The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-03-11
Journal of a Young 1ady's Trip
tc the Rocky Mountains.
FOR the South Kentuckisn.l

For the South Kcntuckan.l
Il Monday, August 18th, 1S7S.-Start
ed from our home in the valley O
the Foutainc-qui-B ouille, this morn
ing at 8 A. NJ, for the purpose o
taking a holiday among the Rock,
mountains aud having good tint
generally. Calnped at noon within
Ia mile of Fountain City; passed
through fiat neat and pleasantly sit,
uated little town about | O'Clock, and
was overtaken BY a violent wind.
storm, which, however, was of short
duration, thanks 10 kind Providence
Passed through some lovely country
aud about 5 P. NJ. could look down
upon the enchantingly beautiful little
city OF Colorado Springs, which is
given up by every one to be the most
beautiful town ever seen. Such new,
nice houses, the preltiest yards and
wide shady streets, with small
aqueducts of clearest water lrickling
along for the beneiicent purpose OF
giving life and strength to the many
shade-sirees, which grow along the
streets. Every street and avenue is
almost crowded with pedestrians OF
all ages, and all nationaIilies, and sew
eral colOrs; and every kind of con-
veyance that one can think of. So
many fine carriages, barouches, phe.
tons. &c. The population consists
chiefly of visitors, consequently they
are all well and handsomely clad. Ii
certainly is the Saratoga of the
West" as it has so often been called.
Reached Maniton this evening in
time to arrange our camp satisfacto-
rily, and We are now ENJOYING the
surrounding scenery by brilliant
moonlight.
Tuesday, Aug. i3th,-We have con-
cluded to spend a few DAYS here in
this little town, and see everything
that is to be seen, both in and aroma
it. Only five miles from Colorado
Springs aud nice carriage road be.
tween the'twO towns. Here we have
seven mineral springs, all cold. Soda
sulphur and iron. The soda ia dali
cious, though some do not like The
taste of it until after thew have been
drinking il for awhile. The suiphur
water isn't very strong with that sub.
stance, but the iron water is yer,
strong. It tastes exactly like tincture
of iron. Some like it the best OF all
and it is recommended to be the
most conducive to perfect health oil
any of them There are some splen.
did hotels here which are crowded
during the summer months with
guests. The Maniton House is the
largest and finest, and the stereo
scopic views of the interior of tho
dining room ofthe hotel is some,hing
splendid TO see. We walked up Ute
Pass this morning to the Rainbow
Falls. Such magnificent scenery, and
the prettiest little river in the
world, rushing and splashing in it's
headlong course, over SO many rocks
the water clear as crystal, and every
fn " cfnnc fnrO, III d.
it rushes over a large boulder Here
and there the river il entirely hid from,
view by the thick undergrowth OF
pines, frs. dwarf oak iron wood
boxelders and ouakin9 ash which
grow along the bank ivh NOM.
lains towering above on each side
with Pixies peak standing .oht;.
mel over il all, SEEMING a onard to
keen intruders ont of th;s eor,hI,,
paradice. Rainbow Falls is a laval,
sight, rushing down with greot forcs
from a great heigbt and making such
a tremendous noise. Ills in The form
of the rainbow. and n il said ,hot
when The morning Ann IL shining
upon il that It shows nil colors Of the
rainbow. However I think II Is
beautiful enough nc II is 7 ~, i.
that Tennyson must have ca, hero hy
this river while he composed "The
Song of the Brook for irulv II can
murn,urs 4
asIen NAV come and mon mas h,,.
forever" ' s'' ''' 81 ~
We visited the ,Maniton Mineral
Bath Rooms this afternoon 4 saw the
apparatus for the electro and hypo.
dermic vapor baths. DIR. Leonard
(who is a lady, explained everything
TO our satisfaction, aud we returned
TO camp feeling satisfied with on,
DAYS inunt.