, 1879-08-13

this mighty granite fnotntaiu, nnd do you think
ytn' Can stop me noT}' :,i,d, With 4 mighty
rush. IL clears TIM obstruction NJ. bound, and
}Gwe,e 'isne. q tl'"t ne tores might eoo down 70
The Gorcs "a not a monotone even OF beauty
and suhlnfty. Iltra wsds cfett apptass, ,s1seu
nr Tho ctcrnal forces, and extending high *'nt
lar u! 'lle sde, looking black aud dark; bnt no
creature witt1nnt wings could reach II. HeEe,
again. ~ !. rcctss of the rock, through which va
cs1ea it gllmpsts of the pines upon it, Tar suru-
ve reach at LAST The Twetve-Mtfs rtttlEe aud
The end of the pre- ttoftous part Of Tie CAuon
Just aooFe hero y located ranch .aad = neat
!oe cah!n, occupied by kindly old gentleman
Ut romance. Many Years ago hn lYok an autio-
athY to railroads. and lhn civilization they carry
With Hrsn. snt! determined 10 get mt OF their
NAY. To avotd them he keDt moving West
ward hat shcr a constantly followed bin. At
fast he gathered Ills "pel,:.tes n iur final move.
md. cornlng to Colorado. locA,ed himAeif In this
ittia nfataan west of the tiranh Canon. and,
with The lofty monnsa!n.peaM nj! ahout him,
arr! the Canon tcfnre him, congratulated him
teif that at last hn had found place where lie
slio,1s staan,-cars epu1d not come. Now sfe
whistle OF The lt'chLnotiva Is beard Within t0U
frat of his cabfn<foot. and the old mail Il uts-
There seem IN usese days 10 be M difficulties
81 Nature which the iron rai!s cannot overcome.
When The Union Partde nailrosd etnsssd the
AluImlt Of thc soutf1 Pass A. IN elevation OF
feat. Now this ht9ht IL FIR exceeded hv tho
1,envor & Rio ur+ntie railroad 1t Vcta Pass
where !. erossea Damp Mnunta'n at N elevation
II 800 feet; and tic Dcnvor & South Park
railroad, coming 10 Leadyle. passes Keuoshh
Humsnit at h'Rhl Of oscr l0,fn1 feet The
Denver d Rio Uraats Railroad are now survey
Ing rollto 10 the 6an Juan region Of Colurhtt.
which will crnsH tie ratIvc at an elsyaslon u
over 1900 feet, md hy grades rhleh wcss
formerly considered Imposdole.
thc old tactics. Instead nf making very long
flctorH tn make easy Erades over high pshacs,
thev apprUact them more directly, and tonqucr
The rraile by using great locomotive powo1, Hnd
find this the cheapest In the end. The Snpta Fo
llatlsuad, however. bv following the Arkansas
When this railroad II completed to LeadviIlc, 4
Ereat ttle Of commerce md Of prcciouf metals,
to meet wDrtf's exchange, wilt pass through
ttt Canon. which for NO many sgca h.a been 4
sseret ant r, tnEsteIy p men. Daily trains .tn
pasroptxed by tourist travel, atlordtng u very
lBtertsting trim II IN finished for sixteen miles,
almost 10 tf'c foeti}cauons which tho Denver sG
| Rio GFandc Railroad bnllt arroSs the surveyed
line, tn hold Il until the question Of The right to
the Cnnon A,s: th!s route to f.oadvtIlc shall ho
| settled In The United States Courts. Whichever
company secures II Will 1!nyc \ bonanza
| Returning through the Canon, NE viewed the
scenery fFom new dfsrctfonh. aud found many
pflascs a! view We I'm, missed In going IN: At
II" cxit: Of the Gnree we stopped to take UP
some G.llcttntn who bad hccn throwing their
flies into the pools and cddtcs Of the rfrrs md
had secured treasure Of epeckled beauties.
| With which thc stream abounds. Then few
moments brought us to Cnnon Citv, where. after
pleted DAY OF unmi1cd delight.
D. 8. Covert.