The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-08-12
A TRIP TO COLORADO.

OraSS; l00B through their telescope; |
ride on the gravity line, the only one
in the world; and by all means 90 to
the U. S, mint. We were gwen at
this mint a gold brick valued at
s14,SOO.
There is no part Of the West that
offers so many attractions as Colorado
Springs, "the beautiful, " surrounded
as IL is by an amphitheater of noun
tainS' whose graceful peaks are robed
in Yestures of blue or cut their out
lines on the sky like frosted silver,
1t is in close touch with the wonder.
full South Cheyenne Canon; the burial
place Of Helen Hunt Jackson; the
Garden Of the Gods; Manitou Springs
and Pixies Peak. 1t is paradise for
iDyalids who go there with mortal
maladies for repairs, for the well, an
ideal spot to sigh for In advance, and
to be loath to migrate from in the
fall. Thither the world comes to
taste OF the day dreams they call life.
Here you live sunny, breezy, wander
ing life that you feel is worth living
for, come afterwards what may. In
this rare atmosphere one could appar-
emily live on ether and the throbblng
tones Of a guitar.
Pixies PEAK.
The "peak" is king out there,
"they crowned him long ago; on a
throne Of rocks. in a robe of clouds,
with diadem of snow" From the
time Major Pike sadly declared that
nothing but a bird would ever reach
its snowy summit and the miners
marched In perpetual caravan in
whlte-topped wagons, floating aloft
the words "Pike's Peak or Bust, ~
down to the last lonely tourist who
pitched his tent at its foot, the first
and foremost desi.e of every one is to
make that summit. There is an in
dOmitable spirit urging him forward
to attain its apparently unattainable
height.
There are four ways Of reaching the
summit-bY burros, by foot, by flying,
and by the cog-wheel railroad, the
most stupendous engineering ieat In
the world. The cost OF the trip by
burros is three dollars, by foot, ahy
amount you are so unfortunate as tC
incur, Flying is the cheapest and il
therefore prohibited, but you will moi
mind that II you find 1t practicable
you could 90 at night-for severa
reysons that would be best; aud BY
the cog-wheel route, five dollars. Fo
about every four feet you 90 on thi
road you are lifted up one foot ii
altitude. 1t jolts your head off ever!
time 1t goes over cog, but never fea
they will take you on to the top
dead or alive; for up there is printed
the most elevated newspaper OIL
earth whose business it is to publish
the names Of all arrivals on the sum
NIT by way OF the cog.road ON
would think such an editor were higl
above all trouble, but the moment hi
back is turned there is a rush for tn
type case by the rellc-hunters. ON
OF his notices read: "Iph there ar
seen a phew mistakes In this pape
and we phail to spell all names right
do not blame US, phor it IS the bes
we Gin do. some phlighty girl
philched all our ephS
} all who have not succumbed +
vertigo before you are attaked witt
mountain sickness when they start N
/ "Sun Of a gun hill" 1t is best +
faint before you come to that. IL
dangerous and should not be coaster
down, except by natives All Colo
RADIO children are born with cork legs
] We heard this from the Information
5 Bureau, a gentleman who holds
! position OF great trust and pleasure
! 1t would sound big to give the altl
tude Of the peak in feet, but nobod
, knows just what they mean. Iti
Q three miles high as the telephone pol
] runs. We were glad to have stood o.
the summit, but we shall not stan
there again. "Thauk goodness, sal
very poor woman looking bac
: toward the ocean as she landed at th
2 pier in New York, GIVE had enougl
D Of one thing in this world" Not ia
: from the peak are holes from whicl
rocks are dug up so full Of gold tha
t the precious metal bubbles out whe
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