The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-26
A LETTER FROM COLORADO.
Colorado Springs Has Been Receipt.
ent of Many Valuable Gifts.

weather in Texas 1t is also warming
up in Colorado, but still it is not I'M
| pleasantly warm. A good breeze is
usually blowing and the nights are
| cool enough for blankets. The seas
! on is now opening up rapidly and
| the town is fast taking on it's sum-
mer attire, The hotels are all now
| open and all attractions are bidding
! for custom
The Midland band, one of the best
| musical organizations in the west,
plays at one of the parks every
night and on Saturday and Sunday
| afternoons
! We spent one day in the famous
| Garden OF the Gods" This is one of
the most widely advertised features
of the Pixies Peak region, and is also
one of the most over-rated as an at
traction, A naturalist might enjoy
its beauties, but it did not appeal to
me, though it is a wonderful work
of nature. We entered by the west
entrance and were soon in 'Mush-
room Park" where many of the
rocks take the form of mushrooms
In the park" is the balanced rock
and also Steamboat Rock This
balanced rock is the best feature of
| the garden for one wonders what
force keeps it from falling. The
Steamboat rock takes the form of the
bow Of a large steamer and the top
is surrounded by railing. Upon this
deck are several telescopes
through which one may view the
summit of Pixies Peak, the kissing
Camels' in the garden, the Print
ers' Home, and other points of inter
est. Here we brought out our kodak
and made several interesting snap
shots.
| The route further into the garden
lies along red dusty road, and one
lsoon begins to look around for the
water that seems so plentiful in all
other parts of the mountain country.
But there Is no water in the gar
den" AT the gateway an enterprising
youth, clad in Indian costume, dis
penses soda pop at 10c per pop, but
visitors are glad to get it at any
price. The water used at this stand
for glass washing is brought in every
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show us the different forms taken
by the rocks, but one must be pos
sessed of a very keen imagination to
really see all these things Of course,
these great rocky formations are
wonderful to behold as they rise
sheer from the plains that surround
them, but to be able to see the many
Things pointed out regarding them
was too much for me. After lunch,
we passed on through the garden"
;and came out the southern entrance,
and felt that we had spent pleas
ant and profitable day, though wear
led from the tramp. Should you
come to this part of Colorado, do not
lfail to visit the Garden of the
Gods, but do not expect to see all
kinds of animals, etc, formed by the
rock formations found therein.
| Colorado Springs seems to have
more civic pride than any city eyer
visited. The streets are made from
Ipuiverized granite, of which any
iamount is obtainable in the -adjac-
ent mountains, The sidewalks are all
wide and made of concrete. Water is
furnished free to the citizens to wa
ter lawns and irrigate gardens. The
water supply is low at present, as
the past winter was almost free from
snow and the past spring did not
bring the usual rains. However, lawn
sprinkling is limited to one hour
per day, and during this hour, with
out exception, everybody waters their
lawns
Colorado Springs has been the re-
cipient of many valuable gifts. Gen
eral Palmer, ulti-millionaire,
gave the site for the city and speci-
fed in his deed of gift that no saloon
should ever be permitted, Beer and
whiskey can be purchased by the
quart in any of the drug stores Gen.
| Palmer also donated the park that
extends through the city on either
side of the Denver and Rio Grande
| tracks. He has also made many other
| gifts to the city for the benefit of
| the citizens.
Winfield Scott Stratton, who made
his millions in the Cripple Creek
| gold mines, built the street car sys-
tenn of the city and presented it to
the city. 1t gives excellent service
and is pointed to with pride by advo-
Gates of municipal ownership of pub
| lie utilities. Stratton also presented
the beautiful park that bears his
name and located two miles south
of the city. The tax rate is very high