The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-07-26
COLORADO.
As Seen by "Crutch" While
Travelling Through It.
What He Thinks of the Vari.
Gus Town and Cities.
Mineral Springs. Necktie Socia-
bles, And it's Manufactures
and Railroad Facilities.
sunday Morning Bazoo.

Correspondence sunday Morning Bazoo.
DEL NoETE. COLORADO. July ~. 1881
This Is lovely little town on the Den.
yer and Rio tirande railroad. We reached
here this morning. and are anchored ut the
| Windsor hotel the best i'm the city. We
promised To tell vou something about
| Colorado. and having gone this far into
| the state. like Il peac"ck whose eyes arr
inclined I" his tail. We turn face about.
for reviewing the rear" Our first intro
| dmcii"n I" this state in The day time was al
Pueblo. where We arrived "n the morning
Of July :. Pueblo has :. bright future tc-
fore H. II i situated "n the ARKANSAS
river. al = point where ,h. river leaves
the mountains and passes out over the
plains. \ branch oi the A;cl,;>on, Topeka
! Il Santa Re railroad cxicIr..> from Ia junta
Ia this place. where i, forms - junction
with the Beaver " Kio G,ande road. Tn.
distance 'e,wccn the tw" cities ! abou;
sixty milc>. Pueblo i neither :, pretty
nor :; pleasant town 1" live in. n", hy any
means. hui il Is Il rl,,liny biI>inc>> place.
and Is improving rapidly. smelling
works. steel works. iron works and MANY
other smaller manufacturers. give employ
meni Ia immcr>c capita. and thousands oi
men. The city has population oi abcu,
S."n, and l. growing in numbers rapidly.
We spent a day here. There Is large
coiionw"o.! tree ahou, eight i,et in diam
cter. said Ia ~. III. larg,>; tree i'm the state.
stands on one ri the principal streets. One
of the odd inhabitants t..Id H. that in an
early day i; wis no urE>ua! thin. To >cc
seven cor cigi,, unfortunate fellows hang
ing I" il branchc>. having Il kind of :,
neck;ie >ociablc all (" themselves. Bu;
this kind "i business has PASSED AWAY i'm
this part al Colorado. AMI the people arr
characterized hv Il i"ce -! law and order
We let Pueblo on The Denver II Rio
';randc railroad. ard few hours ride
landed III al Colorado Springs. the county
seat oi III Pa>o county. one of the richest
,ouniic> in the state. The cattle and
sheep Interests of the county are very i'm
poriant. and MANY "f the chief cattle kings
have their residence IT Colorad" Springs.
Tine same NAV liz also said oi 4 number ri
Gentleman interested i'm the mines through
out the state Their families reside here.
The city i on the level plain. near the
loot Of Pixies Peak. II has a population
II abou, five thousand intelligent. refined.
sociable people. and Is Il most beautiful
little city. The streets are wide and level
\ row of cottonwood extend along all the
streets. the buildings are elegant and the
wards are covered with blue grass and dec
grated with all kinds of shrublerv and
ornamental trees. The gardens are rich
and thrifty and are waicred 10y irrigation.
\ large a9ue,luct carries the water down
from the mountains from which little
trenches branch off and flow along the
cdge Of the PavemeniS, and the water Is
turned into the wards and gardens at pleas
ure. The city during the summer season
Is thronged with tourists and health seek
ers The fare 1T the hotels ranges from
one To four dollars per day. and is rs good
a> can he had anywhere The livery sta
lies are numerous and are supplied with
the best Kentucky stock both for riding
and driving purposes.
The mineral springs are about five miles
northeast from the city of Colorado Springs. |
The little town OF Moniteau has grown up
here 4 branch of the Rio Grande rail- |
road extends out To Moniteau and the ride /
from Colorado Springs on the train is in |
,eresting in the highest degree Winding |
i'm and among the meadows and groves and |
rumbling over bridges. Moniteau is situ-
ated i'm a beautiful valley among the foot |
tbtIlS vi tNC MouutdIuS at I'LL CIcN a 4
lion oi 6297 feet.
The mineral springs are situated among |
the pictur, sqIe windings Of Fountain |
creek, clean. fast running stream with 4
rocky bed. which comes down from the |
mountain through the Ute pass.
After resting day or two at Colorado |
Springs. We went over and took in Moni- |
Ieau. All visitors agree IN according to
this little suburb Of Colorado Springs an
charm. As the train rounds |
The mountain base and comes to a stop in
the picturesque amphitheatre, the de-
lighted traveller alights amid q scene Of
lOveliness.
MOniteau, located in lovely niche OF
nature and shut in on three sides by Pixies
Peak and his attendant sentinels of the
centuries, is before him. To the left the
,now clad peak rises majestically against
IN azure sky, while near at hand "the
.ternal hills with verdure clad" and fis-
ured by shadowy gorges and
'ecesses increase the enchant-
nent The rustic pavillions
.ouchant at the Springs, dot the cotton
rood groves, and a turbulent mountain
brook sings and plays in its rocky bed.
We stroll from the depot to the Cliff
House in company with Z. L. Taylor, Of
sedalia, up through Lovers Lane, which
vell deserves the romantic title which it
,ears.
There are many hotels in Moniteau BE-
ides the Cliff house. There is the Moni-
eau house, and the Bebee house, and
light between the two stands Grace Green
woOd's cottage. The Bebee house is $50
Get long. All of the hotels are thronged
With the very best class of visitors that
he east can produce. In fact Maniteau is
, perfect little Saratoga in the mountains
Il the west.
One pleasant feature of the place il,
hat within q short distance of any of the
hotels one enters the mountains by deep
canyons Of great interest and beauty.
We put up at the Cliff house, where We
net Lynn Ifgenfritz, we'll known in the So
.ial circles Of Sedalia. From MOniteau