The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-09-22
Letter from Colorado.
MANIToU, Col. Sept. 1, 1881

nANlIOt, NOi. Dtpt. u, 1901
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am now at Colorado Springs
Sproper-they are miles North Of thel
kcity Of Colorado Springs. This morn
ling thought would see what |
3could Of this country, so took break
fast at y II. IN. and as the clock struck
IA IA. III. ! started for the Garden Of
ktbe God" or miles West Of Colo
grado Springs. As soon as you leave
bthe town you can see the wall of rocks
which wall In the Garden OF the Gods
E-they are a red sand stone and In the
morning a. the sdn suJns against
them looked like brick KILN that had
$just been burned and opened-l ask /
led q boy to direct ne To the Garden-
he said-"Go straight for the Red
Rocks The distance Is about 4
miles but when l saw the rocks II APP
Epeared about ! mile away over IA little
bhill-but when commenced TO climb
the hill each time arrived on the top
Aof one hill another OF about the same
size would rise before pie-hnd ! made
Eup my mind then and have chang
Sed my opinion AZ yet that an Eastern
kman can form no idea Of distance or
elevation in this country, at least not
nuntil he has becomes accustomed TO
6this pure light air. BEFORE going to
kthe Garden Of the Gods ! went mile
Ito the North to Glen Eyrie' beau
itiful place but as yet not open to visi-
are putting up some fine
Hbuiltings up here and when the X. X.
1is completed to here and the building
FINISHED Il will be n great summer re-
ysort as the water IL abundant and Of
fthe finest quality. Going South from
EGlen Eyrie mile to the Garuen--l,
saw for the first time in my life the,
watering of land by means OF drains
3runing through il. 1t was IA truck
Hpatch and looked splendid, green and,
mice while all around was barren and
waste. Around Colorado Springs,
5there IL no farming Of any account
done, you see IA field OF corn now aud,
tthen but since have been in Colo,
2rado have not seen az much wheat,
jas one good farmer in Kansas would,
kraise. Grapes are 25 cts. Id. and other;
fruits in proportion. II you stop at al
hotel you are stuck" as far as payingi
: goes but you can get good meals for,
S2j to 35 cts. at restaurants and lodging!
Ivery reas onab BILE. But ! have forgot;
Ito 40 on with my letter about my ram
bile arrived at the Garden about 8. 30I
eand strange name, thought. it was
KlNt SUCH u Dlhtt. AZ JuTutuy
sthere are no houses, no cabins, no,
!person within a mile-I should Judge. |
Erhe approach to the Gerden is thro'l
Ia gate way about 100 feet wide onl
ieither side of which rise high perpen-;
Sdicular cliffs OF sand stone, the wall!
Sruns North and South to the North.
1.-THE stone Is read (the same I saw fromA
stown) to the South OF the entrance
. the stone is white-the Red stone risesI
tout OF the plain and il perpendicular
ifor over 800 feet IL is not filed upi
Saround its bass by large powders fall
ling from the top las il is IA compact
eInass) but YOU can gather flowers
fright where the rock brakes thes
ground. Hundreds OF people haves
{caryed their names here the earlists
sdate saw was cut by a party Of sur
1yeyors, 1858. After entering the Gar
Iden which is, l Judge, about mile
lsauare you see Red sand Cor ratherI
jrnore Of a Granite-cut aud hewed in
Ito ali sort Of shapes do not
wonder that a natural artist after =
Ifinishing some sketches In this vicin-
Is natural scenery, for,fear they would !
Ibe taken for studies made from ruins
I'm the old country. walked from
|the Garden of the Gods to Manitou
labout 8 miles las desirous as before
land visiting all the springs in theI
during the day. Thew
have 8 Kinds of springs here-soda,
|sulphur and irop-the soda and suI.y
lphlr are near the depot and principaly
hotels hut i walk ed one mile mn MI
canon 10 the two iron springs and1
was amnlv renaid for nv trip--the0
springs are yery strong OF iron-thel
soda springs are very strong and about
|ss 0ood Seltser water. and I Judge
|rot away with n quart or two. rot
Ia good dinner for s5cts. and then
ssd up the Us n. s p1s na to 3ss see the
| ON the falls are fins and about
hoo feet high. the stream is not large
direction . rainbow gan Be seen. 1t Vas