, 1879-05-12
RAILROADS.
rhe Grand Canon OF the
Arkansas.
4r.t Train to Go 1hrongh-"0ndsF'al gh
-" scpnory of the Gorge.
'''"' ths RighL ef ffaY.
p.,l Commissioner Fink Again D|sorimi-
" mating Against Chicago
u,,f.yearly Report Of the aroat weat'
ern Railroad Of Canada
goe Eteners Given 1'ack Sent Mt tic
Regent Cleveland Conference.

'aa'e,s .I,b thc rreatest pl!shtnont Of tlle
u '"s rst.I. ,,c building Of a road through tho
~ r,non nj the ARKANSAS. Tl,grc aru but
dFapu o ~ NJ, t1ca ,,f t1,e !tatnenee obstacles
len '@,,nl,c, 'nn t)at had to bc overcome to gct
anu ,.hro,rh utr thls terrible cllust,. Those who
ioaa ~. na..rt, through the canon eau have
s''s IT,. w. n tic weird grandeur and awful
~ "sa N'a..nro NJ th[. ereat work OF Naturc,
nasu't n.osr couou. Vein Pass, md other
.'es. .n.,. IN lie mountains sink into l,stc-
4aaaea sh.n comnorr,l with this, tho prar,dest
nosaass a.un ,,,1orf, frcota of Na,ure,s 1.ou,.,,
Of hl lhc "ph1o'A", ,s ...-t.
work. No man hau cfe1 passe" t"souea
,hs wonderful gorRc before Tic completion
a, The roan, except during tic winter
-. In Ind atre.ted the fow of tic t,trbu.
WEE NV ~. -h,nh bo,vovor wo,o r,rc m.
tent Arkansas "h'cn' n""eSos' "As la'o "
+eatrence, the current hclhs SO b"i1t tnat ice
<puI4 not form except in extraordinarily cold
.-..,h~r Tn,1rfsts were In the habit Of looking
*'a'Des tou.1s .ass,. 1,or1, fro,n tne I'm 1n,
s1osn ip'o us su ~ 49, 49,. t,oo +, ~.
Il HB not posblDse ~ wv t1ens 4ue" ~ ta.s
rar Of the awful grandeur OF the chasm anu iss
.,teut and Dimensions. The people OH the frat
s,.tn ,htt wrut through wore spellbouud au{t
a'l' 'ur .,, ~ c1,,rca. ,,ctr fccltnra of fn,yc
!Sefe'a MY " - ~ 1,.Hs's,t - 1s,,,ssa
land wonder. Mr. =. D. rar"el'' ol IHeaeo,
|xho vas On board tho train, having just re-
Lu,o., >ron n trim through California via
!, s.arc roit Ia ynur cnrrrsnondcnt tlat he
Leaa'"o, sa" a,,;,,ta,f,,, thn1. h,, of.i,,d
had seen many "onaet1ut tnl''ss' nao sis.eo
with his vile cscry prominent spot IN the 4o-
semitic Valley but bc had seen nothing whatever
1.,t cou,a enmnsre IN any way with Tic awful
l'. ta.s.sa,,. ~ t,,ia ,or1x NJ Nnti,rc.
fanaene y, tn's w. =, ~ .@su~ n"'.s -, H.,
il. called, Is, without exaegeratton, the grandest
and most wonderful spot In the world. Think
tJttI An inr,nso mountain torn ooen by
,omo rv,,c,i,,,s ,owcr. mak,ufr n e]eft that !.
trom twenty to twenty-five feet vida ID the
Dirrorest pa1t, wh&ln the inlmeuse rock walls
lie higher ant higher until an elevation Of
LOO lei Is reached on both sides. Sunshine
Ehc bottom Of thls fearful gulf, aud tie behold
Z, Is Impressed as lc gazea mpon tho scene with
liz terrific strength u1 that awful power which,
st come remote Mriod In the worlds HISTORY,
eunlescd these r,assiyc granite and porpl,yry
aoks ii .Eaiu.
s.s RlrcT roars and dashes over tllo huge rocks
aou ot its foaming watcrs, croatlng nutnhcrlcss
waterfalls aud raptds. rhe cpt{re lcpEth Of
the Grand Canon Is nut eight miles, at,,l the
Royal Gorge comprises four miles in the centre
where tic canon Is nargowtst n1,ti tho wafer
THE hlslest. The railroad cutters The cauon at
Canon City, small torn ct about 20D tubot,-
k.nts, Which up to tlc present t[Ino has been
The terminus Of the railroad. md from here to
l,Lt place busincss4ika appcara2acc. But the
e1euston Of tue rpati must soon change tic
character OF Canon ulty. and tlIe bulk Of TIA
business viii bo diverted to placo on The other
die ofihe canon. A new p1aco called cleora has
Toxo COMPANY, @ md md tn.s T nlace. ~ wIicb il % INT
e[tty miles from LeadYlllo, will for time bo
The reeeotacie Of tc roo(1a u,ti nrovfsons tn f,n
soIs.dylIIe unl points bcyond.
