Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-03
A COLORADO LETTER.
DENVER, June 30. 1884

~ me EdHW OF the Edpte:
We arrived in Denver Friday even
ing. Those who come to Denver for
: better summer climate than South
/, ern Kansas Afford, are sure 10 be dis
appointed. This is indeed Il great
city IN great desert. only Welding
agriculture with great expense and
labor. The city is reputed Ia have
10000 inhabitants, but am informed
by good authority that there are now
$500 vacant residences, many OF them
costly. Great wealth is centered Il re-.
There are more palatial residences
than ever saw in any city, 81 l. ais,
Chicago and Detroit not excepted
The court house excels our Kansas
capitol. There are forty churcIc- seven
of them are Methodist. We attended
the Capital Street Presbyterian church
III the morning. fine structure. aud
a grand pipe organ, fine ch ir, SPITE
dld sermon, aud sixty nine
good listners. In the evening we
visited the Fourteenth street NJ. Z.
Church, this is decidedly the 40 to VA
church with II full orchestra and pi-
ano.l could hear the horn plainly. They
were just holding Children's Day
Two little girl, recited pieces be,ati-
fully. the house applaudcd vorifcr-
onsl,; great big fellow read piece
twenty inches long cut from a news
paper. The thing was finely done and
again the Louise came down. The on
~ pleasing thing we saw was The smil- !
ing face of Brother Noah Allen as he |
caught our eye. How a man from
Wichita could enjoy such a gran d !
farce can not understand. but his |
wife Is visiting friends in Missouri and
fellow has TO while away time so me-
where. There was one Sabbath scho ol |
excursion TO Palmer Lake forty miles |
away, several other excursions TO the |
mountains, match game of ball, a fine |
dance and general tear at the park, |
trans running TO and from il all dav. |
The general talk is Of the dullness of |
times, the business men generally con-
iessing the necessity of some new dis |
covery on which to start a boom.
The railroads print and circulate nice
w worded litcratnre on the wonderful
agricultural advantages this section
affords. Some things do succeed won
dertuily, but a Kansas farmer would
laugh at the success that attends such
great Efforts. The finest Strawberries |.
ever saw are produced here.
We spent three days in Colorado
Springs and ManItou Both of them
are pleasant resorts. Manitou Springs
has 5000 inhabitants, is beautiful
city, well shaded, perfectly clean. and
moral to perfection, never vet having
had saloon in its limits. Ii isw wafer.
ed with the pnrest of water, conducted
IN pipes from high up in the foot hills q
almost ice cold-noi more than
twenty minutes from the snow
capped peak.
Manitou is purely watering place 5
nestled between the mountains. hay-
ing soda, sulphur and iron springs,
The principle thing 10 be remembered
by the tourist, aside from that great
mountain and the Garden of the Gods. p
Is that other NAME Ia the PROV of a
'nipc, (tQe billy We assembled Pixies i
Peak about half way. Few 20 higher
II this season of the year The sum
nit is reached with great effort. great 81
being the general result. c
The snow almost blinds the ewes. and
he face often becomes biistered even =,
Inder wire masks. The blood PUSHES N N
o the head and leaves dark blood-shot r.
'ings around the eyes. The first wo-
nan 10 ascend the summit came down st
while we were there Her guides had n,
o tie her in her goss,.mer and draw W
Ter for two miles over the snow
which task has to be performed be- /
ween . and s in the morning. while
he snow is frozen.
We go to south Park about Thurs r.
lay. Mail directed 10 Denver will
each us.
Yours, ID. j. CHATFIEID.