Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

Up-champ Clark and Mr.. DoIliver
Debate.
Mrs. Anna Pangborn, of the Courier
force, who is spending a several
weeks vacation in the Chautauqua
camp at Boulder Colorado, writes en-
tertainingly Of life at the camp, as
follows:
Boulder, Col, Aug. 8.
The Chautauqua here is nearing a
close. 1t will close next Wednesday
night with grand Shakespearean
play by home talent. The Ottumwa
party, with the exception of Mrs. Pratt
and daughter, Miss Isal, who will re-
main till late in the fall and possibly
all winter, will leave for Denver Tues
day morning and after spending two
or three days there and at Colorado
Springs, will return home Saturday
night. Democratic day, Champ Clark,
of Missouri, addressed large audi
ence. He kept the people laughing at
his stories, but the people were not as
much impressed with his appearance
on the stage as with Mr.. Dolliver.
Recognition day was observed last
Friday afternoon. There was pro-
cession, headed by the band and Off
GERS and teachers of the Chautauqua,
followed by The Chautauqua gradu-
ates and pupils of the various depart
ments. 1t was a pretty sight, the la
dies and children being dressed in
white; the boys of the gymnasium car
ried branches of pine and waved
them when tle graduates passed I'M
der the arch. This was followed by
a program in the. auditorium. Last
ednesuay was excursion day. There
were four excursions. Miss Lulu and
l took the one to Ward. We left
Boulder at about 10 o'clock, returning
at 4:10 p. m. 1t is the prettiest trip
out of Boulder. The road winds and
curves SO around the mountains that
after leaving Sunset there is hardly
any time but you can see two
tracks and pa of the time three and
at one place four tracks, three over
which you have passed and the one
tho train is on. At one place the
grade had to be changed three times
before it was so an engine could pass
over it. 1t seemed to me the train
was in the form of letter U all the
way up the mountain side. Mount
Alto is very pretty park at the top
of mountain, but we went still high
er. 1t seemed to me was suspended
by string from the heavens and the
least motion on my part would send
me to the bottom of the canyon two
or three hundred feet below. Some
of the persons on the train got sick
and had to get off at the next sta
ton. At Frances is one of the larg-
est and richest gold mines in Color
ado Persons desiring to see the gold
mine or climb Bald mountain get off
at Frances. Ward is one mile farther
up the mountain We just had one
hour at this place after eating our din
ner, which is not time enough to ex-
plore the picturesque little town nes-
tied in among the mountain peaks.
OF course it is thriving little mining
town $500 feet above sea level
went to the top of one of the peaks
! and saw Bald mountain and also the
mountains in the distance covered
with snow. / gathered on my way
down some ripe mountain raspberries.
hey have nothing here but the red
| raspberries. The scenery on this trip
| is simply grand. l asked one little
boy at Ward what kind of mines those
| were, but he saiu he did not know,
| which struck me as something strange.
He had some specimens of rocks and
| wanted to know if they contained
any gold and he did not know whether
they did or not. He did not sell any
specimens to the crowd. They told
| him a merchant should be familiar
| with his wares before trying to sell.
One of the fads here is the making of
pine pillows. They are made of hem
lock or some call the stuff juniper.
They say it is very beneficial. Last
Saturday morning G party of gentle
men left by walkers express" for the
snow divide, which is twenty-five miles
from Boulder. They spent sixteen
hours among the snow-covered peaks,
arriving home Sunday evening. Mrs.
Sherwood, of Chicago, delivers art
lectures every day, illustrating them
| by pictures of her own which she has
| procured in her travels abroad. There
is always a large audience present
at her lectures. Tomorrow there is
an excursion to Wood mountain, which
is ten miles from Boulder at an ex-
pense of SO cents for the round trip,
to visit gold mine which extends in
the mountains 1,543 feet There will
| be a guide to tell you all about the
mine and specimens will be given all
free of charge.
Misses Ella and Fannie Gaylord are
visiting friends and relatives in Den
yer and Greeley.
Potatoes are being shipped in here
from Kansas now, as Colorado pota-
toes are not yet ready for market
Miss Carrie Harrow left for Ottum-
wa last Wednesday.
have met few Easter Star ladies
since my arrival here. Boulder has
two chapters. The Masons having a
fine building here. If it does not rain
will attend the O. e. S. meeting to-
night. Mrs. Anna Pangborn.
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