Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-11-13
BEAUTIFUL CANON CITY, COLORADO.
Mrs. Il. Is. Warren Writes interestingly
Concerning tin. Plncc

Mrs. 4. is. Warren Writes Interestingly
Concerning tina: Place.
The STAR received some time since
an Interesting communication from
from Mrs. Il. b. Warren. formerly of
this city, from which we excerpt the
following:
Canon City is situated in the great
Arkansas valley, about 40 miles west
of Pueblo and 16o miles southwest of
Denver, and is most delightful little
city. The altitude is $500 feet above
the sea level and the city contains
6OOO inhabitants who seem in quiet
way to enjoy life to it's fullest extent.
Situated as it is in this valley sur
rounded by high mountains, the climate
is very mild and the town is getting
quite reputation as winter resort.
There are hundreds of invalids here at
all seasons of the year.
This country would be desert only
for irrigation but irrigation makes it
paradise for flowers. 1 hardly know
which to call this, the. city of
homes or the the city of roses, for
there are very fine residences for SO
small place while roses fill the
grounds and cover the houses in some
instances. One lady claims to have 56
varieties on her grounds. There are
springs near the town, said to contain
medical properties Then there are
the Rosal Gorge hot springs one mile
away where there is hotel and bath
house. a plunge, etc. The water, among
other medical properties, is said to
contain 20 grains to the gallon of sui
phate of soda.
This is the fruit section of Colorado.
Apples. pears, peaches, plums and
small fruits are raised but apples and
Strawberries are the main crop. With
the exception of alfalfa very little is
raised but fruit and vegetables. The
10th and 18th of this month Oct are
''fruit days" for which the town is
making great preparations.
Irrigated fruit land in bearing can
be bought at from $500 to $1,000 per
acre.
The town has seven churches. The
Baptist church building I believe is
the best. 1t is built of red sandstone
at u cost. of s2O,O0O. The American
Zinc and Lead company have large
plant near town. The products are
zinc-lead pigment and copper matte.
The zinc lead is used as substitute
for white lead. The buildings and
works cover thirteen acres and are in
operation night and day the year
round. The Estate penitentiary is
located here and is fine building of
white limestone. l attended chapel
there early one Sunday morning with
the ministers party. There are G5O
convicts in the penitentiary and /
think most of them were in the chapel
that morning. thought one of the
young prisoners in the choir had the
finest tenor voice ever heard.
Canon City is the home of the author
of "Sweet Marie" who is described to
me as rather reckless youth whose
redeeming quality was his devoted
love for his wife who is the Marie of
his charming little song.
There are three weeklies and one
daily paper and all seem to be in a
flourishing condition. l am not half
done telling of the place. There are
the fruit farms, the caves and canyons,
Indian graves, the petroleum and coal
fields, the beautiful walks and drives
in and near the city, but shall have to
leave them for this time. have fallen
in love with Colorado altogether.
Mr.. Warren says business at Cripple
Creek is not quite as good as last fall.
He says MIR. Leibmann is doing fine
business; that MIR. Boyer is working at
his trade at Cyanide, small place near
Florence, and he himself is employed
as salesman for the Polin Shoe Il
Clothing Co, of Cripple Creek. 1
expect to go up there soon. Am
anxious to see that wonderful town of
which have heard so much.