dozen lemons and a package of sugar and we had genu 
ine foaming soda water in an unlimited quantity. We 
next visited the Iron spring farther up the mountains, 
and returning, took our eourse up the Ute canon, where 
a roadway has been cut for some distance in the edge 
of the rocks at an enormous expense, making a drive- 
way where mountains tower above with the yawning 
abyss below. We followed this road nearly to the top 
of the mountain before turning around. Here we saw 
several fine specimens of birds, rock stpiirrcls, a large 
gray wolf, etc., but not anticipating any such sights the 
gun had been, unfortunately left at the hotel. AVe here 
visited the Manitou Mansions which is one of the lead- 
ing houses, and found the painters and all hands busy 
preparing for the coming season. The Alansions will 
be opened on the 1st of .June by J. M. AV'ilkins, propri- 
etor of the “Inter-Ocean” at Denver, which is a suffi- 
cient guarantee that it will be well kept. Kichards’ 
Summering in Colorado, says of Maiiitou: 
“The reputation of the springs at Manitou has siiread 
to a national renown, and the waters are sought by 
people from far and near, for the healing of vaiious ail- 
ments. They extend along the beautiful creek which 
runs through this vallcv — the Fontaineqtii-Bouille — 
and are ot various character, soda and iron. Some of 
them bubble out upon the banks of the creek and dis- 
charge thir healing waters into the stream, while others 
are at the very edge of the cn-ek. Since the spot has 
become a resort, the springs have been walled up and 
made very' attractive. Rustic bridges have been 
thrown across the Fontaine, and deliglitful walks laid 
out. In the early morn it is no uncommon thing to 
meet scores of people standing about the chief spring, — 
the Manitou, which has been covered with a tasty rustic 
house, — waiting for a draught of the sparkling water. 
These springs are all named in Indian noinenciature, 
each name conveying an idea of the characteristics of 
water. 
Far up in one of the glens is the largest iron spring, 
the water of which is very beneficial in its effects upon 
the system. Those who cannot stand the fatigue of 
clambering up the roadway that leads to it can find this 
water in the valley below, brought down for drinking 
purposes. - In short, this locality appears to be a sani- 
tarium where the afflicted may come and bathe in or 
drink of the healing waters. Tourist and invalid alike 
will find both pleasure and physical relief here. 
It is but a short distance, comparatively, from here to 
the summit of Pike’s Peak, which mountain stands but 
a few miles away. An excellent trail has been made, 
so that the fatigues cf mountain climbing are to a great 
measure done away with, and it is an easy matter to 
now ride on horseback to the very summit. A great 
advantage, this, over the days when it was almost an 
irapossihility to scale the rocks, and was a journey 
Iraught with untold dangers. 
Pike’s Peak stands like a sentinel on the outposts of 
the mountain chain, being at the edge that flunks the 
great plains. Its summit is flat and covered with im- 
mense rocks, about eighty-four acres in extent. To ar- 
rive at the summit before the day dawns and to watch the 
coming of the light that floods the far-off eastern jilains, 
and casts its dark shadows across the lower hills, is an 
experience long rem inbered. As the darkness below 
gives way to the glorious sunlight, and the streams glis- 
ten like silver ribbons across the i inerakl p ains, the 
landscape unfolds its marvelous beauty gradually. The 
mountain tops have long before stepjied forth from 
darkness and taken their place one by one in the grand 
review “Jocund day stands tip-toe on the misty 
mountain tops,” peak after peak seems ans vering to 
the roll-call of the great Creator. Down upon the 
plains morning dawns long after the crests have felt the 
genial glow. Far off' into the South Park, west; .south 
towards New Mexico; east across the great plains, 
stretched out like a floor; north beyond that other grim 
warder, Long’s Peak; all these the eye takes in with an 
extent of country that can scarcely be comprehended 
at one glance. Here the approaching storms are sig- 
naled to the country from an observatory, the em- 
ployees of which live here winter and summer. In the 
winter season it is far irom being a desirabie abode; 
but in their strong and warm house they experience hut 
little of the inclemency ot the boreau blasts .and driving 
snow. 
Within easy walking distance from the hotel at Alaiii- 
tou is the Ute Pass, through which travel to the South 
Park passes from tliis vicinity. It is a romantic spot, 
and winding among the rocks presents a multitude of at- 
tractions. Only a short distance up are the Ute Falls, 
where a splendid descent is made, in an unbroken sheet, 
fift}’ or sixty feet. The roadway runs close to the edge 
ol the precipice, below which tiows the creel . On tlie 
other liand, i.he rocks tower above to an immense 
height. At places the I'ass opens wide, and is filled 
with rank vegetation. The trees form arches above the 
roadway, here and there, and little houses, tucked away 
in the aspens and pines, now and then suddenly appear, 
and give evidence of life in the midst of the entrancing 
objects with w hich nature has here been so lavish. 
