20 GAME AND FISH RESORTS. 



Union Pacific to Cheyenne, thence via the Denver Pacific Railroad, or via the 

 Atchison, Topelca and Santa Fe Railroad to Pueblo, thence via the Denver and 

 Rio Grande Road ; or via the Kansas Pacific Railroad. There are several good 

 hotels, $4 ; $21 to $25 per week. 



Sent County — 



Kit Carson. Large herds of antelope are found west of this town. Reached 

 via the Kansas Pacific Railway. 



Rocky Ford. A good hunting ground forantelope. Reached via the Atchison, 

 Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. The hunting grounds are high rolling prairie. 



Moulder County— 



Caribou. Good hunting, and fine trout fishing in the mountain streams. 

 Reached from Denver via the Colorado Central Railroad to Boulder City, thence 

 via good wagon road twenty miles. 



Clear CreeJc County— 



Georgetown. Game abounds in all the surrounding country. The Chicago 

 Lakes eight miles distant, the Green Lakes and Grand River are all well stocked 

 with trout. Reached from Denver via the Colorado Central Railroad to Floyd 

 Hill, thence stage sixteen miles. Fare from Denver %^ ; round trip $11.50., 



Costilla County- 

 San Louis Park and the surrounding country affords fine goose, duck, quail, 

 mountain grouse and deer shooting. Reached via Denver and Rio Grande Rail- 

 way, to Cucharas, thence stage. 



El Paso County — 



Manitou. In the vicinity are elk, bear, black-tail and other varieties of deer, 

 bison and mountain sheep. It is one of the best trout centres of the Rocky 

 Mountains, the season extending through July and August. Manitou is five 

 miles from Colorada Springs station, on the Denver and Rio Grande Railway, 

 and seventy-two miles soutn of Denver. The narrow-gauge cars take the trav- 

 eler along at the rate of fifteen miles an hour, reaching Colorado Springs at noon. 

 Thence a carriage is taken to the Springs. Here the Manitou House, and the 

 Cliff House, and, two miles further on, the Tonic Springs Hotel— all having spa- 

 cious walks, croquet grounds, drive ways, billiard halls, barber shops, and min- 

 eral baths — offer abundant comforts for guests. Charges $3.50 to $4.50 per day. 

 Saddle-horses and carriages can be obtained to visit all the points of interest ; 

 also guides and pack animals to the summit of Pike's Peak, where the Govern- 

 ment signal office is located. 



Fremont County — 



Canon City, one hundred and sixty miles from Denver, is the terminus of the 

 Arkansas Valley branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, connecting with 

 the main line at Pueblo ; distance, forty-five miles. Trout abound in the moun- 

 tain streams, and game is abundant. Fare from Denver $14, round trip $20. 



Gilpin County — 



Central City. Grizzly bears, buffaloes, elk, deer, antelope, jack rabbits, 

 ducks, geese and grouse. Reached via the Colorado Central Railroad. 



Rollinsville. Lxcellent trout fishing. Reached via Boulder Valley Railway 

 from Denver to Boulder City, thence stage. Comfortable hotel, and many good 

 camping points. 



Grand County— 



Hot Siilphur Springs is the objective point of the Middle Park of the Rocky 

 Mountains. In addition to its charms for the pleasure seeker, this park offers, in 

 the variety and abundance of its game, many attractions to the sportsman. All 

 the game found in North Park, (which see) is here in equal quantity, and here as 

 there, camping affords the best and most successful sport. Grand Lake, twenty- 

 five miles from the Springs, contains large fish, with boats, etc., at hand. Game 

 and brook trout are found in the country west of Middle Park, in unlimited num- 

 bers. The route to Hot Sulphur Springs is to Denver, as above, thence via the 



