The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-07-17
MANITOU MUSINGS.
Trip Through the Garden Of the Gods
and to Cheyenne Canyon.
Editorial Correspondence.

! Editorial Correspondence.
Well, here am again-do not
| feel much in humor for writing, so
win make this letter short, IL not
sweet.
Since my last, have taken 10 for
the second time the Garden Of tine
Gods and Cheyenne Canyon, in or
der that Aliue aud Mildred might |
enjoy the sights, and as I did not |
write of them when here before, |
/ will risk a few observations, The |
lGarden of the Gods so named / sup
posed from the many pictdesque |
formations in the shape OF huge
spires like church steepIes, cathe-
drals, etc, also of man and many
of the larger animals The soft,
red sandstone appears to have
been washed into these various
shapes by the flood; in some sort OF
statuary form we saw the elephant,
lion, camel, porcupine, ant eater,
. and various figures representing
man. A fine roadway drive leads
through it, and the guide never
tires in showing the visitor the
I MANY queer formations, some OF
them requiring a considerable
stretch of the Imagination to make
out with any degree Of distiuctness.
Still it is grand and picturesque
S sight, well worth seeing, and few
] come here and 90 away without
p visiting il.
Cheyenne Canyon is the most won
D derful cleft in the mountains here
Y abouts; situated about nine miles
Y from Manitou-six miles from Colo
rrdo Springs. 1t is located in the
l. Cheyenne mountains, from one of
e whose peaks Gen. Pike, who first
y discovered Pixies Peak, took obser-
walton, and estimated its height at
S near 10, 900 feet, when it afterwards
Q developed that it was only little
over IA, 600. South Cheyenne Canon
is visited by many thousands every
year, and the universal verdict is
!, that there is no place accessible to
y the tourist which surpasses it IN
scenic attractiveness. Here are
seen massive walls of richly colored
granite, which rise many hundreds
y of feet above the creek which flows
along its course, along the banks Of
which winds a fine drive, to the
beautiful "seven falls, a half mile
from the entrance. Some thirty or
u more years ago, a gentleman by the
name of Hull, settled upon the land
; at the entrance of the Canysn, and
\ now his two clever sons who reap a
e good revenue by making a nominal
S charge as entrance fee.
Have visited the live city Of Colo
. RADIO Springs-a beautiful place 1t
claims population of 25,OO0 and
has every advantage Of large cities.
It's broad avenues, well paved with
= natural cement gravel like that put
upon Broad street in TeXarkana,
- and the lovely shade trees to be
t seen everywhere, make it very at
tractive,
As our party was passing through
' the Garden of the Gods, who should
r pass us but Carl Brown, in his house
r upon wheels. He is the son-jn law
and colaborer with "Gen CoXey,'
of "Commonweal Army fame, both
+ of whom it will be remembered was
r. imprisoned in Washington City in
1894, for attempting TO speak upon
the Capitol steps Carl spoke to a
good sized crowd here last night,
2 and | was forced to hear much of it
while lying upon my bed trying to
sleep, but which his loud voice eff
!. fectually prevented. | will not dis
course upon the subject matter OF
} his address, He said that ever
since the memorable episode in
r Washing ton, he has been travelling
- over the country, enlightening the
S people, and that next year it is
q proposed that 100000 strong the
i commonwea army proposes to
march upon Washington, and ask
$ congress to redress the wrongs Of
t the people
Tomorrow, with Mr. q, O Turner,
I / will visit the celebrated Royal
Gorge, some l5O miles distant and
may write up the trip, ii the spirit
4 so moves me, So adjeu for this
, time, D. w. c.
V -- - -
s Thoro Is more catarru m this section Of
the country than 0ll other diseases put
together and until the last few years was
supposed 10 be ncurabc For great
many years doctors pronounced itu local
disease, and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly falling to cure with local
treatment, pronounced ii inruwhle, Sci.
n ence has proven catawh to be q constitu.
To- uonOl disease, and therefore requires con,