New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-15

msnfest characterization on part OF ones knees TO per-
form their duty snEs .sr OF otempng any eteron
But the lunch brought from the hotels and the signal
eve eared by the Climb 81 four
miles and put them in mood to admire inc ie thc
dsance that was revealed between the fooths ana lne
proper Rocky Mountain range From the plans tneH
green stretch of the south Park was seen 70 intervene
The westward horizon Is cut ny the serrseu IAN
higher mountains their submits glstening Win s1oH
banks while southwark Is glorious panorama VI r,
eys wooded parks ncosng silyeTy akes n1 Sasci
nstion in If that puts into orciby IMAM sugh
else can do, the extent and majesty o. ace ~
western plains II Is simple space the lnnneneSS vs.
The ontiohk TINT is 40 impressive and II is almost poh-
sibe TO realize that You are not LOOKING ouu oo coor
and he occasional law swes Just around tho suinm
the barren rocks and PERCEPTIONS cis 10 lne HULL
the language Of an awful desolaton Az one nE. Won
il steep shute down through whose snow panks ga od
may rolf stone which will start scores OF ot d az"
bound from crag 10 crag untll the ihau r"o0 Gnu" " "
dismal gulf Q 900 feet below
A SEPULCHRAL SWINDLE.
Near the stone signal house is cairn OF stones WIN
wooden head board which appear these touc"ins
lines:
"Fair CYNTHIA with her starry tram
Shall nger DER thy silent rest,
And watt one soft sweet spheric strain
To Erin dear among the best
The inscription goes on 10 relate that ts he'u ooSiu
WAS erected in memory OF an "lnfat daugh'c'' H'lh
O'Keefe who was destroyed by mountain rats oil the
can probably claim higher elevation than any other
~, the Continent has drawn q wealth Of sympathy ard
touching language from hearted ladies' ana sehl-
nrn who We he he fate Ofthe infant Erin
But the wse mau is thereby moved 10 uugOdy mtn Tor
three reasons first, Erin OKeee is not buried here
second Erin q Keefe was not destroyed by mountain
rats third, there never was any Erin . 'kcete'
i ,i an "cco"nshed md nvefcrate ill., am not
positive that this particular man is responsible Tor TINS
tomb bat IL he who started the hOdN tna aNolcuno
had hroten ont on the Peak; he was never without "a
fran ,tth don ftp Gf
mountain lions aud il Is the current brici thdl ne s nc
counta0le Tor the wasted lamentations over Er'hS
BACK TO TIE PLAIN.
ONLY about two hours are allowed AZ the summit iof
the ascent and descent require between -FOUR ana h'e
hours each and there very few Inducements TO I'M
ger after ncltfall the trail just before starring
down found two bits o; plant life hgaing for existence
, tine rock. one the silver weed" SO called from
IN, luare OF ia tny glutinous blossoms and the other
s,oon VIII, flower We were hardly thousand feet
nclo, the summit when the sy clOuded and the
Wind that whist, and howled among the rocks blew
fakes Of snow iutO teeth. Thicker and faster IL
came nal in fakes bus hard compact pellets sting
ire like mil stoncs Ny benunbcd hands could hardly
hold The birdie and my only cons0ao1 "a s1INercd IN
Inc driving snow wds in dwcl Ing on the eiflhy Oprcs
te heof when the previous days dispatches had re-
ported in Ncw-YoTk The sno" squat passed as sue,
denly ma il came much to the relief oI the tran OF
nrrs ~ lic shortly met Oh their way 10 the ehili,
eoc difnnutiVe beast bearing LOAD OF W0"d la cit
nohr, but ears ana legs visible, bdi FaultcIi- along
r'jth he easv nonchalancr of professional F0neT
Tic verv Instant that these hurrOs reach the summit
tcv dron tn he ground and utterly refuse to bulge
until their loads are removed.
Tbere as delicious uncertainty about some moments
of the descent You found yoursefnoW ana theI s"ds
over The bronchOs mead and in seeking clHhge per
hans crushed your leg against tree OF IoCh ma r
crdached on tle PATH or found yOWH1h n HE, ot
lie perceptions side OF the canon wlth the bottom ~
r&lH9T S and pian more than comPcnsatcd
MINOR anIoyances OF to IL right beyond Lake go,
feep siunlv a mass Of reddish earth. uureleyed by
speck of green vegetation. For wdne's ana loI EEhn
tie eabodiments OF dc oation coieH lo 70 me- Md
mountain Sc merry IN the hSi!cr 49, nj 1vtnnfs
flowers musical stream, and smcy pines o. u lol
rocks and dead trees Then the bTonchos ealoped mp
TO motel and their sunDrned Dusty n"cr' SUM u
and wild flowers and their pockets bugbg win speei
N rs of quartz. so.caled topaz, and pctracqhs, anu
and critical crowd the veranda. sought palm Tor
their aches aud bruises ana hetAou VI hccPns 'H'
skin from peeling on their faces
THE CAVE OF THE WINDS.
now feature of interest has been opened here for
he first time this seasoD the cave OF the Winds, IN
Williams Canon. It dicovered year ago by TWO
scholars. of whom history does not relate
whether they playing truant or not But they
tnrned their find over the church. by which the prop
ertv was aud since been developed The canon
is near the village an its lofty perpendicular walls
of reddish yellow and white stratihcd sandstone shat
tered into irregular blocks worth riding the NILE
j ogon can hardly pass between the rocky wal's
A climb I'D a mound OF rock ana euIfH the ueoIle 4luil
Ino Iin mo rocky rotuuda within the crags from
which Is the entrance 10 tie cave fu those Nno NV
Ives mis- will be found interesting. There are oppQr-
tunities 10 walk and crawl for half mile lhto tne
ho,ycs of the earth there are plenty OF lucs' so,
and hits OF alabaser; there a Bridal Cham
her a Frozen Cascade Museum of distortions in gyp
sum Musical Chamber. where the staiacttes give OUT
fintiing sounds aud all the usual cave attractions
which lead men 10 make guys OF themselves III miners
costume aud carry candles dripping hot taii0w III ther
hands including a Tall Mans Mlsrry'-mlsery lhdeen
where YOU are convinced the mountains are slowly SCI
tnr down upon you and yearn 10 fold mp your legs ke
the bl deq OF jack knife aud crawl a3ecy IKE cen
tpede. 5000, .,o ,,,i,o ,,ol,ir, his
candle INFO n particularly tOrtuOus passage
g 4 nd why do YOU call II Boston Avenuet' asked
ar account OF it's narrOwness ana crOOkedncss, was
sH he was ignorant Of the fact that was from New
York.