, 1873-10-20

rallod In by mo,tallls consisting an,oht entirely
t iron orot wl,ioh aBanya 70 per cont. The snp-
'ly is iaextlauntiblo. Toward .Oanor. mud de-
Ia la1d head 10 tho loft; md, 'ron examination:
yo iinl this to DO composed almost exclusively Oh
MAGNETIC Ole, Il
70 strong mud powerful TINT ateel-itllnEa 9n r.. II
shoot Of foo1scappapor resolve thomeelyea mt, INTO
ridges a,.t1 20 through conlortions. ny u s'lb-
Iectod 10 tho operations Of galyan,o } Ia,to,5 o
Throw II paper OF noodles upon these rockb, ana /
they will ut ouco stand upon end like tho qua''o
oBanyoa to climb tho mountain with stool pla;oe On
hiB shoes stuck fast, and waa only removed Will
grcat dif1euty-so, at loaet, tho GU htnto uaI
w'c jack-knlyes mnnlass ~ docu ctorSs ncyor mi
II rall Themselves IN aud omit electric in,parks
upon approaching tl.e mountain. ! Wy! hot
youch for oil tho wonderful Btor'eB roiateo oas
,,ownr,nl OH tbs drnw than an o!d-fasl,toned |
aud that' Perhaps ID onougn TO
II r5ho strong enra of oanon City; however, ana
or or spocuntor is Inclined to turn up his Or hor
NJ noa9 in disgust over natural advantages, is
THE WONDERFUL CANON
of tile Arknnaas nfvor. Tho cAllon proper conn
length, and is reilly q magnificent production OF
Nature. Through this gorge tho river foatns
aud tumbloB.-tho rooss rising porpondieularly
on other silo to tho height Of 1000 feot or
Ste protonaed to 1u roptesont tic 1nto sso and
who catno out with full assortment OF soxtants.
quadranta, and tloodoliteg, only gavo tho rocks
an altitude Of 1000 feet but ho % wea
and then hootod out Of town. Tho clizona
of Canon City are HonBitive, and my man
who refuses to bow down and worship tho soda
springs, or who fs foolish enough to insist That
tic bnlks Of tho ArltanHas Canon arc not 2,000
feet high, must stand the consequeuces., Az q
general thing, newspapor-mon have become
posted on this, ind tho minority roadily swear to
anything which is demanded OF expected. Tho
boatmen, as nothing can live IN tho rapids but
It has boon aecondcd In the winter on ice, and
the construction Of railroatl-traok around its
rugged curyea is considered practicable by some
Of the best engineera. huoh wore "ouia @ .t'e no
bones OF tho old pionoora will have long monl-
dcrel in their graveB before tho Bcreom Of tue
iron horae is heard in tho rugged rccesBoa Of the
ArkAuans Cauon.
70 GET GOOD VIEW
of tho canon, one must tako the carriagc-road on
tho north sido Of tho riyor, and drive up dis
tanco Of 10 miles, noar tho hcad.. Tho ascent Ia
easy and gradue ana after passng the 1 hfss s low
Range burst on tho vision GO miles away, but
aoemingly 20 near TINT every gorgo, precipice,
and poak arc royonlcd in oil their grandeur. Up
| ono hill and down another, through pn1on
| groves, and over loose mnHacs of Limestone
rock that arc hurlod mud tumbled IN MI aorts Of
fantastic shapes tho adventurous traveller nakes
| Lis way, and is noon standing on tho worry brink
Of tho canon. He may be blown, 80 to speak !;
pants may DO futteriug III ragH: but ho Tor
golH all thoso III the grandeur Of tho sight. It Ia
| ono .....
| NOT EASILY FORGOTTEN.
| One inyoluntarfly holds his broath Us he ap-
| proachoa tho awful brink. Straight down rs tho
tlummot 70 tho 1imestone-wallB hundreds Of
foet, whiIo tho riyor below looks like a moro
thread Of silver and ts nngy ot yoteo sqnnot 20
and in looking upon 1t, oven shoddy WILL forget
his greonbacks md paste. diamonds, and rha1'-
eodizo by the hour. Another romantic feature
live In this canon, aud often exhibit them-
gelycs to visitors. Thoy bonud from rock to
rock with tho utmost tomority, often striking
upon thcir hornH, and 1.-Two in tho most inacooHsi-
correspondent WAS lucky enough to bring dowl
one,--a sturdy old buck. with horns TINT must
have been about two foot in diameter, but ht
pitched hend-foremoBt into n narrow gorge. ant
tho buzzarils clainlod him M their own. Upol
the WHOLE 1t is rathor poor place for th'
sportsman.
Strike out in almost any direction you please
from Canou City toward tho mountains, an'
iod marble, and other building stones exist il
,, unbounded profusion. Tho marble is OF flu
grain, easily worked, aud susceptible OF very fin
polish. It would be good idea for TAFT to civ
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fountains. -Four miles from Canon City, O
wlat IL known aa Oil Crook, arc situated the
, CELEBRATED OIL STRINGS.
, An attempt has becn made to work these IN
. | placed upon tic ground, and Shaft sunk t
lilo dopth OF 100 foot but the enterprise is no
in danger Of falling through for want Of fund.-
, The oil produced with the imperfect niachiner
! nun would come out and take lold Of th
spriuga, predict that he would mako his fortun
il, short order.
Amoug tho most popular attractions Of Camp
, light to Tho invalid and touriut, are the nume
a | ous soda, mineral, and hot spring
3 Thcae bubble out near. town.. On cith.
: bank Of tho river. precisely as Nature naat
with health and strength, tho past EcaBon.
i THE CODA BpR1N0H
:. arc more deserving, and will ultimately be bott
: patronzed, than those Of Manitou. Precise
It stun, bi-carbonato Of soda, aud bi-carbonate
,. | mnEncBia thoy contain, nm unable to stato,
i no learned, bald-hoadcd professor has eyor bo,
It here to mako out M analyais but do kae
dyspepsia, f es sIaIo oii rhoamatism give eonsum
" tiyos an appetite, aud bid defiance
Is chronic disoascs too numerous too me
d ton. On, first triGl, many, ,pe
It aoon conquered, and those who have lived by t
~ springs for yoara use no other beverage. Sod
i. fountains are nt discount. Gin-cooktailB, c
g. bourbon, and California wine dwinllo into
Of Significance compared with the famous GOD
&, springs. As champion of temperance -prill
pies, these springs aro hard to beat, and til
haya saved more than one old topper, aud oaus
ID the flame Of contentment to burn brighter
III many u household.
}: short distnt1ce above thoBo wo como to th
le NOTED HOT SpRlNOB,
til three in number, and al thrown together
.1s u bunch. The water is just tho thi
op for bathing purposes, aud tile sonsatio
o. Of n morning BATH may be imagined but n
t; described. The mineral propertio5 Of the wa
d. cleanse tho skin, leaving 1t soft aud smooth, q
ar removing ull impurities from the Byateln.
us bath in tlloso waters is d sovereign panacea
II; rleun,atism, whiio porsons afflicted with drop
go or acrofrla, receive permanent benefit. The
I'D springs arc owned by tho Denver u Rio Gran
NJ lailroad Company, aud 1t III understood tt
n some magnificent basl-houaos will be construct
,nr uaxk Haaanu nlsn. q lntel and nthor imnro,