Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-10-25
PvgnLo, Cor, Oct. 10, 1859,

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The most unaltractiye place IN oil
Colorado, OF lis Size and Importance, Il
Pueblo. IL Is not 80 much the place
itself, perhaps, as that II Is situated on
those alkali plains and has nothing
beautiful or attractive IN lts surround
ings, Yet the town Is largely MeSi'
can IN is appearance, makeup and
characteristics, and contains q mixed
population Of Mexican herders, West
ern mediums and enterprlslng business
men. II does quite trade with the
country south and west Of here, and at
Que time aspired to be the rival Of Dem
yer as the chief commercial point In
the State, or of this region but those
aspirations have apparently been nip
ped In the bud, II had considerable OF
q boom last year, but that has sub
sided and the prospects OF this ever be-
coming one of tho big places OF tho
West do not seem TO me to DO very
flattering. The water here Is insuiler-
ably mean, and alkali dust tormcnlS
you In every direction and at oil times
In striking contrast with Pueblo Is Col
orado Springs, forty,hve miles north OF
here on tho road 20 Denver. II IL the
Suggest, prettiest and healthiesi place
IN Colorado, No pretensiops TO COM
mcrcial importance are made by 1t, yet
q fair trade IL done with the country
round, while as resort II goes far
ahead Of all Others in this port OF the
world. Its hotels are full in the sum-
mer of Eastern tourists and in the win
ter miners and ranchmcn from the
mountains fill them up. One hotel
keeper started in here on a small scale
four years ago, entertaining guests at
81 per day. Business prospcred, so
that he has just built q new $4,000
hotel and is making all the money he
wants. Another big hotel costing
$50, 900 is being erected by n company
of whom Gen. Palmer, Of the Denver
& Rio Grande Railroad, is one. This
same company owns the stock Of the
FL Paso Land and Improvement Com
pany and have the most complete print
ing establishment in the State, from
which is issued the daily and weekly
Gazette.
Among the new buildings erected
at Colorado Springs this year are a
number of handsome but modest resi-
dences. Shade trees are plenty in oil
the streets, and there is an air OF
comfort and neatness about the place
not found anywhere else in Colorado.
Manitou with its seven or eight min
eral springs, and the most fashionable
resort in the West, is only three miles
distant. There is nothing Of Mantou
but its hotels and the springs. The
hotels are kept on the "toney" plan,
and charge = man four or five dollars
for looking into them. But they are
we'll patronized in the season, by a
wealthy class of tourists who go there
both for the "style' and on account of
the spring waters, which are equal to
any in this country. The season there
came near being cut unusually short
this year by snow storm which oc-
Cured the last week in August and
lasted three days. About two hun
dred guests left Manltou at that time,
some of whom did not return. 1t is
lust OF the foot of Pixies Peak, where
snow storms occur every month in the
year, and, of course, squall will ac-
casionally blow down the mountain,
even in midsummer. Parties are
climbing the peak from Manitou almost
daily at this season, but the same per-
sons rarely 60 more than once. It's a
tough climb, and one hack at it is
enough to last ordinary people a life
time. The Government signal station
at the top is about the lonesomest look
ing spot ever saw. Though the most
famous peak in Colorado, and seen at
the greatest distance in all directions,
Pixies is not the highest. Grey's Peak,
twelve miles above Georgetown, is 200
feet higher-being 14,341 feet above
sea level. Dom PEDRO.
~ Patrick A. Collins of Boston,
democratic candidate for Congress-
thus replies to inquiries made by the
Boston civil service reform association