Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-30
Price Four Cents.

Kansas river and is the center of a fine farm.
 ing country. the Union Pacific passing throupb 1 the best For one hundred and fifty miles
 this road passes over the sand plains of Col | orado, nothing to be seen but one vast tract of land. Nothing of special interest han pened except race for life. 4 large pack of | antelopes were chased for about five nliles
 along by the train by coyote who was after
 his breakfast. What success be had we could
 not tell Prairie hens, ducks, dogs and one lone buffalo were to be seen.
 1 Denver Is located on the sand plains at the
 base of the foot hills of the Rocky Noun.
 tains and is a very prosperous city of forty
 thousand inhabitants. l think that Denver | is well entitled to it's name 'sthe Queen Oitv of the Plains" The entire city has to he ir-
 rigated by artificial means from the Platte | river above the city, as rain seldom ever 1 falls. Deep trenches are made on both sides | of the streets to give water to the trees and
 to irrigate the lands. An indefinite amount | of eastern capital has been brought into tha | city to build it up. A fine court house is in I the course of erection at cost of two hum | dre4 and fifty thousand dollars and new city hall The labor opera house recently built | at a cost of five hundred thousand dollars is the finest In the country and has a seating capacity of 1,600 persons. The facilities for learning are very large and are similar to the schools of the East. Aside from the public schools there are several important e5uca- t1onal institutions, the most prominent being the University of Denver, the Colorado Sem | inarv, the Brinker Collegiate Institute and the Colorado Business College.
 Leaving Denver at eight o'clock in the morning for Manitou, eighty miles south On a branch of the Denver and Rio Grande nar- row gauge railroad we passed close to the foot hills of the Park range of the Rocky Mountains, by some of the grandest pictures that ever beheld- They must be seen to grasp and comprehend all their beauty and grandeur. No one was ever endowed with talent sufficient to convey to another the sublime beauty and infinite variety there is In the three hundred peaks between Denver and Manitou- At Divide, fifty two miles south from Denver, the land reaches it's high est point, being z, ,O07 feet high All the riy CTS and streams south from this place run south and those north run north Colorado Springs Is soon reached and is quiet but q thriving and beautiful city. being nicely laid out. Here cars are changed for Manitou where you are set down in the basin of beau ty. After arrived in the depot wondered how the train made it's way in between the mountains and hills which surround us on every side
 surrounded by foot hills It Is six miles from Colorado Springs, 224 feet higher than that place and 6.296 feet above the sea level and directly at the foot of Pike's Peak. which is 14, 147 feet high. The peak, snow-capped all the year round, and it's signal station at the summit, be seen for I5O miles Around Manitou are found five mineral springs of note Navajo Shoshone. Nsnitou Iron, Ute and Little Chief also Crystal and Monument parks, Cheyenne mountain and canon, Cog and Magog, Cameron's cone, Glen Eyrie. Devils Punch Bowl, Garden of the Gods, the celebrated Cave of the Winds and Williams canon. The entrance to the canon is about forty rods from the springs. runs almost directly north and is very inter esting. As passed drought feared that some stones (some having stood for years and weighing many tons each) would give way from their frail foundations and dash me to pieces, but human hands have been re- gently through its winding pathway and re- moved every obstacle of danger Most of the rocks are of limestone and are of every conceivable form, rising up to the height of from 300 to 400 feet. Having a guide with me to point out the different places of inter- est saw the Narrows, Sentinel Tree, Tenn pie of Isis Arch and the Bridal Veil Mir A. J. Bigelow of Pueblo and the writer, with Mir. Rinehart as guide, started or our per- ilous journey of two hours through the un- known depths and passages. The entrance. :. to the cave is up through zigzag trail rising up to distance of 400 feet on an angle of forty-five degrees. Just before entering the cave we passed up through cleft over 6 long stairway. Here are two natural bridges spanning the cleft. A pine tree is growing on the second bridge thirty feet -dcSznef=S-a- the ground above. Arriving in the first room in the cave, which is 7x15x7, we rested from our long walk, which was very fa- tiguing The next room is called aFhe dress ing room, where we were given an over dress and a candle to light us on our dark pathway. This room is 10x15xlS feet Small domes ornament the ceiling, also 8 table rock for hats. etc In an aperture on one side is found the first stalactite. Let me say once for all '' says the guide, t.that stalactite is always attached to the upper part of a room and stalagmite to the hoor water dropping from the stalactite forming the stalagmite." Now being prepared we clam bered down steep stone steps (the guide car- rying rehecting lamp one after the other down the narrow passway into Cascade Hel- We soon see the reason why it bears its name. At the left is a large cascade resembling ~atex falling over therock. Up some twenty feet or more there is a small alcove into which we entered, staIactites entirely surrounding us. We passed out of this room by stairway into a tunnel, where other forms and images may be seen This tunnel is about 90 fsss long and at the end of it you ascend short pair of stairs into Canopy Hall. which is 230 xIO1x40 feet In front of the door are thou sands of stalactites of all lengths and sizes, from foot to four feet in length Turning to the left we come to the so-celled Icy Cur tain, from the fact that the water has fallen down and resembles large curtain hanging from the ceiling in large folds. Returning in another direction we come to large basin (l5x5) of water which has stood for ages Going back a few steps we entered Boston avenue, several hundred feet long and inter estiug because of its winding and crooked ways Passing out of the avenue to more in- teresting rooms we come to Tall Mans Mise ", an aperture made in the wall. From here we went to Chicago Hall and Dining room Hall. We now pass into Music Hall. which is 9OxSxS, and abounds in musical stall sctites, these giving the name to the hall The Hall of Beauty. Cathedral room and last but not least, the Bridal Chamber, which is the most beautiful room under ground Passing through Buena Vista pass, which is three miles long, to the Garden of the Gods, we come to fifteen or twenty rocks called stthe mushrooms" some of them being of immense size. Jelly Cake, Hedgehog and Alligator may be noticed The most wonder ful thing in the garden Is ''the balanced rock, D which is 30x20x4o. Here we come to some narrow rock 330 feet high, measured by Professor Wheeler's expedition, and on this rock is Jacobs ladder, where they climbed up, which is almost perpendicular, and many other interesting curiosities too numerous to mention Near the gateway to the Garden we find these words: God iz Love, ]" Prepare to Meet thy God" and in several other conspicuous places.
 Glen Eyrie is located in the glen between two mountains and is delightful spot, and here is the residence of General Palmer. president of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad. The grounds are laid out ir drives and grass plots and trees and shrubbery of all kinds. Devils Punch Bowl is to be found here and is worth ones attention. 1t is about fifteen feet in diameter and eight feet deep standing on the level land and is full Of water and not punch.
 Let me say again in closing that words cannot tell or express to another the beauty of these sights and one must see them to ap- preciate them. TENDEEFoo1.