The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-08-16
Another Interesting Descriptive Letter
From Jasper Lady Traveller.

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RADIO. thought 4 brief description
of our last three weeks would be ac-
ceptable. Originally we intended
to spend the whole summer at Buf-
falo Park, but this we had to change
i we wished to see the other splen-
did sights OF Colorado. We spent
a week in Denver, the beautiful
Capital of the State Denver is Q
fine and a very wealthy city. 1t is
not so large as indianapolis, but has
more wealth and many more beauti-
tul and costly homes. Many mill
ionaires now occupy mansions on
Capital Hill' that cost thousands
and thousands Of dollars, who not
very many years ago were satisfied
with rented property, or with hum
bic little cottage homes. But for
tune came their way, and they are
so rich that they have to invent
plans to dispose Of their princely in
comes. They soon forget those left
az they were before fortune adopted
them as favorites.
From Denver we went TO Colorado
Springs. We had heard such woD-
derful stories about Colorado
Springs that We were very anxious
TO get there. because more and diff
ferent natural wonders and scenery
can be reached from there than can
be found in any equal area in the
worl J.. 1t j.. indeed, magnificent
little city, and may well be called
the queen of the plains, with its
fine residences and the broaiest av-
enues of any city in the Uni ed
States. 1t isa,ity Of millionaires.
You can't throw pebble without
hitting a millionaire was reliably
informed that on twelve sqrares OF
Cascade Avenue twenty million
aires live. Where the sons Of mill
i)naires were so numerous | had
hopes Of making ''good mash,
but did not seem to be easily sat.
isfied, so left them as found them
Colorado Springs was laid out by
General Palmer, about thirty years
ago. He entered the land at 81 -
per acre, and lives to see this city
of 80, 900 people built upon grounds
that he first saw as pasture fol
buffalo and cattle. When he had
the site plated for town, he hand
ed the plat to his then young wife,
and asked her to name the streets.
She had been previously travelling
il France and Spain, and such a
list of outlandish names as she
placed on these streets no one ever
heard before. Here are few /:
Cache 1e la Poudre, Teion, Saint
Nrain. Guadalajara, etc etc.
General Palmer was the promoter
Of the Den-er 4 Rio Grande Rail
road. and, in anticipation OF the d.
rection in which he was to have it
run, he entered this land, calling
the site Colorado Springs. But
there are no springs, not even lit
tie spring, in Colorado Springs. The
springs lie about five miles to the
westward, near TIE foot of Pixies
Peak. General Palmer lives four
miles to the northwest OF Colorado
Springs. on large estate, 10 park
called Glen Eyrie, which is sur
rounded by gigantic rocky cliffs.
His home in this park is castle,
partly surrounded by ahigh wall and
it is said that he has spent $4,000
in beautiiying the park around his
mansion home. 1t is a wild, ro-
mantle looking place, where bygone
eagles nests remain high up in the
crags. He employs about twenty
men and teams the year around "a
take care of the manor house and
premises. He is worth many mill
ions. His wife, who died a few
years ago, is buried in a tomb not
far from the home, in small can
yon which he calls Queens Canyon
1t is seldom that a man sees the la
Dor Of his hands ripen into such
rich and rapid fruitage as has Cen
eral Palmer. The gold Of Cripple
Creek, forty miles away, has poured
its rich currents into Colorado
Springs, and has filled it with mill
ionaires. The Garden Of the Gods
is located about three miles north
west OF Colorado Springs. 1t is
composed Of several hundred acres,
and the sights are the greatest and
most fantastic forms Of rocks that
you can imagine. These rocks
stand and lie in the most wonderful
manner, and 1t il said that nowhere
else in the world is there such a
grand collection Of natural rock for
nation. Balance Rock | thought
truly wonderful. II is an immense
block Of stone said to contain five
hundred tons, which stands poised