The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-19
oChicago Inter Ocean)

Chicago Inter ocean,
An American consul stationed IN one
NJ the play grounds" OF Europe stated
the other day, in a report to the state
department. that careful estimate
showed our people to be contributors OF
over thirty million dollars annually 20
the hotel keepers and show place Peop-e
I'M the old country. 1t would be inter-
estins to know what proportion Of these
professional American exiles have ever
been west OF Buffalo. Some sort OF 10y
altv TO ones own country enters into
the question. for our wonderland at
home is not to be matched in the old
world i'm any given direction. Through
either one Of the two gateways or the
Union Pacific for instance, Kansas
CITY or Omaha. both lines Converging
at Denver. what vast empire IS
reached.
From miners cabin 90 city of
palaces is Denver's story of the nifty
years Of her extraordinary life, and, at
the close of her first half century, the
gold finders hut has been transformed
into a great city of 10000 souls. I'm
questioned queen OF the Rocky noun
tain reeion-p peculiarly attractive III
beautiful and costly homes. miles Of I'M
posing business blocks, a citizenship
that has never had time to understand
defeat, possessing all the necessary adj
juncts for either business OF pleasure,
a climate peerless in America by rea-
son of its clean. vital Durity-there IS
no need for wonder that Denver is one
Of the most talked-Of, most described
and be-written cities in this country.
And one other peculiar advantage it en-
ioys-that of being the starting point
for and entrance to all the scenic gran
deUr of Colorado. After the manifold
attractions of he city have been eX-
hausted there remain for the tourist
inHumerdble detouTs and side trips of
absorbing interest.
Beauties of Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs, altitude 5000 feet,
seventy-five miles to the south, nome of
many a retired or active millionaire.
beautiful, restful, quiet; no sound of
any clamOTOus industry residence
town, inexoTably. Both railway and
street ears reach Pixies peak. Cheyenne
mountain. garden of the gods, and Man
itOu. from here. Bewitching Manitou,
altitude 6,325 feet, FIVE miles west still
holds magic spell for all who come.
Idaho Springs. altitude 1900 feet,
thirty eight miles west of Denver-a
charming town, Graded i'm a wild gorge;
Georgetown, altitude S,475 feet. fifty
miles west of Denver. just below the
world famous lOOp-that daring example
OF engineering skill; Central City. forty
miles west Of Denver. altitude 5000 feet.
clinging to the mountain side-all these
and more. There are Leadville and
Cripple Creek. GlenwOOd Springs and
Cherokee park TO visit and many an
other noted point. Going north, on the
Union Pacific to join the main line at
Cheyenne, we pass Boulder, a noted
health resort twenty-nine miles from
Denver; Greeley, on the Union Pacific,
hfty-two miles from Denver, lies I'm one
Of the most charming and fertile fruit
valleys in Colorado. From Cheyenne
west, the train runs over the main line
of the Union Pacific to Ogden. Here a
detour can be made TO salt Lake city.
thirty-seven miles distant.
Salt Lake city's Rapid Growth.
Visitors of other years will note. with
pleasure the rapid growth of Utah's
metrOpOlis-the strong, sustained adj
vance in material prosperity and prog
TeSS along many lines. Deep as may be
the abiding historic interest in this city
of the saints, its commercial importance
as the metropolis Of the great inter-
mountain country is manifestly appar-
eHt and its future seems to indicate
surely manufacturing center ard ore
reducing point. The sightseer will en-
joy pleasant hours going over the city,
and eighteen miles distant on Salt lake,
Is Saltair beach, which is one Of the
most luxurious bathing places in the
world. Trains leave for the lake every
few minutes, day and evening. A dip in
water wherein you cannot sink is a
startling experience. At Ogden the
Great salt lake CUTOFF has been con-
structed, which saves over forty-three
miles from that point to Lucin Twenty