The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-09-24
Things Seen Enroute to Denver.

Things Seen Enroute to Denver.
Mrs. Efie S. Dart has returned from
Denver and by request has given us the
following pen-picture of her trip:
We left Springville via X. CIV Sept.
5, about $50 a. m. The most interest
ing thing on this journey was passing
through the Royal Gorge, which we all
know by picture and description, but
cannot realize its awe-inspiring majesty
until we really see it.
My nephew met me at Monument,
where spent several days visiting and
enjoying the beautiful scenery and ex-
hiirating air; one point of interest
visited was Glen Park, where the State
Chataqua annually meets. This is one
of the most beautiful spots immagina-
BILE. The rustic cottages with their dull
red pagoda roofs, nesting among the
pines on the mountain sides, making a
picture never to be forgotten.
Sept. we went on to Denver, where
we took the Seeing Denver" car, and
visited the most noted buildings of the
city, including the U. S. Mint, the Au-
ditorium, the State Capitol, the City
Court House, the Cakes Home for Con
sumptives, and others too numerous to
mention, but all worth seeing.
We visited the Interstate Fair on the
10th inst. The most interesting events
being the ascension of Knabanshne' s
airship and Pains celebrated reproduc-
ton of the Carnival at Naples, and the
Eruption of Vesuvious. This latter was
so realistic as to be scarcely enjoyable
to nervous person.
We spent one afternoon in the City
Park, which contains 800 acres of beau
tiful grounds, which for artistic beauty
excelled anything | saw; a handsome
statAe of Robert Burns. two artificial
lakes and magnificent zoo. | was
told that it cost 800 daily to feed the
animals and yet you may enjoy all this
beautiful park free of charge.
Sept. 16 we visited the Forest Res
erve Nursery, where thousands of baby
pines, spruce, frs, cedar and other
forest trees are being raised to replenish
the forests of Uncle Sam. This nur-
sery is still in the experimental stage
but it promises success and is a most
interesting spot to visit.
TIE 18th we drove from Monument
to the Garden of the Gods. This grand
natural park can never be fully appreci-
ated until you are really within it where
you may gaze as long as you please
but must not touch nature handiwork.
From the famous Steamboat Rock
we viewed by telescope the weather
observatory on Pixies Peak, also the
Printers Home at Colorado Springs, a
beautiful structure of red sandstone,
for the use of old and enfeebled printers
Going ON thro the Garden we entered
the famous High Drive to Cheyenne
Canyon where the ruins of the Cliff
DWellers have beer exactly reproduced
having been brought to this park at
great expense to the state. You must
pay SOC to see them. A guide accom-
panies you through the ruins and tries
to answer your questions and give you
| all the information possible. The mu-
scum of relics at this place is very ex-
| tensive and instructive. Near the
ruins some Taos Indians live in Pueblo
and amuse all corners by dancing, etc.
Continuing the High Drive we went
as far as the cog wheel road up Pixies
Peak, then passed thro Manitou, the
Saratoga of the west We stopped all
night at Colorado Springs, which we
viewed the next day from sight
seer'a carriage. This city is noted for
it's many palatial homes and handsome
! drivcways and boulevarts. The Colo
RADIO College is one of it's most interest
ing buildings, another is the Antler's
Hall, in front of which is statue of
General Pike, the discoverer of Pike 5
Peak.
We boarded the train for home at
l 80 on the 10th and landed at Spring
vile Mt s p. m. on the Goth, tired enough
and glad to be at dear old Spanish
Fork again. EFFIE & DART