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enjoyment. Fountain Creek ripples

we have seen before, and better fenced,

through the place, along the banks of|some with wire. Passing on 4 6-10 miles,

which are many trees—cottonwood, pine,
cedar and willow. Cosey little cottages
peep out here and there from among the
trees, rocks, and gulches, as though afraid
their secluded retreat would be discovered.

There are three large hotels at Manitou
—besides several small ones. The Beebe
can accommodate 200 guests; the Cliff,
100; while the Manitou House—open sum-
mer and winter, and the pleasantest in
point of location—has ample accommo-
dations for full 250 guests.

From Manitou, the distance to the fol-
lowing places are: Garden of the Gods,
8 1-2 miles; Glen Eyrie, Queen’s Canyon,
to Devil’s Punch-Bowl, 51-2 miles; to
Cheyenne Canyon and Seven Falls, ten
miles; Summit of Pike’s Peak, nearest
trail, ten miles; Monument Park, with
Mammoth Anvil, Dutch Wedding, Vul-
can’s Workshop and Dunce’s Parliament,
ten miles; Ruxton’s Glen, Iron Spring
and Ute Pass, 1 1-2 miles;

To Billy Goat Canyon the distance is
11-2 miles. Those who wish to hunt game
as ¢s game, will find that their heart’s
fondest desire in that

we come to

Fountarn—here the sage and brush
land shows the effects of irrigation. The
town is a few hundred yards to our right,
contains about 30 piaces of business and
residences, situated on an elevated table-
tand, most of which is under cultivation.

Between the railroad and the mountains
on the west, is spread out as fine a grazing
section of land as there is in the State, ex-
tending southward 100 miles along the
eastern base of the mountains, and from five
to 15 miles in width. The old wagon road
from Colorado City runs along the foot of
these mountains to Canyon City, 25 miles
distant

Continuing down, the sand-bluffs close
in onthe left, and our train rolls down
on to the creek bottom, where the cotton-
woods and willows are very dense, and
after crossing the creek, we stop at

LrrrLz Burres—Near this station, Lit-
tle Fountain Creek comes in from the
west, upon which is some fine farming
land, which produced abundant crops—
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to Fountain Qui Bouil-
le Creek, where our
course changes to the
eastward, and follows
along down its north-
ern bank. In places
the bluffs are close on
our left—and then some
well’- cultivated fields
appear on either hand.

The old Military
wagon road—via Jim’s
Camp—Squirrel Creek
Divide, Russellville on
Cherry Creek, to Den-
ver — branches off to
the north just before
reaching the next sta-
tion.

‘WIDEFLELD — 8 8-10
miles from Colorado
Springs. The fields
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