Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-08-11
MIR. NEWTON TELLS OF PLACES
OF INTEREST IN COLORADO.
Colorado Springs, July =

with large delegation on Il trip of
this kind is the opportunity given to
zee the towns and points of interest.
The Entertainment Committee ar
ranged for stops along the way, with
automobiles furnished to take rides
out to see the town, city or country.
We stopped at Hutchinson, Kansas,
yesterday afternoon from 5 to s. The
entire time was spent in AUTOMOBILE
ing, swimming and ut dinner mt Fred
liarvcy's hotel. This is progressive
city in progressive community, i'll
the heart of the wheat district. The
big swimming pool drew number
of our party. Larrcbee's Flour Mill
is an Enterprise of great Importance
here, also the Kelly Flour Mill and
elevators. The city has wide, paved
streets fine buildings and is growing
rapidly.
Leaving Hutchinson one passes
through fine farming section for
quite a distance until the Colorado
section is reached. We reached Puc-
bio early in the morning, and Colo
RADIO Springs shortly after. The coun-
try seemed TO be more or less level
or rolling and when Colorado SpJ.ngs
was reached one was hardly prepar-
would soon whirl him around cirh-
teen or twenty miles {, the highest
mountains cal, a.. incrica But such
WAS Inc case. In this instance we
had to pay for the automobiles SLIPS
; for the round trip The automobile
road was built entirely by Spencer
Pcnrose. II brother. of Senator Bots
Penrose, who died recently. The road
, is about three years old. The old cog
incline is still running, but the ari-
tomobile trip is the most delightful
On the way we pass one or two irri-
cation lakes up on the mountain.
Soon the Garden of the Gods comes
into view, named by the Indians be-
cause of so many freak rocks. The
kissing Camels is pointed out, l.,
lsag lie, Cathedral Spires, Balanced
Rock, Ant Eating Porcupine, Chinese
| Temple. Alush Rooms and other
freaks in the mountains were point-
ed out in the huge red rocks. w
stopped awhile Mt Hidden Inn and
looked over the Indian curios and
other relics and then on by the big
summer resort called Manitou, where
we stopped and drank soda water
from Il natural fountain. This little
resort is full of visitors, large hotel
with Que of the hest dancing pavil-
ions i'll the United States. We then
tool! the mountain trail to Pixies
Peak, stopping OH the mountain t.
see the Cave of the Winds, via Will
hams' Canyon. This cave was dis
covered by two boys 1t is lighted bv
electricity, and guard will take YOU
through, explaining all the interest
ing features of this wonderful cave.
part of the top formation of which
resembles shredded wheat and part
clusters of grapes. Biologists esti-
mate that the icicle shaped hanginps
IN the cave lengthcn one inch in n
hundred years. Some of them arc
hundreds II not thousands of years
old according to this estimate; in
lact our guide spoke of one as being
estimated at 1000 years. The air cir
euiates through the cave and gave
It's name Gave OF the Winds
flKe's Peak caps the climax. The
auto road circles and curves the hiph
mountain until finally the summit is
party were satisfied long before
reaching the peak and either Got out
and waited, or the automobile r,,rns
Gu But ours was headed for the IN,
and to the top we went. but thern
were thrills about it that almost Too,
our nerve, and when he summit ,yos
reached and we stepped out of the
car we felt quite dizzy. Some exneri-
enced shortness of breath, and some
had bleeding at the nose, but all fcIt
MS # thy had one of the best trims
OF their lives. The descent was as
SLOW a, sthe ascent. and we had not
proceeded far until we found our
selves passing through cloud and it
was raining on us. This did not dis
tufD US seriously until sharp neal
OF thunder almost lifted us out of
the car. We felt decidedly more COM
iorIapie after we got through it
we could see cloud after cloud
around the mountain sides below us.
Our driver told us that one could
never tell what kind of weather thev
would encounter at Pixies Peak. If
might be fair and sunshine below
, ana ram, snow or sleet at the peak
we saw lots of snow piled in the val
ieys OF gorges near the summit. One
young lady found when she reached
The peak that she had LAUGHING Jack
Whatever disease that is.
on our way down we stopped at
Iien Cove Springs, where luncheon
was served in box fashion, or picnic
style. We walked about 200 yards
down 4 ", ~, mountain side to a spring
And the way we did enjoy this lunch
IL was served by the local X. of P.
and the expense of the dinner was
included in the $$1125 referred to.
Club sandwiches, hard boiled eggs,
pickles, olives, cheese, hot coffee, GIN
ger ale, bananas, peaches, etc.
We returned through Colorado,
Springs, where we stopped at one of |
the finest hotels in this end of tn,
world called the Broadmoor, also
built by Mr.. Spencer Penrose, who |
mad made fortune in cooper. Rooms are
SZo per DAY 81 this hotel, so we. did |
Looked over the register to see if
Mr.. Slemp was there, but We found
him not. Also inquired at one or two
other hotels, but did not locate him.
We then drove to Seven Falls, not h
rreat distance PROM, Ho1ox.I. = |