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

MANITou, Col. Sept. 1, 1881
am now at Colorado Springsi
are 0 miles North Of thel
kcity Of Colorado Springs. This morn
ing thought | would see what
{could Of this country, so took break
fast at o "A. IN. and as the clock struck!
Z a. IN. l started for the Garden of
ktbe Gods" or 4 miles West Of Colo
Srado Springs. As soon as you leave
kthe town you can see the wall Of Rocks.
which wall In the Garden Of the Godsl
! they are q red sand stone and In theI
{mornlng a, the sdn snJns against
fthen looked like brick kiln that had
lust been burned and opened-l ask \
ked boy to direct me to the Garden
hs said-"Go straight for the Red
pRocks." The distance IL about Al
miles but when saw the rocks II app
Epeared about mile away over "a little
Ahill-but when j commenced TO climb
{ths hill each time arrived on the top
Sof one hill another Of about the saine
size would rise before pie--and | made,
Eup my mind then aud have not chang
led my opinion as yet that All Eastern
kmnn can form no idea Of distance or
elevation in this country, at least not,
Huntil he has becomes accustomed to,
6this pure light air. Before going to,
sthe Garden Of the Gods | went u mile
to the North to ellen Eyrie" u beau.
tiful place but as yet not open to visi-
tors-they are putting up some fine|
lbuiltings up here md when the X. X.
7 In completed to here and the building'
finished It will be a great summer re-
sort IN the water IL abundant and OF,
gthe finest quality. Going South from!
5Glen Eyrie a mile to the Garden--!!
! saw for the first time in my life the
watering OF land by means OF drains
q 8runing through it. IL was u truck!
nice while all around was barren andl
waste. Around Colorado Springs:
there il no farming Of any account
done, you see field OF corn now uud.
8then but since have been ia Colo,
: zrado have not seen as much wheat
Gas one good farmer In Kansas would :
kraise. Grapes are % cts. lb. and others
fruits in proportion. IL you stop at al
hotel you are stuck" rs far as paying
ggoes but you can get good meals for1
k2J to rs cts. at restaurants and lodging!
livery reas ona BILE. But have forgot
ito 40 on with my letter about my ram
1 bile | arrived at the Garden about 3. .301
eand strange name, | thought. IL was
Ito give such u place. At the GardenS
ethere are no houses, no cabins, mol
lperson within n Inile-I should Judge. !
;The approach to the Gvrden is thro'k
"a gateway about 100 feet wide ons
ieither side of which rise high perpen-5
ldicular cliffs OF sandstone, the wall
iruns North and South to the North
the stone Is read (the same saw from1
town to the South OF the entrance
.. LII a 80
Tout Of the plain and In perpendicular |
flor over 800 feet 1t Is not filed up2
3around its bass by large powders fall
ling from the top (as II IL IA compact
tInass) but YOU can gather flowers
fright where the rock brakes thes
)0round. Hundreds OF people hayeS
(caryed their names here the earlstS
date saw was cut by a party Of sur
lyeyors 1883. After entering the Gar
Lden which il. 1 Judge. about / mile
lsauare YOU see Red sand (or rather
|more of dranite-cut and hewed in
Ito ali sort OF shapes-Indeed 1 do not
wonder that a natural artist after
IfjnisbinR some sketches In this yicin-
|ity refused to put them on exlbitionI
las natural scenery, forfear they would
|be taken for studies made from ruins
lin the old country. l walked from
(the Garden of the Gods to Manitou 4
about miles (as desirous as before)
and visiting all the springs in the
during the day. Theyf
have Kinds of springs here-soda,
Sulphur and iron-the soda and sui
'phur are near the depot and principal
hotels but / walked one mile up al
canon to the two iron springs andA
was amply repaid for NV trip-the
springs are very strong OF iron-thev
soda springs are very strong and about
|as GOOD Setter water. and I Judge III
|got away with a quart or two. i goty
q good dinner for sscts. and then
Sst sss ss.n high ss as sas 'ssfs sSas. |. aSs Ss
n oV.'o ~ wh.n i Vs. % th.rs ~ :" s'vn, no rs;n