, 1879-08-05

lilo advantage Of good solid roau-bcd, lcas,
Liable 10 accident, nnd more FREQ from duht. The
is excellent; ticrc arc ITO long anu
trsl!o,s atoppagcs. md no pains nrc spared 10
gyu tic patrotsa Of tic road all the comforts to
which they arc Justly entitled. The eating.
houses along Tic limo arc all firatclaa', at't!
plentY OF time Il allowed for tncn1s. daabt II
my other route can offer sucll Inducements In
the way Of varied and attractive scenery.
Lcaving Omnt.a, wc push on through Level
and beautiful stretch OF country until wc reach
North pInltc. From North Platte 10 Cheyenne
tic country is moro rolling and broken, md
ycry 5parscly settled; but tic cyc "a often
Frightened by vast hcrds Of cattle fccdf'iE and
1attcnInE Upon the buffalo gruss, md the sight
OF antelope running at full speed, with grace III
their every movement.
At cnrYsssH
VIC hutt for brief space, giving us few min.
,itca In which to look over tho town. The pre-
d!ctcd future greatness Of Cheyenne seems TO
huyc been busctl on fnise theories. Remarkable
as was It's rapid growth, It's decline is no less re-
markablc. Two years ago boasttng Of incfeaa-
inE growth and permanent prosperity, nnd
a population Of over 5000 Inhabitants, she
now lanonss the fact that slio eau mustcr
but fuw nver half TINT numtgs Of uco-
pie, whilo hcr prosperity kccint, 1t, q cotn-
nlcrcial point, to he c0rrcspnn,lfngly on The de-.
Stchse. nv niaek nus, ..su'sa!c, w.. nun tnc
snn ,tllnn country nave proven the httFactloha
witch make Cheyenne seem today dull atid
lttlcss.
1t Ia ut this rofnt wo notice for the first time
TIC heet ol more expensive Dreaming anpatalus,
aiI.' WONDER why " ID ttsat our ofeathu,k IL
Ntckeugd, ntnl that VIC find DltsselvEa F0 often
taklilt goou long pnll az sI'c atn!nspfcro
aennut' ~, VIC ran bnEdiY sea'lze fh'st u TUG
Inst icw hours We nave attninea an clcvattoil OF
10 fsaf rraf N1 IN it0eT Jluh h06
the ernde- Here We board anotl:s traIn, a,lt!
arc soun on our WaY ~ Denver. lev miles
out We get nlr t,rst Vcw Of ti1c ioot;ilH OF INC
Eockfcs, s,-t'rst dim nt't bltle IN tle dstance out
llnas, nii1i looMsu. up beloro our Gxpecsant gnzo
in al their neautt'u! Granacar. IT, rusnsng aoWn ,
TIC valley winding arouna tlle stream, Ne kcop
Tug illl!s to our our rtgata seeming barrier 10 any
Sonn g" :" r"ar isn,,idcr n,casan,,v ,ocotaa IL,
tno shnf,ov ~ t;,a ,,n,,ntans nn,t I'm '1 ;"
r,usr @ ~ Nv r1r r. s x,v,sn ro,vsa NV nv ouu norrr
stopplhE but a momcnti wc paas on: and Just
at uiEltfnll reach Goll'cls a!n1 lind 1t costly and
snuEly ensconecl III q sinai! bas.h With mount
ss ons Vt s s af s es s aii a sor o
getting tctr proper quota ol sanlipht. Tagging
In through t1lu loonntasns Wy soon reauh Den
yer, aud nrc greeted on tie outsltiris ny hasnes
cause tho rocks to ytuld t''cir precious metals.
At DcnYeF wc stop at Charpctu's Tor nights
rust, and in the morning, after gooa breakfast,
nre b!l on tho narroW.gauGe OF TIC Denver q isio
0rande RatlrOau for AaMosn.
The ride from penrcr to Alamosa Is one full
OF interest md delight. Grtnd ana beautiful
scrncrr greets tic eye, nn fills the soul With III
tgHsc desire to reach out from its narrow con-
than tue daily lulndrum OF everyday life. An
hour before sunset VIC rcncll In Vctn Pass, an!,
taking on heavier engine, commence tie ascsnt
Of tho mountain.fanse. Winding IN anl o,it,
Up. up, higher, still higher, VIC climb,-ofteu
looking down, tic path trasersed q thousand,
two thousand fcct hclow. Over thc summit
VIC speed lightly down into tho valley, and III a
abort time are at tI,e end Of tie road, when We
East, md pl.rsno our way IN conveyance which
Is uuqucstionabty relic OF sc otden times
THE cosconD srAGHCoACH.
Good spccd ID made on this lI,,o OF Barlow 4,
ssmSorarnn .ho norscs heim,, al "Inneca r,"ris ~
every rght miles, which is usually run in about
enc hour. -...---..
Pushing our wav on through tho San Luis
Park. over road with no hills. nna blinded
ami gagged With dust, We reach Del Norte. tie
gateway to tl,a 1noulla.ns,7a quiet, l!felcss
rnsslnE through Del Nortc, we reach, BY easy
grade, Wagon- Wheel dnp, where passengers for
Sitscrton wnnt to get OF. and not 90 sixty
mics out Of their way, ~ some Of aar company
Gap you will find the hot springs, 10 which an
egg can be boiled In few minutra: and, close
beside them, mineral water really iced for
medicinal purposes. I nn1 informed by reliable
purties TINT tllcse snrngs are as remarkable for
their curative qualities as tho celebrated springs
Of Arkansas MIL the White SULPHUR Springs ot
Virginia. Ono Of thcsu days sonu rnscrtrts!ng
man will Greet Il hotel at thcso spr1aas, for tho
psoper accommodation Of lsoaltalsecking lltl-
mantty, and bc we'll rewarded financially for his
farscuinE sagacty. Here. during the hot sum
mcrmontls, otte can take his ease III comfort,
a,rl free from tho annoyances Of heat and noisc.
For variety, he Gnu cnt!ce the nyriads of spccI-
led trout from their ]npft, crystal, bablllng
retreat; or. with tTusty gun, supply sle tab'o
with Bavory foasts Of snnnntain-gamr, which for
variety will suttaty tue lost cxacttng. Here oue
can climb moiutasus aud obtain glorious views
Of SUCH sublime scenery as to l,ft him out Of
himself, atla causc lin to forget for seasGn Ills
own hatlo"ness Ut heaft anu nlilu. HeFc lle
o W, .a faa, n .i; ,t ~ ~ .oG" T.; s Sout' a
~ JUN .ss''.I; u'1' NV 70 "os ~ s"'u
WIEN InEHE Is so MUCH TO ENJOY
=. Leaving Wagon-lvhcel Gnu. we pass on
through lGc foot-i!tils, Rllu soon bcgln the as
cent Of thc grand old mountains. pnints Of In
tercst meets us At every turn; uni no one
srcrns Tired Of hearing the expressions Of sur
prise aud pleasure thai constantly md naturally
low from, tie Hips. Soon wo reach the pIyi,ic.
urd watch tho waters OH either siuc,-onc iuw-
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