The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-10-01
food Roads for Buzz Wagons

NoUu kUGjS LOT DuZZ WdyOnS.
The fever desire for automobile drives
IN the mountains is on the increase and
the citizens of this comfy should be-
come very active in order that our To-
calties shall not he overlooked. The
Idaho Springs Commercial Association
has committee on Good Roads that
will have for its paramount aim the Sc
curing of an appropriation for the con-
structon Of boulevard over FLOYD
Hill to the valley. Their effort should
be supplemented by similar working
committees repre- esenting the organic
/ atoms at Empire, Georgetown and any
! other place in the county having such
associations. This should be be- cked up
/ by the mayor and council of these town
i the county commissioners and in fact
there should be unanmity of action
or the part of all our people for this
/ viii benefit all section of the county.
With graded road running from the
west end of the county, from Alice,
| Chicago and Soda Creeks and other
parts of the county through to Denver
/ the amount of travel would be wonder
! fully increased and the entire county
! profits. 1t is matter that should in
| terest all, There should be no kick
/ ing nor insinuation of whats the
| use This expression is the synonym
LOT opI LOTT iS another
term for lazy kicks. The pleasure
| seekers of Denver are looking for just
such feasible and attractive drives as
one from that city over the mountains
| and up the valley through Idaho
| Springs and on to other lovely
| drives in this county. can afford. The
| automobilists are looking for change
| from the monotony of valley trips.
| Our people should seize the opportuni-
| ty to attract and divert their minds in
this direction. They are beginning to
find out that a change is necessary
and are looking to the foothills for
an outlet and if they are induced to
4 become interested in this shortest ard
yet most sublime mountain drives, it
/ will be pleasure and healthy recre-
alton to them. To have these pleasure
seekers know of the beauties of tie
| drive from Golden to the west end of
Lthis county it is necessary to get their
I Representatives to make the trip even
under the present conditions and when
this is done they will be converted. In
this manner our efforts will be strong
ly backed by Denver's influence. The
following taken from a Denver daily
will show the interest that is being
manifested in these mountain pleasure
drives and routes.
Denver is soon to have great nat
ural drive to the mountains-a drive
that goes by most direct route that is
without exacting grades that follows
for the greater part of the way one of
the most beautiful streams in this Sec
tion of the state, through forests that
were here when the Indians roamed
over the site of Denver and that have
remained virtually untouched by the
] mana Oh Lne White IldH.
Bear creek is the water course which
dhe promoters of this public project
have chosen as the route to the noun
tains and it is hoped that the plan with
was inahgurated at meeting held last
week will have the cooperation of the
state highway commission to bring the
/ idea to fruition. The organization
which has the matter in hand of the
Denver and Mountain Boulevard asso,
citation of which John S. Flower has
been elected president Col. D. c.
Dodge, j. F. Welborn, Samuel Dutton,
/ Edward Scholtz and John Brisber
Walker, vice presidents, and w. w.
Porter of the City park commission,
secretary.
Its first work will be to turn to pub
lie use the natural forest whi ch bor-
ders so much of Bear creek between
Boulevard F. where it reaches Fort
Logan and the mouth of the canon q
distance of eight miles. This work
will require the cooperation of Den
yer, Arapahoe and jefferson counties
and the state highway commission
ers.
These mountain canyons are all from
forty to sixty minutes by auto from
Denver if but provided with we'll
constructed boulevard. Bear Creek
canon, Turkey creek canon and Mount
| Vernon canon are all within ten to
fourteen miles of the city limits. The
same boulevard would give access to
the Peak of the Red Rocks, to the foot
of the railway early completed to the
summit Of Mount Morrison and to the
Mount Falcon High Drive the summit
of Mount Ealcnn and Eden Park -