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COLORADO SPRINGS Nature decreed that there should be built at the foot of Pikes Peak, where mountain meets plain, a city which should be known far and wide because of its individuality and charm. Well might the Indian pay tribute — as the legend says he did — to the matchless climate and wonderful environs of the spot by establishing within the shadow of the Great White Mountain a zone of neutrality within which all tribes might come and go as they pleased. In gratitude for the many blessings received by those who visited the region in search of health and recreation, the aborigines wished all peoples to know and to share freely in the benefits of this great natural resort. That same spirit of unselfishness and comity actuates the residents and visitors of today, as unchanged as are the effervescing springs, the sparkling sun- shine or the other features composing the marvelous combination of natural elements and surroundings that have characterized the place from the beginning and brought it into world- wide fame. When Colorado Springs was founded, one could ride four hundred miles straight eastward from Pikes Peak without seeing, except by chance, a fence or house, or any animal life save the wild roamers of the plains or still wilder Indians. Half a century has wrought manv changes. Spread out on a sheltered plateau at the foot of the guardian hills there is now a unique community which has attracted the attention and admiration of the traveler, the nature- lover and the home-seeker. Colorado Springs is widely known as The City of Sunshine. Official records covering a long period of years show an average of 310 days of sunshine annually, of which 181 are entirely cloudless. Almost exactly one-half of the days have the absolute maximum possible amount of sunshin e. The average for the year is 70 per cent, of the possible, with only 11 days per year on which the sun is not visible. This abundance of sunshine is well distributed throughout the seasons, although the greatest amount comes in the fall and winter and the least in mid-summer. It is probable that the Spaniards visited the Pikes Peak Region before the Pilgrim Fathers landed at Plymouth Rock, and that the Indians had been coming here for a thousand years previously; but the wholly authentic recorded history of the region dates only from November 13, 1806. On that date Lieutenant Zebulon Montgomery Pike first caught sight of the Great White Mountain which today bears his name, and concerning which he wrote in his diary that no human being could have ascended to its pinnacle. Subsequently the locality was visited by numerous explorers. The first permanent settlement, Colorado City, was established rare scene in pikes peak region IN THE GARDEN OF THE GODS 8
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in 1859. This place became the center of the Pikes Peak or Bust gold excitement and the first territorial capital of Colorado. In 1871 General William J. Palmer, pioneer and builder, located the original townsite that is now Colorado Springs. With the trained judgment of an engineer and the vision of a prophet, he chose a site having just the right proximity to the mountains and planned the arrangement of the city ' s magnificent broad streets, avenues, boulevards and parks. The people of Colorado Springs come from all parts of the United States and Europe. The present population of 40,000 is probably as cosmopolitan as could be found in any com- munity of equal size, but the standards of citizenship are high. There are no slums, no foreign quarter or objectionable alien elements, and the bolsheviki and the reds are conspicuous by their absence. There never was a saloon here. It is essentially a city of homes and refinement, a center of culture. In educational fa- cilities and in the development of its commercial, social and religious life it ranks with many cities of much larger » , y — -■ — — . — size. If the visitor seeks the unusual, he may ride in comfort and safety over the wonderful Pikes Peak Auto Highway or the world famous Cog Road to the very summit of Pikes Peak, from which vantage point he may behold a vast pano rama of nature ' s handiwork, comprising many thousands of square miles of billowy plains and towering peaks, dotted here and there with the comparatively insignificant works of man. Or he may take the Crystal Park auto trip or the Mt. Manitou Incline Railway and from different points look down on the many beauties of the region. Or he may visit the wonderful Cave of the Winds, unique in its geo- logical completeness, where stalactite, stalagmite and many other rare and beautiful formations make of the cave a delight to the eye of the ordinary observer and a paradise for the geologist. These are but a few of the many features immediately adjacent to Colorado Springs. It would be impossible to describe them all, even if space permitted. They must be discovered by the visitor himself; and in the finding he will develop that real love of nature which the residents of the Pikes Peak Region know. Within a short radius from Colorado Springs there are a half hundred nationally known scenic wonders, all easily accessible from the city. Here are the massive sandstone formations of the Garden of the Gods. Cripple Creek, the world ' s greatest gold mining camp, is but a few miles distant. Manitou, the Spa of the West, where are located the wonderful mineral springs, is reached by trolley. A favorite one day drive includes a visit to the famous Royal Gorge of the Arkansas, near Canon City. Also, there are ' - ' ?V t -1 literally scores of other principal items and innumerable interesting spots and scenes off the ' beaten paths. on the crystal park auto road SEVEN FALLS, SO. CHEYENNE CANON ■ A W SS ffltr 9
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