The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-08-11
Correspondence Of the News.
LETTER FROM COLORADO.
NOTES BY A HIGHLANDER IN
SEARCH OF HEALTH.
DENVER, MANITOU, BOULDER,
&c &c.

Ed. NEws;-To an invalid visiting
Colorado, the journey is long and
fatiguing, and though there is much
to interest one, many objects and
points # interest, still, his broken
down system causes them to pail,
to become monotonous, and he
soon begins to wish hisjourney were
ended. Such, at least, was the case
with Ourself, when we made the
trip in June. We, however, met
with very kind treatment on the part
of railroad officials, and had much
social enjoyment with passengers and
fraternal friends, with whom we
came in contact. But, as one nears
Denver, the beautiful city of the
"Great American Desert" and the
Rocky Mountain range looms up be-
fore him, from Pixies Peak, on the
south, to Longs Peak, on the north,
a distance of $50 miles, with the
eternal snow-clad peaks rising at in
tervals, along its crest, fatigue gives
way before the animating scene, and
one gazes, spell-bound, and drinks
in the grandeur and magnifcence of
the scene before him, till the eye
wearies and the scene grows dim,
and he wishes he had an eternity in
which to satiate his thirst for the
beautiful and sublime.
Denver is a very beautiful, we'll
built, thrifty, prosperous city, situat-
ed twelve miles east of the foothills
Of the Rocky Mountains. It con-
tains 10000 people, and is rapidly
increasing in wealth and population.
It has many fine residences and bus
mess houses, and its new Union de-
pot building is one of the finest in
America. Building is going on very
extensively, and in all parts Of the
city the hammer end clatter of new
buildings in process of construction
may be heard.
Excursion trains are run from
Denver every few days to places Of
interest in the mountains, chief
among which is Manitou, at the foot
of Pixies Peak. There are many OBJ
| iects of interest about Manitou, no.
tably the Ute Pass, Iron and Soda
Springs, Cave of the Winds, Garden
of the Gods, Pixies Peak, Cameron's
Gone, &c. Aperson can spend sew
eral days here before exhaustipg all
the objects of curiosity. The Mani
tou House, which is frst-class in
every respect, is kept by Mr.. Jen-
nings, formerly of Portsmouth, o.
Boulder, 45 miles northwest from
Denver by rail, is rapidly becoming
a health resort. It is the county
seat of Boulder county, is situated
at the base of the mountains, at the
mouth of Boulder Canyon, contains
about $500 people, has splendid
water, and the mountain breezes
render the place a very pleasant
one in the summer. A great part
Of its people are engaged in mining
interests, the nearest mines being
about seven miles distant. We have
visited several of these mines, and
seen the miners at work.
We have met a great many Ohio
people here. Mr.. Il. E. Washburne,
formerly of Pike county, Ohio, re-
sides here, and We have been the
recipient of many favors and kind
nesses at his hands. Mr.. Jacob
Bennett, of Hillsboro, is here, for
the benefit of his health. He is
slowly improving, and if he remains
here will, we think, entirely regain
his health. There is no question
about the beneficial effects of this
climate on weak lungs.
Agriculture is very successfully