The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1872-12-06

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Come o.i.,.. fa'sror J,suad.
Ags,a vo hasa,hc thc inyieoraiins MR. and
walk uals- delight skies OF fascinating Cob
ogdo; bnt m mlGiHns our promic we fear
tiat your patience viii De severely tested. We
intended O., give you scrap Of Colorado his
tory, but I'VE have nothing to draw with, aud
the we'll 8. dccp;" ~ We will nave to abandon
Il for the present
THE GREAT PLAINS.
The third morning after leaving Kentucky
We we're whirling along over the "Grcat
Plains"-at the rate of twenty-five miles per
hour, with nothing torcliovc the monotony Of
the view ave here and there a struggling BUT
falo, herd Of beautiful antelope, or few Prov
I ling c9yois that went scampcring away fright
cncd by the scream Of the locomotive. Oh,
these miserable cid plains, how we dislike and
dread thcml The sense Of uiierde1olation and
/ Loneliness here reaches IT, climax. The seen
/ cry !, almost without diversity-one ovcr-pTea-
/ en-, slmOncss, dull, insipid spiritlcss. The
cyc grows weary Of imm1naity--the horizon
shut. out the view. The sun rises out ottar-
rcnncss and sets in like region of ialh''spi-
tality; thus it T. to ua, at los<t en- isia.iic
Correspondents descriptions of,Ae - any
Of the plain, so the contrary notwithsthnd-
ing"
Il WIS only on the fourth morning, while
nearing the Queen City Of the Plaint'--Den-
yer-that the monotony II the view gave place
to one Of peculiar grandeur and beapty. The
sun was just reddgpiug the East, and anon his
beams fell softly upon the snow-caBpsd peaks
Of the Rocky Mountains; aud avail gtning from
their dreamy rcposc, they Gashed 3 rck smile
Of welcome, while peak upon peak rpse proud
and pure in the crystalline air.
ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
There were a great many persons aboerd the
train who had never passed over the plains
before, and they were eager to obtain first
view Of the Rocky Mountains. As soon as il
got light enough 10 see them, it was amusing
to hear the various remarks and exclamations
that were made. "Oh, hoe beagt.dal hor pretty,
aiafd.ey roadeofu!g ant they iorciy!" came from
the women aud the more "poetically inclined,
while the maticr-of-fact sort, wondered "
lhsa TILE hHs were the great Rocky Mountains
re9ple wrote 80 much aboutW-oxpoctisg Of
course even at that great distance, to sec them
Ip,,-c;,s The very heavens and covered with a
thousand feet Of ice and snow. And one fellow
Idryly remarked while looking at the foc:-a'll-
that he didn't believe there was CT ush grass
on hen hills to keep sheep through the win
ter" This indicated what lac M. So itsoes.
~ gus'ibas non di.p ,trnd,m No two persons
look at the same thing alike. As we pass
through lie we scan tlie horizon and see only
those things tha. bound the vision Of our in
tcrcsts and scl6.hnesa. II is that business
like vision Of things that actuated the tailor,
4 while p 1ndiug oversize verge Of Niagara
foam and spray, when all others were lost in
the grandeur Of their admiration, and silent
in the angus; presence Of nature to exolaim,
30 rl a, what place to sponge q coat and
Leave, Aer purling stream. aud rural scenes
alike.
ri DENVER CRY.
r Fat we are dig,e,sius, We hadn, tias te.,e.
. iulse such thoughts long. before We w1FT-fn
. p.rycr-,he marvel Of H. l.y-snd not in
appropsiaiely-'Ths nQ4len City Of the
Plains" Yes, il any city deserves the name,
. It Is Colorado cari.ol D.nygr has paced
, through ,rriblc ordeal, hut has ''triumphed
DER all her woos, and her future LOOKS bright
and promisia-. She was se.tild by the gold
seekers nj ISIS, was swept by ere in 1858,
, again destroyed by water in 1894, and almost
starycd out by the Indian blockade in 1855.
, Such is her history; but in spite Of al these
! drawbacks, she posses Cd a SCI ct rosolgte men,
n.cn Of indomitable courage and energy, who
have pushed her forward to her present posi-
ton Of ,al,h AMI prosperity. She has pop
uiation of from twelve to fifteen thousand and
Is growing rapidly Her trade is large, in
fact surprisingly 70, for VIC are told that il
amounted last year, to upwards Of yto'1t,el
millions Of dollars. She has al the esseni als Of
g finished city, sNs, water-works, str. 90 ears
fire eompanies, elegant building, botn public
and private, Libraries, schools, churches, hotels
railroads. &C., Sc. We wonder at ali these
. things vhen we are told that they are the re.
3 suit Of The Lest six years. What will moi
. pluck, energy and determination accomplish
DENVER AND RIO GRANDE RAILROAD.
We remained here only long enough to OBJ
tain good breakfast at a first-claas hotel lin
good hotels Denver is not excelled by any city
: OF her siza), and then took the Denver and
RIO sirande (narrow-gauec) Railroad, ioi
: Pueblo. 1t is q rial luxury to ride over this
little "baby road The coaches are elegantly
and cozily constructed, being different from
those Of the broad gauge only in size and ca
paciiy,-having a row Of single seats on one
side and a row of double seats on the other
well cushioned, soft and comfortable, bu, not
, large enough for those dreadfllly stcrn-looking
fashisns we saw while in Saint Louis. Thi,
road has been conTpler-lsr in oIes;. %, :; I.
Pueblo since last June. II IS to he extended
I from this place to the eitlHf Mexico, and com
pleted within The next five years. Ii Is justly
regarded as one Of the greatest enterprises o
the age. From. Denver 60 Pueblo il po-'ei
through one Of the most picturesque portion.
: OF Colorado outside the mountains No per
son who has an eye for the beautiful can f,l
to enjoy this ride of us miles. The scenery
is constantly changing, and is never lacking OF
interest. We glide smoothly on, parallel Will
themountains, through cmountains, through
beautiful valleys along clear, sparkling
streams, past piiuresque foothills, whose side
are covered with pine and cedar, and crowned
with lettering old castles Of roJk, Scared and
eroded by the elements, that seem as though
built Tor the accommodation Of the Cyolope'
and Tiians, or the giant gods Of the Old Scan
dmavians.
We pass over the Great Divide, and her,
We reach a station (aaid to be the highest IL