The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-07-30

completed is that from Denver over
Lookout Mountain, through Bergen
Park to Idaho Springs, up Chicago
Creek to Echo Lake, reaching the Mt.
Evans highway, then back to Bergen
Park and from there on down Bear
Creek through Evergreen and Morri-
son back to Denver, forming the figure
eight, making one-day trip, or time
may be extended to one week.
Educational advantages in Idaho
Springs rank with the best in the
state, with the grade and high schools
and the Manual Training, which is the
gift to the city by Mrs. Emma Plum
mer, erected as memorial to her
husband 1t was built in 1904. In
that same year the Carnegie library
was built.
Most every denomination is repre-
sented here in the way of churches,
there being the Presbyterian, Method
ist Catholic, Episcopal, Swedish Luth-
eran, Seventh-Day Adventists, Swed-
ish Mission and Christian Science.
The secret orders are without number.
There are five stores, two banks
First National and Bank of Idaho
Springs, two newspapers-the Idaho
Springs Siftings-News and the Idaho
Springs Mining Gazette. Then there
is the Bureau of Mines and Commerce
which furnishes information free of
charge, with A c. Dobbins, president
and James Humphrey, secretary.
Another great attraction is the ia
nous Hot Springs Hotel, located at
the entrance OF Soda Creek Canyon,
with creek flowing by the hotel en-
trance. 1t is located in a most charm
ing spot, surrounded by noble noun
fol aa1y 4.
Baths beneath the hotel The pools
are located in caves which lie so feet
apart and are driven into the solid
rock of Hot Springs Mountain, where
they penetrate the natural water
courses of the Hot Mineral Springs.
The caves have concrete floors, while
the walls have natural rock The en-
trance to the caves is through a tun-
mel and they are ventilated by means
OF stream of fresh air entering them
constantly. They are electric lighted,
with partitions between the pools, and
the hot water is ever bubbling I'D
from the Hot Springs beneath the ho-
tel. Moisture fills the room, and from
the intense heat drops of moisture
gather on the rocky walls overhead
and glitter like sparkling diamonds
Most all shades of coloring are found
IN the rocks, brown and white pre-
dominating
One great advantage is had here for
the reason that after the bath one can
slip on a kimono or bath robe and go
to his room without dressing. For
invalids chair is used and patients
taken up and down by means of an
elevator Kind nurses give attention
while physician examines patients
and prescribes for course of baths.
No bedrooms could be found more at
tractive, no auieter place in which to
rest, where the mountain stream lulls
one to rest and murmurs all night
long. Everything gives charm to the
eye, and the spacious dining-room of
fers best of service to all Many little
cottages belonging to the hotel com
pany stand in a row along Soda Creek.
This is an ideal place in which to
come for the season or weekend,
spending Sunday amongst the grand
mountains, seeking quietness and
rest. At times the crowds are sol
great they have to be sent down town
for accommodations The spacious
veranda by flowing stream also affords
an unusual attraction
But now word about the water
While the mountain water is the pur-
est to be found, there is the mineral
water Of the famous Hot Springs,
which is unequalled in all the world.
Each guest has this furnished free at
diningrocm table. if desired
This water is radioactive and
diuretic and possessed of remarkable I
curative powers. 1t has worked al /
most miraculous cures as far as rheu- /
matism is concerned. stomach disor-
ders, etc People carried from the
train are sometimes well in less than
two weeks and can walk about town. /