Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-27
Mr.. orTE's TRIP.
A Visit 70 the Beautiful Mountain Re-
sorts Of Colorado.

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Sir. and Mrs. John Otts have re-
turned from three weeks trip 10
Denver, AanitOu and the Rocky Noun
tains. In speaking OF the trip Mr..
Otte said 70 i reporter for THE HERALD
last night. 1--WE have had q wonderful
trip, aud have visited the Garden OF
the Gods, Tie Pass, Iron Springs, Bal
lance Rock, and many other places OF
interest. We maGe ManltOu our head
quarters and from there We visited the
different places or interest. Manltou Is
a summer watering place, the majority
OF the hotels being opened only during
tie summer months and IS one OF the
greatest bathing places IN the country.
Many persons visit this place annually
% oathe II the waters which contain
certain medicinal properties.
Three eanons converge at Manltou,
Ruxton, Williams canyon and Ute
pass, al. Of which nave striking scenic
features where there are large
bOttllng works. at which the fam
Gus ManltOu mineral water Is
bottled for table consumption.
TINS water contains 80 much natural
gas that IN bOttliug il the wOrKmen are
faces from the flying OF coTks and
breaking OF bottles. There is great
deal of gambling carried on here, there
beng hardly a saloon IN the place that
has not some game OF chance, running
openly.
From here we went 10 Cascade
Springs by train, aud thence by wagon
10 Pixies Peak, distance of about sew
rnaA
distance IS only nine miles. but we pre-
ferred 10 go by wagon, as II IS much
more picturesque. We had some
difficulty IN getting seats IN the
CONVEYANCE and seats were reserved
three weeks ahead. The scenery from
tins, me highest wagon road IN the
world IS a panorama of unrlvaled
grandeur. At some places one can
look down canons OF great depth and
the drivers SWING around the curves
with seemingly no regard for the hives
OF the occupants OF their stages. Some
times they venture so near the edge OF
the preciplce that the earth crumbles
underneath the feet OF the horses and
dashes down the sides of the canon,
causing thousands OF echoes TO reyeT-
/ berate through the space below.
Pixies Peak is l4,l47 feet above the
/ level OF the sea, and after reaching an
altitude of 10000 feet the vegetation
| ceases, and not bush or blade OF grass
4 can be seen. At the summit the snow
/ lies IN some places al q depth of four
/ or five feet and snowstorms are not I'M
usual occurrences. The building for
/ merly used by the signal service IS now
/ fitted up as lunch counter and tele-
| graph Office. The ground there is
/ rocky IN the extreme and the ar IS eX-
/ ceedinglv raritied. Persons are often
/ seen who are obliged TO lie down over
/ come. and it is said that persons affect
I ed with heart disease cannot stand II at
all.
owe also visited Cheyenne canon,
| which is about four miles southwest of
/ Colorado Springs. The main portion
/ of the south canon is about three
quarters Of mile long, at the end of
| which is frowning rock wall, down
which a stream plunges in q series of
beautiful waterfalls known as the
Seven Falls. Near here Is where Helen
Hunt Jackson. III. H., the author and
poet, was buried a. her own request
and where her body rested for num-
Der of years. Her husband has had
the body removed to Colorado Springs
cemetery. The place Is now marked
with a great pile of stones 10 which one
Is added by every visitor.
In Colorado Springs | noticed a store
| with a large banner with "Grand Rap
| ids Headquarters" printed upon II.
| John Shields, formerly merchant in
this city, runs great wholesale gro
Gerry store there, and his banner is put
out as welcome to Grand Rapids per-
SONS visiting In that vicinity.
"The Garden of the Gods" also re-
celved a visit from us. No other
/ scenic feature IN that vicinity has such
a worldwide reputation as this play
ground OF the Titanic forces, which
| recalled the mountains when the world
was young. The stupendous gateway
! - formed by two mammoth red sand
stones. each $50 feet IN height. We
entered a region as wonderful as 1t i:
impossible to describe. Here are rock,
of every conceivable size. shape and
/ color, stupendOus and awe-inspiring
| The imaginative visitor finds abundant
employment. over all the great peak
rears his hOary summit from his ma
Jestic station.
We visited Idaho Springs, Georgeton
1.-The Loop" a wonderful feat of civil
engineering, and other points OF inter
est. For eleven DAYS we wer,
buried in tho mountains, see
ing the slghts. No one wants Il
visit these mountains without taking 8
ride on mountain canary or bur
70. These little animals are pfoiuct
of the mountains and can neither b,
cOsTed nor driven and must DO allowed
% wander At their own sweet Will.
/ TIE trip was made IN company witt
Mrs. Dawson. Bella Ford and Ann,
NJ. Foster from Kansas City. Wner
the party broke up the women present
ed Mrs Otte With Pixies Peak sou
venr spoon, which she values highly a
a memento ~ her trip"
Ice Cream Social.
/ The Lad 81 union of the Ames " r
church W. give an iCe cream s)cis
saturday, evening. August p. in tni
/ fNrngga block south ~ ann afrasf