New-York tribune., 1872-07-18
WESTERN TRAVEL.
4 TRIP TO TIE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.

A
SCENEGY-GOOD ROADS AND GOOD no,
TEI.S-NOT a HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL,
BUT As EASY OF ACCESS, AND NO MORE EN-
PENSIyE, THAN A TRIP TO THE USUAL
WATERING PLACES.
IrGON Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THB TRIBUNE
TOPEKA Kansas June 6.-l have spent the
last weeks In the Rocky Mountains, and during that
time have visited every place of special interest ana
have thoroughly noted the scenery the hotel accommo
dation tho cost and time taken TO visit the numerous
localities and all else that is necessary for the health
and peasreekcr know before he starts from homc'
hardly necessary TO give the roues to reach the
starting point for the Plains" and Mountains VIZ
Kansas city. 40. There haf-dozen or more good
routes take from almost any point in the Eastern
Middle Southern or Western States TO reach Kansas
city. through tickets taken the fare is the same
b. ali OF them, the traveller has his choice ana can
visit the way almost any locality he desires without
extra expense. The fare from New-fork to
Kansas City Is $40 80; from Boston, Sl2 IS;
from Cincinnati s2s so and from Chicago, 500 IS from
Washington $50 m from Baltimore, 35 5O ST. Louis, Sl5 S5
Philadelphia SO co. 1t is To ascertain the fare from
ones own place any OF these points The fare from
Kansas City, Mo-. TO Denver, Colorado on the Kansas
Pacific Railroad Is 50, and distance 62S miles, The eX-
press tram Leaves Kansas City at 145 p m every day,
and reaches Denver at Gas Of the second day. or in
81 hours Those who prefer not to travel two nights in
succession leave Kansas City at Si5 a. M and reach
Slina Kansas 49, miles, at p M, ana stop over night
there leave at o'clock the next morning reaching
Denver the following morning at Gas. But those who
have time should not fail to stop at least one day at
Lawrence Topeka Manhattan, Junction City, and other
places m Kansas. They would be well repaid by so
doing In all these places well at Salina, they VIII
find hotels At prices ranging from g TO s5 % per
oay be procured at from 8 to - per day
according 20 the style OF the equipageb IN Whlch
60 visit places OF interest and TO see what there Is 10 Oe
seen TIC roadbcd and equpage Of the Kansas Pacinc
Road arc cqra 10 any in the country Pullman palace
sleeping aud dIawngroom cars are run on all trains
The dining stations are as good as those on any ne III
The United states.
few miles from salna the line the road strikes the
"Pains." or what formerly known as the " Great
American Desert" Large herds of buffalo and antelope
can he seen from the windows either side. most
OF the time Tor the next 400 miles, The sportsman can
stop al Ills or Wallace station and be provided with
arms. ammunition and horses for buffalo huht' Men
accustomed TO the business always be had as escorts
at q small expense or party of three or olr can they
prefer hunt alone best time, however TO hunt the
buffalo IS In September October. would advise that
tourists DO not stop their way out but leave this sport
I'll they return later in the season. At these stations
Ellis ami Wallace good hotels where ladies Will nave
every accommodation they desire to join the sport H.
however they do not wish to join in the active pursuit
OF the buffalo they can visit Fort Wallace and Fort Hays
Denver is a city OF 1900 Inhabitants with elegant
public and private buildings broad streets lined with
trees streams OF water each side OF every street.
brought canals from the mountain brooks, ana the
best wagon roads in America Not only at Denver, but
st Colorado Springs, Golden Georgetown, Idaho. and
Greeley the roads are equal to the shell road at New
Orleans The livery of these places is of the very best
One can ride in carriages equal to those in any part OF
the United States and after horses which df they do not
make the time of Dexter will go as fast as the teams
hired at any the watering places of the older parts OF
the country The price per day for team varies from
6t1St0. Tie Switzerland OF America" has been por
traycd by learned tourists Ors aud celebrated tray
elers have exhausted the vocabulary OF Ludatory
phraseOOgy in attempting to describe the grandeur
beauty and sublimity of the mountain and valley
scenery Of Colorado Territory, and have acknowledged
their attempts failures. L shall not attempt II,
but would like TO show, what is not gen
orally known to be fact that this beau
tful country can be seen with no more Ia
tgue than ia gone through with every year by the visit
ors who spend two months at Newport, Long Branch
Saratoga Niagara, and the White Mountains. weeks
time can he spent at Denver with pleasure The drive
the Boulevard ten miles long, extending completely
aroun the city, and lined with trees, and most of the
way by watcrcOuTse, is unsurpassed in any country
Three hundred miles of the Rocky Mountains be seen
a one view from this city, including the three highest
peaks aud the Snowy Range. 1t is magnificent beyond
description Board at Denver can be procured at from
g. 10 $50 per week one visiting the mountains should
make Denver the base Of operations because that city Is
the railroad center Of the Territory Its to Denver that
one must return after visiting portion Of the noun
tains, in order 70 visit other localities.
When the visitor ready TO go to the Mountains, lie
takcs the train the Colorado Central Railroad at y
o'clock IN the morning. and in hour reaches
Golden City, II miles distant within the foothills and
al the very base OF the mountains and at an expense OF
90 Golden City is a village Of about 1900 Inhabitants
lying in beautiful basin formed by the foothills on one
side aud the mountains the other. Here is
excellent hotel. large rooms, well furnished and sup
piled with baths the water for them being brought in
pipes a mineral spring at the base of the noun
taius Those who only seeking for health and the
bracng atmosphere of the Territory and especially those
who have lung diseases, aud who at first cannot bear
tho rarcfcd atmosphere higher up in the noun
t,lns will find Golden excellent place to
s'op at for month. The expense OF
living here is from 81 10 SIS per week There are Deauti
fu drives good croquet grounds, good society, and all
the appliances for passing the time agreeably that can
he found anywhere There is drive OF ten miles up
Clear Creek Canon that is worth trip across the Plains
10 take At this point, the feebest get into the
heart OF the mountains without fatigue. carriage can
be procured at from s. TO So, and three hours time Is all
that necessary drive up the canon ten miles and
back 20 the hotel One rises 1000 feet in the ten miles,
but the road is well graded that the horses will trot
the whole distance. There Is but just for the car
riare-way and the OF water in the gorge. At
many places the rocky points where they extended into
the stream been cut away at an expense OF thou
sands OF dollars TO make the road. The rocks are
above from 1000 10 5000 feet in many places,
seempgly hanging the road. Deep lateral gOrges,
down which trickng the little mountain streams
forming beautiful cascades are seen ON each side every
few rods Tue scene Is grand and awensprng, and one
cets view OF mountain scenery that he will retain
through fe / would advise one to forbear visiting
other scenes in these mountains but the traveller who
has but day or to spare or the very feeble who
cannot endure fatigue should this glorious picture
One can leave Denver In the morning and make THIS Trip
procure dinner Of mountain trout and all other dehca
cies at Golden aud be back to Denver at D. m The
road ND the canon the railroad track the ties and