The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-27

his place. he remedIal properties OF
is mineral springs are cons atty be-
coming more favoraLly known. They
ire much recoAmonaed and used in
he treatment of rheumatism and
other aticc4oAs with excellent results.
It's mining tunnels are also widely
xnown.
Leaving Idaho Springs and passing
westward ana soutaward along me
canon. one can visit GeorgetoWn and
80 up TO silver Plume. iorty-tive miles
west OF Denver. Its altitude is $500
feet. From Georgetown and Silver
Plume, also, many trips of great in,
terest can be made.
Doubling on the track less than five
miles, one can go over Union Pass,
5000 feet high, to the village of En-
pire, ana iryM there to Berthoud Pass
The Sc merry OF this section is unsur
passed.
When one arrives at Berthoud Pass
he mas travelled little more than
sixty miles and reached an altitude OF
l1,3I2 feet, timber line. He can aow
return to Denver by going back
through Empire, down the canon
through Ilaho Springs, through Golden
to Denver, having driven l05 miles; or
he can leave the Idaho Springs route,
turning 10 the rignt, passing through
Evergreen Gown Bear Creek canon,
through Morrison and back to Denver,
having travelled total distance of 1l6
miles. Many changes can, of course,
, be made in this trip. 1t can be re-
verst d. Either way way it can be trav-
eled either wholly or in part, return
ing, for instance, from Idaho Springs,
irom Empire or Georgetown, without
going TO Silver Plume or to Berthoud
Pass, but Tor an easily made one-day
range, it will Certainly always be the
most popular mountain drive out of
Denver.
This trip can be extended by going
westerly from Berthoud Pass, on the
Pacific side of the Divide, through
Fraser and Granny TO Grand Lake, from
Grand Lake TO Hot sulpnur Spri gs,
back through Fraser to the top of Ber-
thoud Pass, a total of about ninety
miles; and il the side trip to George
town and Silver Plume be omitted,
the total distance Travelled from Den
ver and return through Idaho Springs,
over Berthoud pass, de,ouring Grano
county with its beautiful Grand lake,
three miles long and one and three
quarter miles wide. its fine farms and
Its tWenty-nine mineral springs, will
include but a little over $50 miles.
Another short run is to go from
Denver to the mouth of Mount Vernon
canon by way of Morrison, comin., in
( to the Idaho Springs Way after leav-
ing Evergreen. a beautiful little vii
lage among the pines. This route to
Idaho Springs is forty-one miles from
Denver, and returning by way of Look
out mountain and Golden is twenty
nine. SO that within a run of seventy
miles, an easy morning drive, one can
see much of the typical mountain
scenery and reach an altitude of 7,50e
feet.
Still another fine trip is to go over
Guy Hill by way of Arvada or Golden
from Denver. coming into Black
Hawk or Central City in Gilpin
county after a forty-mila drive, from
whence Idaho Springs is distant bat
six to nine miles, according to road
taken. The views on this trip are
wonderfully grand, and real gold min
ing camps and large reduction mills
are seen, with outputs Of hundreds of
tons of gold ore day, as well as di-
verSified mountain scenery.
Within a radius of fifty miles west
from Denver, one can travel in great
est comfort over excellent roads dur
ing the hottest day in July or August,
wearing wraps before sunrise or after
sunset and enjoy the grand and beauti-
full sights of the Rockies of Colorado.
He can amuse and entertain himself
for weeks in this small area, gather
ing wild flowers, fishing, snow-balling
at the glaciers and near the tops of
the peaks, or visiting mines and mills.
He can "botanize" or "geologize' or
"agriculturalize." Surely, here is the
future playground of the World" 1t
is not recently that Idaho Springs has
been found an ideal place in which to
spend a vacation. For many years it
has been visited by people from all
sections of the country and the list of
regular visitors grows each season.
Idaho Springs is at an altitude OF
7,543 feet and is surrounded with
veritable fortification of magnificent
mountains. Inc mineral springs, both
hot and cold, have given this resort
especially desirable puDncity One or
the attractive features is swimming
pool 40xSO feet, and also a two-story
bath house with hot tunnel baths.
Good trout fishing can be had within
few miles at Loeb Lomond, Chicago
lakes, Echo lake, Lake Edith and
various other bodies of water. Among
the numerous drives to points of in
terest nearby, there are those to Belle