Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-17

| miner his daily bread and taking out his
weekly output, and yet all the while it is
reaching quietly for the Pacific Coast.
When she gets her broad bottomed shoes on,
she will prove to the other California routes
with her scenic attractions-"a foeman
worthy of their STEEL"
A DELIGHTFUL CITY.
Colorado Springs, with a population of
$4,000, is perhaps the loveliest little city in
the State. Within short time more of
mountain scenery can be seen within ra-
dius of few miles, than any place know.
In connection with Manitou it is perma-
nently the fashionable resort of the State,
but to the denizen of Colorado, Wagon
Wheel Gap has greater attractions-pre-
sumably on account Of the fishing. At this
season these two little sister towns here at
the foot of Pixies Peak are thronged with
every variety of health and pleasure seeker,
and they are both alive to their advantages
in the way of improvement and making
hay while the sun Shines" Real estate and
rents are as high in Colorado Springs as in
Denver.
1t has just ribboned its vast territory with
the Sprague system of electric railroads,
which like Mark Twain's New England
weather, "sticks out over the edges as far
as Cheyenne canyon and Manitou. Electric
roads labor under the disadvantages out
here of electric storms. Only few days
previous to my stay there the lightning had
come to town over their cable and burnt the
Insulation of the system quite seriously; and
this scribbler was left out at the mouth of
Cheyenne canyon two hours in beating
rainstorm, because the power house folks
had feared another similar catastrophy, and
had cut off our connection. came near
having to pay for a carriage had ordered,
but could not use because I could not get to
it. Would have had a justifable case for
damages?
ENERGETIC MANIToU.
Manitou, Of course, is the place of places
out here to see the world in its best clothes.
The little burg is about to get too big for
its knickerbockers, so to speak. Where II
is going to grow to if it keeps on growing I
cannot see. Colorado City is fast occupying
the ground farther down stream, and the lit
tie gorge above is about full now. Houses
are perched upon, the hillsides like bird
cages, and in some of them you might 20 up
steps to get into the first story and down
steps to get into the second. Manitou is
swelling full of sight seers new-bran new
patches that have never been here before
going around wide mouthed and wild eyed
among its many attractions. People shire |
hack" and ''do it, in a day, and their
astonishment is often so great that they ex- |
pect most anything.
Your correspondent being anxious to get |
some photos of the d. & R. G, passenger |
depot-the most unique thing in its line he |
ever saw-and also wishing views of other |
Granny little hooks that abound here. took |
an early train out while the eight was
right" As the train. slowed up at a cross
ing he concluded to step off down town and
snap his shutter up as he went, but he had
underestimated the speed of the train. and /
failing to keep his legs under him. went ROLL
ing down the slope. and after repeated somer-
saults "ended up" just at a carriage full of
sightseers. He waved his hand ass an
acrobat, and laughed up into their faces at
his own mishap, but he got not single re-
sponsive smile-only the most wide
mouthed wonder on every face. Again he
made some humorous remark about his
tumble, but the funereal expression was
still prevailing as they drove away. AsI
returned was laughing with the brake
man, and remarked that could not account
for the soberness OF the people. 60" he
said, "they were not looking for ANYTHING
humorous; they thought it a feature of the
climate or the scenery. They expect any,
thing to turn up here" 1 guess when I
"turned up" their wonder was that nv neck
was not broken.
A CoGwHEEL RAILROAD.
The cogwheel railroad upon Pixies Peak
is complete only to the Hallway House
which by the railroad route is not half way
at all, but only about two miles They hope
now to finish it by September, and as
wanted 10 ascend by that route shall wait.
but have suspicion that it will be some
other September. They do say the boiler,
Of the engines on the ground are not large
enough, and they do deny it I met an
in st. Louis in June who
thought the whole thing frail. and tenn.
porary, mot ALT 80 strong as that upon the
RhIgi, you know" ] suppose he still