, 1870-10-03

{ ID - creation, that cling around and some-
times cover The summit Of these lofty range'.
VI oever would to convinced Of all this, Il
'ime preteep, can, in thtee days from penv.r.
r: and on the summit at Grayts Peak. II, ,!a5
feet share the ocean. within lesa than : a,0so
feet of the height Of Mont Blanc, aud. II the
day be fair, sec tue Rocky Mount3 31ns in Ill
fl,eir glorv, and Ut . o'clock IN the evening OF
The 9iird day he on bis way home fsom Denver
Ia one Of puflman's palace care.
Touns-sHonr AND LONG.
But Let 10 attenf to tho more ,ber realit:es
Of the trip befora ~. AMI tirst-as the writer
has been for The tl,ird lime among these nuouE-
tsine-tor the benefit Of those who MAJ want
T., viAit them next year, and who mA! do this
and my Dext Article the honor to cut them out
and preserve them xs Adirectofy to their wand
erfpRr, it is bare urged, that those who want
10 make 4 thorough exploration Of them should
allow themselves 1t least tnkoe months to do
it. Such TIN should begin 1t Lasamie or
Fort Steel, on tho Uuion Pacific Rall*aS.
From the latter pom. tle route would ba
up Il North Platte 70 tho North pa1k. aud
1iom Laramie, shorter noe aczuss tho noun
scstHa the Snowy Range 70 the Middle Pack,
taking G11ld Lake BY the ~sv. Doan the
Grand to the mouth OF tho Frazier, where. il
Grind Lake has not Satisfied the tourists
viii, trout fishing, the pools At and near the
r.neIing OF these TWO streams Will give tho
uitCA A4OEAk %A0GAt4V "a AA4V FQA'4~-t2 At-e@S
W,l on al The sport he can desire.
7le1ce follow tho trail doau the
6szud to tho HIT Sulphur Springs, wh=se
1t least week can he apent Nlt1 the great sst
pleasure and p1uht. Thence iake the trail
directly on tie brink OF the Canon Of tno
mouth Of Williams Fork and up the Ute t1silt
directly west Of the Ute Mountain, = round
summit son,h Of the Hot Syringe, to the val
ley ct the Nue; up the M1e to whers il re~
ceiyes the SuAke from the east, aud the Ten
Mile frum the soushwest--one OF the
most beaut iiul camping spo:s in the
mountnipe. Frpm this camp an excursion
should be made 70 GrAy's Peak, and Que Of
the .tsistsnss should be rent to u=oSse:oxn
fo= l. tte,s end paptra. which f'r tbs tirst
u.oLtll .Ltul;; be sen: to Tia. Post O1se-
The IMP eau 10 made in two DAYS but it IL
Se.ter to lake sbrte, aud rpeau seytfA AOurs
upon tho top Of tho mountains for the view
lofty summit, ii ono OF the very best that can
be found upon the American Conti-
hint It alone will amply repa5
i visit to Colorado. Retutning TO camp, fol
luz NJ the Blue to Breckenridge, Aad thence
across tile rarg- TO Montgomery. whence
make ~ excorslou to tho t'p of Ut Ii .coln-
the journey Of tay. I visited it in 1868, and
i, certainly is very hearty, il not quite, the
peer Of Gr1.'s PeAk. From M.;n gomary to
the South Park at Fair Pay If roma dozen
miller, wht re 1etters and pspets NAV also TO
received, IS it enjoys tsi-meekay mail From
Fair rlav turn nearly "es' BY tho wagon roao,
Lakes Of The Arkansas. These are
,quai in i,rau,y, a. least, 10 tbs iskes u
Northern Italy. Themes down the !A1kansas
aud taek again To the southcast~ard TO tue
South PARK, and then again routh aud
westward aud acroxB the range by eiher OF
fn 81 b.xnn 1ns& {t,o r
pErk, said tu be the largest aud the gE7u :eat
il the mountain. The rho writer has not
visited, but IL assured that ore may spend
days and weeks IN it aud never tirs OF Its
beauty or 1.e grandeur. Let tho tourist return
!.y Co!sra5o City. tue aoad dcr:ul sola springs.
il be can make i gta,,der Or more in-t1rc-
tivs tip Of three mouths in any country.
cc-tAinly have no knowledge OF It,
Hut it one has but three woeks. instead Of
tAsee moatl,s, theu l at1vtde tn.t the tourist
80 FROM Georgetown direct to the top Of
Gray y peak. dowu Oh tho west side. and Just
leinw the ti,aoez hne At I1si,as mini II
caL,u, little ea=t Of Colfax Peak. the first
camp should be made. Thence down the
81 ake 1ome ten or twelve miles to wherc it
unitea with the Blue aud the Ten Mile above
referred tc. Here take your choice. Go
tlonn ihe Bue sone eight or ten miles to
uhe1o it iuna directly under the blutf5 vest
OF it. and just below wli:n cross
II, and take tile Utu trail directly north, being
Cat efui ~ take the tight baud trail, up u4r-
row c7nop, about six miles from the fosd
of tho Bus. This trail h;Hkea the heal-
wsterr CT a et,al: western branch OF Williams
Fork. Follow down that stream to its
lint canun, wh.re you are Obliged for sew
e1al miles 10 20 to the left Of it, sou will
copae out at its mouth. and. crossing tho
| Gisud River there, the Hot Sulphur Springs
A1o ouly tomc three niles away, over the high
1is ~ that terrus tho canuu of the Gra d.
