New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-08-16
NEW ULM REVIEW, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST Is, 1880,

than anywhere else IN Colorado.
At the Manitou Hotel the ladies
dress" for dinner a deliberately a.
ct Care May or Long Branch. The
Spring waters are strongly charged
with carbonic acid and contain car.
donates Of soda, lime, and magnesla
in various proportions. Broad claims
are made for the medicinal proper
ties Of these waters, che opinions Of
professors ofchemistry being quoted
to the effect that they excel the
ems and the s'Spa, two Of the
most famous groups of Eu-
rope. The elevation Of this locality
IS higher than that Of Denver, or q
little over 6,700 feet. There are
splendid drives in all directions, and
within radius Of seven or eight
miles are numerous attractions and
points of special interest, including
the Garden Of the Gods, Glen Eyrie,
Ute Pass and Monument Park. The
formations from which the latter
takes its name are among the great.
est curiosities to be seen IN Colorano.
Pen can not well describe them
They consist of a series of curiously
shaped, natural monuments which
have been formed from SAND. stone
rock solely by the action of the wea.
Their, y thin strata of iron on the top
having protected these particular
pieces and preserved them. No &C.
curate estimate can be made of the
hundreds of year. this work of the
clements has been in progress.
There are perhaps a hundred Of the
peculiar formations of different sizes
and shapes, some of which are really
fantastic. The Garden of the Gods
is also a remarkable freak OF nature,
partaking somewhat more of the
grand and imposing. It is secluded
spot, hemmed in by great rocks
stood up on edge and on end. They
are some of the more marked of the
numerous evidences on every hand
here of q grand upheaval some time
in the past. Imagine tremendous
fiat rocks, large enough to cover a
quarter of an acre of ground, stand.
ing up on an edge, $50 feet high,
and you will have some idea Of what
forms the chief wonder of this gar.
den. Upon the plains all about
here may be seen vast herds of cat.
tie and sheep. Next to mining stock
raising is the largest interest in Col.
orado. All other branches of aeri.
cultural pursuits are conducted un.
der difficulties and but a compare
lively small proportion of the vast
area Of the State is suited to cultiva-
ton. No fruits Of any kind are
raised. though wheat is successful
crop and I am told that something
over 200, 900 bushels in excess of the
amount required for home consump.
ton have been raised this year. But
the country is better suited to graz.
ing, and that avocation is found
easier and more profitable. It is
claimed that any man possessing
knowledge of the business can rea.
sonably calculate on doubling once
in # ur years whatever amount of
capital he puts into it. Yet of
course there are some risks as in
every business and men without ca.
pital or acquaintance with the coun.
try are not advised to 90 into it.
Nearly all the stock men who EN-.
barked few years ago, however,
are now immensely wealthy. The
climate is so mild, especially in the
southern part OF the State and III
New Mexico, that stock run out all
winter without feeding and come
out pretty well in the spring. It is
astonishing how fat they will be.
come roaming over these broad
plains which look 80 barren. The
short grass appears to be thin and
worthless, but as matter of fact,
appearances are very deceiving in
this case. This ''buffalo grass is
about four times as nutritious as tho
best timothy. There are some We.
ry large cattle owners in Colorado.
The late John Plifl, who died five
years ago, had at the time of his
death 100,00 head on his range ex.
tending along the Platte river to
Julesburg on the Union Pacific
road. Mr.. Farmer of Denver has
about $4,000 on his range a few
miles from that city. And there
are others who have from 10, 600 to
60, 900 head. This is also q fine
sheep country, the dry climate rem
dering them freq from such ills as
scab foot, rot, etc. Cattle and sheep.
men do not get along we'll together,
however, as cattle will not Craze
where sheep are, and sheep WILSON
destroy grazing ground. On this
account there has been a great deal OF
trouble between them in the past,
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