The Newtown bee., 1904-08-26
Colorado At- fractions Brightly Pictured By E. L. Johnson. COLORADO STRINGS, CRIPPLE CREEK AND OTHER POINTS
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passed along side of the Stratton In dependence mine, that up to January l, 1902, has produced $14, ,00O, 900 of gold from about 35 acres of land, the Portland mine that up to the same date has produced s17 7,oo0, 900 from 40 acres of ground, and the Vindicator mine in the same time, has produced o5,000, 900 from 15 acres of ground. These figures we obtained from reli- able source. The
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 reduced by labor troubles within the year, in fact, at the time of our visit the district was under martial law, and the streets were being patrolled by state troops. Some with a gun at shoulder, some with pistol in belt, and some mounted police. Everything was quiet on the surface, but orders were stringent and stringently carried out.
 Fifteen years ago, the whole Cripple Creek district, which is six miles square, was a remote mountain pas ture, with less than dozen inhabi- tantS, now it has population of 50, 900 and has three different systems that connect 1t with the outside world, and Is gridironed by tirstclass electric street car system. In addition, Grip pie Creek boasts of being the only gold mining district in the world where a miner can go to his work in an electric street car, descend the mine in an electric hoist, do his work by an cleo trio light, run drills operated by elec- trio air compressors, and fire his shots by electricity from switchboard re- mote from the point of explosion. Our return trip to Colorado Springs in the afternoon was as interesting as was the morning trip into the noun tainS, for however often one passes over these wild mountain railroads, some new feature of grandeur of scen- cry, or wonderful engineering skill presents itself. On this 45 miles of road are nine mountain tunnels through solid granite, the longest 53O feet long, and are higher and wider than ordinary railroad tunnels. The Devils slide is solid mountain of granite, 1000 feet from top to bottom, and the railroad is cut through the face of the same Horse shoe curves and all sorts of loops span the canyons and twist around the mountains. Hoosier Pass is the highest elevation on the line, 1O,36C feet above sea level, and from it's ele- vation we have magnificent view of Sangre de Cristo range that is always snow capped. The wealth and great variety of wild flowers we saw on that mountain trip exceeded any previous days sight in all our wanderings, and of one l wish particularly to speak THE CoLUMB1NE, CoLoRADo's sTATH
 FLOWER,
 is very beautiful. Unlike our wild cOlumbine which thrustS itself through the crevices of the rocks dur. ing the early spring, it is, though in digenous, shy in it's habit and one must seek to find it, though in many places it is found in great profusion. It's blossom is larger and not so com. pact as ours. The outer circle of pet. als is snow white; the inner circle, the horns are vivid blue and the center, stamens and pistils, are bright gold, "the white for our snow, the blue for our sky, the yellow for our gold.'
 There is no need for this letter to discourse upon the climate of Cobra do. People who are suffering from throat and lung troubles in the east and have gone to Colorado in the ear. ly stages of the disease are as a rule highly benefited by the altitude. Tent life is very popular in Colorado