. Under the turquoise sky of Colorado .. . rom almost every quarter of the globe. Manitou, the Saratoga of the West, is close under the veryshadow of Pikes Peak, almost surrounded by lofty mountains,at the entrance to the Ute Pass, and but a little way from theRuxton and Williams caiions; its fountains of health havebubbled and blessed mankind for centuries. The Indiansknew them and knew their worth, and named them reverentlyafter the Great Spirit, by which cognomen the place is knownto-day. There are fourteen springs in all, no two alike, andone the largest soda spring in the world. Some of t
. Under the turquoise sky of Colorado .. . rom almost every quarter of the globe. Manitou, the Saratoga of the West, is close under the veryshadow of Pikes Peak, almost surrounded by lofty mountains,at the entrance to the Ute Pass, and but a little way from theRuxton and Williams caiions; its fountains of health havebubbled and blessed mankind for centuries. The Indiansknew them and knew their worth, and named them reverentlyafter the Great Spirit, by which cognomen the place is knownto-day. There are fourteen springs in all, no two alike, andone the largest soda spring in the world. Some of the waters,charged with their own gas, are bottled for table use, and shippedextensively; others are used where they flow, for bathing. Fivelarge hotels and many smaller ones and boarding houses are fullyoccupied in the season by those who, by experience, haveproven the efficacy of these waters. Fashion long ago stampedManitou with her approval, and this irregular, secluded, moun-tain-bound village is alive in summer with all the gayety of. Cliff Dwellers Ruins—Manitou youth J the altitude adding much to the exuberance of spiritsever manifest. Manitou presents this season a new attraction in the CHffDwellers ruins, which were brought from the southern part ofthe State and reconstructed with great care in their original the materials, it is claimed, are from the original dwellingsand are so ingeniously reassembled as to excite the favorablecomment of expert archaeologists and scientists. The ruins are easy of access, being but a five-minute ride ora ten-minute walk from the car line. To add to the interestwhich naturally attaches to these features of prehistoric life, agroup of Navajo Indians are present to amuse the visitors withtheir strange dances, fantastic costumes and wonderful arts ofrug weaving and pottery making. Few more inspiring drives are possible than that from Colo-rado Springs northwest across the flower-strewn mesa towardGlen Eyre and the Garden of the
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