The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-11-19

OF THE WEST
Visitor Describes GIories of Sec
ton in Concluding Letter
TSGARDEN OF GODS
Describes the Beauties and Spie ndid Pub
lie Buildings of the Mie-High City
Stop al St. Louis and Nashville
Mayo. Fla, Nov. 18th, 1909

Mayo, Fla, Nov. 10Th, l9U9.
Editor TRIBUNE:
An unusual press of work has de-
layed the final or nome coming part of
our travelling eXperlc nee.
Colorado HpringS, Col, was the next
stop after Salt Lake City, an this
place was filled with summer tourists
from every section of the country,
August being the month which marks
the height of the season. 1t was de-
lightfuIIy cool and dry. bracing one for
the numerous excursions to points of
interest. Colorado City and Manitou
Park were visited and greatly enjoyed,
but the trip to the Garden of the Gods
was quite enchanting. Some great up
heaval has tumbled the rocks about in
the greatest confusion and in the most
peculiar shapes and forms imaginable.
There is the collection of mushroom
rocks, the wonderful balanced rocks,
the Kissing camels, seals, sentinels etc.,
and all gOrgeously colored. The steam
boat rock is fitted out as an observatory,
from which Pixies Peak and many other
points of interest may be seen.
On the first elevation OF this rock a
cOZy sitting room, where delicious re-
freshments are served, has been fitted
up and is eagerly patronzed by sight
seers.
We left Colorado Springs at 10 p. m,
on train five hours late, and reached
Denver on Saturday, about four O'Clock
a. m, August 28th. After a short
rest, with ten o'clock breakfast, we
found that we could get train out at
one o'clock p. M, and that we would
have to do the city in about three
hours. As it was getting so near the
busy time for teachers and lumbermen
our stays were per force growing short
at our stopping places so the only way
to see the city was by automobile.
A machine with steady chauffeur
was secured and then we had delight
full spin around the city, to the parks,
museum, state capital, a magnificent
five million d ,llar building; splendid
court house, sne pOstottice, benevolent
institutions. the largest business house
west of the Mississippi river, and
principal residence streets.
There is not wooden structure in all
this big city, making it especially in
teresting to a visitor from the yellow
pine belt. There are splendid streets,
electric cars, and all modern conven-
fences.
There are numerous places of inter-
est easily accessible from Denver, if
one has the time to visit them, but
alas our time was growing too limited.
Our next stop was in ST. Louis for a
few hours where we had supper, but
could do no sight seeing. Here we
began to realize that we were getting
back down south" many negroes &C.
cupying the magnificent terminal wait
ing room in common with the white Oc-
cupants, separate waiting rooms not
being requl. ed.
Nashville, Tenn, was reached early
Monday morning and we had a short
trip about the city, visiting the post
office and other places of interest.
This too is a lovely city. An engine
captured during the Civil war from the
Federal forces was visited in the rail-
road station here, and regarded with
much interest.
There were no more stops until we
reached Atlanta, our temporary stop
ping place, where we were enthusiast
tically welcomed by children and
friends, and it was really delightful to
be at home again, after trip covering
nearly half the states in the Union and
furnishing store of information,
pleasure and experience to last one
life time.
must tell you before concluding
that saw the Arkansas river where it
was so narrow that | could have
Jumped across it, awkward as | am.
The elevation was seven or eight thou
sand feet above sea level, just outside
of tunnel the last of series marking
the continental divide.
1t was a great pleasure also to look
upon and cross the Father of Waters
the Mississippi.
In conclusion, | earnestly wish for
every reader of your paper, an oppor-
tunity to visit the west, with its oppor-
tunities, it's grand scenery, its mighty
extent, its untrammeled freedom from
conventionalities, it's inspiring grandeur
and wonderful resources and POSSIBLE
tiles, all awaiting the developing hand
and directing brain of that best of all
earth's products-a loyal son of the
great United States.
With best wishes for yourself, your
paper, city and county, and thanking
you for space in your valuable paper,
am, sincerely yours.
MRS. EDITH HUNTER.