Cañon City record., 1909-04-08
GLEN EYR|E; HOME OF THE
LATE GEN. ". J. PALMER
By Hon. W. B. FELTON,.

Glen Eyrie, Gen. Palmer's home,
Joins the Garden of the Gods on the
north, is about six miles from Colo
RADIO Springs and three miles from
Colorado City. On the generals
place, near his residence, is consid-
cradle of red sandstone formation,
similar to those in the Garden of the
Gods. One of them called the MA
jor Domo," Is a red sandstone mono
18th 1T feet high and about 12 feet
in diameter, irregular in shape, but
maintaining nearly the same diam
eter, being as large at the top as at
its base. 1t is generally considered
more of a curiosity than any of the
Garden of the Gods formations.
Glen Ayrie was so called because
an eagle made his home in a nest on
the side of cliffe seven hundred feet
high, not far from the generals res
fdence. Several years ago a visitor
on the premises shot the eagle, which
so provoked the general that for
about two years the admittance of
visitors was very much restricted.
The nest still retains it's place on the
side of the wall
It is one of the most beautiful pri-
vate residence properties in the Unit
ed States and one of the greatest at
fractions to visitors at Colorado
Springs and Mantou. During the
tourist season. from June to October,
hundreds of people daily visit Glen
Eyrie, and there Is no day in the
year but what there are more or less
visitors. The road over the mesa
from Colorado Springs and the road
from Colorado City to the Glen have
been graveled and rolled by steam
road roller and kept up in the best
conditnon at Gen. Palmer's expense,
and these roads are great favorites
of automobilists out on their pleas
ure trips. but automobiles are not
allowed to enter the Glen because of
the narrow. winding course of the
road amoung large trees and shrub
berry which would make automobile
driving Of it exceedingly dangerous.
Gen Palmer's house is located near
the mouth of beautiful canon. 1t
is built of native, blush granite,
costing about a million dollars. The
roofing of the house is English tiling
that did service on London church
105 years ago. The church was taken
down a year or more ago, and Gen.
Palmer purchased the tiling, had 1t
shipped to Glen Eyrie and put on his
house. Contiguous to the house Is a
building called the book hall" the
second story of which is large hall.
with seating capacity of about 500 to
800 people. In this hall large parties
are entertained with music. moving
pictures, lectures. etc. When Gen.
Palmer entertained the survivors of
his regiment in the Civil War, last
year, a banquet was served in this
hall at which over three hundred
were seated. The Antlers hotel at
Colorado Springs. furnished the menu
and the weiters.
From Nov. 1906 to June. 1907, every
Saturday afternoon, from $50 to 200
. young people from Colorado Springs
were entertained. The guests con-
sisted OF pupils from the common
schools, high schools. Sunday schools,
Colorado college. etc. The General
furnished conveyances from the Ant
ler's stables to convey his guests to
and from his residence: entertained
them with music. moving pictures,
etc, served refreshments and made
the occasion one to be long remem-
bered by all participants. In the low
er story Of the building Is a billiard
hall. ten pin alley. etc. In connection
with the house Is an Ice plant. at
which during hot weather, nearly q
ton OF ice Is manufactured daily.
About a year ago a bell. Weighing
something over 1000 pounds, was in
stalled on top OF the house. This
bell was manufactured to order in
Germany by a bell mandatory that
has been in the hands OF successive
members OF one family for hundreds
OF years. It's use is to sound alarms
Of fire or any other unusual event.
The coach stable, where the driving
horses are kept, 10 some 800 to 400
feet from the house. In going back