The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-08
RAMRERG CITIZENS ON A
SIGHT SEEING TRIP.
An Interesting Account of the Recent Tour of DR..
c.. F. Hair, Mr.. w. D. Rhoad and Others
Written by One of the Party.

! mountains, sixty miles away. Den
yer has a regular attendance at
school of $4,000, with 800 teachers
The parks contain great many of
their native animals, such as buf-
falo, elk, deer, mountain lion and
bear, etc. Denver has 142 churches
of all denominations. We took a
81 mile trolley ride around and in
the vicinity of Denver and saw their
beautiful truck farms, which are
grown entirely by irrigation. We are
told by our guide that there were
two ways of irrigating in Colorado,
one by water from the mountains,
and one by planting row of Irish
potatoes and row of onions, the
onions drawing the water from the
eyes of the Irish potatoes.
We now pass from Denver on to
Colorado Springs, and it is now June
22nd. This beautiful little city or
mountain town of $4,000 people
surrounded by snow capped noun
tains. The Antler Hotel is situated
near the depot and is perfectly
grand place. We took trolley ride
from Colorado Springs out to the
Cheyenne canyon, and Seven Falls,
Cheyenne Mountains 1900 feet
high and has no foot hills. We note
on these mountain heights great
many natural curiosities, such as the
natural tunnel, Dutch oven, Eagle
cliff, 1,1S5 feet above the road, Hin
doc chair and baby, and one lone pine
tree on a peak, the tree standing ~
ing on peak, the tree standing 80
feet high and IS inches in diameter.
Also, the setting turkey, and the pill
low of Hercules, which we pass be-
tween in our stage coach, the one on
the right 100 feet high, and on the
left $40 feet, and just wide enough
at the bottom for our stage coach to
pass between. We also note up on
the mountain what is called HeaV-
ems Gate, which looks to us to be
about one foot wide, but large
enough to drive a stage coach
through. We also have what is call
ed Lovers Leap, Indian Trail, In
spiration Point, the place where Hell
ent Hunt Jackson was buried, but
thirteen years later was removed to
Colorado Springs. We also note near
this place Prospect Dome, which
lookslike two prospects with a adog fol-
lowing. Now, what l mean here by
prospects, is the great craze men
have for roaming over these noun
tains seeking for gold, and these
rocks look like men, who are called
prospects. We climbed 2S7 steps
to get to the top of Seven Falls, and
1 think I shall always remember the
same after completing the climb. We
now took train and climbed the
mountains to the top of Cripple
Creek and viewed from these noun
tain heights Colorado Springs and it's
$1,000 people below. On top OF
Cripple Creek is where the great
gold mines are located and we are
told William Startton sold his gold
mines at Cripple Creek for S12,0OO,-
900, after having walked to the top
of this mountain with pick and
shovel on his back, and came back
over the same railroad we travelled
over as his own, Al miles long. On
top of this mountain, June 22nd, the
longest day in the year, we had the
pleasure of a genuine snow balling.
The little town of Cripple Creek with
it's six thousand inhabitants is the
highest Incorporated town in thecoun-
try, about 1900 feet high. Lake
Moraine, which is a reservoir in these
mountains, contains 75O,OOO,OO0
gallons of water, and is Al
acres, has a depth Of 80 feet, and
furnishes Colorado Springs with It's
clear sparkling fluid. We now travel
a short distance to Manitou, Colo.,
and reach there early Sunday morn
ing. We had the pleasure of taking
a lovely drive out to the mountain
side, and viewed what is known as
the Cliff Dwellers village, having
been moved here in its original
state from Arizona, an placed in
this mountain side tina travellers
might see some of the modes of
living by this extinct tribe. AS you
know, the Cliff Dwellers build their
houses of rock and cement, and build
them with an eye to be well fortified
against their enemies or approach of
their enemies. To see these houses
is about the only way you can get a
true conception of them. Next we
pass on to what is known as the
Garden of the Gods. In this garden