and with the addition Of acid and
sugar the fluid makes excellent setia-watcr.
They are raid TO I've cure for dyspepsia. and
perhaps for some other diseases. The iron
springs are 4 mile FROM Manitou, and the
water seems to have valuable qualities
The guests at the hotels in no wise differ
in appearance from the guests seen 1t New
port or Long Branch, nor should they. for
II. Fro 81 = IL,
cities. Time I,a>>cs the same here rs thee,
while, SO far rs the tables. the billiudreoa4Is,
the lodgings. ard the attendance are coz
cerned, one could not imagine himself III tie
base Of Pixies Peak or 2,Qso miles from The
Atlantic.
THE CyE FALLS.
Three miles uD the canyon Of tue FOuI-:
tain are Ute Falls. The road has now
become tue only one into South I&rk, andi
it was made through this three mics ut 4,
cost OF SlJ 900. The rocks crowded 10 the
stream 80 closely that it was necessary 10
blust down The face OF the Gilt from ft:y to
one hundred aud fifty feet, leaving shoulder
for the road, while the stream roars and
tumb!es among the rocks from TWO hundred
to five hundred feet below. This road is
decidedly Il dangerous one, although lis bed
is broad and smooth Several teams have
been prccipitated below, and one maH
was recently killed The danger is
seen Us one GescendS, for the turns
are frequent aud short, and the
natural course on turning round the
dizzy cliff is directly Into the gni( below, SO
that the driver needs to see that all his gear
ing is strong. and that his team is well in
hand. The falls are at least 100 feet below |
the road, and the descent is so more. In all |
dition, the mountains rise to 4 fearful height |