Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-03
FIT FOR THE GODS
Interesting Letter from Color
ado Springs
PROFESSOR C. G. swEssBERG
Wntrs OF the Garden Of ta= Gods and
May otheF lnses-aGsng and Hsssosic
Places n he Far West

"a nav last letter W had proceed d
as Tar as Colorado >pslngs- Ga a.
e0oll OF rains. Hoods saa dangerous
eou4.tlDa ol roaabeis, sb.cn eaassd
naAvroas delays. placing our trains
a1oaL tselss eoaTs ueaind schedule
time. ca May 10 ve dli not srnye al
Colorado Springs iii late o. tie nignI
VI The llIis, AMI Il Vas therefore lnl-
pCsslDle TO carry cut the orig ia pro
III. Upon our arrival OF tue Haln
ia ColCrs,io oDflls-s tie party stepped
from their cars upon lac eiectrlc street
cara. Hlficil stJsS1 IN waiting fOf Is.
and WINCH took u IA tae BFoadmoo,
Casino. located fur mIIss southeast OF
TIE ely, and where = me reception
ws- gwen under the auspices 4 tss
eiiaInsssr or eos--neEce and the II Paso
cub Iae evening. Or rather the nlgat,
was mSst PLEASANTLY passed II music,
itt.c4ag, conversation anal refresh
mfois. IL Was eariv "a the IA rang OF
May u wnen the last guests lett TINS
pleasant an. TofnanLIe resort AZ the
foot OF the mountains.
Nestiss Ola Friends
On the morning. OF the 18th We
started for ManitGa, in company with
our alosI worthy. time. hoaorSd friends
OF Name aud Iowa. during 1895 To
1861, the the Hon. Is. h. Walker and
VIE. We cast our votes for Abraham
Lincoln together u 1860 and are of the
same ODlnlon ga 1892. SGcn friendship
has tr4e value and Is not 10 DC o0lltefa-
Ted from tsse pages OF tune nor nlst ry.
They have been trends indeed, reliable
frieDds, and se were most Happy To
meet tnesn. Long may they 1--we. aud
happy nay De their closing days.
We made = visit a. Colorado City,
Nanit0g Springs, Soda springs, Iron
Springs. Cte Park. Gods OF the Gar
deAs we say Gods OF the Gardens be-
cause they are the most prominent
parts OF the gardens and the superiors
OF the gardensl. Fixes Peak and many
other interesting points. The latter
Rises 70 the nelght OF IA. $50 feet above
the sea level AMI over 5000 feet above
the valley IN which the Looted city Is
located. The mountain MAS covered
with heavy snow for many hundred
feet from It's summit t0wards
its base. R1und Top and other
peaks stand prominent IN the
foreground, while toward the southeast
are the nigf table-lands which slope to-
wards the city. On these lands are
pleasantly located the state institutions,
the mint. the asylum for the blind, the
Cnilds- Drexei home Tor union printers,
and many osher large and imposing
buildings. They are the equals Of the
tine Dtv ldings IN the oldest cities IN the
United states. and of which all OF vs.
may well fell proud.
A Beautiful city.
Colorado Springs may justly be called
the ''ideal home" During twsnty-one
years OF IT'S history, the name and fame
of this beautiful spot have become
household words throughout the nation.
There 10 not better or more dFssrvedly
advertised city IN the country. Every
person of intelligence has heard It's
name, and knows something OF the
special features which have influenced
its growth, and determined It's sub
siantisl AMI wholesome prosperity.
We would not be far. nor would our
DESCRIPTION OF this trip be complete
without making mention of the beau
tIful city ia which the printers home
IL located. But we can barely dwell on
the subject sufficiently TO give COM
prehensve idea 10 enllghten an bene-
IL those VINO have not been - FORUM
ate a. 20 pay a personal visit TO this. the
beautiful CITY Of Homes" which sta
90 grsrdly and serenely At the feet of
It's ajestic queen. the Peak OF Pike"
This eastern range OF the Rockies rises
almost abruptly from the plains, far
towards the rising sun, their snow
capped heads s, arkle. ant they tempt
ingiy becxon Us To their sttractiveusss,
and while the journey 10 some seemed
ike hardship, the gradual slope tends
10 make the pathway easy, from their
base 10 their grand and lofty heights
&c IL only fourteen miles frons the
center OF the city TO the summit OF tn
peak. wnIcn is the highest of IN 8
range.
rn- city OF Homes.
Yet the city itself i located on a high
and vide plain. Its streets are broad
fine anal tree-i nest. Ths houses stsna
back and apart from each 0thsr AMI
pretty lawns and snrubbeSy. The city
ss a Whole "a very attractive for re-l-
dance purposes. There are 30 saloons
We predc that 81 the city grows older
the streets will become still more beau
tiful.
One Of the finest objects that met our
eyes As W. reached the business part OF
the city was the handsome Gazette
bailding. Its appearance - Of peculiar
solidlty. ana srehitecturaHy II "a haad-
some. We nave been highly enter
tanned and here, As m other cities, We
found that our money was worthless.
for they would moi take it.
The shs.fe trees and shruSSery in the
resident grounds will develop into
bowers of besufy. The water - of tue
finest quality, not surpassed anywhere.
Five streams center Ia the midst hike
the spokes OF A wheel center toward IL
nave. We were told that the original
city. located ON the table hand lsetweea
two Of these streams. mas grown nntli
all tisw through ia incorporated limits
and beyofd into ere settled suburbs.
wss~r Fisws-x 10 Hiii.
Never until ws VISITED Colorado have
Ne net with surprise by seeing she
water low up hh. or AZ least appear
10 How that way. All were puzzled over
TIRE waters action. Ga oar drive -
wards Nsnitou We were apparently or
really gong down grade While the
water met NJ flowing swiftly M grade