The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-16
Rocky Mountain RamblIngs.

AMONG TUE ROCKIES, August nth, 1881.
The Rocky mountains are full of summer
visitors this Season. Tho hotels at the va
rious resorts are filed 10 OVERLOOKING, and
still the crowd continues to press on. Most
of these people como here in search oil
health, tho majority being consumptives
persons stll,cted with bronchial troubles,
asthma, etc. For asthma this climste can.
not be beat. Some of the cures of this terri
Bile disease are almost miraculous. l met a
gentleman from Kansas VINO came
here suffering with asshms, and
who went up ia the mountains
and csmped with some friends for the period
Of three weeks, and returned perfectly free
from asthmstc troubles. / have met many
others who have been freed from asthma
after o short stay In this climate. Many
persons come here to idle away the heated
summer term, because of the reputation that
Colorado has abroad for being as "cool as
cucumber" during the hottest weather.
This summer, however, has been unusually
hot throughout the entire country, and
Colorado has not been excepted. Within
ten miles OF Pixies Peak, have seen it over
100 degrees In the shade. Such weather as
this was never known in Colorado before,
and the only place one can fad cool spot,
is to 20 in tho mountains at an altitude of
10000 feet and upwards. Scientists, even,
are at a loss TO account for the excessive
heat. The world is perpexed about it. In
TACT, everybody Is worrying about ii, but
me. have solved H. II | we're on the
toPmost summit OF the Rockies, | could
shrek Eureka" until all the
bald,headed eagles who inhabit
that region would flock around mo and com
pare their bald heads with mine 10 ave. ard
then wonder II / wasn't feeling we'll. LIS
simple and plain enough, viz:
The eminent divines who have boon en-
gagod in revising the Scriptures, have auc-
ceeded moot admirably in knocking HI out
OF the New Testament, that il; l should say,
in substituting hades in its stead. AS a
natural consequence, il they won't have il in
the New Testsment, HI has rot 70 find a
location elsewhere, and has been
hunting around all summer for some
nice secluded spot OF course dislocating
such notorious hot locality as that Just at
the commencement OF summer, has had il
effect on tho weather throughout the coun-
try. II you agree with me, that my theory is
apply for o patent on It,
Msnitou is a pleasant little village situated
about eighty miles southwest Of Denver, aud
nestles Immediately at tho base of the Rocky
Mountain range. IL Is q noted sum
mer resort, because Of the various
Soda and iron springs here, and is called the
Saratoga of tho West" These sprnps
consist OF five Ia number, viz: The Navajo.
soda springs. Tho chief lnsliiuent of these
waters are sodium, carbonate, calcium, mag.
nesium, lithium and iron, carbonate sodium
and potassium. sulphs,e sodium, chloride
silicio acid, and cArbolic acid gas. The med.
icinal value Of these springs for baths and
drinking purposes is highly eatimsted Tue
Indians brought their sick TO these springs
before the pale-tsce inhabited IL, aud
because OF tho great curative powers
of tho waters, called tho spot
Msnitou, or Great Spirit Nature has be.
slowed her gifts on Manitou with lavish
hand. Towering Immediately above Il 10
prodigious heights are mountains covered
with thick growth OF pine forest, while be-
yond can DO seen the lofty peaks of the
snowy range glittering with splendor
Through tho ontiro village boldly dashes Q
stream Of clear, pure water, winding lie way
tom one end TO the other In serpentin,
course, now dashing and foamlng amid hug
boulaars, and now placid and serenoly gliding
onward. On ia banks beautiful
walk extends along, shaded with tree
while hero and thore an arbor Is thrown
across under which are rustic seats where
delighted tourists and lovers can enjoy iht
beautiful scene II has alresdy received thu
name Of Lovers Walk" Among Other
attractions are The Gardens Of the Code
This extends three miles In length aud ID
filled with huge and massive roelSs, thrown
up 10 most Rrolesque shapes, some clearly
representing human heads. One called the
Balance Rock Is huge rock as large
az an ordinary ono story house,
which rests upon snotehr rock, upon
q. very small point, looking as though |,
would to,ler over II the geutlest zephyr
blew upon IT, but thus \ has Stood for prob
ably ages amid the widest OF storms and
winds. The Cave of tho Winds contains
about seventy chambers, which are nllct
with beautiful tisllactites and stalagmites
GuIdee sre Furnished 10 conduct tourist,
through Ia labyrinthisn chambers. l, !
trul, wonder OF nature.
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