Warren sheaf., 1899-10-05

From Wheat Field to Corn Field and Colorado
Gold Field.
Continued from First Page.)
ground a wonderland, designed as it
were, as a playground for the gods.
Balanced rock, big and red, resting
on point down from which, seeming
ly, the least push would make it roll,
is curious rocky formation. Pass
ing through the garden we arrive at
Manitou where we first halted at a
soda spring, and drank from it's
sparkling and effervescing water,
then we drove about a block to an
other spring, whose water was impreg-
mated with sulphur. We drank again.
We drove another block and halted in
front of another spring, whose water
had a strong taste of iron. Again we
drank, and we felt no unpleasant ef-
fects from mixing the three kinds of
drinks. Returning, we drove through
Colorado City, also called the "old
town." and landed at the Alta Vista
hotel in time for dinner. We planned
a trip up Pixies Peak for the after
noon, but contrary to the assurances
of the agent of the cog wheel railway,
we did not reach the station at Mani
tou in time. Many members of our
party made the ascent in the FORE
noon. Disappointed in this, we visit
ed the famous south Cheyenne Can
yon, five miles from Colorado Springs,
in the afternoon. This canyon is pri-
vate ground, and we had to pay a toll
of 25 cents to enter. The beauty and
picturesqueness of it's scenery beg
gars description. We saw the Seven
Falls, famous in story and song,
dashing down the bare granite walls,
ascended series of stairs of between
200 and 800 steps to where the water
begins its leap downwards, scaled the
side of Cheyenne mountain, on the
summit of which is the grave of the
famous authoress, Helen Hunt Jack
son, whose last wish was to be buried
on top of the mountain she loved so
we'll, and where she had done most of
her writing. The remains have since
been removed to a more secluded
place by the husband, who did not
like the idea of having her grave used
as an attraction and money making
scheme by the owner of the grounds,
who charges 25 cents admission to the
canyon, receiving yearly income of
from $4,000 to 500, 900 from this
source alone. A heap of stones marks
the spot where the grave has been.
At the Broadmoor Casino, a magni-
ficent and swell resort, fine banquet
was served in the evening, after which
we boarded the elegant street cars,
graciously placed at our disposal, and
were conveyed back to Colorado
Springs, where our train was in wait
ing, ready to start on the return trip.
We had spent most enjoyable day
viewing the beauty and grandeur of
the Pixies Peak region, but we felt
that day. does not exhaust all the
objects of interest hereabouts.
Weeks and months could be spent
here with pleasure and profit. Colo
RADIO Springs, Colorado City and Man
itou are three beautiful towns in one,
connected by street railway. They
are great pleasure and health resorts.
Many rich miners live here, and the
wealth of the Cripple Creek gold
fields hows here in constant stream.
Another pleasant day is spent roll
ing across the fertile prairies of Ne
braska, and on Thursday evening we
were again in Omaha. In the even
ing we went out to view the illumina-
tion at the Greater American Exposi-
ton, and must say that as far as
electrical display goes, it surpasses
that of the Worlds Fair at Chicago.
We also spent the greater part of the
following day there. The large and
stately buildings, filled with multi
plicity of exhibits illustrative of the
genius of mighty people, the beau
tiful lagoons, the walks and statuary,
profuse floral and horticultural dis
plays, and the ever interesting Mid
way, make indeed great Exposition,
that better than anything else illus
trates the magic growth and strength
OF the young giant of the West. Not
many years ago, the Indian and the
buffalo roamed wild over these
prairies. We visited the government
building, where is found large col
lection Of relics from former wars, in
Guiding the war with Spain and in
the Philippines. We had never seen
the horrors of war depicted more
graphically than in series Of views
showing wounded and crippled SOL
diers Of the civil war. Dinner was
had in the Philippine village on the
Midway. At six o'clock the editorial
party boarded their special train
homeward bound, and on Saturday
morning we were back again at St..
Paul, where we disbanded, each go
ing back to his own little world, with
invigorated body and broadened
mind, better able to discharge the
important and responsible duties de-;
volving upon the editor Of local
paper, after having seen something of
the great round world outside, not
covered hv tho circ1 11a%;on IF 0no,c