1890 - Pikes Peak Library District

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228 MANITOU SPRINGS.
OFFICE:
I % 21 N. Tejon Street.
The hotel accommodations are first class, and while many
of the large, and most of the small, houses are only open
during the summer, at all times the visitor may find good
rooms and board at rkasonable prices.
Society here is represented by many of its best people.
The evenings are made merry with hops and social gatherings,
and delightful walks among the myriad attractions this plac,e
affords.
There are three churches here-the Congregational, Epis-
copal, and a Catholic-all of which have new and comfortable
edifices, substantial and growing congregations.
There are two railroads to Manitou-the Colorado Mid-
land and the Denver and Rio Grande-and trains run to and
from here every few hours. It is also connected with other
places by a complete telegraph and telephone system.
Once domiciled in Manitou, the way to enjoy it to the
utmost is in the saddle. The riding horses are excellent.
Comfortable saddles for ladies and well trained horses are,
furnished by all the livery stables.
There are more points of interest near Manitou Springs
than any other watering place in the world. Among the
places which should be visited by all who come to this local-
ity are :
Cheyenne Mountain, over the new carriage road leading
through beautiful mountain scenery to Beaver Creek, and by
the Seven Lakes to the summit of Pike's Peak.
South Cheyenne Canon to the Seven Falls, and North
Cheyenne Canon; Ute Pass and the Rainbow Falls; Iron
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Springs in Engleman's Canon ; Manitou Grand Cayerns, Ute
Pass ; Manitou Canon and the Grotto therein ; summit of Pike's
Peak, either by Bear or Ruxton Creeks ; Williams' Canon and
Cave of the Winds ; Manitou Park in the mountains ; Garden
of the Gods; Glen Eyre; Monument Park ; Blair Athol;
Crystal Park. In the upper part of the Ute Pass a cluster of
charming summer resorts have been established, easily acces-
sible from Manitou for a day's picnicing either by rail or
wagon road. These include Cascade, Ute Park, Green Moun-
tain Falls, and Woodland Park. From Cascade a wagon road
leads to the summit of Pike's Peak.
The Pike's Peak Railway, whose lower terminus is in
Manitou, is one of the wonders of the modern world. It is a
cog-wheel road, on the Abt system, nine miles in length. In
that distance it climbs 7,700 feet, with a maximum grade of
twenty-five per cent.
In addition to this there are many well known localities,
scores of canons, caves, water-falls and charming nooks, which
the sojourner for health or pleasure can seek out for himself.