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

Divide, in the Heart of the Rockies"
lies the beautiful little city Of Idaho
Springs, nestled in it's cradle mid the
rolling, rocky mountains, always in
view of the great Snowy Range"
over $4,000 feet in height.
1t is distant from Denver about
forty miles west and is reached both
by train and automobile, over route
mid some of the greatest and grand
est scenery in the world.
The altitude of the town is over
1900 feet, with population of some
fifteen hundred, increasing to three
four or five thousand people in the
summer time. The probable estimate
is five thousand from July 1st to Sep
tember 1st. Last season was one OF
the best, according to report, every
resort being crowded to it's capacity.
People come here from everywhere,
from the south Mississippi Valley, and
as far east as Virginia, Ohio, Okla
homa, Texas, Arkansas, Florida, Kan
sas and Nebraska, and foreign lands.
1t is a wonderful place in which to
camp, and beautiful stream of swift
flowing water, known as Clear Creek,
flows through the city. The river has
three tributary streams, namely:
Soda Creek, Chicago Creek and Fall
River.
Chicago Creek has it's source at the
head of the Chicago Lakes, three lakes
one right above the other, the high
est being some 10000 feet and flows
north into Clear Creek within the city
limits.
Soda Creek rises in about the same
direction its source in the watershed
being at the foot of Old Chief Noun
tain.
Clear Creek is from 25 to 40 feet
wide and at some distance above
Idaho Springs there is fine fishing.
Mountain trout, both Rainbow and
Eastern kinds, may be caught. In
Chicago Creek there is also the ma
tive trout and some Rainbow to be
found, besides the Eastern Brook.
Every year the streams are stocked
and the open season of fishing is from
May 25th to October 18th.
In the numerous lakes round about,
fishing is allowed. One can journey
by automobile to Lake Edith, where
there is boating. Some fine cottages
are built there.
To reach Lake Edith one goes up
Chicago Creek, taking fourth road up.
1t is possible to drive all the way the
distance being some nine miles from
town.
Echo Lake is on the line of the Mt.
Evans highway and the road traverses
along the shores of Echo Lake, but it
is not possible to go yet until con-
nection of road is made. When this
eventually takes place, it will make
one of the finest drives in the coun-
try. The Fall River road has an auto
road all the way to Alice Camp, reach
ing an altitude of 10,080 feet. At the
town of Alice is located st. Mary's
Lake, onehalf mile, from Alice. On
the north shore of the lake lies a
glacier and it is said that no one has
ever seen the ground beneath it.
Loch Lomond lies at the foot of
James Peak. 1t is nestled on a hill
side surrounded by cliffs 500 feet high.
1t is the source of one of the branches
of Fall River.
Chinns' Lake sets ON one side of
Fall River on the side of mountain,
as if hung there, with cliffs above and
below it, in appearance similar to a
shaft built there. One journeys hence
by team or buggy and trail. Besides
these important lakes there are about
dozen smaller lakes. That known
as "Ice Lake" is frozen over ten
months of the year and sometimes
twelve.
This vicinity affords some hunting.
There are a few deer, but for deer
hunting there are only three days of
the open season, from October 1st to
the Sd
At the head waters of Chicago Creek
may be found the mountain lion and
some bear, but there are more lions
than bear. A few wildcats are some
times seen nearer town.
Among the feathered songsters we
find the robins, bluebirds, magpies,
humming birds, etc.
The auto roads are the best in the
country and the Midland Trail, the
nearest and most direct auto road
from Denver to Salt Lake and the Pa
cific Coast, goes through Idaho
Springs, over Berthoud Pass with an
altitude of II 200 feet, in the midst of
the grandest scenery in all the world
From this point one turns eastward
and views the plains, $50 miles or
more distant. One looks until the
horizon blots out the view
And now to the westward lies Mid
die Park with Gore Range and others,