, 1860-06-26
FROM PIXIES PEAK


A1ktI Uut NEEA y b1At 1A AANA& 1eA'@At ~ W.
of Colorado City, our company arrived here Oh
the 5th inst, and went into camp in beautiful
SPOT on the west side Of tho South Park, aud
fust ut the foot Of the Snowy Range.
- C.,.-.' o:.st .,...o;s
FROM oenfef .o eo'ofaoo eAty eue o'sN"use
about eighty miles, nearly a. far again as VIC
sunnoaed when We stsrt, d. and as the roads
,nJ -,a,+v.f,-ooa ,-o.a and vaf.r
"ete so.1' 49, f1' ~ "s' 49, -.-.,.-:
ahFee very necessary ar''c'es 70 sae 'sa.eiet "
this country, but frequently very hard 10 orbe
rot. We made easr stages and gave our faithful
and uncomn1aiuino mu,rs n1enty of fine to eat
p ....-..,, e.
ano recsu'', anu II Possols' 9alneF sieaeen 'o
the seventy- FIVE miles Of mountain road which
,ra nuet n,sa in 1oirr fro,n ro1o-aio Ety tn
-. $500
tn1s PLACE. Ane nlet 'nfee oass o' oof JoaANe'
was through ene OF the most romantic and beau
tiluI countries human eyea ever bsheld. De-
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tae'e" .n'3'l"AA' '"'' ~ t4o4l' -.
many PAGES to a great height, and, cosefeo
with immense rocks, e:ood out like sentinels to
<vro,a .ba mai, ra,oas d;a+ont n faw milea to
tt'N.'s 80, II. .a-o-a5 x-;,,,
tae WESTWARD nean't1ui 'a'ie5s' eo'ele" w.
flowers Of eTery kind, here enraptnre the eye,
and mountain streams bursting from their rocky
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immense hat ROCKS, stahosng eoge"ise' iof een.
turies have braved the mountain storm, and
,,..ra INV. h ,r1ders inter On The brink of some
....a- :. .,..,;,r +,,a,,a, will,
9lEn p1ec'piGe aau Il t'1.aaIi ,f,s tha scsnsrr
eesIi ,s' uI'.n ~ ~ 10 ers- ;,taras1,nr
,,.,, .e;|tr ,a;1es f,om IIrnyeT we came to
AoouA - ~, rhich IN ,;,;7sna ~ th,t
1 Us 1na,.. Il, .ta;r iumhzr f,r h,;ld,pr Thcsp
plne!aes ~ n"t r"p ~ - ..as ,,a-a har,,
oi AicMsan ahu n!seonslu, ne LET .'.aL: .es
suo1t, haaii NY P.eLte A9Ct.s, "to.;at anu w.
very 1nalhereut A1ao ~ ou''9iis maic'!a' 49,.
saw one steam saw'nan N tuA .a. Mor a4a 4s,.I "I
100 tne!H we're o'nsrs ao' 'as a'1'a4'' 'Aousu
net Visible from & nur Ioaa, .r,.d ,n s,v hard
r s ss and d sasr.1 sit go p ssen }rott;ne-
~ y. sIga' - r. d;staa+ mo,nta;n whi}e
,yo,res p ,na nra;r;e dags ana various oth3r kinds
- .rama were onr s1moat constant com nnniops-
f,ccss;onally the snoke from The csbip Of
souatter attracted our notice, and We looked
~, .dm;rat;on ,,non the rnnn who had h-aged
these xilds and sought a home 80 far away
f-o,n nj a;cns ,f c;y;i;zation. The country IRON
nsnrar' t9 Coloraiio CITY a1onv ,he road We
rrsrc1ad ia thc hes, If any 1 have seen west Of
ts.1a,.;ff,a =. Esns,z ard will donh11ess in a
ta.r Zaar. 1rodura j,rgeiv
~ co1,orata tstr ;s t't,;ated near the foot Of
NJ. ~ ~ ;.s. ,sha.o tia road hera on.
10 ~ ,he e 1,n,nts,ns II contains ohout FIVE
ssas 'n raa;nn rn.,s conni. n hi.fsm;tb.
na o:ot ~ n,d G nn,f,,n" sbona and oror.
a,"es ar;ae AAu e''e'AA sAA0' o
In -, .h.~o ,-o ,hou+ f;rtv buildings bepun.
