Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-04-21

mense summer hotel on the edge of
Cheyenne Lake. Here lives Mr.. Lip
pincott, millionaire owner of Lip
pincott's Magazine, in a fine resi-
dence. Across the street is the
home of Colorados wealthiest citi-
zen, a California millionaire, Mr..
Boldin, whose losses in the San
Francisco earthquake exceeded $2,-
100000. His lives with his wife and
only child in white marble man
sion costing nearly 100000, re-
sembling in style the White House;
the grounds are as large as farm
and are covered with flowers, trees,
drives, lakes, waterfalls, fountains,
etc. The fence in front is about 100
rods long and is a wall of white
granite one foot thick and five to
six feet in height, built very stylish.
The barn is also of white granite
from ground to roof and no small
concern, either. Another $250,000
residence is being built on an ad-
joining block. Here is also the
Stratton Park, most beautiful
place where the city bands furnish
music every Sunday afternoon dur
ing the entire summer. At the end
of the park is the entrance to North
and South Cheyenne Canon, con-
tanning waterfalls and most mag
nificent natural scenery. On top of
Cheyenne Mountain is the grave OF
Helen Hunt, noted writer, who wrote
many of her books while seated
among the pines up there. AS re-
quested, visitors throw stone on
her grave and her monument is
many tons of rock She resided for
many years at Colorado Springs be-
fore her death.
Close to the city cemetery there
is little round knoll, ii only takes
a minute or two to get on top, but
the top has the same elevation as
Mt. Washington, New Hampshire;
hence, this little hill has been NAM
ed Mt. Washington. Another SUI
burb is Manitou, most beautiful
place, 80 minutes ride on the car
from the city, built in among the
mountains. Here are many wonder
full attractions of natural scenery.
Space forbids me to go into detail.
Here is the Garden of the Gods, too
wonderful to describe; the cliff
dwellers ruins from the southern
part of the state; the great Williams
Canon; the Ute Pass Canon, where
| saw rock Quarried as green as
grass and as red as dark velvet.
Here is also the Rainbow Falls,
Ruxton Canon, where the Pike S
Peak cog road commences, also a
scenic railroad, car pulled up over
| 500 feet to the top of a peak. Man
| itou is noted for it's mineral springs
| three in number, soda, sulphur ant
| iron, all located in beautiful pavil
ions. Residents and visitors by th'
| thousands drink of these which /:
| all free unless carried away, il
| which case the price is ten cents pei
| gallon. The soda has the best taste
All the springs are good for different
diseases, and the water is bottled
and shipped all over, even to Eur
| ope. Before closing | must mention
| the Cave of the Winds. The en-
| trance is 1000 feet above Manitou
or 7,475 feet above sea level. 1t is
| not the largest cave, but has the
| most wonderful formations of any
| cave known, contains Is rooms
some very large, some long, narrow
tunnels, the farthest point from the
entrance being 2,300 feet The
| thermometer registers about 80 the
entire year. II was discovered in
1880 by two little boys, and was
first sold for $3.50. and then to a
syndicate for $1,000. Now it is
valued at 100000. The record foi
1908 was 10000. 1t is all lighted
by electricity Close to the Garden
of the Gods is the home of the late
Gen. Palmer, where he lived with
his family at an expense of $40O pei
day. The scenery here is great. All
the above named places are within
walking distance of Manitou.
On entering Colorado Springs on
the Rock Island road one passes
through the Monumental Valley
Park of drives and fountains, etc.
Visitors should not fail to visit the
Young Mems Christian Association,
where you are welcome. Elegant
reading and writing rooms in a
building costing 5000, with 500
active members. Mr.. Carl Ingvold-
stad is in the drug store business
here and it was treat to meet and
revive some of our old Drum Corps
trips. Mr.. Ingvoldstad thinks he is
the only resident here who has ever
lived in Decorah. He was very
much interested in the Home Com
ing" and suggested reunion of the
once famous Corps" at the same
time.
Trusting l will be back to my
home before very long, | am
Yours truly,