Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-10-24
LETTER FROM COLORADO.
Colorado Springs, Oct. 5, '92.

Gays ana DIS IHdIy uiSnuo, ol0 y oiiAAS
by rail on one of Phillips excursion
trains over the Rock Island route,
arrived at this place-beautiful Color
ado Springs-a city of over IL, OOO IN
habitants, situated upon a plateau
6 900 feet above the sea level, in lati-
tude 80 and longitude 105. The pla-
teau upon which it is situated is sur
rounded on three sides by mountains
and hills, but lies open to the plains
in it's southern and sOutheasterly as
poets. This place is justly famous for
being one of the greatest sanitariums
in the world, and because it is $50
great sanitarium people come here
| from all parts Of the world. To-day
there are people here from every
country in Europe, and from some of
the countries of So. America-aH here
for health. They are mostly people
of wealth, and their wealth increases
that of the city, helping it to main
tain it's claim of being the richest city
according to population in the United
States. The city has handsome
and costly church edifices of every
denomination, numerous sanitariums,
hospitals, fine hotels, school buildings,
is the seat of Colorado college, of the
state mute and blind institute, and of
the Child's Drexe1 Home for Union
printers, as we'll as Of the main branch
for Colorado Of the Kelley Institute
for the cure of liquor, opium, tobacco,
choral and quinine habits.
The city is lighted by electricity,
and has about twenty-five miles of
finely equipped electric railway. Its
streets are very wide-one hundred
feet-every third one running east and
west and every alternate one running
north and south being called an ave-
nue.. The avenues are one hundred
and forty feet wide. There is no mud
here owing to the gravel, which IS
said to extend to a depth Of seventy
feet. The city has complete sewer
age system, built at the expense OF
one hundred thousand dollars. In
fact, there is hardly an Improvement
but what this place has. The streets
are uniformly lined with trees, most
" cottonwood, and are kept alive and
fourishing by the water running III
the irrigating bitches. The water sup
ply is abundant and pure, coming from
the melting Of the snow from the
sides Of Pixies Peak. From Septem
Der till the latter part Of May no rain
falls: there are no fogs, no mlsts and
rarely any frosts like what we have
East. There is never morning that
the sun does not shine, and the extra
ordinary intensity of the SUMS heat IS
due to the fact that the air is SO clear
and free from moisture.
Within seven miles of the city are
mountains, canons, gorges, caverns,
mineral springs and caves, which are
magnificent to behold. Those who
visit this place go away with the I'M :
preston that Gods works are indeed
wonderful.
Pixies Peak at the west side of the
city and named for Gen. Zebulon Pike,
who first among white men saw this
mountain in 1906, stands "A, 464 feet
above sea level, and is fifteen miles
from the city by the cog railway. Not
far from the city is the 'garden OF
the gods.'' To reach this famous gar
den we take the Mesa road, which
leads northeasterly from the city, and
after delightful drive Of four miles
we enter it through the famous Gate
way Through this stupendous portal,
formed by two red sandstones, each
$50 feet in height, we enter region
as wonderful as it is impossible Of de-
scription. Here are rocks of every
conceivable size, shape and color
Here are cathedral spires, there a
patch of gigantic mushrooms. On one
side a solid rock, against which all the
forces of modern enginery might beat
in vain; another enormous rock, sc
dehcately poised that one almost fears
to lean his weight against it. The i'm
aginative visitor finds abundant en-
ployment. Here are frogs and seals
bears and camels, lions and many 9th
er creatures, all carved from the rock
by the elements through forgotten
ages; ana over all the Sreao rear
rears his hoary summit omnlpresen
from his majestic stature.
l might speak Of other places of in
terest that have visited, but it Wouls
take too much space and tire you
readers, so will finish, and to all my
friends back East I send greetings.
MARY E. HOLMAN.
ssIn buying a cough medicine for children,
says II. A. Walker, a prominent druggist Q
| Ogden, Utah, snever be afraid to buy Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. There is no DANCE