. 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. m Denver, 33 milesElevation, 6,219 feet.) Douglas. A station near which are stone quarries and grazing lands.(Population, nominal. Distance from Denver, 35 miles. Elevation, 6,323 feet.)Between Douglas and Palmer Lake are the small stations of Glade,Larkspur and Greeland. Perry Park is reached by stage from Larkspur station. This parkabounds in curious formations of red sandstone; is watered by sparklingbrooks and is one of the most p
. 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. m Denver, 33 milesElevation, 6,219 feet.) Douglas. A station near which are stone quarries and grazing lands.(Population, nominal. Distance from Denver, 35 miles. Elevation, 6,323 feet.)Between Douglas and Palmer Lake are the small stations of Glade,Larkspur and Greeland. Perry Park is reached by stage from Larkspur station. This parkabounds in curious formations of red sandstone; is watered by sparklingbrooks and is one of the most popular resorts near Denver. As the train rolls into the station thetraveler sees to his left a beautiful little lakecradled in the hills. Along the shore has been .placed a handsome cut stone embankment, anda neat and tasteful boat house has been erectedand well stocked with boats. The lake is anatural body of water, though the fact that afountain plays in its centre, casting a jet ofwater to the height of 80 feet, leads many to PALMER LAKE. Health and Pleasure Resort. Population, 150. Distance from Denver. 52 miles. Elevation, 7,237 feet. Eating TO THE GOLDEN GATE. 19 suppose that it is entirely artificial. Palmer Lake in addition to being aplace of great beauty, is a natural curiosity, poised as it is, exactly on thesummit of the divide, a spur of the outlying range of the Rockies extend-ing eastward into the great plains and from the crest of this summit thewaters divide flowing northward into the Platte, which empties into theMissouri, and southward into the Arkansas as it wends its way to the Mis-sissippi. Red roofed picturesque cottages nestle here and there among thehills, gayly painted boats float gracefully upon the bright blue waters, andon either hand rugged peaks, pine clad and broken by castellated rocks,rise into a sky whose cerulean hue is reflected in the placid waters of thelake. Excellent hotel and livery establishments furnish good accommoda-tions f
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