, 1880-06-04


'f'fe Neinrn Of tho Tcaldcrfoot.
Spsetai Correspondence q The Chicago Tribune.
AI.AhosA, Colo, stay 20.-As I am not an
animated cyclopodfa, tlo not pretend to re-
nlculbnr who said; "Travel IL tile foot'a pnr-
adlsG." hayo a lingering suspicion that
Emerson was tho guilty party. Under ecr-
tain conditions tho sayttgjs true one. But
mans liver, has goo1 deal 10 do with II,
after all- I don't think any QUO cal, travel
much 1T Colorado and acknowledges
fool fot enjoying tho cxperiuncu lie under
goes.
I1eft Denver Monday evening or, tho night
express over tho Denver l. Rio Gratldu Rail-
WHY, and awokc the next mornIng at sonth
Arkansas, tie last station OH tho ttntlvltle
extension OF the road. It IL hardly worthy
the name Of station yet, however, NJ ulero
arc 10 buildings erected. The rallroud en-
ployGs live aftl sleep in cars on the side
tracks, which afe Aiso crowded to their full
est tapaclty with material for road-builtling.
Tho extreme end Of tho lino at present IL
flno miles west Of Arkansas Station. and tic
road wilt be In Lcndpftie bg July4.
As our party could get no breakfast whcru
tho train halted, we boarded locomotive
nn.i returned Il couple OF miles 10 Badger
Creek, ono of tho points Of departure OF the
s.age-ltne for 1,ehdvillc. lfera VIC got
breakfast hurrledly Served, but substantial
wltltal, and awaited with wlnt philosophy
We could tho arrival of tho express for
Pueblo. It came In tino. and we were whirl-
inR over tho narrow-gauge at fearful r.tc
through the Arkansas Caion,-that Wonder
of Nature TINT has 80 often been sung by tho
tourist 0ald correspondent. 1 shall not re-
gfct my trip over this portion OF tho Rio
Gfrlnde Railway. There IL nothing on tho
line of the Pacllic Railroads to equal 1t In
grandeur; and especially at tllis time Of tic
year is Il peculiarly attractive, by reason OF
the g1ent yo1umg q wateI II ths Arkansas r
Mtysr seeSS Wai ony tS e e., "Vhi7lpoe eooW
ttnslles througl. tho narrow ,gorEus tint l1se
like . wnll uf iron as IL to bAr Its prNEress l.
hoso.n ltks otps ; ., s''d dashct ns'dnst
pfeciptces tllut are formed BY trowning rocks
rising In mid-Ssrpanl. And this scene cflatns
tho vision for n hundred miles,. until tho
stream wiuels rs 1t I'asscs through tho pllin
.Alchlfo!i, 'rtpeka i Santa Fs and tho Dem
yer 4 Rio Grat,tlu feoatls. It II n lpst nni-
lIatett scene Which presents itself Us the
several trains meet here ut noon. Hurry
sand Interests meet, and fnterrnlngIe, nlld jos.
tic one another. Trains for Denver sud Ala-
Mlosa, Oafl0n City, Go!0fnao Springs, Hnnt;l
70, kansas Gty, ;s Srriye md ttepatt r!'e
tfui,, aud we are ONTO more cn route.
After leaving Pueblo tho soetsd changes.
We have left tile swelling Ar kansas, and nre
now in che centre Of vist plain, stretching
Ing itself In n faneiral mirage: Tho wind
upon the wlndows OF our coach.
S!aenlS a1H Va The ara trqn IL lit 'stops trocT wth e
sstmi had como IL sneli masses, and With such
terrible force, that the truck WIS covcred,
and tho trucks Of tho locomotive JUMPED tho
truck. a few alig1At; but the cutting sand,
feree as quickly to seek tho scoli.ston that i!
Pullman grants. Thou arisen the dread
Question: Are wo anchored In tlio mtalst Of
th!s plain tor tho nightp But, eyol rs we
from ti.s north, tho engine Is dctaeied, and
our train Is rG.novHl II t1w fuet back Of our
engine. .Ghen the tralll@'nen' set to work
with a will II, dig the sand asgay from tho
efforts the locomotive IS replaced on the
truck: What a relief We :fu't cal, only by ap-
preclatotl.by those who hive been similarly
placed: But tho sand.storm continued
ach nj ms Of ''tf9t0'4 t9'e suD},@ty f VI et 'ass fss
stretches of plniu. Towards eveuing ths
etornl lMlled, ar,l tho train. eiltnrud the
ascent Of tho nloi'ntnii. All additional CT:
Elne was attached to shutrain, anu tic ascent
bvgun. Veta proper, where W. took oil ltln
SECOND engine, Is q, kH feet above sca-l1vel.
Tho summit Ut tho mountain Is 9,Jt0 feet'
slow: md, ms We wound around tho Mule
shoe Bend pnd gradually tho nlD,lnt-
ath, the vlnw ssas grand beyond all dcscrlp-
whoso VIII ] s,,nln!t kissesi the sky: " willie a%ay 10
tho Mortl,waru tho visiun took in n panorul1la
OF mountaln, river, md pEain stretching