Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-10
Come Up to the 'Top O The World'

cline, that climbs almost straight up
moutain 5000 feet, giving an un-
limited view of scenery covering TO-
0OO square miles, are Others OF in
terest. To the motorist there is the
Crystal Park road that winds like a
whirling ribbon up and up to beau
tiful mountain glen. There is North
Cheyenne canon, where Brun Inn,
the log cabin refreshment pavilion
is located, so noted for its college par
ties, drive up Bear Crook canon.
There is the Cripple Creek Short Line
roalroad that leads over mountains to
the worlds famous gold camp, where
actual mining can be visited and
where now 81 ,0000 900 in bullion is pro-
duced monthly. The Short Line has
been termed the railroad that bank
rupts the English language in its
scenery.
Right into Mountain Glens.
There are more than 200 trails over
which one can travel into mountain
glens. For the motorist there are i'm
proved highways that lead in every
direction and motorist can take a
different trip every day in the month,
camp out, enjoy trout fishing ana
have all easy drive with no terrifying
grades. Colorado Springs and the
other cities in the region are we'll
provided with garage accommoda-
tions and every metropolitan conven-
ience. Also automobile camping
grounds are provided free for thos.
who enjoy this kind of travel. Last
year many hundred motorists en-
Joyed these camping grounds and on
the larger camping ground, located on
the shores OF Prospect lake, there
were 500 machines one night-a city
in itself. Colorado charges no Ii
cense fee, but visiting motorists must
register for safety's sake.
For All Kinds of Sports.
For the sportsman there are three
golf courses how open, and one is
being completed at the new Broad
moor hotel grounds, which will be
probably the finest in the west. There
are traps for the scatter-gun experts,
tennis courts of concrete, clay, sand
and turf; horseback riding and polo
fields. Privileges in the clubs are OBJ
taned for visitors under the usual
restrictions that social clubs practice.
Hotel accommodations in Colorado
Springs and the Pixies Peak region
are not only ample, conservatively
priced, but as Gne as the traveller will
find in any city. There are also ROOM
ing and boarding houses in abundance
and for all pocketbooks. Colorado
Springs possesses to a rare degree
those things which go to the making
of an ideal residence and tourist city.
1t is a community of culture, refine
ment and wealth. 1t has a park sys-
tenn the second largest in the United
States, containing over 5000 acres of
natural and improved parks, including
the Garden of the Gods. Its streets
are paved, well lighted and wisely
wide. During the summer season
Fairgrounds are operated by the park
in several of the parks
and children or residents and visitors
are cared for by expert supervisors.
Water is Pure.
1t is one of the healthiest cities in
he United States and its water,
brought from the SHOWS of Pixies
Peak for fifteen miles, is practically
90 per cent pure. Manitou's mineral
waters are we'll known for their cura-
i've powers and now a great sum of
money is being spent, employing the
lnest experts in the country to make
borough tests of the water and its
fleets on various chronic diseases.
Original Manitou" is bottled and
hipped to all parts of the globe.
At this time Colorado Springs has
much building activity The Santa
'e railroad is completing a new
100000 statioh, one of the finest on
he entire system, and the Broadnoor
otel, financed by local capital, is to
e constructed during the year at
ost of more than $l,000,000.
This year Colorado Springs is pre-
airing to entertain large number Of
isitors. Conditions point to Colo
ado as the ideal resort location. COL
rado Springs will entertain the an
ual convention of the International
typographical union, as we'll as sew
raj other large assemblages, during
lie summer. 1t is making every
reparation for large numbers of tour
arties, both by automobile and by
Ill, and at the time this is being writ
n inquiries are coming in in large
lmbers, and some scattered tour
arties of both varieties are arriving.
Poetic Coma-Rar