Show STEVEN SONS LETTER boon after writing to the NEWS from rosalie Bo selia mexico I 1 concluded to return to gait bait lake on important business I 1 would like to say a few words more regarding the hopes wishes and an of the little band of colonists in the dry hillson hills of northern chihuahua they have been struggling bravely with the unusual drought of mexico but with some help have been able to maintain themselves and not give up my visit to them the warm springs was delightful there are six of them enclosed and one left out in natures own state which is used by leonea deones and the poorer classes who do not have the twenty five cents to pay for those with rude huts over them the springs gush forth fro wunder from under a chain of low mountains and an oval bath la is built by excavation and plastered up so that a person sitting upon a rook for a stool finds himself burled buried in the warm liquid up to his chin and plenty of room in his oval basin to flounce bounce around until after five minutes he be begins to feel weakened as lie Is almost universally the case with ahe bathers no I 1 is hot no 2 which I 1 chose was so hot that I 1 had bad to go in by degrees no 8 is a little hotter than nos nes I 1 and 2 but no 4 to is still hotter and the hottest of them all while no 6 5 is much cooler and its neighbor no 6 again is very warm in the dirt floor rooms there is a sort of bunk made of boards laid on posts driven into the ground whereby where by each one furnishing his own blankets and towels may take a sweat in the warm bath room invalids olten often do so the water is drawn from the bath by an opening provided ded and again the bath Is ie raised railed and refilled ready for 25 cents more it is ie claimed that the warm mineral water has healing qualities and the springs springe may hereafter hc prove a great advantage to brother stewarts concession the central railroad Is ie only three miles distant from the springs there was quite a disappointment among tl a people on finding that they were unable to get water supply sup ply by a nine mile output when the true level was put on it was found that they had bad to make a twenty miles canal which even if successful will much delay the enterprise but it to is to be hoped that so good an opportunity will meet with sufficient encouragement to carry out the enterprise some borne of we toe party will test the value of the soil boll and climate by the improved plan of cultivation by american agrical turis jurists ts fifty acres were purchased of the best bottom land under ample water supply and seeds are being put in while brother 8 N lovendahl was looking after seventy five acres of atmer aimer land to seed with lucern rye and other cereals our party have over one thousand choice fruit trees with a supply of strawberries and small fruits we shall with interest watch the development of these in this beautiful climate leaving aselia over the mexican central to el paso texas miles we change oars cars to the santa fe division through a corner of texas into now new mexico and into colorado at la junta where a change of oars can is x necessary rec essary to pass pace on to colorado springs where abia er change takes place to salt ait lase city some way may be pleased to learn of the various distances the journey from roselia rosalie to elpaso is 33 0 miles from elpaso to lit junta col la junta to pueblo 64 pueblo to colorado springs 44 colorado springs spring a to learville leadville to grand junction 90 drand junction to reen river green river to salt lake total 1640 stopping over at colorado springs gave us an opportunity of seeing a lovely lity tilty of inhabitants the streets are wide clean and the sandy soil mixed with fine gravel needs no paving and there is but very little sidewalk laid of large square undressed but smooth stone the south nevada avenue is 46 yards or feet wide runs north and south two rows of shade trees in center with a little space between them and a drive smooth and clean on each side A row of trees adorns each sidewalk the street was long level and admirable A cross street running east and west with electric streetcars was not so wide but lined with trees on each side and measures 93 feet the houses are surrounded by trees shrubs and flowers and not crowded except in the business portion and what adds to the loveliness of th this Is healthful plate e is that it is situated directly under the noted pikes peak whose alti altitude tudo reaches feet in the blue ky the colorado springs are six miles up north of the city and at present ibe mant mani tou ton springs carry carrying lug iron and soda have become famous as a health resort motels hotels form a conspicuous part of the town built in the canyon and on the hill sides and in fact away up in the gulches it is astonishing to see what the love of money and health will accomplish the gateway to the garden of the gods is on oa the rl right with full view of pikes peak ind and while standing on the elevation above it is a eight bight so BO admirable am aa fill one on with wonder and amazement some bom of our party visited the institution fox for the education of the deaf and blind or of colorado the buildings are situate ou on a hill just past the slaters bisters hospital and look admirably well at 6 a cost including the grou ground with an enrolment of pupils 3 and at an expense of ef for 1891 lit in the blind department are 60 five fay years ago there were 48 enro ed ad the building la is scrupulously clean well lighted and ventilated with teach teachers OX abundant calling at the office with pencil and paper we helia held a conversation rather interestingly fog it a short time various trades are carried on in the girls depart department tho the various branches of house ahouee work t to gether with dressmaking needlework hammock weaving embroidery bred bread making and baking etc are taught it was with a degree of sorrow th that we took our departure contemplating the large number of unfortunates v 5 colorado on our way from the to leadville we went want up ami through pikes peak through eight tunnels canyon uto ute park summit park lube lake george some ice castie water spraying through them whether natural or artificial looked romantic romanti at leadville there was good sleigh sleighing inc E STEVENSON |