Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-09-15
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Il by stage, aud tliougt the road u,c Of
widest and mont picturesque I il~A ever
passed over. 1t wins little earlier in llro
season than this, and tl,at year there was
more r=row in the mouctais thar there
is now. All day lSog the s,ww-cove'cd
peaksof the Sognacl, range, which coa-
ssitutes slre great conl nli,cntuldivide, loom.
cd up before us, towering above the valley
on the right, and 10000 feet above tlrc
level Of the sea, Mounts Mbc1t and Mas
sive and Harvard, PRINCETON, and Yale
are tie best known peaks, hat there are
others equally Imposing. The range OH
the east was also snow.caiped, ard nl,tci,
OF the way go near the river that its gran
lie crags seemed almost to overhung the
stream. Sometimes the road lies down
near the Arkansas, whose bright, clear
waters dash over the boulders on its bot
tom or curl in graceful edjies around some
curve. Again the road ascends the bank,
the six strong lorses straining every mus.
Gle TO haul the heavy coach up the rocky
Steep and the,, YOU look down 500 feet to
see the river surying and raging, leaping
from ledge TO ledge, and dashing against
the sides of the rocky canon. Occasp,,-
ally the road brought up upon broad
level plateau, bounded on the east by the
canon Of the river, which flows hundreds
OF feet below at the very fuot OF the ,no,in-
tains and extending away for mi les TO the
west and south. This was once the bed
Of the Arkansas, which, in olJen times,
spread cut here into broad lake before il
cut it's present channel through the rocks.
AT places the river flows up close to tire
foot-hills of the main range, nira tlen the
road wliich follows is extremely hilly and
winding.
But now tie iron horse hns found his
way up this valley mud all this scenery is
us accessible as that OF the Hudson River
or the White Mountains, though ! some
times think the odd stage furnishes the
most exciting and enjoyable means OF get.
ting over these mountains and up and
dowa the valleys. never enjoyed amy
railway ride and never expect to enjoy one
Nh much M | did the stage ride from Black
Hawk to Central City in 1875, passing over
the mountain down which Nellie Grant
made her famous drive shortly before and
over the hair rnising road which started
poor old Horace Greely in 1869 But no
ruUtil.,r cf ,r rtt, roe II, 1,a
cause the railway has crept up here, too.
There is no more striking evidence of The
prosperity and enterprise oil Colorado than
the rapidity with which narrow gauge
railroads nre built inte the Rocky Noun
tuins. The Denver, South Park and Pa
tific road zig-zngs up the South Platte
canon nnd over the pass into the South
Park on grades that no engineer could
have dared 10 suggest ten years ago.
Scarcely less daring has been the engineer.
ing OF the Denver and Rio Grandc road
over the La Vetn pnss OF the Sangre de
Chrin,o range into the valley of the Rio
Grande River. More wonderful, than
either in lis conception and execution has
| been the construction of the Arkansas
| Valley Raiirond from this place through
| tit otpiHt ChtlOH uS
| in its proportions and more inaccessible
than that of the Colorado. This Royal
| George, through which the Arkansas Xiv
er cuts its way to the plains, is indeed u
| sevendnys wonder. The fantastic forms
which the red granite assumes, the over.
hanging crngs, the almost perpendicular
walls, the sudden turns in the stream,
which shut out the distant view in all di
rections and leave the traveller in great
well-all these might be described, but
must be seen to be appreciated.
On the rond from Leadville we pass the
TWIN Lakes, always popular resort but
now fast berominga city of summer resi-.
dences. They are two pretty little. wat'l
bodies and the place is very inviting. Thi'
reminds me of the wonders of Colorado Oi
which l have heard but have not seen. 1t
lies over the range from Twin Lakes an,
IL, ii the truth be told, ten.acre fielt
which is no more nor less than subier
ranean lake covered with soil about eigh
teen inches deep. On the soil is, or WA
last year they say, cultivated field o
corn, which produced thirty or forty bush
els to the acre. ii any one will take th
trouble TO dig n hole the depth of II spade
handle he will find it to fill with water
and by using hook and line, fish four o
five inches long can lie caught. These fisl
have neither scales nor eyes, and ai,
perch-ike in shape. The ground ~ blncl
mari in its nature, and in all probabilit,
was at ono time mn open body Of water, o
which was accumulated vegetable matte
which has been Increased from time l.
time until now il has crust sufficient
, strong and rich 10 produce fine corn, thong
il has to lie cultivated by hand, as it i,
not strong enough TO bear the weight of
horse. While harvesting, the field hand
catch great strings OF fish by punching
hole through the earth. A person risin
on his heel and coming down suddenly ca
see the growing corn shake nj around hin
: Any one having the strength to drive
rail through this crust will find on leeas
ing it TINT it will disappear altogether
The wl,ole section of the country surround
. ing this field gives evidencecof marsl,nes
and the least rain produces M abundsnc
OF mud. But the question comes up: Ha
e not this body an outlet? Although blacl
/. ish, the waller tastes NJ il fresh, aud IN ev
IDENTIFY not siagnant. Yet these fish nj
eyeleSs and scaleless--similar TO tho
| found in caves.
Canon City gained sudden important
three or four years ago M a fitting Oi
n Poiht IOr Leadviile, but the advent OF I'll
railway took much of this trade nwn,
though i is still a supply point for Silve
e Cliff and some other points in That dire
D lion. II is distinctively Southern wit
a Mexican peculinrilies. Many of its hou
, es are Of adobe, one story high and alt
geIher il is not a very imposing or prepo
1 setsing appearing place. But 1t hns a In
climate, and instead Of being surroundt
, by mines il in the midst Of the grazing
q stockraising region. OF this industry
viii give you something in my next le
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