The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-10
LAND OF SILVER MINES.
rHR THoOhPARABLB BEA UTY And
WEAITH or COLORd 10.

,o,a fpring aud meditlting the rare luxury Of
bath In coda water, teamster halted his four
pules, aud getting % the box NJ his wagon, tin
sonec cup In hand, nlled himself with repeated
srlughts OF the wonderful water. and grunted his
perfect satisfaction. l looked at his load.
NV 1our, coffee and corn In sacks. and bacon
IN the slab. II was very heavy. The mules
were headed 10 the west, and the road
through the TIE Pass OF the Rocky Mountains.
The spring Ia a marvel for quality, volume and
low temperature. Its intrinsic value may he
moderately stated to he that OF the entire terri
tory On which Saratoga stands idly wanted
tothink II Pixies Peak had any relation Of par
sntage to this sprinr-if even pixies Peak could
cas-; it, shadow on II In the afternoon. But |
could not, tor I was out OF humor with Pixies
PEEK. Pike Peak had greatly disappointed
me, " not deceived me. The Reuerai hers had
given II an elevation Of over l30n feet. and had
hooded 1t with perpetual snow. There was not
avsible nake Of SHOW on rs summit, and no
timber line cincfure - eternal green. Mount
Tacoma IN Washington Territory is 1900 feet
high, and "a entering white a third Of the DIS
tance down from the top. with snow, ice aud
g'ciers, nd has sharply-dennod robe Of dark
green FIR aud cedar trees If cnnrmnIs growth
covering the cntir" circle Of the mountain r. m
The VI m ON when N II inds onward To the
limit uf vegetation. IL II the grandest sight IN
America.
Irs IMMENSELY
and awfulness aro due to the two frc's that the
bcholder standing ON the Steil tcoum ulains
About sevent, I've feet above Puget sound
takes In with the eye the whole OF larOtna'a
hl'itude ns measured above the set and that
the mountain. IN extinct Volcano cone, stands
~ ne. and there ore mCnopolizes attention and
enrhains feeling. summers slavery to Tacoma
does not weary the GuKer | know men who
have refused tn qult Puget Sound solely because
they could not tcar themselves away from that
mountain. Pixies Peak ON the other hand is a
n.
a. The Manitou Surfing Is simply foot hill TO
Tacoma. And the reason for this apparent
want Of altitude IL. that the ground on which
the ManitOu House aud spring are IL $500 feet
shove the sea. pike therefore Is only ,.eo feet
~ the tourist- nd therefore Pike IL a madden
Ing uisappvlni ment, not to SAY fraud
All dsy long the teams went westward past
the snring-mule teams, OK teams aud horse
teams. The wagons were mostly loaded with
FOODS mary 90 them onialn.d women and
that we're loaded With food. tools aud blankets.
walked siawart ndsone men; who we're un,
mi-inkahlv miners. They all disappeared
ENtRoIsE foR THE BR,Is.
There are four things here tn give full employ
n'nt ter awhile to the biggest brain. The nrst
Is the climate ~ tnis pait Of Colorado. which Is
rcht in the Rocky Mountain range. and not
twenty i've miles from II. Denver ~. Tne
second IL the mineral springs at ne Nanitpu,
with the marvellous scenery rnNciouiug them.
and the model hotels attached To them. The
third l. the nrrrow gauge railroad tDenvcr ann
Rio Or ndr, ~ki-ting the mount aims from Den.
vor south t. 4 irblo. and now extenoing toward
hexirO. The fourth u the cause OF this cease
a. ro,,,h ill., inctv Nn,,,,a i, g., H., ~, s','s
q me ON - me ,noutl, nf tns ,,hovcnte
canon at twilight. ana II was nearly dark hef re-
-n,r,ted hnrse tsyv mai s IL, tI,e ,l,',,, ~ GEO
went through the deserted mining town of Col
otado city,
That u the best horse in the state" said my
driver; and he told me how the owner. TWENTY
hfe wears OF age. had mine about ninety
ioi the winter. He is comins now from his
nn = .,irb ,t.rpv mn ~ M. $500 az, ,,r,, 49,
HAT ~ fh, wc,ns hal hro d ,YIi in ,he
sut, h. ,l he y.,,,id not n. a, 40 " ,,,,r To-,
sr"il, aid rnn fn + without srut,Ii'r {" en- or
re-. I,d 80, mrs, .,,, l,,,' , \, m mo MN
,,,,,,.,. -, ann.
