The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-10-31
LETTER FROM COLORADO.



is Pueblo. II is not SO much tic
place itself, perhap., as that II Is sit
ualei on these slkali plains aud has
nothing beautiful or attractive In It's
surroundings. Yeithe 10. n islsrge.
Iy Mexican in oil appearances, make
up and characteristics, mud contains y
mixed population OF Mexican herd
IRA, Western hoodiums and enter
prising business men. II does quito
q trade with the country south and
west 0i here, and at ono timh aspired
TO be the rival OF Denver az the. chief
commercial point III the State, or OF
this region; but these aspirations
have apparently been nIpped iD the
bud. II had considerable of boom
last year, but that has subsided and
the prospects of'this eyer becoming
Que OF the big places OF the West do
not seem TO be very fattering. The
water here Ia insufTerably mean, and
aIkali dust torments you In every di'
rection aud all times. III striking
contrast with Pueblo Is Colorado
Springs, forty.fye miles north Of here
on the road 10 Denver. II 10 the
sDnggiest, prettiest aud hesl.hiest
Place In Colorado. No pretensions
TO commercial importance are made
by II, ye, o fair trade 10 done with tho
county round, while a resort II goes
far ahead OF all others IN this part oI
the world. Its'hotels are full In the
summer OF Eastern tourists aud IN
tho winter uiners and ranchmen from
the mountains OIL them up. One ho-
tel keeper started in here on small
scale four years ago, entertaining
guests at 81 per day. Business pros
pered, so that lie has just built a new
$4,000 hotel aud 10 making all the
money he wants. Another big hotel
costing $50,00O Is being erected by q
company Of whom Gen. Palmer, OF
the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad,
IL one. This same company owns the
stock OF the ri Paso Land and lin
provement Company aud have the
most complete printing establishment
In the State, IRON which 10 issued the
Daily and Weekly Gazette.
Among the new buildings erected
at Colorado Springs this year are q
number Of handsome but nodest res
licences. Shade trees arc plenty In
all the streets, AID there ls an air Of
comfort aud neatness about the place
not found anywhere else in Colorado.
Manltou with its seven or eight mip-
cral springs, and the most fashionable
resort In the West, 10 only three miles
distant. A narrow guage railroad
between tho two points carries passen-
gers over and back for twenty five
cents. aud does q lively business.
There IL nothing OF Msnitou bat It's
hotels aud the spriuga. The hotels
are kept OIL the "toney" plan, and
charge man four or FIVE dollars tor
looking inside Of them. But they are
well patronized, in the season, by a
wealthy class OF tourists who go there
both for the "style" aud on account
OF the spring waters, which are equal
10 any in this country. The seasou
therc came near being cut unusually
short this year by snow storm
which occurred the last week In Au.
us. and lasted three days.. AbouI
Two hundred guests left Manitou a
that time, some Of whom dld not re-
rurn n N iust Al ,be foot Of pike,
Peak. where sno " siorm occur eyery
mouth In ,his wear. and. OF course, a
sousiI will occnsionaIIy blow down
ia mountain. ayen m midsummer
Parties are climbing the peak from
Manisou almost daily At thls seasou
bnt the same nersons rarely 20 NOR,
| Than once la A tough climb. and
one hack nj II il enoug6 TO last ordi,
nary neonle 4 lie tina. The Gov
crnment signal station at The top /,
about The Ionesomest looking spot
aver saw. Though the most faanou,
neak In Colorado. and seen At III,
vreatesf distance In ali directions
pike's IA moi the hiyhest. Crews Peak
tweIve miles above (,eorgetown, 1,
200 feet higher being 1871 fec
above sea level. a
In tho vicinity of Colorado Spring
are soIne of Tho most interesting feat
ures of of(,olorsdo scenery. The Gar
den of tho Gods.s where immense re-,
granite slsbs s,and up on edge, soin,
Of them over $50 feet high. is one o
| ,he striking evidences OF the grea