Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-08-02

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parallel with the Missouri Pacific
for more than fifty miles. The
rank corn fields and fine Kansas
farms of yesterday have changed
TO treeless, houseless and almost
CRASHES plateau. A few miles
through dry sand and striving
stubs of weeds and we are fairly
into the
GREAT AMERICAN DESERT,
which is better imagined than des-
cribed. But the barren earth and
the burning sky, and the blank
horizon, round and round, appro-
priately named and appropriately
famed, it always has been, always
will be nude, desolato waste,
wholly unproductive of any class
of vegetation-a wonderful sight
to behold hu, one that is not
pleasant to orter'Jiu. An anus
Ing incident was 10 see an occa-
sional kid glove dude step Off the
train to pluck the rare, green
plant that forced its subsistence
from the rocks and sand, when to
his sudden surprise he has cap
tured what prove to be worse than
an American Porcupine. To the
northwest 100 miles rears
Pixies PEAK IN ITS MASSIVE sUPE-
RIoRIrY
over its surrounding and less not
ed neighbors. Further on, in the
southwest, we view with a deep
admiration and appreciation, the
first trces--a dwarfy growth of cot
tonwoods on the banks of the
winding Arkansas. Crossing the
Arkansas we are at last in
THE LIVE AND CRESCENT CITY
PUEBLO.
But my business being such
as not to detain me, | pro-
ceeded via the Denver & Rio
Grande TO Colorado Springs. The
two latter cities and Denver are
row connected by three parallel
lines: The Denver & Rio Grande,
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and
Denver, Fort Worth & Texas.
Arriving at Colorado Springs
the pride of Colorado found
Mrs. Decker, who had preceded
me but a few days, in excellent
spirits. and improving under the
salubrious climate of the Rocky
Mountains.
COLORADO SPRINGS.
Nature. with what art has added,
renders Colorado Springs, as is Of
ten asserted, the handsome town
Of the state. Being situated as it
is, in an area at the base of Pixies
Peak and Cheyenne Canyon, lends
to the site rare and indescribable
beauty Of natural scenery and
grandeur. The city is properly
celebrated for its wide and shady
streets and numerous lawns and
parks. The principal thorough
fare is TIE John (Te.hon) street,
north and south, lined on either
side with fine cottonwood trees for
a distance Of two and half miles.
But the most beautiful street is
Nevada avenue which has been
laid out elaborately, broad and
tastefully decorated with four rows
of cottonwood trees and three
"RoTToN ROW" DRIVES,
lending an air to the situation in
that respect approaching Rotton
I Row in London.
The general offices OF the Colo
RADIO Midland railway are here and
numerous fine residences belong
ing to great railroad men. The
hotels are the Antlers, Grand
View and Alamo. The only pub
lie institution of note is the deaf
and dumb asylum, a large and
magnificent building at the foot OF
Kiowa street. The inhabitants of
Colorado Springs number about
8, 800, with a large transient popu-
lation during the summer. Every
thing is brisk, but orderly and
strictly respectful and altogether a
most commendable place for all to
spend a pleasant and interesting
time during the oppressive wealth
er OF the east and south.
MANITOU SPRINGS.
There are two roads direct 10
Colorado Springs: the Denver d
Rio Grande and Colorado Midland
and by way of mention, T. r.
Dunaway, late agent at Oswego,
Kansas, is in the capacity Of agent
at the Iron Springs station of the
latter road at Manitou. OF all the
celebrated springs in Colorado,
Manitou perhaps enjoys the wild
est and most deserved reputation.
Visitors are here from all America,
England and Scotland. The prin-
cipal hotels are the Cliff, the Man.
sions, Iron Springs, &c, and all do
an astonishing business. In en-
tering
MANITOU FROM THE GARDEN or THE
GODS,
one is instantly reminded Of Hot
Springs and thinks there is no
town there, but as we follow the
canyon for a mile or more we
think there is no cnd 10 il. Mrs.
Decker serves as IA competent
guide in ManiJou, she having re-
membered every nook and corner
: from her sojourn here two years
ago. Above the Iron Springs the
streets and byways become isolat.
= ed and terminate in one narrow,
lonely trail leading toward the ro-
mantle, perilous pass to Pixies
, Peak, the goal Of a large number
who visit Manitou. This is es.
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