The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-10-28
FROM LEADVILLE.
"ANEMoNE. v

from Mauitou The short uause here gave lis an OBJ
portunity for taking in only birtseye view of the
antiquated city; but it was comforting to the loyal
heart to know that the oldest city of Colorado rests
| peacefully under the triumphant wave of the Gar
| field banner
| Two hours ride from here and We see the high
stone walls of Canon CITY, cleaning in the sunlight
There are now I79 convicts in the penentiary I9 of
| the number being from Leadyille Only three fe-
male prisoners have been sent to the institution since
it was erected.
At Canon City an observation car was attached
for the accommodation of all who were anxious to
/ Lave an uuobstructed view of the Canon the en-
trance of which is half mile from the city 1 had
long since come to the conclusion that Nature had
certainly drawn upon her last resources for exciting
| enthusiasm and exalted emotion; but when in the
presence of these great walls rising three thousand
feet high like some colossal amphitheatre its arena
crowded with Natures gladiators. sbold erags and
hinty points blushed with shame that had ever
doubted an exhaustless source of Nature. / was
speechless and felt my senses SWIM as We traed so
| erpent-like through the deep defile each curve
| giving us new surprises in quick succession. But
| when the Royal Gorge which has no peer in Ameri-
| ca opened to us its rare majesty | prieyed that
could not tletan it, and learn more of it's unparal-
| leled grandeur and marniicence So replete with
novel sights fashioned by the attrition of time wind
and wave was our ride along the Arkansas. that
could not think Of ANYTHING being more wonderful,
| without reaching into eternity Here and there,
sparklur cascades leaned unsIspecteily from solid
parapets, only to meet and minele with the gentle
flow of the river through ..low. green yaeys that
basked in the sunshine of as tender skies as ever
gladdened my own suunv cline
Buena Vista came into the ,lay's experience, with
pleasing effect. Its uupaiuted houses scattered
among the tall. green mines borc a woodland air
which varied considerably the routine of our noun-
tain ride. A few minute, were riyen us to stroll
after mineral sneeimens and bIoominp flowers Int
time passed unaceountably. till scampering of tep-
der feet was necessary To catch the moving train
beg pardon for using that appeIlation and consider
it no longer applicable to nv western experience
have with all humiliation borne cepsure for what is
rv misfortune and not NV fault. until patience has
ceased to be a virtue. now boldly assert nv au-
,bortv and feel my eombativeness rising tn its me-
ridian. at NV mast offenders.
But tn proceed with NV iourpey. Evening shad-
o,vs deem and dark gathered aroupd us full of the
chilly effects of the snowy range, which we were
gradually approacbinr Heavier wraps were unfold
ed, and placed at our disposal, while we eagerly
strained our ewes for the prelude to Leadvile. by
tracing lines Of uru b.,ntv from the Iipbts in the
miners homes over TO the foothills where the placer
washings sent the sparklinp gold into the -Iuce-
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