Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-26
BRAND-NEW AN
TIOUITIES
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN

~ oLORADO SPRINGS, Cole,
Aug. 22.-The great and only
~ industry in Colorado Springs
lists. A few bricks and brooms are
made somewhere within the city
limits, but such small enterprises
fade into insignificance beside. the
large and highly organized business
of selling nature to the public.
Colorado Springs itself is not spec
at the base of the mountains; is
famous for its healthful climate, and
is the most comfortable habit m the
Pixies Peak region, which also in,
cludes Colorado City, Manitou, and
vast stretch Of gorgeous scenery.
Where the original supply of scenery
runs short, moreover, a new supply
has been provided by various scenic
production companies, so that there
Is enough to keep the sightseer busy
as long as his money holds out.
Among the principal points of in
terest in this region, for example,
are the historic ruins of the Ancient
Cliff DWeHers, located at Phantom
Cliff Canon, at Manitou. These are
not original In scattering our soutn-
ings, the ancients failed to foresee
the future tourist demand Of this
particular area and neglected to
build here. But few enterprising
twentieth century business men
have. They have reproduced as ac-
ings of the Mesa Verde National
park, at an alleged cost Of 100000.
and are now gathering large returns
on their investment by exhibiting
the new-made ruins at the price Of
$500 a glance.
ing up the canon, either by motor,
burro Or foot, the tourist first be-
holds an adobe Indian dwelling of
the type built by the present-day
Pueblo Indians. 1t consists of two
floors not TAR put
floor contains the inevitable curio
shop, with some unusually interest
ing Indian relics, and the second
floor is occupied by Pueblo Indian
family which is employed BY the
dianize the atmosphere and amuse
the tourists.
Here the visitors are organized in
to sightseeing parties, Elf they are
not already so organized, and con-
Quoted by a guide-a young lady of
pedagogical :, appearance Co., carrying ~ .
nearby cliff dwellings, built under
the overhanging ledge Of Phantom
Cliff. There are eight curious
houses in all, connected with small,
forated With tiny, mysterious win:
dows and doors. They are built Of
stone. According to the guide, the
only difference between these mod
ern ruins and the ancient ones is
the plaster used on the walls. The
mixture for mortar, which could not
be analysed by the reproducers, so
they were compelled to use cement
The Guide Holds Forth
"The cliff dwellers," says the
guide, holding up the expedition for
a brief historical spiel, were a pre-
historic people whose origin is un-
their existence in Colorado, Titan.
Arizona and New Mexico. Archaeol-
ogists have solved many of the lead
ing mysteries concerning this long
vanished people, but many battling
features are still to be explained.
and windows. These lead us to be-
lieve that the cliff jewellers were
pigmy people, probably not more
than two and a half or three and
half feet in height-an assumption
which has been borne out by several
"On the wall of this first room,
you will see on example of their
ancient hieroglyphics. These have
never been translated. The rock con-
having been brought here with the
rest of the materials.
This" continued the guide, as she
led the party through small pass
ageway, us the milling room, where
they ground their meal. You will
see by the specimens on the floor
that they used stone implements,
living in the Stone Age. Over here
is a niche in the wall. evidently used
to hold their implements, showing
that they were orderly"