The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-08-19
ANOTHER LETTER
FROM Mr.. 1ATuM
All Are Greatly Pleased With The
West. Tells Interestingly of Sights
Viewed. To Return in Sept.

Colorado Springs, Colo. Aug. 13,
Editor Sentinel:
We'll, we are still living after go
ing up into the clouds on Pixies
Peak and having gotten so. cold, we
came near freezing. We were up
there July 26th. Think of snow two
feet deep in places! 1t was a beauti-
full sight. The road up the noun
tain side was fine and we made the
trip in big automobile. A very
peculiar incident happened on the
trip up; at an altitude of eleven
thousand feet the car suddenly STOP
ped. They tell me it is often the
case that cars do that The altitude
seems to affect the engine as it does
some people. Courtney, Burns and
myself made the trip We all took
in the Cave of the Winds which is
something beautiful. We had to 20
up Williams Canyon and wind around
the mountain to get to the cave. One
OF the attractions was the "Old
Maids Kitchen" At this point we
found something very interesting
especially to one of our party, not
maid who happens to pass through
this place and leaves a hair. pin, it is
said, will attract some lsuitor to call
for her inside Of one year. Not
stretching the truth at all there were
not less than thirteen or fifteen
thousand hair pins stuck up in this
place. Of course one of our party
had to deprive herself Of one.
We also drove through the Garden
Of the Gods. Some wonderful sights
there. We then drove to and up the
South Cheyenne Canon which was q
wonderful sight with its stone and
granite walls rising from the murmur-
ing streams almost perpendicular to
the sky above. We then came to the
Seven Falls. We climbed the stair
way which is several hundred feet to
the top of the falls. Here it opens
into a beautiful valley with numerous
waterfalls. and shady places You
can see from there the Tremendous
gorge, mountain peaks, Eagle Cliff,
Mount Custer, Pillars Of Hercules,
Prospect Dome, the rapids, Cheyenne
Gorge, Castle Rock, Observatory
Point, Bridal Veil Falls, Point Look
out, Midnight Falls, Arapahoe Falls,
Juanita Falls, Daniels Falls, grave of
Helen Hunt Jackson. Inspiration
Point and many other noted and
famous views.
Aug. al made trip 30 Denver
with a friend of mine who was raised
in Mississippi and VINO now lives in
Bigham, Okla, Mr.. Jas. Mussel-
white. His family was with him. We
made the trip up the Lookout Noun
ly parks and largest ones They are
very large, one containing $50 acres.
They are all beauties, lovely lawns.
bluegrass and covered with lovely
shade trees, play grounds, lakes,
playhouses, and there are a great
many animals in the City PalA. We
went up on Tuesday evening and
came back Thursday evening by the
Modern Woodmen Home, about ten
miles north Of Colorado Springs. It
is by the side of the mountains. Has
a nice modern hospital, and many
lovely cottages for the sick which
seem to be all filed. There are many
fine nurses who take the best of care
of the sick members.
Aug. Last night we all attend
ed community singing in Acacia
Park where thousands gather every
Saturday night-both citizens and
tourists. The songs are thrown on
canvas by a machine which gives all
who want to an opportunity, to sing.
A lot Of US old men gather in the
park during the day and. pass away
the time playing setback and euchre.
Some times there are are many as
one hundred engaged in games at
one time and they are from all parts
of the country.
The West is great country and we
have all fallen in love with it and
would like to live here in the summer
but do not think we would like the
winters which are severe.
Aug. 8.-Monday morning. We
are all huddled around big not FIRE.