,.nr,1 a. ~ s' nn;ta t,vn.th;.ds IF which ara roo:
1ss. W.; ~ ;o41shsd 4hd md nnaccnnied. This il ac-
o,,+od ~ fr,,, ti,a foc+ tt,at most of the own
~ ~ ,,sa ~. ~ n tha n,onn,. n. 10 di,, tha
nv 1a .,,s -, hta 1hen, tn ret,rp and
sn;sh ,hs5- cahine
"Is. .uo H., a"a-e.b,,o e-a snor,nora t-re T
,.;d 80 do,1.,r ~ live m cid shoe nailed On
r. NV ~ "a fsvor,,e ,rna Th;. Mace il already be,
nn1n;na anita m inuortant noint. and must
es - 49, a;.v Is iii IL lo.a ~,
esensna"t ossum a. avar h,,t noI,n 1, nn1
tasu*y4 ost @. ~ ~ .n;,os o4e, ~ tha ~.
ossup'eTc . T.a;"a tao o,, po,+ffs Sn1;nr. a amt
| nous Ioas- y, 4.% ~ T., sn5
soeIt rnen t a. -; ,t m,;ea.s, ~ u 1I;e-, 0N
o'!n@ o. afo oa!ns ~ suoes n!Hsa s:a ~ s.,,.
| fton the springs .ae 1oao tlses aosups2
70 the HoAntalus, ano aua' oo' w g.aue
Tnlen ou.sfs aus ~ e,es ss sssu - - venre g. =
n'as uou's " o. ~ ~ "'S S".I s1ans sa..a ~
ne'eats, ana !nen .ns sozt ian7 113Is iuns
| Ates tauke " ae"e. a ~ :,aJ ~aJ isa. c.,,
81 tae way - ~ ,6ovI1 ~ r. ps.+a :.
oas on 9ns ol .us nsa n - y. .uo tns ~
hsrs r"r;d c'ea1 stream, Int trne t. ;ts no;.'
nste !up'u' sssH. 't' -" ,. :. - eos', i
o..14s .nsi'n9 ~; ,;oo. atta,; an5 W., e-
.uu .uLssu ".sn sar dno;Tad1r ''a1 ouA eo'A
| Ms.n % ~ Nt.".I - =: - - .e-..,a F*t.
o.4 a3tha ~ sa,,i, IA " ~" .ho rn.J
i the aish.atad ! i,;a t;-ar w.. d;a;n +.
is net much OF plac=, not being 70 large as
Hamilton, little town ot about hlty cabins
Just bclo" where tne gorge runs into the faIk.
| The South Park is about ten miles broad BY
twenty or thirty long, surrounded on all sides
by Lofty ranges, and near1y aal the way those
ranges are covered with deep snow.
Ills tho c0Idest regaon l ever kaT. Ice to
The thickness OF bali IN inch has formed every
nlght hare been here and believe from wha'
cau learn from those who vera here last Au'
R1st, there are sefy lew, II any, hlghta ID sne
whole sear when It does not freeze pretty sound
" II - the ooath fark.
mere IL IN aounaAnee Q! naii deaa' han green
ounen grss4 IL pIeseat aefe, wnlc1 anoros .!' az
lno'neren1 io'a9e ior she shou37nSs OF cattle
ana m4les no" 'eeo'ng on II.
as :! WtAe, tue r'ount1!a "laos "n'Mie
tafougn tas 'oles1s 81 oeaa l'uoe:, ana even
now clona moves ao"n from soncer SNOWY
range, anu 10! u tao"s, SHOWS hefeety mere
ao1 already The ne!ds are ~nnea1ng. heaven
mare pity On my poor mnles! !aa1e mules e., ne
lopgcf; tne5 are my ocs1 lt1enas nnT: 10Y, nna
e!lHste' ~ 'n's cuanee ', "nslo: Nnne lWa:
away, aud the sun now shines with brigtnest
.on uaa. an,, ~ s, n erot,sr s+orr bsfor.
+" 49,, fm;.1 tb;s santence nerhan.