The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-09-12
THE EDITORS IN COLORADO.

Leaving Denver by the early train
this morning our party have spent the
greater portion of the day feasting
their eyes upon the magnificent scenery
which lies on every side of the Denver,
South Park & Pacific Railroad, after it
once strikes the mountains. Through
the Platte canon bounded by its walls
of granite rising on either sides hun
dreds Of feet, the waving lines Of steel
run from side to side, and over them
the little, almost toy, narrow-gauge
locomotives toll, their p%utf-puff keep
ing in unison with the rapid revolutions
of the little driving wheels which 30
faithfully roll along over the heavy
grades. A brief letter would not suffice
to describe the wonder, beauties and
grandeur which nature has scattered
on every hand as our line of travel lay,
and do 1t justice. To one who has
never done the route 1t is a constant
succession of surprises and to all a con-
tinuous pleasure, which despite the
thickly falling shower of cinders,
makes the platform outside the car,
where the sight is unobstructed, to be
preferred to a comfortable seat within
and a limited view through the car
window.
At Como the whole party are made
guests of the Railroad house and inyit-
ed to set at a very nice dinner, which a
rather long fast made very palpable and
a very short stopping Of the train abre-
waited somewhat. The courtesy of the
proprietor was appreciated thoroughly,
however.
Buena Vista was reached at about 5
o'clock but President Slack wasn't
among the party who reached 1t then.
Slack ''got left" and while the party
were enjoying a hospitality which
amounted to almost the freedom of the
city, he wa cogitating it is presumed,
and travel In particular. Mr.. s. drop
ped by the wayside makes the number
of vacant members or our list amount
to three. Messrs. ~Biydenburgh and
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the train ere its departure from Denver,
but nevertheless affordinR some amuse-
ment to those who were more fortunate.
Mr.. Smith, agent of the D. s.. 2. &
P. r. R. at this place met our party,
or what remained of it, at the depot,
and condcted US to the Park House
where arrangements had been made for
eur accommodation. Soon carriages were
brought up to the door and a beautiful
drive enabled MS to get a glance at this
bright little town on our way out to
Cottonwood Springs, a summer resort
and sanitarium about eight miles from
town.
Buena Vista has a population of
2 $500 people. 1t lies on a beautiful open,
a portion of the valley of the Arkansas,
at an altitude in round numbers, 1000
feet. On every side the grey topped
snow caps rear their massive crests and
add to the beauties of the valley the
grandeur of the mountains. The town
has been a "booming," and is now a
bustllng one 1t is considerably scat
tered is but almost entirely of wood,
which predominates over all else. The
town is respectfully quiet withal, and
draws its support from surrounding
mining, numbering and kindred in
terests.
The drive to the springs was a
delightful one, winding among natural
growing n large cottonwood groves,
out over the smooth hard road across
the plains, into the rough and rugged !
scenery at the base of the mountains
until a sudden descent into the narrow
valley of the Cottonwood creek discovers
the large and brightly white hotel and
ssnitorium at the springs. Here the
air was filled with music of the running
waters. and, free from the harsher noises
of the town, the sight gratifed or every
side by the beauties, and grandeurs of
nature, we dismuunted for little time
and entered the parlors of the establish
ment made cheerful by a CHEEKY fire of
cracking logs in the CRATE. We had a
very acceptable supper served in a very
acceptable manner, after which DIR.
Hartenstein, one of the proprietors
showed US about the place, explaining
the baths, &C., &c.
The springs are warm. In fact they
are decidedly hot, the temperature of
the water as it pours from the spring
being 140o. In using, the bath is cooled
down to 1909. The baths are very
beneficial In rheumatic troubles and
among other chemical properties CON
tain carbonate of soda, of magnesia,
of lithia, of lime, iodine, ~sulphate of
soda, chloride of sodium and bromide.
The surroundings are delightful with
a very sizeable lake near by stocked
with fish, as we'll as the mountain
streams Astounding with trout. There
are accommodations for about 100
ueople and the house has been full dur
ing the season.
Returning to Buena Vista by star
light we discovered a ball on the pro-
gram, given by the Buena Vista Home
Guards a local company of the state
militia, and almost before we could
shake Of the dust of our ride, the com
pany in uniform proceeded by a brass
band marched in front to our hotel,
halted saluted and we were honored by
a serenade. We then had more music,
n wound ~ intro1uotinna opd than a /