Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 221, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1919 — WELL PLEASED WITH NEW WESTERN HOME. [ARTICLE]

WELL PLEASED WITH NEW WESTERN HOME.

• Manitou, Colo., Sept. 9, 1919. Dear Republican Editor and Jasper = County Friends:- —-— Thinking you would be interested as to where we are located, I thought 1 would write and tell you and try to describe some of the beautiful scenery, f We are located at Manitou, a suburb of Colorado Springs, at the bottom of Mt. Manitou, which is 9,000 feet above sea level. We are living in a cottage at the foot of this mountain and we can sit on our poroh and look every way and see one mountain after another covered with groves of pine tr6€B An incline or cable-road runs to the top of Mt. Manitou and a cog road and an automobile road run to the top of Pike’s Peak, whick is. about ten miles from here. It only looks to be about two or three miles distant. ~ The immense rocks, the deep canyons and the large graves of pines are not describable to those who have not seen them: Sunday we took a, forty-mile scenic drive to see,,the “Garden of the Gods,” “The Cave of the Winds,” “The Balanced Rock,” “The Seven Falls,” “Ute Geyser,” and many other places of natural scenic beauty. “The Cave of the Winds” has sixteen rooms and all are differtnt. The ceilings are covered with crystal i zed formations formed by a liquid or water seeping from the mountains. It takes one hundred years for one inch to form. Some of the ceilings sparkle like diamonds and some are all colors which take on a beautiful polish. In “The Garden of the Gods” are different mountain images made of limestone and some of red racks. Some are tall and slim, while others are so wide and high that a man on top looks like a speck. —The climate is fine hereand the air is so much fresher and lighter. It is warm during the day and cool during the night. It often rains on the mountains and we can stand on our porch and see the rain fall and hear the thunder. " Living is about the same here as there. In fact, some things are cheaper. Rent is high during the summer but is cheaper during the winter. The city is supplied with mountain water and there are two springs, a soda and a mineral spring. The climate seems to be agreeing with us fine and the change did not affect me '* in the least. I don’t know how long we will be located here, but will let you know later where to send our paper. Hoping that all of our Jasper county friends are well, we are, respectfully, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Gratner, Manitou, Colo. P. S.: My father and mother are here with us; also my father’s sister, Mrs. Ellen Ott, of Dodge City, Kas.