New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-10-11

uLM REV lew !, " I,
through the clouds, 1881 feet
above the sea level, leaving vegeta.
ton and timber lines far below.
We made the ascent on horseback,
and q hard climb it was. Our hors-
e. had been there many times before
and followed the narrow, winding
trail up the steep mountain side
whore to look back made ones head
swim, and whore q misstep or stun.
bic would percipitate horse and rid
er down the rocky incline to almost
certain destruction. But the mag
nificence Of the scene repaid, many
times over, the labor and risk Of
reaching it. AS we neared the top
we could look down hundreds Of feet
below US upon immense snow. banks
which the summer sun had failed to
dissolve. It was a bright, clear
morning, and with overcoats and
wraps we were able to meet the
chilling breeze without discomfort.
Resting over The tops Of lower
mountains we saw immense white
clouds, which from above, with the
sunlight shining on them, looked
like great sheets Of snow below us.
For hundreds of miles in every di.
rection mountain peak after noun
tain peak met our view, snow cap
ped and rock. bound, grand, gloomy
and peculiar.o It was the sight Of
lifetime. In the clear, rariied
atmosphere there is almost no linn.
it to ones vision with good glass.
Denver lies fifty miles to the south
Of us. Pixies Peak 40 miles dist
ant, looks as though it was scarce
ly gun shot away. South Park,
an elevated, fertile plain; with all
area of many thousands of acres,
was almost at our feet, while ranges
of mountains in Wyoming and New
Mexico were plainly visible. Wet.
| or Hugo tells us that sfevery condi-
ton has its INSTINCT and he who
finds himself for the first time face
to face with the Rocky Mountains
Gods eternal sentinels-has an
appalling sense that he has not only
over.rated his invidual Importance
in Natures economy, sbut hasS5like.
wise undervalued the influence Of
inarticulate nature upon himself
Nothing can transcend the majesty
of these snow capped mountains
| You gaze upon them in mute won
der until you grow distracted anC
out of self into the idea of perpetual
greatness. = = You do not. think-on
ly feel-and somehow the eastern
world that you have left behind
with its glitter and gloom, it's en-
vious struggles and manifold de
fects, fades into insignifcance il
view Of this endless range Of Divin,
architecture, and you are for onc'
more an humble worshipper at tn,
pure shrine of sublimity.
Three miles up a mountain gulcl
above Georgetown is what is known
as Green Lake. 1t is large BASH
at an elevation of H. 900 feet, file,
with water Is feet deep, almost a
cold as ice and of green;sh hue
The lake is half mile long by
quarter of mile in width, and ov
erlooked on all sides by an impreg
nable mountain wall. Here tn
propagation of fish is extensivel,
carried on, and the lake swarm
with beautiful trout and salmon
They are SO tame that droves Q
them will come close to the shor
and eat crumbs from visitors
hands. There are now about 30,
600 in the lake and several thous
and young ones in the tank below
To feed them requires fifty to sixt
pounds of ground meat per day a
this season and a larger quantity il
winter No fishing is allowed, an
an armed man patrols the bank a
night to prevent the destruction Q
these pets. The object of this en-
terprise is to stock the mountain
streams for food and sport. All tn
waters Of Colorado are being repic
} ly depleted of their beautiful finn
inhabitants, and fishing here is nc
what it was few years ago. Th
subject of fish propagation is bein
agitated in many Of the States, an
the attention Of Congress has bee
called to it. All our waters nee
replenishing. SEEMING and othe
devices have greatly reduced tn
supply of fish food everywhere an
nearly destroyed the healthful spol
incident to its taking. But a sma
percentage of the eggs deposited ar
T Matched and saved In the natur'
way, while by the artificial process
! properly managed, only a yer
) small percentage is lost. The d
struction Of young fish by the gam
) species can also be guarded again:
t until they are able to take care {
themselves, thereby still agai
largely augmenting the annual sui
ply.
Dom PEDRO.
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