Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-09-10

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Special Correspondence to the Ledger.
MANIToU SPRINGS, COL, Avg,
29.-Years and years ago, when
Missouri's greatest statesman, the
Hon. Thos. H. Benton, said in q
great speech on tho possibilities oi
the West: '' There is India.
We can build a road to
those gold fields. We own
the country from ocean to ocean, -
he uttered a prophetic truth,
which the marvellous develop
ments of the last half century have
fully verified. Verify, the west
has been to US what the riches OF
India have been for centuries to
Europe vast source of COM
mercial trade; wonderful products
of precious ore; wide domain OF
rich, productive land, both in plain
and valley; vast area of country
having climatic influences unex-
celled for the cure of various hu-
man maladies; mountain and val
ley scenery, the grandest and most
glorious in the whole world.
Our Americans, ,uninformed about
the great Western Wonderland
our India-fooishly rave over
what they see of foreign scenery,
while if they would only travel
more at home they would not be
so filled with that conceited en-
thusiasm which ''going abroad"
often gives. Stay at home and see
the "G1eat West" then 90 to
Europe. As the tourist to the
Rockies comes in view of our vast
mountain museums, one of the
first interesting points on the great
and justly styled ''scenic Line
of the World" is the won
derful Manitou Springs, the
Carlsbad of America. It is the
greatest interior watering place on
the continent, and it combines,
perhaps, more great and striking
features than any other mountain
watering-place in the world. The
chief points of interest are: Chey-
enne and Williams Canons, Glen
Eyrie, Seven Lakes, Ute Pass,
Grand Caverns, Cave of the Winds,
Soda Springs, Iron Springs, Garden
of the Gods, Cascades and the
Pixies Peak trail. The Soda
Springs are about dozen in num-
Der, the Navsjoc, Shoshone and
Manitou are most noted.
From the great resort one may
have some very dear experiences;
for example, Prof. s., my travel
ing companion, "did" Pixies Peak
at the following high rate:
Hire of "burro" to ride up. ......$ 90
Dinner at halfway house, going
Supper, lodging and breakfast,
Paid aid a kDago for leading burro'; ~
Railroad fare, coming DOWN: 5 Is Is
Picture taken ION top". "...... 90
Total ...$l4 "a
This experience will satisfy him.
Before leaving this part of my let
ter I want to hand down to undying
posterity the keeper of the restau.
rant who charged me 25 cents fol-
a cup of Mckinley" coffee, and
25 cents for three inches square oi
cold, hard toast, with a limb of q
young Colorado chicken on it. Be.
ware of Palmer Lake Eating House.
From the marvels of Manitou
we projected our tour around the
famous Thousand Mile Circle
Trip" a trip that gives grandel
features of mountain and gorge
canon and cataract than any other
thousand miles on the N. A. con.
tinent, if not the world.
The first objective point, afte,
leaving Manitou Springs, on this
trip, is Pueblo, the great manufac
turing, and. in q double sense
sweltering city of Central Colorado
Here we turn into the gateway Il
the mountains and the glorious
scenic line begins. A magnificen'
panorama of wild, rugged, majestic
displays of natures handiwork
The mountains, with their gray
and white caps, lift their sum
mits to the sky on all sides. Span
Iish peaks, by the Indians cailet
Wahatoyo, (twin breasts,) are il
view. Peak after peak is pointe.
out, some of them having mer'
local names. Beautiful little canon
and mountain streams appear
Onward We roll, the scenery be
coming more and more picturesque
1.-The mountains higher, the gorge
deeper. "Slerra Blanca" the high
lest mountain in Colorado, stand
Igrandly out to view, while glanc
Ito the north or south shows th
beautiful range Of the "Sangre d
Christo." Rapidly the impressiv
Iscene changes, as We roll dow
into the charming valley, "Sa
Luis" fertilized by the snow-mel
tied waters of the "Rio Grande ds
Norte." Progressing, the seen
becomes wilder and more romantic
the mad, rushing waters Of th