. Tourists' handbook descriptive of Colorado, New Mexico and Utah . and there are mineral springs of great value. The town is sub-stantially built and is noted for its fine residences and the handsome grounds whichsurround them. It has a warm, well-sheltered location and equable climate,making it a favorite resort for tourists and invalids. Recent reports for theUnited States Signal Service has proved it to possess the mildest winterclimatein the State, having a larger proportion of dryness and sunshine than is to befound elsewhere in this the sunniest of all climes. Snow falls but seldom andq
. Tourists' handbook descriptive of Colorado, New Mexico and Utah . and there are mineral springs of great value. The town is sub-stantially built and is noted for its fine residences and the handsome grounds whichsurround them. It has a warm, well-sheltered location and equable climate,making it a favorite resort for tourists and invalids. Recent reports for theUnited States Signal Service has proved it to possess the mildest winterclimatein the State, having a larger proportion of dryness and sunshine than is to befound elsewhere in this the sunniest of all climes. Snow falls but seldom andquickly disappears. Fair weather here is the rule and stormy weather the excep-tion. Its sheltered position gives it mimunity from high winds, while the rich soilsupports the finest vineyards, orchards and meadows in Colorado, all fruits andother products coming to maturity at the same time as in the Middle States. First among its attractions are the Royal Gorge Hot Springs, at the mouthof the Grand Canon of the Arkansas, the virtues of which were first generally. THE ROYAL GORGE—GRAND CANON OF THE ARKANSAS. 35 made known through an analysis by Prof. Leow, chemist of the Wheeler Govern-ment Exploring Expedition, who said in his official report: Of all the mineralwaters of the West which I have analyzed, I find those of Canon City the best, A cozy hotel has been erected here which furnishes, in connection withthe hotels of the city, ample and elegant accommodations for pleasure andhealth seekers in this justly famous all-the-year resort. The drive to the top ofthe Royal Gorge is through wonderful scenery, passing the State Penitentiary,where four hundred convicts are confined, then the Cold Soda Springs, the Vichywater of Colorado, then following up a little red land valley along the base of theHogback, past the immense greenish marl protuberances known as Beecher andhis pulpit; then, at Three-Mile Spring, after drinking the waters, you bear towardand pass the mineral paint and
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