What to see in America . hile, and go back the time the others who keep on get to the top they areready to swear that the mountain is ten miles high. Atthe summit they find shelter in a low stone house. In themorning they are rewarded by a wonderful sunrise, if thereare clouds to catch the color. Centuries before Columbus discovered America the Indiansmade pilgrimages to the bubbling waters at the foot ofPikes Peak, and made votive offerings to the Great Spiritin reverence to whom they named the place Manitou. Thevillage, with its sparkling health-giving mineral springs, isin a gracefu
What to see in America . hile, and go back the time the others who keep on get to the top they areready to swear that the mountain is ten miles high. Atthe summit they find shelter in a low stone house. In themorning they are rewarded by a wonderful sunrise, if thereare clouds to catch the color. Centuries before Columbus discovered America the Indiansmade pilgrimages to the bubbling waters at the foot ofPikes Peak, and made votive offerings to the Great Spiritin reverence to whom they named the place Manitou. Thevillage, with its sparkling health-giving mineral springs, isin a graceful vale en-compassed by cathedralhills. Colorado City, theoldest settlement in theregion, was founded in1859, and was Coloradosfirst territorial most important ofthe group of towns inthe vicinity is ColoradoSprings, noteworthy forits fine buildings, broadtree-lined streets, andpleasant parks. All thesetowns have an abun-dance of pure mountainwater, and there are noinsect pests. The sum-mers are characterized2e. Gunnison River Canyon ^?^. 418 What to See in America by blue skies, snow-tempered breezes, comfortable days,and restful nights. The winters are comparatively freefrom heavy snow and extreme cold. Among the near-byattractions are the picturesque Cheyenne Canyon, the Caveof the Winds with its beautiful crystallized formations, andthe Garden of the Gods, which covers about a square mile of rough hills. Thegrowths for which theGods are responsible andwhich lend the Gardendistinction, consist ofa great variety of gro-tesquely eroded pillarsand ridges of rock, mostly Mountain of the Holy Cross p i ^ . i , or red sandstone, butwith an occasional gray upthrust of gypsum. Several ofthe pinnacled and grottoed ridges are of very impressivesize, the highest over three hundred feet; and in the loftycrannies numerous doves and swift-winged swallows havetheir nests. Down below, the prairie larks sing, and therobins hop about the ground, and you see an occasionalmagpie. Best
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