The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-11-08

COLORADO 6PaIHos, COL, Oct. 10th, 1878.
Correspondence OF The True Northerner
We have, SO far, highly enjoyed everything
in this Rocky Mountain State,-the weather is
"just splendid Most Of the people are from
the east, pleasant and social. They have a
pleasant little city, good business, and no COM
plant OF "hard times ut is certainly pleas
ure to live out of the reach of that old song.
The money Of health, pleasure or curiosity
seekers, adds much to the business OF the
place. Many OF the former find what they
came for, especially estimates, and some
troubled with throat and lung difficulties are
helped, others find it too late, and die or go
back.
The elevation OF this city is 1915 feet. A
little mound on the southeast side of the city
Is called Mt. Washington, because Its altitude
5000 feet-is the same as its namesake in New
Hampshire. At the East, people think the
Signal Service men have bard time on that
mountain; they would find q very different
thing on Pixies Peak, the hardest Signal
Service Station IN the U. S. Sargent Choate,
who has charge of the Service, or Station on
the Peak, came down on the 1st of Oct. to vote
The night before the velocity OF the wind up
there was 100 miles an hour, the mercury, 100
below zero-when he left the top, the wind
was 80 miles, and the mercury 15o above zero.
have been M there, and perhaps may tell
you about it at another time-but would Just
say here, am not going again.
Mr.. Tuner, OF the firm OF Seyerens. Boude-
man Turner, of Kalamazoo, IS here, and has
been in this State, four or five months, for his
health, and will so home in few days, with
improved il not restored health. He sat at
the same table with US, and we have enjoyed
his experience and society very much.
There are so many points OF grand and alb
sorbing interest, that hardly know which to
speak of first. But few days ago found Us
FIVE miles from the CITY, and one mile north OF
the Garden OF the Gods, at the entrance OF
ShO Va NOiOiddOb WOhocAAui SpCA
it as pronounced-caed Glen Eyrie-the
Eyre Of the Eagle. We could see it's nest a
hundred feet high in the cleft OF the rocks,
where they have raised their young for, we
don't know how many years. The entrance or
gateway, is formed by the upheaval of those
quaint, grand, temple like rocks OF gray sand
A. lard Wa
the glen widens out little for half mile,
where stands Gen. Palmers beautiful cottage,
set like gem in the side OF the granite noun
tain. Near by, are standing chimney-like rocks
Of red sandstone 100 feet high, in size, not
six feet square-what power thrust them up
from beneath ? or tore them from the sides OF
the mountains and left them standing IN their
unique grandeur? Here, by the narrowing Of
the canon, we were obliged to leave our car
riage and follow the trail through this narrow
defile on foot; the rocks rising higher and
higher, perpendicular, or overhanging our
heads, and then recediDg, turning to the right
and to the left, great riffs in these granite
walls on one hand or the other, the scene
changing at almost every step, till our hearts
almost stood still, at the awful grandeur Of the
scene In the meantime snow-storm was
raging around Pixies Peak. when one corner OF
it swung over us and came down in gentle
shower. One mile through this gorge, brought
us to the head where the crystal waters tumble
foaming over the rocks into beautiful basin.
named by some-I will venture to ssy-wcked
man. The Devers Punch Bowl We drank
OF it's pure limpid waters, but not to the health
OF the Devil. Strange that even depraved men
will give to such an emblem OF purity, the
name Of the arch enemy of all good. AS we
turned to leave, the sun broke out, tipping the
tops Of the rocks, hundreds OF feet above our
heads with all its glory, adding new beauties to
the scene.
ALBERT ARMS