. 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. ottonwood Hot Springs have longbeen famous in Colorado for their curative properties. They were theresort of the Indians before the whites took possession of the country, andhave since been greatly improved and made accessible to invalids andtourists. The springs are situated six miles from Buena Vista, whence astage line conveys passengers arriving on the Denver & Rio Grande Rail-road to the springs. For cases of inflammatory rheumat
. 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. ottonwood Hot Springs have longbeen famous in Colorado for their curative properties. They were theresort of the Indians before the whites took possession of the country, andhave since been greatly improved and made accessible to invalids andtourists. The springs are situated six miles from Buena Vista, whence astage line conveys passengers arriving on the Denver & Rio Grande Rail-road to the springs. For cases of inflammatory rheumatism, lead poison-ing, and diseases of the blood, these waters possess remarkable curativeproperties. The scenery of the valley in which the springs are situated isof great loveliness, the Collegiate Range of mountains forming an imposingbackground. Fine trout fishing can be found in ten minutes walk up anddown Cottonwood Creek, and the neighboring hills abound in game. Thereare good accommodations here for tourists and invalids. After leaving Buena Vista the following small stations are passed:Americus, Riverside, Pine Creek, and Twin Lakes (station).. TWIN LAKES. Pleasure , 9,357 feet. TO THE GOLDEX GATE. 43 Granite. At this point the stage line to Twin Lakes connects withthe trains. Placer mining by huge hydraulic systems are in full operationand have been successfully worked for the past twenty years. (Population,150. Elevation, 8,945 feet. Distance from Denver, 259 miles.) The station of Twin Lakes must not be confounded with the lakesthemselves. These most beautiful mountain tarns are best reached by aseven miles stage ride from Granite Station. The drive is in itself adelightful experience, and the lakes prove a most charming find yourself in a little valley about seven miles in area. Around youon all sides, looming up grand and precipitous, are snow-capped mountainpeaks, each of them towering fully a mile high, from where you stand,complet
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