Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-17
COLORADO springs.
MANITOU-"THE SARATO-
GA OF THE WEST"
Pixies Peak-"The Gem of The
Rockies"

Special Correspondent to the Evening Capital.
The Pixies Peak Daily Ne7Os is pub
lshed by an ehterprising woman. and is
sold TO those on the train at 10 cents
copy, except TO the clergy and news
paper fraternity, TO these, who are num-
bered with the bsest, il is prese nted gratis.
Happily we are in the latter category.
The paper contains the names of those
who visit the peak daily. You give your
name as you make the ascent, returning
you buy the paper. name and all. Quick
work, isn't il. but nothing astonishes you
in Colorado after you have been here
while. II is altogether swift place. and
ia its bright lexicon of get-at-iveness, there
is no such word as ''cant'' or fail
The first ascent to the peak was made
July i4th, 1879. and the first woman TO
stand on the summit was Mrs. James n.
Holmes, who reached the top August
9Th, 1858. To Major Zebulon Pike is
due the honor OF first describing the peak
which now bears his name. Nearly
century ago. to be exact. November 9Th,
1906, Major Pike first beheld the Great
Snow Mountain. Under many difficult
ties and hardships Pike and some OF his
soldiers climbed the intervening hill. and
viewed the frowning battlements of the
great peak. After fourteen days climb
ing without succeeding to reach the sum-
nit, Pike was discouraged at the outlook
and recorded in his diary mo human be-
ing could ascend TO the summit" We
should like to know his feeling today,
could he see the tourists who reach the
uttermost pinnacles of this 'inaccessible"
mountain by burro trail, mountain wagon.
and Pixies Peak cog railway.
The explorer. whose name it immor-
talizes, never set foot at its base, to say
nothing OF Its summit, but as he first
printed description of its grandeur. the
credit OF the discovery belongs to him.
Since its discovery its fame has steadily
increased, and no mountain in the world
is more widely known to all classes and
conditions than Pixies Peak. Occupying
as il does commanding position in the
see merry OF Colorado. it also occupies a
commanding position in history and ira
diticn. Al its foot rests Manitou. Graded
among the hills. from its snow-crowned
summit descends the cooling breezes
which render this favored spot delight
to all visitors good fortune has sent
lhIther. Here bubble those tabled de-
licious waters of health-giving springs
riyaling in efficacy the Fountain of Per-
petual Youth. which Ponce de Leon
slrove in vain to find. and. at last. still
brayely searching. lost that life which
he had dreamed TO make immortal.
One meets in travelling for scenery a
great many very nice people. Our pas
Sc --arrs Up the Cog numbered forty-iour.
among them several from England. Ger
many, Paris and two gentlemen from
Cope nhagen. Denmark. One of these
was DIR. Alex. Paulsen. chief of the milf
tary hospital at Copenhagen. and in
which there are Ave hundred beds for
sick and disabled soldiers. His COM
panion, one Mr.. Lauritz DAZZLE. and the
doctor were '.doing" this country. They
had started out from the Atlantic coast
and were working their way to Balboa
broad and peaceful Pacific and the COL
den Gate. from whence they 60 o
Honolulu. Hong Kong. Java and Malta.
returning 10 Denmark in April. "What
do you think OF our countrys" we asked
Mr.. DAZZLE. 1T is grand. lovely" was
the reply. 81 like Washington and Chr
cago. but New York best. In New York
il is so 6ne. like the idea that the
gentlemen here are not allowed to smoke
in public buildings" This was some
thing that we did not know. 1.-The
American s.. he continued. "are the
very cleveiest people in the world.
think you think so yourself. too.
At this we smiled a very conscious
broad smile. We Americans all think
we're clever, and that's fact. Continu-
ing in his praise of our grand old county
he said: The people here are enter
prising. energetic. but very nervous. very
nervous indeed. We felt inclined to
say. tell US something we don't know.
for nervousness in our race is self-evi-
dent fact. Colorado is grand" Mr..
DAZZLE continued. . II is the most beauti-
full State we have visited in your coun-
try '.It is our Switzerland" we said.
..do you think ii compares with yours?'
"Yes. oh yes" was the reply. ait is just
as beautiful. these mountains are more