The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-27
Pixies Peak Described by The Clar-
ions Little Correspondent.
MAx.rou. Cor. o. "A. Iss6


E9rrog CLARIoS: Since writing you
last, | have accomplished the greatest
feat of my life, and one that ] shall ever
cherish in memory. that of making the
ascent of Pise's Peak. What will my
little friends think of my playing snow
ball on the 18th of August. We spent
the night in the United States Signal
Station on the summit. over fourteen
thousand feet high The view from
this point | do not think could be sur
passed in the world. rom the east. We
could see the mountains in New Mexico,
called the Snowy Range" Denver
eighty miles away, Is plainly visible,
also Pueblo. Colorado Springs just
belo~ Us, looked ike a small sized ch, IS
board; for it is laid off and planted with
trees with great regularity. 1t Is q
beautiful and wealthy city of eight or
nine thousand inhabitants; the people
are mostly from the East, who came for
the health of some member of their
family-for you must know that con-
sumption, bronchitis, asthma, etc taken
in their earliest stages, are cured by a
| residence in this portion of Colorado
| b. the way, your readers will be inter
| ested 10 know that the daughter of our
| beloved Jefferson Davis, Mrs. Hayes,
and family, have become residents OF
| that beautiful town. Tue drive between
| Colorado Springs and Manitou is a
| beautiful one, and Is always lined With
carriages and horse back riders. Six
| daily trains run between the two places.
The name Colorado Springs is u very
deceiving one to the tourists, as there Is
net drop of mineral or drinking water
in the town, their water all being carried
10 pipes from Manitou, which comes
from Mystic Lake two miles this side OF
the summit of Pixies Peak.
There are so many interesting sights
in and around Manitou, thatit is difficult
to mention all of them. The
GARDEN OF THE GODS
is of special interest to the tourists, al
owing to its being different from any
thing of the kind in existence. 1t i,
lsituated in the foot hills of immense
mountains, and is hilly plain dotted
over with low clumps OF scraggy pin,
and dwarf oaks. But the wonder con
sists in the great piles of rocks tha
form single monuments and groups
which by some strange freak OF nature
and the faces OF eminent men. Anon.
the chief of these, are the "Woman il
White" the Wounded Horse" til.
Bear and Seal" balance Rock.
"Wine Barrels" "Deers Head, "fDutch
man and his Vrow," the face of ..Oura,
the Indian Chief" and a good bust .
: st. Patrick with an Irish hat on hi
head. The Balance Rock" is as larg
/, | Il. ]. l.
: balanced on q rock of few pounds
: The coIors of the rocks vary from pal
| gray and cream, to white, crimson an,
purple. The grandest feature of tn
: Garden, is the gate way" formed by
huge three-pronged mass of red rock
5 three hundred and twenty feet high
1t is very wide, and is guarded by re,
!, and gray rocks, very tall, standing bac
} to back, looking for all the world lik
] two sentinels protecting the entrance I
4 this, almost sacred spot. From the gate
/ one has fine view of Cameras Cone
7 Cheyenne mountains, and above all til
. white brows of Pixies Peak. On top o
T one of the highest OF these rocks, is
e lake SIX feet vide and six feet deep. !
t Is never dry, but constantly dips dow
1 into the cave IN the heart of the rock,
Ii Is mystery now this lake ever &c
there, and how it is fed but the belle
is, that It is supported by water abs9rbe
from the cave II is strange thing t
# me, but | suppose wiser heads ca
:. understand it. Many beautiful speci
mems are TO be found there. BY III
way, geology is made a very pleasaa
a study here, where there are 50 man
! specimens of beauty. Collecting is
fayorite pastime with all visitors
la the past week | have been to sc
n one of the greatest of the earth's woI
e ders--