The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-09-12
PIXIES PEAK PICTURES.
A Bright Young Tallahasseean Writes
OF the Healthful Climate Of Colorado.

A Bright Young TalIahasseean Writes
OF the Healthful Climate Of Colorado.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Aug. 80.
To the Editor Of the FLoRrD1AN:
The garden spot; of the state of Color
ado, and we'll it may be so called. IT'S
| city for which the most heartfelt praises
should be on thousands of lips, for with
its life-giving climate it has bestowed on
that many and as many more long and
prosperous life, when they expected no
more than to come here and die. It has
snatched from Deaths door many man
who thought he was the victim of that
most terrible of diseases
When first entered this lovely city I was
struck with it's cleanliness. Most of it's
streets being 100 feet, or more, wide and,
strange to say, as it is in a mountainous
district, are unusually level. The ladies
and all take advantage of this fact by
seeing which can Guido the other on their
two wheel machines. Colorado Springs
has had an unusual amount of rain this
season, making the beautiful green lawns
in the numerous parks in the city, and
the flower gardens owned by countless
barons and counts, look still more beauti-
full. The grass, trees and all vegetation
necessarily need great deal of water,
the climate being so dry, so the process
Of irrigation is carried on extensively
the water being brought down from the
mountains and distributed over the city
at reasonable rates.
One of the chief attractions of the city
is the view of Pixies Peak. Like some
eccentric young fellow he is forever chang
ing his head-gear. One day he will select
a thin veil of white fleecy clouds; the
next his head, perhaps, will be covered
with beautiful snow, glistening in the sun
light; another day he will hide his head
completely from view with heavy, black
rain clouds-then the people here prepare
themselves for a heavy rain or hail
storm, which is sure to come.
The altitude of the place being 5000
feet above the level Of the sea, 800 feet
higher than Denver, of course makes the
a'mosphFre very pure and rare, and after
we have what is called an electric storm
the air feels SO pure and delightful and
bracing-why, it just makes sick man
feel we'll. 1t is often the case that man
overworks himself and gels sick, because
he thinks himself we'll when it is only
the delightful climate and bracing atmos-
phere of the place that buoys him up. AS
to the mountain 81 emery west of Colorado
Springs, don't suppose there is any
more lovely or awe inspiring in the world.
It is true my travels have been rather
limited, but l have never seen sights so
beautiful and interesting, not even around
dear old Tallahassee. To give any one an
idea of the grandeur of the Garden of the
Gods, Cheyenne Canon, Ute Pass and
other places Of equal note would take de
scriptive powers equal to those of Lord
Byron; but there is one thing for ever in
my minds eye-those grand old oaks 'f
Tallahassee, Fla. If this place had them
for shade trees it's beauty would be COM
plete. The shade trees now consist of
the cottonwood and maple, which do not
grow 10 more than one-half the size
our oaks nor make as dense a shade, but
the summer here is not so warm as at
home, owing to the very dry atmosphere
When the thermometer here is 80 deg. it
is nearly 80 deg. at any place in the Easl
The thermometer since my arrival has
ranged from so to so deg. The average
day has been about 70 deg.
There is a tract of land called Broad
moor, about two miles from the city,
wish to speak of before | close. The
people of Colorado Springs expect quite
city to loom up there some day in the
near future, instead Of the few houses
and places ofamusement that stand there
now. The great attraction of the place
now is very fine building called TIL
Casino, with it's beautiful flowers and
lovely lawns, looking to the eye as soft as
velve'; the waves of beautiful and pic
turesque artificial lake washing within a
few feet of the hack piazza, and from the
top gallery you have perfect bird's-eye
view of the city Of Colorado Springs.
Last, but by far not the least, comes the
Hungarian band, hired by the Broadmoor
Land company al the Casino to give a
concert every afternoon and evening, adj
mission rs cents. One who has any
music in his soul at all gets his moneys
worth from the first piece that's played.
1t is simply grand-some people even
venture to say they make sweeter music |
than Gilmore's band. The place is con-
nected with Colorado Springs by electric |
cars, the cars running every ter minutes.
AS l was requested by one of Tall"has-
sees citizens to write this letter hope I
have succeeded in giving him, and all
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