The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-08-14
Colorado Letter.

following very interesting persona'
letter. We suppose we will have 10
settle with Inez when she returns:
Manitou, Col, 8-e o..
Dear Mother and Daddy
Well-well-wel l-Been some TO-DAY
in fact ever since we lett home.
Here's where we have been today:
From Manitou to Colorado City,
and on to Colorado Springs, then past
the Zoo on to Stratton Park on the
electric line. Then from the park In
a carriage up S. Cheyenne Canyon and
Ssyen Falls and Helen Hunts Grave.
Then returned to the park on ourros
and were caught In a hard rain
Found shelter twice and mountel
burros and "Snailed" it on.
Gee-but we had fun. Just L. &.
and | took this trip. The Masseys
hoofed it away somewhere.
We came back and bummed awhile
In Colorado Springs then on to Colora-
do City and "Cracky Doodle" when !
hunt some one again without an
address just "klck me, please" We
walked nigh on to 40 blocks easy,
may be more-Found Charlie, work
log for an oil company-Single. Wal
lace, Everett, Robert, Mr.. and Mrs.
e. all live about eight miles from
Trinidad. Roy Is married and lives
In Los Angeles.
We took the car again and were OF,
and just one block from home 1t just
poured and finally hailed hard.
We met three home folks, acct
dentally In Colorado City-an Axcell
COY and a fellow named johnson and
Mrs. Williams, who lives across from
Whorritt's. She's hoEesick.
So you see in all we have been a
good many miles besides cumming
around down town (here) between
drops.
Saw some of Snyders, Saltsrs, Robt
Shirleys and Mrs. Pat Ryan and SOB,
Mr.. Lucas, Freeman, Burton, your
DO tman, Kate BankeDchip-yet II
seems like home, In fact that's place
we haven't had much time TO think
about.
Yesterday we took a lunch with
Massey's and all went up in the
mountains on "Shanks horses" and
they baked several times. But we
returned logged up and went about
sixteen steps into the Soda Springs
Park and heard the Colorado Mid
land Baud" 1t was very good and
he crowd was immense. That was
Gree! Tree!-uausual.
You can easily spend $40 per day,
but rememb Der we're going home when
we do. These postas 1 am mailing
today only cost five cents per doztn.
Vegetables and fruits are as cheap as
there.
You see when we spend all day In
the mountains we fix lunch. Have
Que all fixed up for morning. The
noun tain water here is grand. Soft
and just az cold as 1t can be.
We have roum here for q week,
until the 18th, 81 per week. That
isn't so worse, and you can get good
meals for a quarter, providing your
not as hungry as l generally am.
Suppose you have our photos now.
Weren't they dandy?
We leave here Tuesday, August IL,
Will stop In Denver, Omaha, Neb, and
Kansas City, so we will probably be
gone longer than we thought but will
get home before you go II possible,
and spose the money will be gone
before then.
When we come you will know we
are broke. We return via Omaha
Surprised aren't you? Well we might
as we'll get our moneys worth and 1t
will be a good trip. Am anxious to
see the place. Sent Clarence's one OF
our pictures and will write him when
ever we are sure of our arrival there.
This will be a volume II keep on.
We have seen "The Cave OF tbs
Winds" "Glen EYrie," Mesa Road"
Garden OF the Gods," "Balance
Rock" Steamboat Rock, ""Cheyenne
Canon" "Iron Springs" "Soda
Springs" 400" "Strattoa Park
and "SeYeu Falls" These are few.
Rains a shower every day. Today
ST., A. M.
Raining again. Just crswled out.
L. q. will go to mail this aud some.