The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29

numerous me DOlcIS, pdNllIOuS, anu
cottages, many of the latter of Swiss
pattern, giving the town an air of com
fort and luxury. Referring to our guide
book we find we are i'm the midst of the
romantic scenery of Cheyenne Canon
and Ute Pass; near by are To be found
the beautiful drives to the Garden of
the Gods and Glen Eyrie, in easy walk
ing distance of the famous Iron, Soda,
and Sulphur springs, and in sight of the
wonderful cog-wheel railroad built to
the summit of the Peak We spent the
evening rambling about the pavilions
at the different springs and visiting the.
curio stores which are veritable muse
ums. In the morning we join the crowd
of tourists on halliday excursion to
the summit of Pixies Peak via the cog
wheel road, and this side trip is well
worth taking. In the afternoon we
engage a three-seated park phaetOn and
driver, and | cannot begin to tell you of
the many points of interest we saw
about Manitou, the "Gem of the
Rockies" We arrived at the Antlers,
the leading hotel of Colorado Springs,
in time for dinner. This city has
population of $4,000, made up of Eastern
'lung hunters, milliOnaires, and board
ing-house keepers. 1t is said the eli
mate is so very healthy that, after the
town had been established some time,
the authorities borrowed corpse to
start cemetery. 1t is dry" town,
no liquor allowed to be sold within the
corporate limits, The city is hand
somely laid out. The wide, shady ave-
nues, beautiful parks, green lawns, and
the many large and expensive residences
give it the name of the Saratoga of the
West"
We take the evening train for Pueblo
and put up at the Depot Hotel, a first
class hostelry. Next morning we drive
about Pueblo, the second city in the
state This city has population of
over $4,000, with plenty of push and
vim, as is indicated by its growth from
5000 since 1880. After an early dinner we
again board the Rio Grande train. This
time we pass through the fertile Arkan
sas valley, noted for its large barvests
and never crop failure. The first
town of any Importance is Florence, the
Oil City of the West. Here are to be
seen scores of derrcks, tanks, and reser
yoirs, indicating an immense oil in
dustry.
Our next stop is at Canon City, "a
pretty town of 1000, situated in the
heart of wonderful producing
district. The penitentiary is located ut
this place. Here the train couples on to
an observation car (simply IN open car
with slat-back seats TO give passengers
"a better opportunity to view the won
ders of Grand Canon. Soon after leav
ing the city we enter the Canon with
its grand panorama before us, every
bend in the road revealing new sur
prises. Sitting in the observation car
we look upward and about us, gaze and
wonder as we speed on amid the rocky
walls, rising in places to $500 feet above
us. Add to this sight the roar of the
rushing water, the laundering noise of
the train, and altogether it is enough
to quicken the blood of the most in
different traveller.
At Salida, IS miles from Pueblo, we
tarIy till early dawn then take the mar
row gauge train for the ride over Mar
shall Pass, and might add, we hang to
| the narrow gauge the balance of orr