Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-10-27
LIE rrEm FROM COLORADO.
Special correspondence.

special correspondence.
PuEBLo, Coll, Oct. 30, 1882.
The 'mostunattractive place IN all Colo-
RADIO, OF its aize aud Importance, is Pueblo.
I, is not 80 much the place i,sei, perhaps,
as that IL Ia situated on these alknli plains
aud has nothing beautiful or attractive In
its surroundings. Yet the town il largely
Mexican In its appearance, make mp aud
churacierisiics, and contains mixed pop.
uiston Of Mexican herders Western hood.
luns aud enterprising business men. It
does quite trade with the country south
and west OF here, md ut one time nspired
to t'e the rival of Denver ns the chief com.
mcrcial point in the State, or of this re.
gion; hut these aspirations have apparent
ly been nipped IN The bud. II hnd con.
siderable of u boom last year, but that hos
subsidized and the prospects Of this ever bc.
coming one o. the big places of the West
do not seem 10 me TO he very na,lering
The water here is iasuilerably mean, and
alkali dust tormenis you in every direc-
tion and ut all times. In striking contrast
will, Pueblo is Colorado Springs, forty five
miles north of here on the road to Denver
II is the snuggest. prettiest and healthiest
place in Colorado. No pretensions to com
mercial importance are made by it, yet q
fair trade is done with the country round
while MS resort il goes far ob.od of MI
o,Lors 4, u,,s nor, ~ ,,,,, I,.,,
'',' '"'' " '"' "o'"' i's ''o'e''
are iu'i IN the summer oi Eastern tourists
and in the winter miners and rancIlmer
from the mountains fill them nm. One ho
,.i Lo .,..,,l j., ,
"f'' :" va ''''"'i NJ" II
iour years ago, entertaining guests al 81
per day Business rlospercd, so that h'
has Just pmilt new Sio,o0o hotel and il
making a'' ihe money he wants Another
n'g ho'ei costing soo,ooo Is being erected
by company Oh whom lien. Palmer, oi
the Denver " MO urnhde knilroad, is one
Tins same company owns the stock of th,
III r""o llani ana Improvement Company
and have the most complete printing es
'hoi,S,men' III me o'nie, from which Is is
sued The Daily and Weekly Gasehe.
Among ,he new buildings erected NJ
o - '''"'S'
oi handsome o"t mouest residences. Shade
.ree" H.e T.e"ts Ih MI 'he streets, nhd there
IN II" AIR oi comfort ana hentness about th'
place moi iounu anywhere else IN Colorado
Ma.,''o" WY. It's seven or eight mihera
springs, ana 'he most fashionable resor
VI Tue "eS'' o"iy 'hree miles distant
narrow gauge railroad between the tw,
ro'n.s carries passengers over and bacl
-,
business mere Is nothing OF Mani'ol
but It's h"lels and the springs. The hotel
are Kept ON the tony" plan, nnd charg
nun l,"r OF i've u"'iar' i"r Looking in
.i"e oi 'hem. bi' they are wei patronized
IN the He"Son' oy wealthy cla-s OF tour
ists VINO go mere ootil Tor the style" an,
o" account Oh the spring walters, which arr
eqh"i 10 any ~ TINS country. The seasol
mere came near oeing cut unusually shor
TINS year oy snow storm which occurred
the last week IN August and lasted thre
days. Aoolt TWO hundred guests left Man
iton al thht time, some OF whom did no
return. IL is Just nt the foot of Pike
reak, where snow storms occur ever
month III the year, and, OF course, sqnal
WIN ooca'ionaiiy blow down the noun
taih' even In midsummer. Turtles nr
chmoihg me peak from M~nitou alno'
dai'y al TINS season, but the same person
rareiy 60 more thnn once. lt's n tong
ciino, ana one hack at il Is enough to la'
Ordinary people u lie time. The Cover
ment signal station nt the top is about tll
loneSomest looking spot ever saw
ihongli The most famous penk in Colora
do, and seen at the greatest distance in a
directions, Pixies ia not the highest. Grey
Peak, twelve miles above Georgetown,
2oo ieet higher-being 4,34l feet ,abo,
sea Ievel.
In the vicinity OF Colorado Springs al
some oil the most Interesting features {
Co'orado scenery. The "Gnrden OF I'll
Gods," where immense red granite slal
stand up on edge, some Of them over 81
feet nigh, Is one OF the striking evidence
oi lhe great uphenvai which has some tim
taken place here; and that volcanic aclio
has also taken place Is shown in the COZ
per co'or'ng oil the rocks and by othe
marks plainly visible everywhere. Nom
menl Park short distance away, is Al
other OF the euriosi,ies. Covering an are
OF, perhaps, hiteen or twenty acres is 81
ries oil natural monuments of white sane
stone 70 soit That the elements have forme
them INTO the most fantastic shapes. Man
oI them are ahout the size oil human be
ing and many are much larger. STRAIT
OF IRON on The tops has protected them
! that direction and preserved their originl