Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-17
A FEW WEEKS IN COLORADO.

On account of the cheap rates to
Denver for the Elks convention, l
and my father made visit to the
great Western City. We found 1t a
city full of vim and push, goodly
number of colored people here and
doing nicely. | have three brothers
in the city was the cause for making
the visit. On arriving July l6 We
found the streets crowded with peo-
pie and for two weeks or ten days
this continued all through the Elk
turn out in the city. Their parade
was grand, representatives from all
over the United States. There IS a
great deal to be seen in Denver visit
ing the various parks and gardens
Some of the parks we visited by name
are the City Park. large garden OF
flowers, trees, birds and animals. 1t
also consists of two large lakes, one
mile long and half mile wide,
boats and skiffs for pleasure riding
are let out on the lake. also music
by the best bands play every evening.
Next is Glitch Park with every amuse-
ment for old and young, the old mill.
the theatre, which gives a play every
night in the week, moving pictures,
roller coaster, merry go-round. The
midget engine, hanging swing and a
number of other things. Manhattan
Beach is in the form Of an island. 1t
also has large lake, theatre, ZOO
logical building, dancing hall, roller
skating rink and number of other
places of amusement and interest.
Berkely Park is good fishing resort.
But this is only few of the many
pleasure resorts in the city. The
State Capitol is a beautiful building
on Capitol hill. From the dome of the
building you can view almost every
part of the city. Inside may be seen
birds, animals, and reptiles of all
descriptions. Also many species of
stones from the various mines in
Colorado.
The Plate River is the largest body
of water but there are a number OF
other minor creeks and streamlets in
and about the town. Colorado Springs
is a summer resort about sixty-hve
miles from Denver and at the foot OF
the Rocky Mountains, just two mile
ride on the street cars from here
will bring you to Mannato, Uteiron
Springs, the Garden of the Gods and
to the foot of Pixies Peak. Here are
some wonderful things in the ma
ture study and some very interest
ing things about the mountains. But
the most interesting of all is the trip
from Idaho Springs to Denver, a dis
lance of about thirty miles and for
about fifteen or twenty miles of this
riding through the mountains. There
is a continuous stream of water
about twenty feet wide running along
side of the track. The train has an
incline as going around through the
mountains there are some very pretty
sceneries along this road. The table
rock for one, a broad top mountain
like a table, another is the rock
balanced upon the top of mountain.
In Idaho Springs a silver and gold
mining camp, there are many things
of interest, the town is located in the
mountains. Mountains ranging to each
side of it with mining mills and mines
in and about the town. 1t is also a
summer resort. Here is located the
Idaho Springs, the Blue Ribbon
Springs, said to be just one mile
above the sea level and the Big Five
bath house and Hot Springs. Names
of some of the mountains here are the
Indian Chief, the Squa, and Papoose
The Idaho Springs Park is upon Fir
tation Peak, mountain. 1t consists
of two large reservoirs and few
miles from Idaho Springs there are
other things of interest. We also
visited the Matte Mines, about two
quite a number of things here OF in
terest how the mines are operated
and the process in which they separ
ate the rock from the other ore. We
also spent few hours in Fort Logan
a town about eight or nine miles from
Denver, but did not get to visit the
guard houses but viewed the grounds
and saw the cannons and from there
on out to Citizens Lake and LAX:
Henry on a fishing party.
In Denver l have visited two O
their largest colored churches, the
Shorters Methodist Church, a yer!
fine structure and the Zion Baptist
another very fine church. The State
man is a colored paper in Denver
edited by L. E. Franklin.
-.." OF" May F. Davis.