'"' '''N ''h 80 TUE NAN'I"' SPRINGS
n ah.nutei, a panac-a for disease - the
g. ra rnlt ..nirg b. So got p.n.r.- SEQ to
'..'H,t, 90 the ava. ald i,- oNhu T. ting aLa re-
.ri.. ,1c D.l Iiic~ arc ind"scr,batle. tolu-
,.l- t.l Il ..t-,luted men d, ho arc actively
.ra ii-l,....s. aud In erf' 80 health. R.t
49, .'nt 1" Geo. &" 80" rra' arr and he well,
90 60 81 The Mi- oui. lhes must stay
-c tNeN lrC.
90 We uld r,'' Ire d Iuul ie.ier To describe
: s' -iriu.- nd nicture IN" scenery ;round
ucu ana du lnriirr 10 luce hoi,lt, TO which
u' '.n' LOU ~ nal'~ ui we Wfih;
ti,d which lnu,t,.... Via th"n, II, ,n,o.uf
n l,f- nr IN nar.nenf
,ni, IL rruw eauec rairoad-tnc orsuriny OF
4, .u Miiiam ruinrr'a htnin- settles inc I,n.,
controversy among civil engineer. about ti.,
erouunN + san.es IL /. mari or A proil c,rI
%
the Northern Pacil, s.iau enter me Rocky
Mountain and Ia KIM the range soutnwart L.
h.xico. with branches into me mountains To-
thu richest gold aud silver lode, aud dep,-its of
coil It's entire protected length il s75 miles
or MI 1853 niles have b. en- built and are in
Oh. r.tiuu lhr net rninpa fr I,-l inc
w. following he un,ic and Tho second
y. of is ,x,st,',. co. were SiS2 - fl hns
fulailrd the nr diruons tn.f "a ia
be- "inrnI" rnad and Ynuld dsy.i,,
every Colorado mt. rest The little cara ,islt
f.,t WIDE |rry earle and liye stnck az ali
Kinds In IS,a the nrst vrnr ia "a Inads 81
cattle went Mann Ihc inrrrnso an thts nt
c,ttlr traffic i'm 1si4 was an n.r .ut and tho 80
ii nate Or 1873 "a 1000 hendl Its freight tr M,
in coal. Al. ne, lime timber nImtrr uold .nn
silver ores wool hides grui, auur and general
ni.rchHndise l. stonisnIDr or the uossenscr
" fic for 1874 niuety-eight rer cent NJ, n, rel
h. IL. and If The freight traffic eight or
G. t. was local Tue little road "a man .,,,, =
g. ned To the four feet.el ,ht gauge md conn,
m .uf- wan II to plav with N ! : ne would vein
baryi regularly paws The interest on H. small
DO tded debt IN New YORK CIV az INV nriynr
sad. like ID little man SIR" Major \ cAlIister
tn inAnar, = OF the colorado =, rings Lawn
Company. and Of prrft, uiuch eyervfni eIse In
tn country, tuld me that since the iohd wa.
b, .iln Tie fou countic- tIro.rb viii Il, il H.. So
hal int I'D thtir q ible uuuraisemeui from
t,D-giOiln 1870 tu $500 IN Nm ie7I
,o,,,,,,, ..,o,..-
'"''"'' T'"'N"N'
AMONG tue "lher towns which II has created
y, 'e'ly "u' 81 lnr gfa"- ~ ''i"r 40 - n p
Y ~ mes ca 81 the SODA sprni'sl. n 2 ! lce Il