Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-04-20
LETTER FROM COLORADO.
The Happy Land-Resors OF the AFFLICTED
How 20 Get There Interesting Notes.

more to the dropping, failing, suffer
ing invalid, that word would be
"Colorado." Should the toiling and
weary ARTISAN or farmer Sigh be-
cause his labor proves unremunera-
tive, and wish for the possession of
Aladdin's magic lamp, let him come
| to Colorado. Colorado is indeed the
land of promise to those afar off, and
the fulfillment of those who have
sought their homes within the
shadow of her majestic mountains.
We mean not to exaggerate, but no
pen can do justice to her virtues; no
pen can describe her resources and
scenery. We shall only attempt to
give our impressions and such facts
as we have been able to gather, from
observation and other sources at our
command. First as to climate
While much has been said and writ
ten about the climate of Colorado,
we do not believe that the majority
of invalids realize the great benefit
to be derived from coming here
while their disease is in it's incipient
stage, and before it has made such
progress as to render their recovery
hopeless. We refer particularly to
pulmonary diseases. There is no
question but what those whose lungs
are weak will be permanently cured
by coming here, and even after the
disease has made some progress the
sufferer often completely RECEIVERS.
We have seen hundreds of persons
who came here broken down in
health, their fortunes almost wasted,
their hopes faded, who are now
strong and healthy, and who have
built up comfortable and happy
homes, and are living witnesses of
the value of Colorado as sanitarium.
There is much that might be said on
this subject, but if any of the readers
of this are afflicted, let them come
and see what wonders the climate
will accomplish for them. The first
onestions which naturally arise
when one has made up their mind to
seek this wonderful land are, Show
to come, and where to come to p
These are very easily answered.
The best plan, if you are an lnva-
lid, is to come as far as Kansas City,
Mo-, or Topeka, Kansas, buy your
self team and camping outfit, with
plenty of provisions, and then come
by way of Kansas valley. The trip
ought to take about six weeks. This
will prepare you for the change from
the lower to the higher altitude.
Camping out will do you more good
than any medicine you can take.
You will begin to get strong, and
NAV be fat. But if you are coming
on business or pleasure, of course you
want to come as quickly as possible
and see all the sights" you can.
The completion of the Atchison
Topeka Il Santa Fe railroad to Pue-
bio. aud the running of through
trains from Kansas City, the great
railroad center of the West, enables
YOU to reach southern Colorado,
quickly, easily and cheaply. You
take the train at Kansas City, pass
rapidly through rich but somewhat
broken country, up the valley OF the
Kansas, passing through the beauty
ful and somewhat famous city OF
Lawrence, Kansas, reaching Topeka,
the capstal of the State, in few
hours. From thence the road runs
through beautiful, cultivated prairie
country, dotted with thriving villa
ges. passing through Emporia, one
of the finest towns in Kansas. At
Newton a road branches off to WITCH
ita and the splendid country there
abouts. Reaching the valley OF the
Arkansas river you follow that until
you reach Pueblo. In the Spring
some parts of this valley presents a
very pleasing appearance, while along
other parts you can haue the felicity
of gazing upon desert-a part OF
the great American desert at that.
This is a question which can not
be- so easily or satisfactorily answer
ed. for there are several towns and
cities in the territory with claim ad.
vantages as sanitariums and places
of resort for the pleasure seeker, and
business man. Among these are
| Pueblo, Canon City and Colorado
Springs, all three good places. Pue-
bio is the western terminus, for the
present, of the q. T. 81 S. Fe road,
and the Denver and Rio Grande
railroad runs through it to the north
and south. 1t is the commercial me-
tropolis of Southern Colorado, and is
a lively, thriving, busting little city,
with good prospects for the future.
1t is one of the Quitting points for
a rich mining region whose resources
are as yet imperfectly developed.
Pueblo offers inducements to the
stranger either for health, pleasure
or business, but there is one ''pull
back,"an that is the lack OF hotel
| accommodations. There is a great
need of better hotels. From Pueblo
a railroad to Canon City, which Is
situated right at the base of the
mountains, at the entrance OF the
widely celebrated and really Grand
Canon of the Arkansas river. 1t
controls the best route to the San
Juan mines through Poncha Pass.
the best pass in the range; and TO
the South Park mining region. 1t
has the best hotel in Southern Col
orado. 1t is noted for churches.
There are hot springs, and soda
springs near the town which are said
to be very beneficial to lnvalids.
When one fret drinks of the soda
water it is apt to taste little queer,
but you soon get to like it. This is
considered the best poiut IN the ter
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