Time spent at Manitou is well spent. Idaho Siirings, 
anrl this point of which I here write, are the two favor- 
ite'and mo.st accessible resorts, both for those who have 
no ailments and are traveling for pleasure, and those 
who seek relief in the tonic of the air. rambles amongst 
the hills, and guzzling of the waters.” 
After visiting all tbo springs wc inquired the road to 
the “Cave,” or the “Alammoth Cave of Colorad )," ns 
the Colorado Springs Gazette terms it, “take the road to 
the tight of the hotel, and it will lead you there, ’tis 
about a mile and a half at the second lime stone kiln.” 
drove as directed up a ravine along a roadway scarcely 
wide enough for us to drive comfortably, for at places 
we could reach out and touch the rocks which had been 
blasted awa 3 ' to allow the teams to come down from the 
kilns above with their freights. After being jostled 
about considerablj’ we arrived at the “second kiln” 
much relieved to think we had met no teams on our way 
up, for had we done so, ’tis hardly possible to tell how 
we should have passed them. Inquiring of two men 
W’c saw at the kiln where the great cave was, we were 
informed by one of them that it was “some ways up,” 
but if we would alight, he w'ould pilot us tnere. So 
we jumped out; after some rough walking we were in 
sight of this wonder of nature. As with all the rest of 
this astonishingly jirodigal nature, descriptive powers 
fail at the Mammoth cave, and in the excess ol 
the picturesque we become matter of fact and statistical. 
The mouth of the cave is about a hglf-miie from Mani- 
tou, and was discovered, as almost everything else is, 
by accident. Some persons were blasting rock nearli}' 
and noticed that the amount of chips and stones that 
flew into an almost hidden opening had no effect 
toward tilling tlie hole, and so they threw in a quantity 
of loose stone, which gave no sound of striking the 
bottom. Tearing away the rubbish, the opening was 
fully exposed, and measured nearly si.x feet in diameter. 
A narrow passage, down an inclined plane, about twelve 
feet, widens into a crecasse about two feet wide and 
fourteen feet long. The descent from this is rapid, and 
a rope is used to accomplish it safely. About twenty 
feet helovv is a funnel-shaped chamber which, running 
northward, narrows to a very small opening, making 
this cave about l:io feet in length. The opening from 
this on the north being vcr 3 ' small, wc explored no 
further iu that direction. 
Another crevas.se on the eastern aspect of this vault, 
divides into two corridors. The right hand one (if you 
go through head first) is about thirt 3 '-five feet long, and 
so .small as to compel the utmost huniilit 3 ’; it expands 
suddenU’, however, into a vault of grand appearance, 
more than one hundred feet long, twenty feet wide, and 
thirty feet high. Beautiful sialactites on roof and walls 
show the stale of the cavern when water had flowed 
out. 
From this division the descent is made by a rope 
about thirt 3 '-five feet to another section, which is por- 
tioned off into three galleries running ne'.irl 3 ' north, 
west and south. The first is nearly sixt 3 ' feet long and 
leads to a chamber of no paiticular shape, but nearly’ 
fifteen feet square. That towards the west is nearly 
round, having been the principal outlet at some time. 
Its course for nearl 3 ’ twent 3 ’ feet is about west; it then 
makes a short turn to the souih for a few feet, and iheii 
abrupli 3 ’ resumes its we.«iern course. This galleiy opens 
into a vauit extending upwards nearly si.xl 3 ’ feet, and 
below the mouth some fifteen feet. 
The southern gallery is an exaggerated cleft in the 
rocks, about fifteen feet from sides to side, and ei.ghteen 
feet from end to end. It terminates in a lofty chamber 
with a twelve-foot ceiling and about 30x00 feet in size. 
The other corridor, b 3 ' a gradual decline of some sixty 
feet, leads to a magnificent vault of unknown dimen- 
sions. It is about one hundred and seventy-five feet 
in length and twenty'-eight f -'cl in width, but the height 
of the roof is beyond our ken. 
From this vault chamber a gallery extends some dis- 
tance to the west, then changes its direction southward, 
and pursues a very devious course for about one hun- 
dred and twenty-five feet. 
There are several more galleries and chambers, and 
others are being explored daily. Most of them are pi r- 
fectly dry, so tourists will not be subjected to the daiiq)- 
ness so common in underground chambers. 
Mr. (lase, the proprietor, has constructed stairs for 
the various descents, and suitable clothing and other 
conveniences are prepared for the u.se of parties desiring 
to visit t. e cave. 
