Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-02

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HYGIENE. Col, April Is. 1854.
Leaving Pueblo, the next place OF IN
.eres. came to Was Colorado Springs,
one OF the mos. tidy and pleasant towns ,
TO be found in Colorado. The mammoth |
Antler's Hotel. standing iu-t on the rise /
of the plateau, few hundred yards I
from the depot, Is one Of the f1rst build |
ings that attracts attention. shaded
avenue leads to the hotel. Beyond com
neaces the town. with it- broad shady
streets. Several fine colleges and State
buildings loom mp As prominent Tea
tare Of the place. Like the town OF
Greeley. this place WAS conmei ced on
government OF strictly Temperance prin-
ciples and has always opposed the saloon
bn.inese. However, designing men have
| now and then broken the roles, but al
the last election n strictly anti hcen+e
town board was elected.
Looking vest. Pix. Peak STANDS iof'h
| in majestic grandeur only lev HlH-s
distant. At the base OF the old roch
| ribbed and time rifted sentinel, Ia
cosy cove, with the .noT-capped noun
tains for i. background, Is ne.iled tue
romantic little village of Manltou. the
SARATOGA Of the West" A number al
mineral springs, strongly iupregnated
with soda and iron, bubble ~ mere and
there. Inc hotel accommodations are
iexce.lent, and the great swimming bath
pool Is 4 marvellous arrangement Tor
IN. Sc for which II WAS buiit. Oar
inc the summer season visitors from ali
Iatt, of the MON IA well - from tor
eIpu countries may be found here.
MANY are the sceues of interest IL the
| yiclulty. there ~ the Cave OF the
Winds. Rainbow fal ;, Pulpit hork'
Cameron zone. Bridal Falls. ana the
| wonders of tn. Garden of the Gods
| The gateway to the Gircen ~ betaeen
| n.rp.udIcuIar walls of solid sandstone
l5O feet high. Just within Is IA cave of
| some note. y 40 the Cathedral spires.
| which are columns Of sandstone de-
,nchcd one from the other and running
40 from one hundred To two luIdr-d
t,.t. Tie Balancing Rock Is n carIous
freak of nature. and looks hS II one
| nlphI easily push II over. These many
u.cullar rocks and natural towers are
| ,ruoug IN. rtr4te-t geological woAders
| If tue continent, and belong to the ere
taceous group of rocks. Being COM
POSED manly Of soft white shlik CON
rl,mer.te, capped with a hard ferugin'
Gus mixture of sand aud gravel. the
softer parts, by erosion. have scaled on
iray,ng the columns capped With the
! ns,d- lportIun, and thu. nature has leit
here many monuments ut her p-cuiihi-
ties.
A rairord Il now III course OF con
struction Ia the top of Pixies Peak, aud.
when completed. 1t Will bt one OF the
chlef wonders OF the world. At present
journey to the top Of the Peak Is 4
rather hard feat 10 accomplish. There
~, half way ~ the mountain, honse
where one may stop and rest in order 10
: gain new stock of br ath. On the
TOO the Government has erected a bull
, ing for q signal 1t ltIpu. Surely II must
be a weary place to live, nOtwifhsta'd
ing 1t il nearer heaven than most OF tie
human race live. From the top Of tAe
Peak one has a most magnificent view
Of the surrounding country. Inc plains
Seem to lie at ones feet and stretch
l away for hundred miles, visible to the
' eve, and then seem to be lost where the
smooth surf ace kisses the horizon. Ia
tho Westward mountains upon inoui.-
: tains loom up like the heavy Sweils OF
. the mad ocean, only the scene Is more
. v.rIed and the towering y AXIS and snow
| capped backbone of the Continent stand
forth III more majestic greatness. Ii!
viewing the rand panorama, Inim1nsity
( has a new meaning and grandeur 4 slg
, | niiIcance beyond expression. surely
| uuiy the fool can FOR d Iii bineut lIlHgIbt
t there II no God. Here Ills hanGIwurk
3 stands firth III bold relief anu puts tu
A., shame the boosted greatness of man
vino II but IN atom ia III. great unlvor,.
J of God = creation.
= One of the most pheEomenal wonders
of the Rocky Mountains IL what Is
called the Mount 81 the Holy Cross,
near the Lead nf the AfkaIsas hlvsr
. The figure Of the eros In made 10y d
deep rift running III a p.rpf ndiculai
l course up lare. rocky peak: the nit Is
3 about 1900 feet in length. some dis
lance down fIo.I tue top of this per
peHdIouiar rift IL a cross setIn forming
huge arms 600 u $40 feet lii length
. These seams or rifts drift full of show
and thus form white Gloss all through
the summer season, and may be- seen
many miles away. Ia the great and
} mighty commissions that IL far remote
period agltated our globe those riffs
. were thus formed, aud yearly the white
filling that forms the GROSS Is renewed.
evidencing the fact that nature IL tie
. greatest architect.
few wears ago Grace CIR. enwOod.
the eminent authoress, visited Manitou,
and SO we'll pleased was she with the
place that she purchased IA beautiful
3 cottage standing just back from the
II b,
picturesque surroundings.
branch railroad runs from Manitou
!. To Colorado Springs, six miles distant,
from whence pursue my Journey north
ward, and in due time once more roll
into the magnificent Union Depot at
Denver. A short stay IN the Queen City
D of the plains gives me time to glance
3 around AM see that oroat improve
mentS have been made In the few
= months that have been away. Thus
arrive AT the point where | commenced
nv ramblings. Starting cut north,
made oircult of over six thousand
and came IN from the south. Onward
4 the tram takes me Ia Longmont. and
thence | wrnd nav way to this ace, my
9 home, u few miles out from town, where
shall take leave of the readers of the
= Pesr- INrsLLIaENCER by modestly sub.
T Scrlbin9 my name III full.
j. s. FLoRY, Y. d. NJ.
q The South Caroliua Republican con
, vention cheese Robert Smalls chairman
Mr.. Smalls ia n prominent and wealth,
r co'ored citizen. On his ell OF on b,
made speech. Think of it," he said
= this great convention can send eighteen
{ delegates to Chicago. but they can only
20 and vote for the Nomination. Wher
, they have done that they come home
, and fold their hands. They can dc
( nothing more. They can vote. but the
4, ballots Will be stolen 10y ku klux Demo
|, crats-the party Of violence and muir
der. They are bound 10 carry thu
State" A Democratic exchange, refer