Image Number175-9599Dateca. 1894DescriptionTitle written on bottom of print. Printed information on the back of the photograph: "Manitou Grand Caverns. The most easy of access of any in the west. Colorado's Latest Attraction. The Caverns are but one and one-half miles from the world-renowned Soda Springs in Manitou, Colo. Up the Ute Pass, just above Rainbow Falls, the first carriage road to the right leads up Cavern Canon, making a beautiful picturesque carriage drive to the very entrance. There are no long stairways outside or inside to climb. Finest view of Pike's Peak and the whole range from the door. The gray and vermilion cliffs indicate where this most wonderful of western subterraneans is found. Was opened in March, 1885, to visitors. From the moment you enter the immense echoing walls declare their sublime grandeur, and every step discloses some new freak of Dame Nature's ornamental work. Nowhere can be found a larger number of the beautiful clear alabaster cones. These Caverns possess the longest stalactites, largest stalagmites, highest columns and finest floor formations in the west, while the ceilings are marvels of beauty. Many of the rooms are bewildering in their vastness. The principal ones are: Bee Line Vestibule, Rotunda, Grand Concert Hall, nearly 500 feet long and 75 feet high; Lovers' Lane, Canopy Avenue, Stalactite Hall, Narrow Guage [sic], Crystal Hall or Bridal Chamber, the Narrows and Cascade Avenue. Here will be found the most wonderful of cavern ornaments--the Grand Stalactite Pipe Organ; it runs the scale of notes and rings the complete chime of bells. Open summer and winter. No lover of nature should fail to witness this series of enchanting scenes. Send for free descriptive book of Caverns to Geo. W. Snider, Proprietor, Manitou Springs, Colo. W.E. Hook, Photographer and Publisher of American scenery from ocean to ocean."PhotographerHook, William E., 1833-1908LocationColorado Springs (Colo.)SubjectCanyonsCheyenne Canyon, South (Colorado Springs, Colo.)CollectionStereographic Image CollectionPublisherPikes Peak Library DistrictOriginal FormatStereographsPhysical Description8 1/4 x 5 1/8 stereo printRightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user’s responsibility to determine copyright status and obtain necessary permissions for use. You may use items from PPLD’s digital collections freely for private study, research and educational purposes. Any other use, including reproduction, publication or exhibition, should be requested through Regional History & Genealogy at PPLD. Proper credit and citation should accompany any use of these materials.
