The Eddy current., 1898-10-08

metals which ara mined IN Colorado. |
/ u g. Uultc railroad CENTER having
six roads. and n i25 miles from Den |
yer. The next raccs Of interest are
Colorado Springs ana Manitou. the
recognized health resorts Of Colorado
Colorado Springs has a population Of
1900. and Il CLOS feet above sea
Lowell 10 reach Manitou. i've miles
distant an electric ear limo has been
provided Manitou has iron, soda
sulphur and other mineral waters, and
extends up tho valley Of Ruxton Creek
for more than two miles 10 the foot Of
Manitou mountain on one side and
llawatha mountain on the other u
Is from here that pikos peak Is
reached. the summit Of which g. a.
ii7 feet. or little over two and
half miles above sea loycl, Ia the
vicinity - MauIiou and Colorado
Springs the Gardon Of the Gods, Ito
Pass. Rainbow Falls. the Cave Of the
Winds crystal Paris Glen lyric aud
Cheyenne Canyon can be visited boy
private conveyance Language Tails
no in an attempt 10 describe The beau
ties and wonders OF nature 20 bee seen
here.
Tho nest place oi moment after
passing through irrigated valleys and
winding through the foothills Of the
Rockies. drinklug in the grand and
inspiring scenes, Is Denver, $40 miles
from Fort Worth II is 6l10 feet
above the sea and Is ono Of the most
substantially built, clean. thriving and
beautiful cltlcs IN this country No
wooden houses arr permitted 20 be
erected all brick and stone. From
the state capitol, which has boon In
course at erection for thirteen years.
cost two aud ono half million of doll
lars aud Is not yet complete and which
lsn littlo over one mile above tho
level Oi the sea. ono can see thi, beau-
tful city. aud for miles and miles IN
every direction. The Platte river
lows through the northeastern por-
ton of the city, 40 man can predict
the future Of Denver, or portray iis
possibilities. II has the territory and
conditions 10 make il one Of the
largest cities In the Union and the
reputation already established for push
aud enterprise will mako Denver the
wonder OF the west. a trip boy rail
from Denver TO Cripple Creek,
Gunnis0n. l.oadyille, Keystone,
Georgetown, Boulder or Sunset Affords
an inspection of some OF the most won
derful icat- Of civil engineering, and
prcscnis'io the eye the most beautiful
scenery In the world, Switzerland not
excepted. 10 appreciate II, It must
be seen, No pen picture can possibly
be satisfactory or do Justice.
Colorado boasts Of y splendid free
school system. and, everything CON
sldered T. a wonderful state. Tn,
otal products OF the state In 1897
footed up $l36, 900, 600 divided "a,
follows Manufactures, forty millions
gold, silver, copper, coal ana lead, d
fraction less than forty-iour million,
dairy products seven and one-hal
. millions, live stock, seventeen ant
ono-hali millions; alfalfa, potatoes
> fruit, wheat and melons. tweniy-sever
aud ono.halt millions; and petroleum
i've hundred thousand dollars.
Colorado has an area Of over 100. 90,
square miIes Ono-third oi the stat,
is rolling plain, rich lands, from
= $500 TO GOOO feet above sea level
The other tWo-thrds h mountains
In and Of this 1000 square miles loy
the Arkansas. Platte, Dolores, Grand
Bear aud other rivers. The climate
Is varied. On the mountain peaks
r $4,000 feet above the sea, Is porpctua
snow. whilc in tho lower valleys th
climate o. almost somi-tropical. Thro
things common to all the state, how
ever, are dry pure air, sunshine an'
- bIuo -ky. This is t.uo except Ia aliI
% tudos above 1000 feet The sun wa
visible Ia Denver az some time in th
twonty-iour hours during every da
FOR the thirteen years from 1872 {
20 1853, excepting thirty-two days.
There Is no change Of ears froI
F" Fort Worth 20 Denver aud the train
. mon are courteous, and the Palma
conductors aud porters allow no on
~ TO b. more kind and polite than the
Z" are. The trip 70 be- appreciated muI
70 be made and the country. the scener
~ and sights 10 bee fully comprohende
must be seen.