The New York herald., 1874-08-11

pahoes are living here the year round. Ol
with the Indians, which is easy to 40, and then
every thlng would be secure. and, having aDun-
dance OF money. supplies could easily be brought
nor need one be deprived OF domestic joys, since
halforeed children abound. MI. Greeley was right
up with the country" At last, after the long,
weary nde, distant snow peaks are seen rising on
solitary, and not long after Denver is reached,
suddenly, unexpectedly and green trees and run
ming waters and civilized homes are welcomed.
The line between the desert and the SUBURBS. be-
tween everlasting solitude and verdure and
beauty, is crossed like . dasn, and the stranger
omnibuses, each drawn by four white horses. and,
as ne rolls along al the busy streets and churches
tifuly embowered homes as are nesting far away
by tne river shores. IL was appropriate IN tne
arid East that water should be representative Of
religious belief and Its power to develOp and
purify is much felt hero as it was felt long ago
In Judea. Denver has at least 10000 Inhabitants,
The south F Platte M rue runs A.S Close BY By, though
good share OF its water is taken out miles
aoe, above IN canals and distributed through every
cutters and spreading silently through gardens
and suburban grounds. The mountain view is i'm
Longs Peak, and to the south, the same distance,
Pike's Peak, each trifie over $4,000 feet high.
while behind and beyond are immense masses OF
tracttve as are Denver and Its surroundings. the
fame OF Colorado Springs has gone aor0aa and
Without ms Of railroad afS now Snp esvs @
the Denver Pacific, the Rio Grande, the Boulder
Valley, the Colorado Central and the South Park.
active and energetic W road, and it runs south
nearly 200 miles across the Arkansas the destina-
ton being the Rio Grande Valley, and ultimately
Old Mexico. SO far as the casual observer can
see, the little locomotive picks up the little cars,
each loaded with SIX tons OF COAL or an equivalent
promptly as It's larger brother shoulders CT loaded
with ten TONS and passenger trains are ratted
along quietly at twenty miles an hour In going to
spur OF the Rocky Mountains is crossed, called
the Divide, 1900 feet above Denver and nearly
vation between the Platte and the Arkansas, and
the ascent is made by such gradual approaches
that one scarcely conceives ne IS going up IN the
air. The passage down Is also gradual 1t was
stated to be possible for a train to run from the
top OF the Divide to Pueblo, on the Arkansas, sew
enty-dve miles. without an ounce OF steam. since
the slight elevations can be overcome by the mo-
mentum. On reaching Colorado Springs the town
is found to contain 5000 inhabitants; TO have
1t is scarcely three years since the first house was
built. Some OF the sreets are more tnan two
miles long and each street Is planted with trees,
twenty-five feet apart, along the sidewalk. No
streets less tnan 100 feet wide and there are ave-
tion planted IN the middle as is the case In Savan
nah and Augusta. West OF the town and close to 1t
is an awful array Of mountains pike's Peak @ Is the
out boldly to the Plains and here it stands, over
whelming the. spectator with astonishment. And
yet the top OF the peak is eighteen miles in
straight line from the town, which SHOWS how
vast is its base. The complaint is made that this
mountain does not do Itself justice at 80 n near 1
majestic A hundred and Fifty miles out on the
Plains it is a prominent land mark. The rapid d
mountain scenery. 1t Is true that the town has
become the county seat OF Ell Paso county; that
the railroad, but the supply Of water or irrigating
purposes is too small to permit agriculture to be-
come 2 leading pursuit anywhere within the
son OF taste on reaching this place that wish LOT
home here Is natural, and 1t has followed that
bought lots and built handsome residences Pixies
Peak itself Is lar from being the only attraction,
though OF course 1t s first; second are the soda
aud iron springs at Manitou; third, the Garden OF
the Gods; fourth, Glen Eyrie; fifth, Cheyenne
canyon, and sixth, Ute Falls.
THE GARDEN OF THE GODS
is four miles northwest rom the town, and it con-
sists Of several red sandstone rocks or spllnters,
sight Is impressive, and once seen never can be
forgotten. Glen Eyrie is two miles beyond, and
part has been called the Little Garden, as here
Opposite is the elegant residence Of General
Palmer, President OF the Rio Grande Railroad.
miles In to the heart OF the mountains and oeau-
tiful stream bursts forth IN merry cascades On
each side OF TINS stream are majestic and en- choice &c
dense is the shade and so thick Is the under
growth that the scene resembles wild forest IN
from Colorado springs, and here really are the
springs. Half way is colorado City formerly the
one of the first settlers Of thls town was A. D..
Richardson, who was chief parsonage. He was
heavy real estate specularor, and there are still
the name OF the stream that comes out OF the
canyon in which Manitou IS situated. 1t IS small,
bright and rapid. Manltou is scarcely more tnan
are, perhaps, eight or ten four OF them
first class, and they have cost from $4,000 to
a. anh a W. 1aN w mar
visitors; the accommodations are equal to Sara
toga or other similar places, aud the prices are
on either hand that much labor is required to get
sufficient room for building, and several hotels
are on emtnences or in deep guches.
THE ROADS AND WALKS
wind among thickets OF cottonwood, wild cherries
and alders, and the Fountain dasnes now here.
now there. while 1t Is crossed by many bridges.
The springs themselves bubble through noles IN
the solid fiat rock, and they have formed cups or
reservoirs m holding roma rom Iew quarts to several
with the addition Of acid and sugar the nuld
makes excellent soda water. They are said TO be
diseases. The iron springs are mile from Mani
tou, and the water seems to have valuable quail.
ties.
The guests at the hotels in no wise differ In
appearance from the guests seen at Newport OF
Long Branch, nor should they, for they are almost
wholly from the Atlantic cities. Time passes the
same here as there, whie 80 lar as the tables the
billiard rooms, the lodgings and the attendance
are concerned, one could not imagine himself al
the base of Pike's Peak or 1000 miles from the At
lantc. so great are the attractions and so un-
d0ubtedly advantageous Is the climate Tor nvalids
that 1t is found profitable for the large hotels to
keep open all winter, and they are well patron
tied.
Three miles up the canyon Of the Fountain are
Ute Falls. The road mas now become the only one
into South Park, and 1t was made through this
three miles at a cost OF SIS, 600 Tne rocks crowded
to the stream SO closely that 1t was necessary to
blast down the lace OF the cliff from 80 to $50 eer,
leaving shoulder for the road, while the stream
roars and tumbles among the rocks from 200 to SOC
feet below. This road is decidedly q dangerous
one, although its bed Is broad and smooth. sew.
eral teams have Deen precipitated below, and one
man was recently killed. The danger is seen as
one descends, for the turns are frequent and short
and the natural course on turning around the
dizzy clin Is directly into the gull below, 80 tna
the driver needs to see that all his gearing II
strong and tnat his team Is well In hand. The
falls are at least 100 feet below the road, and the
descent Is so more. In addition the mountains
rise to fearful height above, and, although un
seen, PiKe's Peak itself perces far beyond into the
clouds. A dense growth OF pines Is on every hand
and summer flowers bloom among the rocks. A
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