The teaeu was next headed for the “ Garden of the 
Gods.” through which we took a hasty drive, and for a 
description of the novel place quote once more fioiu 
“ Richards;” 
It is but a short distance from the hotel to the point 
where the roads turns into the Garden of the Gods; but 
thetiip may weary one unless he makes it in some 
vehicle. On every hand are masses of sandstone, 
white and red, some rising to a great height, and all 
d'pping more or less to the west. They are scattered in 
picturesque confusion. The chief point of attraction 
is the Bealiful Gate that opens into the Gar leu proper, 
and through which is seen one of the most magnificent 
sights man ever beheld. The opening is perhaps fifty- 
feet in width; on either side -..tand huge piles of sand- 
stone, rising over three hundred feet; in the centre of 
the gateway a pillar thirty feet in height, and away be- 
yond, miles away, stately Pike’s Peak, with here and 
there a bank of snow upon its cold grav sides. Of 
course a pre-emptor’s cabin near at hand mars this 
splendid scene, and on the rocks are glaring black let- 
ters announcing that John Smith’s steieoscopic views 
are the best in the. world, and that some new-fangled 
soothing syrup will put babies to sleep quicker than any’ 
other 1 ostrum in existence. The.se little things fall 
upon one’s rhiipsodies like a wet blanket; but they tes- 
tify to the universal Yankee's presence and hiisintss in- 
stincts. The Yankee’s mark is on every trail that civ- 
ilization has opened. 
This Garden consists of a tract of land of a little less 
than five Hundred acres in extent, hemmed in by moun- 
tains on the west and north, boideied by' ravines on the 
smuli, and old red sandstone on the east, which shut it 
entirely’ out from the iilains. Vegetation is slight, the 
larnkscape being dotted here and there only with pinon 
ind pine trees, and the grasses scarce, except in the low 
valleys near the wati r courses. 
The tradition of these rocks is interesting. It is that 
this was once the abode of Jujiiter — he who from high 
Olympus Hung the bolts of his wrath down upon the 
world; that, before his exploits and conquests in the 
Grecian arcliipelago, he lived and ruled in this beauti- 
ful garden; that here the forces of the gods met in bat- 
tle strong, and, hurling these rocks at each other, caused 
them to assume their novel shapes! Those familiar 
with the Ifcaliiy will take you to .lupiter’s cave, and 
also to the great hollow in the rocks where, the story 
goes, the beautiful Venus was wont to perform her 
maiutinal ablutions! 
The lover of the beau'iful and novel in nature can 
here spend hours in contemplation of these interesting 
objects, with new attractions constantly coming into 
view. Iinaginaiive tourists can fashion whatever the 
mind dictates from these stones — stately’ castles with 
frowniiiir liattleinents, fragmentary cathedral windows, 
gigantic figures suggesting various animals, and hun- 
dreds of other equally fanciful objects. There is 
scarcely a dmit to the changing scenes, caused bv every 
turn among the curious locks. AV. F. P. 
$600.00 IN PRIZES. — Grand Shooting Tournament at 
Chittenden’s Bridge, Sooth Chicago, Illinois, Saturday 
and Alonday, July' 3 and 5, under the management of 
A. AI. Decker of South Chicago and E. T. Alartiu of 
Chicago; open to the world; entrance $10 each day; all 
purses to fill or be prorated; birds extra. All shooting 
to be from H. and T. P.unge Traps; Illinois State Asso- 
ciation rules to goy'ern. 
PROGRAJiyiE. 
First Day’ — Saturday, .July 3 — $300. Cla.ss Shooting 
— Ten single rises. First prize, cash, $100; second, 
cash, $70; third, lady’s gold watch, valued at $-5.5; 
fourth, cash, .$40; fifth, pair mounted elk horns valued 
at $-2.A; sixth, cash, for the poorest shot, $10, and a 
magnificent medal, composed of sole leaiher. 
Second Day, Alonday July .A — $300. Class .shooting — 
Ten single rises. First prize, cash, ,$100, .second, cash, 
$70; third, elegant silver ice set valued at $60, fourth, 
cash, $.'>0; fifth, elegant English mle leather gun case 
valued a' $30. 
Shooting to commence at 10 .e. m. sharp. Entries to 
be made on the grounds each day. 
South Chicago IS about twelve miles from the Chicago 
Court House, and trains leave for there from the Pitts- 
burg and Fort AV’ay’iie, Alichigan Southern, and Balti- 
moie and Ohio railroad depots almost houily’. A first- 
class hotel is situated near the grounds where all can be 
accommodated at $-2 per day. For further particulars 
address E. T. Alartin, 43 South Clark street, Chicago 
The following explains itself: 
D. AIcCi.osky, Esq. — Dear Sir, At this evening’ 
meeting of the National Spoilsmen’s Association it was 
unanimously resolved “that the thanks if this Associ- 
ation be cordiallv tendered to the proprietors of the 
Kennard Hou.se, Cleveland, for the convenience so 
liberally' afforde.l to the A.ssociation in the use of the 
Kennard House iiarlors, and for the courtesies extended 
to the delegates. By direction of the Association 1 
have great pleasure in communicating this resolution. 
Very respectfully, AV.m. Hcmpiireys, • 
Acting Secretary. 
Irish setters and retrievers imported direct from Ire- 
land. See S. J. Hurley’s advertisement. AAc have 
strong references for the square dealing of this gentle- 
man, and though not the piactice of the Rod and 
Gi n to endorse any' one, w e are warranted in leceim- 
mending attention to these dogs. 
