The Springdale news., 1899-01-13
FROM CRIPPLE CREEK.
An Interesting Letter From Don
 GribbIe.

dale, Ark. We'll, 1 am abld- ing in Cripple Creek at last, in the land of gold, and the city of hills. I was nearly two days on the road, only a short time, tut long enough to cause me to be glad to have reached my journeys end. Shortly after leaving Pueblo, Colo, l came into sight of Pike's Peak, which lowered high above the surrounding mountains. It was covered with snow and pre- sented grand and imposing sight. I reached Colorado Springs about 3 a. m., Wednes- day morning and was there for about three hours waiting for a west bound train. When 1 reached there the wind was blowing quite a heavy gale, and it came from the north, too. It went right through one's clothes and almost con gealed the blood by it's icy coldness. Colorado Springs is a we'll laid out town, or fairly so. It has electric trolley lines, which run all over the city, and also fine streets. The city proper is situated on ? hill, or rather sort of rise, and the depot is at the foot of the hill. The depot is a neat brick structure ard is we'll fur nished, with large separate waiting rooms for men and women. Finally my train came rolling in and I was on my way again.
 Within half an hour after leaving the Springs, I had pass ed through seven tunnels, none of which were very long. How ever, l saw some very fine scenery during my journey, es pecially after leaving the Springs. The engine drawing my train was a large. powerful one, and the way we went around the sharp curves, down grades and through tunnels, was often enough to send cold shivers down ones ba a3k.
 Long before reaching Cripple Creek the snow began to fall in large flakes and by the time l reached tue Creek was over ankle deep and by nightfall was five inches deep. I arriy- ed in the Creek about 4 D. m., Thursday, went down town and put up at the National Hotel, a $500 per day house I, how ever, engaged only a bed, as my pocketbook was so heavy and it would have made it too heavy to live at so high priced an establishment. Since then l have been putting up at the Alma House, where rates are considerably less, only $1.OO per day. It isn't very cold here; now don't shiver when you hear It, it was only about p degrees below zero night or two ago. It is, s,however,a "a dry cold and is not felt near so much as higher temperature would be felt in the East.
 The mines here are all in full blast and rich strikes are con- tinually being made. The ore taken out of one of these rich finds, assayed, showed a value of about $145,O0O or $15O,OOO worth of gold to the ton. Rather valuable, eh? The out put of gold for the past year has been placed at over S16.- 100000. One may stand at any place in the town and can see mines in every direction The town Is nestled right be- tween the mountains, and is filled with. and being lad out upon. hills and rises, might be called a City of Hills. The snow melting away, leaves splendid foundation for sleigh ing and coasting, and almost at any time one can see the child ren go sliding down the street
 There being so many mines here, there are necessarily many accidents, which quite often result in deaths. Every day l hear of men falling into shafts. getting heads. arms ana