, 1873-10-23
MIDDLE PARK.
A, Trip to the Hot Sulphur
Springs.
Experiences Of a Rain-Storm---Tro
Fishing and Grasshopper-
Catching.
A Ute Fraud---Batfing ut the
Springs---Grand Luke.

Correspondence Of The Chicago Tribune.
BLACK HAVE, Col, Sept. 80, 1879.
AIy lust lcttor to THE TRIBUNE left cur party
OF mountain-tourists, bound for tho Hot Sui
phnr Springs Of Middle Park, just starting out
from tho spot, at the edgo of timbor-line on tho
west side Of tho range, whore thoy had dinod
curly In tho afternoon Of Aug. 18. Our way for
q little distance was still to the westward. Two
atoep hut short dosoents-the longest not much
over IN eighth of q milo-were made, and then
the road, turning to tho north, lay for tho mort
part through a thick growth Of timber, and along
little stream called
woMAN'9 GREER
30 narnod, likely enough, by aome oft-jltod
swain, because, in lis estimation, only the wind
ings Of woman's lenrt wore as crooked and
tortuous as it's course. We crossed 1t, on an
average, about once in every rodB There was
occasionally abort, Bteop pitch, but otherwise
the road wnB seemingly lovel,-oply tho rapid
current OF tho stroam indicating how groat really
was the constant and regular descent, AND
not at oil dangerous. But to say that
it was rough aud stony would convey
only the faiuteBt idoa of Its real condi-
ton, Nature coufounds and puts to shame
poor humanity, not only by the beauty, tho
| grandeur, md majesty, Of hor works, but some-
times also byIthe1 subtle skill displayed therein,
| No human ingenuity could ever pile within tho
samo limits so many ano 80 nuge ooulaers as
Dame Nature mas aePos1seo pes"oon tno '"o
sides OF this road. II le zepasea ono OF tne
| oRAapEsF AEeoao.o aAiu1fne ~ oA4nH
| In the johu tribe to drive eoam OF norses un-
used to this road over it for the first time, with
out broakage to the limbs or SERIOUS damage to
some other part Of tho equine framo. Our
mules we're used to tho road. and picked
thoir way over 1t easily and Bafely-to
tbouselyes, hut no mu1e-Ragacity could pre-
/ T.. .ui,n,,,-,,och ,yl,a+, +1,c notiop tonk IL IN
IN fa'l"hy-coaca "net .no uotun suoA ~ W
run Tor "naso over tho t1o7 4uh|eau ~ "1on6
tho track, can have, perhaps, somo faint con
Ton1, Only those 10 unfortunate as not to have
toaa, ~, asa .oo 1rool, ~ nv, t;rod a.
saaolo-not1es, Hno ~, ~ "oan ,,S t,aa .ssso ~
walk remained IN tho % wagon anu .noy ~ere te
driver and clingipg frantionlly to the seata to
aovo tbcmse]vea from being DUMPED out behind
snso .noAa M aHns 49, s,aao,,Is,doa ncoo.
OF DOING sp4ioo o'oi sao ""6o.o'aso' ~e.,
son c .s Sa a"a Or qu Of @ dry
lands, md through groves Of straight growing,
a,rz,nnotrico1 ninoa. hit uowbero waa there any
sytnmo.I1sa4 .uAM p'-o' '"' @'o"S10 "''S '
THE HUGE, 7onrun1Sa nou1pEns.
CORRESPONDENTS insp;red with lofty ambition
~ o;r;ua thoir hotnnieal knowledge, writing o1
" a., na., h,,-a ~ ,,,,,e,, -, 90, =,
tho timber III inc tarA' aaSo nao n1aen to s''s u
humorous Varieties OF pines, OF 6pruceB, OF asps
oto. But tho unbotanical oye can therein dis
ao,,o, T., I'm +,,rbor.,,pe notb;no Init nm sor
coYor, ~ snu nommonv co11eI ~ cnnvenienco
~ y! Ssu.6,oun, ooiant;o1 raauo nne ma onca
a;aoa, M arnvoa ~ auaIino osr or oppttnnwand p
eiuunt 1--we o ~ nas ~ N ,rao 1nura ~ lo,t
'1l H. ~ trd ~ .,oa on,ta % conatant M;
ine-.he last .ra aot au.'9 % ,ar ;nt ~ ~
oetsc LUZ snn unno. tnto ~ ~ ~
green osaraa u y ts mane of nrooSo
coneise'y y o,r nontaIneor ;nformed ns tha
We were .,
ar. RA1anf In IN TIE 3 iAnh; a.sJ ,or,o,oa vii,
1lbBa aBNCl6. SMOOTH allu l9YD anu COFGTGU WILL