The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-05-09

engines, on the Colorado and Midland
railway, we reached Colorado City, dis
lance of two and one-half miles, in ten
minutes, This place was the old terri
torial capitol. Two and one. half miles
more brought us to Manitou Springs, one
of the now most famous watering places
in Colorado, and, in fact, in the entire
west Thousands of Texans visited this
place last season. Five miles brought us
to Cascade, beautiful little health resort,
Nesting at the foot of the mountains.
Another five miles, or fifteen miles from
Colorado Springs, and we reached
GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS.
This is the most attractive place to
tourists in all Colorado, and, as it is
baund to become the Texans paradise
during the summer seasons, and to con-
siderable extent all the year round, few
facts concerning it may prove interesting
to your readers.
This was formerly the headquarters of
the chief of the Utes, who selected it in
preference to all others as his abiding
place on account of its magnificent sur
roundings, for the scenery in and around
this lovely spot is unequaled in the wide
world. Texans, as a rule, do not 60 into
ecstaoies over poetic description, hence, l
will contine my remarks to facts un-
adorned. No pen has as yet ever been
found that could do full justice to Colo
RADIOS mountain grandeur and scenery,
an particularly to this portion of it.
Well, the Colorado and Midland Railway
company, through the best railroad en-
cheering ever done in America, opened
Do -,
itors from all parts of the world were then,
for the first time, shown the most
delightful and grandest scenery they had
ever witnessed, and whenever they reached
what is now known as Green Mountain
Falls-so called because the surrounding
mountains are covered with green pines
and fir trees, and streams of water are
perpetually pouring down from the tops
of the mountains, distance of 1000 feet,
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Such being the admiration so often ex-
pressed by tourists over this romantic
place, 5000 feet above the sea and 1000
feet higher than Colorado Springs, fifteen
miles distant, one year ago this month a
company was formed in Colorado Springs,
who purchased $40 acres here for town
site, and had the same plated and filed as
required by law, and, although they ex-
pected but few visitors the first season,
before it was over they had to constru 1t
1872 tents to accommodate less than one
fourth who would have remained had
I'll ere been more tents in readiness. Among
those who remained we're about 100 Texans
who stayed several months, and these
we're so delighted they will return
this season and bring their friends with
them.
THIRTY-TwO THOUSAND TICKETS
we're sold for Green Mountain Falls last
season, and it is safe to predict that over
100000 will be sold during the coming sea-
son, and twice if not three times as many
Texans as were here last season have al
ready expressed their intention of visit
ing this already famous health resort this
season. Twenty-Five lots have been sold
Texans who will erect cottages thereon.
During the past year wonderful
amount of work has been done here by
the company and others. Fine roads have
been graded in several directions, an ex-
cavation for lake covering four acres
has been made. This is kept constantly
filled by mountain stream. 1t is already
thousands more will soon be added. In
its center there is an island on which
pavilion has been erected. There is an
elegant boat house and on the bosom of
the lake there are several
sail and row-boats. fountain
also plays continually in the middle of
the lake. A few rods from the lake is
grand pavilion, where band will dis
course music three days each week and
where services will be held on Sundays
until the completion of the new church.
Another beautiful pavilion is being con-
structed over living spring, near the
NEW HOTEL.
This new building Is model one
throughout. 1t is three stories high and
around the first and second stories wide
verandas run, affording ample shade at
all hours and from which views in all di-
rections can be had. The hotel has fifty
rooms, and in its dining room 312 persons
can be seated. 1t has electric bells and
will soon have electric lights, as WILL as
all other modern conveniences. It cost
$4,000, and its rates will be So per day.
Near by is the Lake View Terrace, a
splendid boarding house. Its rates will
be 81 per day. The hotel will open May
Is, and the boarding house May 1. An
other and larger hotel, costing
$4,000, will soon be erected. Water
mains are being laid all
through the town, so that every cottage |
and residence will be supplied, and soon
the ell tire town will dazzle under electric |
light. Several new parks, each with foun-
tains, are being laid ont and not less than
two dozen cottages, many of them very
elegant, have already been constructed
and contracts let for as many more. A
fine school will be kept up all summer in
a school house, which is as we'll furnished
as any of its size in the land. All the tents
that were used last year are being reftted
and refurnished. These are as comfortable
as rooms in house, for they have plank
doors, are boarded up three feet all around
hem and they have panel doors. They
ire carpeted and furnished throughout for
including beds and bedding,