TIE poAn err r,ru1r,nr 1rp.c.u,v
A.naTow.r,r,o .h-aa fo.t 49, -. $3.50. Uas ~, H.,
tn.l ms,rx M tt tnte lces hx lnenes, ena te
,d,n.d ~ caIs @ ala GartcuLatiY wen
r..I. ~ ~. loaa Of ths ktnu that nae al lp
k,1 TIe ~ ~ nss @ iGot 10 Inc MUG, afd has contita'
Thc hi y I. 'sa!1 s su,ves e. on Narrow foa.bcd.
hst.a LII pea ~ y soiia ana urn, most Of the grade
&aS cut n tho solid rock. Steel rails. weigh.
~ ~ sa.s5,.!e ponnas 70 tlse yard, aro used, ai,d
.Ine,"nraa ~ aomE rn IL. .,e nesI manneT known 70
nj.tu e1nsa y, tas. sas1au , enslheeTs: ING Ing
In .nrfoea " aoss P!aegs leu 70 nlteen 1cet aboye
rbe aiuun.,1tv =. Ivy ~atcr, ahd 1olloNs
Il S rs,s sn'aVsls.s s OF ,, inc stream, ronlerinF
i Il. wy x.d s1ooRea. INC rock through which
.u, @y nokas1 k1sao constructed is gratlte
nnnts pthi u uie natucet H,nd' nt'9 at sono
'is tsntS II tS no hosk ma to 10 blasted lown to
afair u ,.ss ss9.y Ieet, u ordcr to construct nc
,ot III. ueIhE ~ oli'er Hla!cflnl hVattntlc
a., 'u'n ona pa1poso. Herellcs po*dcr Eiant pow
on ta aes, sg.'U III poMnef were useu IN carrying
" ras uu notk' when 1t VIVA necessary to re1I,uyo
sI,iajI 'stEo nlass ot rock humorous holes were
al, sa H. tue@e'h at proper points With steaIE-
, .aa ,.G .uaIGes o. giant powdur placed therein,
IL oio,s p,oueut Inc result ot this process was
no"sss n.%sen ille masa1 when q.lauttty NJ black
saoir, ofsen p.asiu ~ ~ tAa cIss'eeB, anu INC
down md feli crashihv ip,n ~ srvar
psets II has Ieen {nmnd n"rra.orv ~ - ran,nv,,
obstructios from the % channei 'S r. nr.s ri rt ii,t
,he Hktcr mus haYe m'nro r''a,,, ~ a,',, '" MT
tudanyer tbs rrotie' 4 iorn, n"rI,,m ~ ~ ,ns ~,
tokvutlny nas carrtcd On ,,n,Dr ac.tons till
tutEcs In nnst n.tn,s. ~. iah -,
heet down fron ts1a ~ ana ~ IN ."u ,t ~
tppes, and With l,a,i.,fr,iia earare tio ,1,.
iot the first b1usts t.rnr,.ipa ~, .,tsi" ;
b let dorm In TIM snn,o t,,"ns,as s v"4ians -.
danbarkH and ,,Iftis,,i,1n ill., no as M'aoF' tn.!oIa
but algayA tii., WV ~ ~ w
niDatlo,i nm, Lit ~ uts usaenG " tnc aotef-
sad btt corps OF nbn ,ssist".,t. Aso0''S'''
At ihc upuer md uo ~ o9',ssaI.s ~ nn,,1 n .,,.
ti1 miles }rpn w. isn u Me 7oJaI uofge, ahont
slerq il Is nsc,s.ns 1un0't c'ts, pont = feaehea
1isef In or,,sr -. r3 W paee pl!uge ~ Tug
ldamautnn "r,.'i. ~ to"n.s ~ immense oluit ol
nstruw nr.ai~ i.ss ~ "nsfu tsla l!Ver-ped la %
Upon. iii. Lnat y cannot oe enrroacl'sd
litter m".. os,ute VIII 60 constructed uf iros'
tesu1, ni ,hs h. astcIn; Oae ena OF Inc 5lnot
w. illo tho bluff, wtie has benfl bIastet{ unt n
upon foi. 'f, f,1 wale nle other VIII bo suspended
Gfots thc rhn', nu.n stvaral trass ascl'ca sprung
plA rock nm si,sa. a .MesF enue resting apon LIZ
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