The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15

tAn Interesting Letter srsn sbs fea
est.
CoLoRADo CRY. Colo, July /, 'SS
Editor Democrat:
We have just came over to his Ola
city to spend the day and what little
we shall find to say will be regarding
this place and its surroundings.
About the name of Colorado City
there will always cling a historic and
romantic charm that will attract the
ear of generations as they come and
go. such as will cling to the name OF
no other place in all the great west
Here is the spot where Omnipotence
designed that mankind should gaze
upon the grandest natural panorama
ever constructed by the Magi in tie
misty ages, back in the dim morning
twilight of time. Here a be seen
the grotesque shapes and curious
figures of the Garden of the Gods"
Wonder is the beautiful Glen Eyrie.
TO the south and east is the lovely val
ley of the Fountaine tni Bo'ii'e
eastern brow of Colorado Springs
east artl IS far as the eye cin SEE
stretches the level plains like the sur
face OF a peaceful see where oft the
weary and fnot-sore pilgrim has
C lascd the phantom mirage ON n
on to bcwildermcnt and disappoint-
mcnt.
On the west is the romantic
mountains with their pretty glens
and sun lit wales, grassy slopes n
giddy heights, with their shady re-
treaties. caiaracts and gushing springs.
pouring forth their c%fcrvescen'.t
vitalizing panaceas for the healing OF
the afflicted that come from ali over
the world. its lovely homes and mag
nificent and gra al hotels and music
of band, mingling with the melodies
of the spheres. Wonder is Cheyenne
cannon, with its seven tails, which IL
said to surpass anything yet gazed
upon by the eye of mortsls. There
Is the historic mound where once re-
posed the ashes of the sweet and
lovab.e poetcss. HELEN Hunt jackson.
and there are the towering cliffs IN
the swoOp of the great American
E.gle. anil yonder is Old Pixies Peak.
grand and grim, snow capped sentinel
OF the Rockies, a monumental pile
that has stood guard through the
long centuries over the wonderful
caves and %treasurcrs that long have
a ned hidden beneath.
Here, before the cIvilizing iniuoiire
of the Pale Face had made the won
derful change we now behold. the
campfires OF war-likc red men glow
cd. Here the savage yell OF The
mountain tie was answered by the
defiant whoop of the Chcyenncs ami
Arapahoes of the plains. Here W n
held the pow-wow and here was
seen the war dance, here were fought
the bloody battles before humiliation
brought white winged peace, here
Young lovers strollcd along the banks
of the ripping streams and poured
their savage tales of love into the
ears of dusky maidens. Here the
gold hunters of 1859 pitched their
tents during the great Pixies Peak
gold excitement, and dug deep into
the great Rocky Mountains for
trcasurers they never secured, but
which has now made the name OF
Cripple Greek famous all over the
world.
Here was established the first conf
munity and was built the first town
IN the now greatest silver producing
State in the Unlon. Here the terri
torial capital was established, where
assembled the plain pfodding uneul-
tured but honest and intelligent
statesmen of carly times to mould
opinion and fashion laws for the peO-
pie of the thiDly settled territory and
launch the little ship of state on the
sea of prosperity AMI happiness. And
here too it was that many good men
after leaving the pleasant home OF
their childhood built their c.,bins and
established a home in the wilderness
and endured the %privations OF o.
pioneer life, conquered the existing
conditions and finally made fortunes
for themselves and their p~osterity.
II is true this city has been robbed
OF tic uOucI VI uasinS "a
Capital by Denver, the Pittsburg OF
the west. still she looms up with the
latest improvements ofthe day. except
in a moral sense. Sunday is not
recognized by saloon men and
gambling houses. 1t was here that
Bob Ford owned and run q gambling
den i'm his last days, after having
made q world wide reputation as an
outlaw, finally laid down his life al
| the hands of an old Southeast Mis-
, souri, hoy, U'kelley, who now wears
i the stripes at Canon City pe%nitentiary.
This is a lovely climate. the nights
so nice and cool that We can scarcely
sleep enough, although we generally
nut in ten to Twelve hours in the
twenty-four.
We will now take the car for Mani
tcau and fill ourselves with iron
water.