Thence follow up the Grand to Grand LAX ;,
| head Of the Middle Fork, and u rosa che
range b, tLs Central City, or the Dsrthoud
| trail, to t'crtrat or to Georgetown.
Or, tor the s,cond trip OF three week., poe
| slbly it would be better, in this case, to add
neatly, il not quite, afourth,-tet " start. AZ
e. me trail aud road to the junction OF the
Eiae, the snake, ard the leu Nile. and thence
turn soutis, by the saule ruad sud traits slaar
we're recommended in tha threa mouths tElp
from that camp, Til ~a come neaF the south
end Of the South Pask, where
W. turn eon'heas: 70 o. ti yoloEsso ,.a,, o. Clt,
| Spurgs, Pixies Peak, aud the Garden VI tllt
Guds. After not = little mountain experience
and long conversations with nany of the bezi
and the ablest mountaineers. either one Of
these t1tEs ia most confidently recon-
meudcd. OF courae it ID not necessary te
| specify the nisuy sido excursions the *on
de1ful and sublime OBJECTS, aud tho majestic
,,enka that can be setn OF sisated by tie way
Al Intelligent guides will point them out mos
carefully.
| oC1pEs-ouTFTT. r
| For ttsp Of tlrco mouths, horses, mules
| and tho eniire outfit should 10 purchased. fol
TIE difference between their cast aud villa
tAey will eeil fos At the close OF the excursion
viii be much less than to h,re them By tts
DAY, \ rarty Of four, IL tents ba t4kea along
will need three pack mules. md one zddi
iional will te requisite for oach addition OF tw'
pettous. Two pler, = guide aud assistant, ~!
ne necessary for small party, and an a.ui
tional aetirtan, il the party 10 more than hal
dozeu, unless they are willing to cook AMI
do considerable work themselves. As to
guide, there arc two 1t Georgetown. known Il
me thoroughly, either Of whom Ii most cor
dial1y RECOMMENDED. II you contemplate
trip, write month in advance to Chafles Q
Stephen Utter, 1t Georgetown. II you woul
make a short tnp, thes will fu1n,a
horses, mules, and the entite outfit, !
cLeap al anyone else, and. havins ha
years Of experience in the monutains
their aetr1ces are Invaluable. Il possible, en-
Plies, Hour, ham, bacon, pork, csnned frtlit
Ole eau at ]east ior each day; coffee, tea
canucd salmon, sardlnes. condensed nIli
rugar, tkc., must be selected At discretion
Dort start ill the rni.dle Of July, for tn
streams viii be too high to ford before that
blsuk4 t.: Ieavc business and the gay wotl
behind; 20 and be happy, anu nv Hosd 1or y
tlst better health aua longer LIE WILL 0
| sour ture reward.
And now for
OCH PARTY
aud their adventures, AMI what they saw
the mouttains- Two young ladies'. aliss Far
lie Root and very near relative OF tue sra'
CT, Sidney Antrcss, Esq, tue atle Washing
| TOE 1ep,escutative Of the Boston AlesTtiSer
n1.d .stLc undersigned" were all dn's moun'
ed on the morning Of August 80, anu aWay y
rode through Georgetown; our three rael
rulcs with" George to hurry them NJ tTudg
iuc along il tho rear, while Mr. Stephen Ute.
The guiae, in his gay red shurt, was gsllopiu
shout in i m.ceil1ncous fanhion to SEE th,
III the paraphcruaila AID sundsies Of tue q
,edition we're IN good order. For sever.
It.,les our route was up the right fork 6
Eleaf Creek, the beethng csags on either SID
uI wh;ch sre 4 constant source of stndr An
admiration. AT Daker's mill tue road bend
10 the south, and up. up, We s
| t.ll We tind ourselves above tho dmle
and fas up to the 1ssh:, on the side Of th
n,ount1in, ia the Baker lode, which supplit
the mill Fellow with it's ores for suaeltins
Hire the tr4il begins, and il is long, ted'or
climb Of sonle two thousand feet or moro I
the top Of
uHAY'a TEAK.
But patience and ,he mules caa accomplls
the task. and soon after O'Clock We fonn
ourselves upon Tho summit. No !soGuae
Alpiue tcroe:y the glories Of the nlounsai
view iron, dsny,s Peak. To the ao'.'
stst, AID eo5.h, there is Utmost
infinite nunbt Of lofty p.sk. aad fsosnin
ctsgs, while down the valleys Of 30 dtnssss 81
br.Lches Of Clear Greek to the e1stwatd or
ean See fal an; On the plains, ps1haps hui
dre,i asd afsx mi,=a.sy. Tebe maree2ec,a
to The northe1s, is Lous's Peak enly te
fect lower tnan Gzay'z, prominent M q. osle' T..
: before you reach Cheyenne, aud AL the @ VI
own 10 Denver, il you came BY the Dens'
i !. thn I,,ne Wyer Range, broken By lo1ty, ia