The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-25
Interesting Letter from Colorado.


Ellawea Johnston we are permit
ted to make extracts from lett ers
written by her brother Prof. Os-
car ). Johnston, who with his
family are spending The summer
months in Colorado. The letters
were written during thefir part
of July from Mauitou situated at
the foot of Pixies Peak. -EDITOR.
''rhe sun shines here justabout
as it does anywhere else, but the
air is cool--always cool ia the
shade
GAS to the principal places Of in
interest, we are seeing them
gradually. We walked up Will
anic canon, which is indeed. most
beautifullyan and wonderfully grand
We have driven through Gardens
Of the Gods, Glen Eyrie, and up
Ute Pass six miles to Cascade
Falls-but three miles farther
than visitors usually care to go;
but it is worth the effort to make
the trip yesa dozen times. After
leaving our carriage, We went far
up through the mountain gorge,
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through which flows a good sized
stream of melted snow leaping
over rocks 20 and 80 feet. The
gorge is so steep that for miles
the falls are continuous, with here
and there a short landing.
"CSlen Eyrie is the residence of
a wealthy Englishman named
Palmer, a railroad man of note.
A few daysago, it is stated, he sold
his interest in one railroad for
fifty millions which is considered
a small part Of his great wealth.
will not attempt to describe
this beautifulspot, or the improve.
ments Mr.. Palmer is constant
ly making. He owns several
thousand acres of mountain land
and keeps a hundred men busy
looking after his property.
"rhe Garden Of the Gods cor
tains many curious and wonder
full formations
We have followed the cog oad
up Pixies Peak about two miles.
We shall go to the top before our
return to Kansas, but not on foot
as many foolish people, who are
thankful to be able to re
turn alive. A small party
from our hotel attempted
the climb about week ago. They
started about 4 o'clock in the
afternoon expecting to see the
sun rise from the summit next
morning. Threeladies belonging
to the party, stopped about two
miles below the summit despair
ing of ever seeing the sun rise
from the summit Of Pixies Peak or
anywhere else.
The expense here is not so
much q matter Of living as some
place in which to live. Eatables
are not more expensive than at
home, but a room costs from Sc
to $40 a week.
"We were out last week to
Cheyenne canon, Il most wonder
full place, in which are the Seven
Falls. The rocks are straight up,
all around, so they have built
steps, over 300 of them, up
to the top. From the top Of these
steps we went to the summit Of
the mountain to Helen Hunts
grave. This woman was a great
writer and very eccentric in many
ways. She built a cottage of pine
logs here in Manitou, and would
go up on the mountain tops and
stay for days at a time, all by her
self, to gather inspiration and to
write her books. This lonely
spot was favorite one of hers,
and by her request she was taken
up there and buried. She want
ed that every visitor should put
stone on her grave, as she direct
ed that no tombstone should be
placed there. A few years ago
her husband had her body taken
up and placed in the cemetery, as
he was afraid it might be dis
turbed.
"a little distance from this
spot, on the edge of a cliff, one
can see for miles and miles out
=. Al.