. Over the range to the Golden Gate : a complete tourist's guide to Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Puget Sound and the great North-west. s now a thriving commercial place,in addition to being a favorite residencecity. The town is sheltered on the westby the range of mountains with PikesPeak in the centre, on the east by bluffs,on the north by the spur of the mountainscalled the Divide, and on the south-west by Cheyenne Mountain. The streetsare unusually wide, one hundred feet,and the avenues are 160 feet line both sides of the streets, andon Nevada avenue,
. Over the range to the Golden Gate : a complete tourist's guide to Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Puget Sound and the great North-west. s now a thriving commercial place,in addition to being a favorite residencecity. The town is sheltered on the westby the range of mountains with PikesPeak in the centre, on the east by bluffs,on the north by the spur of the mountainscalled the Divide, and on the south-west by Cheyenne Mountain. The streetsare unusually wide, one hundred feet,and the avenues are 160 feet line both sides of the streets, andon Nevada avenue, the central street ofthe city, there are six rows-of trees, twoon each side and two down the for irrigation is brought into thetown by means of a winding canal, andcold, clear water, for domestic uses, isconducted from mountain sources in ironpipes. The pressure is such that nofire engines are necessary, the waterbeing forced from hydrants to the tops ofthe tallest buildings. Monument Creekflows west of the town, and the Fontainequi Bouille to the south, where the twostreams form a junction. The sceneryaround Colorado Springs is of a very in-.
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