The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-07-06
bARABOO YOUTH
IN MOUNTAINS
E. Earl Faber Writes of
Grand Sights at Manitou,
Colorado.

John Coleman has received let
ter from E. Earl Faber, who is in Col
orado for his health. 1t will be re-
| membered that Mr.. Faber was en-
ployed by Risley brothers in this city
for some years and since then has been
attending college. Mr.. Faber's mother
was married in Baraboo a few days
ago. A portion of his letter to Mr..
Coleman runs as follows:
Well, never dreamed of ever seeing
Colorado but now that I'm here /
would never have missed it. [ wish it
were in my power TO describe in a way
that you might get some idea of the
beauty of the mountains. The hotel
where work is located on the side of
| one OF the mountains and we have a
grand view of the surrounding noun
tsins. From my bedroom window L
can see old Pixies Peak with its snow
capped top high above the rest. be-
lieve | could go to the top without be-
IA .274 feet above sea level. The al
titude down here have not noticed in
the least and I've gotten to be regu-
lar old mountain climber, which does
not affect me any more than climbing
the lake bluff. Manitou is little
town of about 1900 population, is about
6 miles from Colorado Springs and is
located right in the mountains. Here
is where we have the mineral springs
to which thousands of people from all
over the United States come to drink.
1t is excellent for one, too. There are
the soda, iron, sulphur, r,magnesia, soda
and iron together. OF them all 1 like
the soda and iron best and drink from
s to 10 glasses per day. 1t tastes just
like pop only it has no flavor, just
plain water that bubbles right out uI
ground. / usually get up about 6
O'Clock in the morning, take a walk,
which is not very far, and drink about
a glasses and take another walk of
about one-half to three -fourths OF a
mile before breakfast, and breathe in
the delightful, clear, fresh mountain
air and by the time I get back have
a surprisingly. big appetite. I'll tell
you, Mr.. Coleman, this is the place TO
live. You can work so hard and you
don't get tired, the air is so light. i
have gained one pound since I've been
here and hope to gain about so more
before my return. Wouldn't you like
to see me weighing $50? One just
feels grand. L sleep like log and
don't know whether / will ever be
contented TO live in Baraboo again or
not. I've been here now nearly three
weeks and have worn my coat all the
time without the least discomfort and
the nights are so cod that I sleep un-
der woolen blankets, comforter and
spreadsand then I'm only comfortable.
Among the sights I've seen has been
walk to the halfway house, which is
stopping place between the starting
place and the end, of the Peak. 1t is
about three miles of steady incline and
one gets very tired. However, the
coming down is much more tiresome
than the going up. Enclosed you will
find circular telling about the "Cave
of the Winds" which was through
one day. 1t was most beautiful, too.
Day before yesterday l was to Green
Mountain Falls, most delightful trip
and yesterday [ was on the high drive.
This was the most beautiful of all my
trips. We were driven up one side of
the mountain and down the other un-
til we reached height of $500 feet,
from which point we could see for
miles and miles across the plains. This
morning / was up to Balanced Rock.
Tomorrow L am going to Denver for
day and from there to Greeley, Color
ado, to spend two weeks on ranch
riding donkeys, burros, horses, swine
and roosters. will return about July
10 when there will be lots of guests
here ~
Well, it's getting late and / must
quit for this time. Hope to hear from
you soon. | am
Most sincerely your friend,
E. EARLE FABER.
Sunnyside hotel, Manitou, Colo.