The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-07
JMCOMP1H no RE.
The Scenes and sights from the Highest
Point on the Continent.

This will some day he part Of the grand
rounds u the tourist. fnr IT u right Ia the line
highest OF the Rocky Mountain loak-. It's att
tudc beng 1850 feet bnve the sea From the
rry-tai beds 20 the base e uncompahsre Is but
three miles by very en-N line OF travel. lpon
the morning u the 2y.n OF September after
having gathered some four or i've hundred
pound. OF crystals, We broke camp. and IN com
ptny Win three " nv CON rliiiuns sttTta I'd for
tue top II the peak. Arriving at the baSe which
rests upon tne tops OF mount ins i.GD to 5000
teot anovs the bed II Henson rr.sk. ws started
up For abput On> hour We haI very easy climb
Inc. aud To within about ~ feet OF tue 90.
when II became none preciptous. one OF my
clmuanilns save CUT ~ tnis plint-llngs too
wax 10 stand the il.htues. OF the arr Tue
otnr ,. {. g. Lynd and a. strAsourg, continued
Around the western face OF the peak Is a
spu 10 cut perienuirui = wall. over wnicl one
10 Ks vi h horror into depths 80 deep that the
lpusnt Of yiea into N Grand Can )n Of the
Arkin~t, ale- into insisnucInce.
Could one he satisfied that the outer edge
would not CT lmble with the 80 pounds weight,
We Would oei haps get accustomed to lying over
the bn =; out having no sucn assurance, one
ntiuraiiy r-cuns win horror. ana secures a
more respectful distance to t.ke Ia tue grandeur
OF the scene presented 70 he view. We are
standing upon a { blc Of brown trap rock, Of
some i've to six acres Ia extent. siopIng gently
to tn. northeast, over IA wnicn direction We see
tine nigu peaks 4 Cha Greek aud the noun
ms hey nj, and directiy els. Of those OF the
Sangro de Or stO range. ljJ mile. awav. Directly
t. the nufth Two Long and straight rivers put cut
from tue low mountains at our feet. aud strike
out for the Guunisun ti,er. whicn circles com
Ni'ltiN afhhnu AnsH AFAill pl1 noun am cnHln.
lusing to tue southwest Of where we stand, II
lows east, and north, and west. and tnence to
Tue color d. river. WAlcn con tnue- on a
sOutuwesterlv course untli Il loses itself In the
call Of California 80 that toe waters OF this
highest Ioint ~ Co do branch out to all
the Ioints of tho cOpgass, aud are gathered
az un ~ the GInnis On river in IA circuit OF M
teen 10 hity miles from this srand Oid mountain.
AMI SIN over ana ttvond ali ~. broad cx 1anse
Of mo mt tn aud valley IN be seen the heights
81 the Tx Mountain rAuse, all ficl IN mineral
and coal.
10 the northwest and west the country break.
on m re rolling, and amung tue low noun ans
NAV rs eh-ils tr tCcd the Nall., OF the IncDu-
Ith-rs fvrr, wnie stil beyond gre Il pitins and
rplliur iauds that extend way OF into l. IAN, I'M
IN one thinks the whOle West ami NartnWest IS
"A very great stretch Of tue Imagination to hear
the whistle II the locomotive upon the Utah
southern Niroad. although 20 miles away In
an air linr. Hut To tho south ana southwest
lies he picture OF greatest loyeliness 10, Of
glory. From the time the eye nr-t eat hes n
gnnp-e OF H. u the last moment of leaving tn .
IN unit an top. II seems as though one coulI not
so u often enOugn. l have looked upon 1t
often, aud each and evrrs view only confirms
me ~ former impre-siOus-that 1t Ii the grand
est, most sublime picture Of this continent.
what u M IL u 100 Mules OF ow-capped
mountains. commencing at, say. Twenty-Five
miles from wnere We stand, and reaching cut to
the south ana southwest as Tar rs the eve can
~ ch ana lying. tier upon tier of white CAPS.
Tcncctnfs OF dhzliing -pIauduf. Here, only a T. W
miles from ~, AM Vet . eninglF at our feet,
lies Eignect Mountain, and stll behind and
hsNouu 1t, ilnfdte's Pea X. Nount Candy. GalCna
Mountain, No iut lSIiI. Page ms Pc ~ Sultan
Mountain, Noun Sien l.. ana most Of others.
rAngiul from lBWD - over li,ODl feet In heisnt,
| wan tn, ricture pinot ograpnedSI my mind :
| eye, Nc Iei the top OF tnco nphngrc Pc k, after
| having unit a monument ci9ht feet nigh, from
wnicn We lett the stars and stripes hoa,lns
| proudly In the air.