The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-11-06

Here the Uncomphagre valley and the
peaks OF the San Juan are in full sight.
We reached Cimmaron on time, as usual ON
this road, for the game dinner promised us.
l send one of the complimentary bills of
fare furnished each one. Ii is truly fine.
We left Cimmaron at 4:3O for Gunnison,
where We remained all night. Lack OF no.
tel accommodations compelled many to
seek rooms in private houses, where we
were made heartily welcome to the best
that could be provided. The ladies OF the
Methodist church provided bountiiul
supper at the depot, where all could par
take that wished. The local conductors
and other employees of both roads
gave ball at the Mullen house in honor
of the order. Friday, Oct. 20, we
left for Leadville Over the South Park
branch, b.tween Gunnison and Buena
Vista, is the famed Alpine tunnel, 4.524
feet above sea level. 1t penetrates the
mighty Sagauche range beneath Alpine
pass. The tunnel proper is 1873 feet long,
with approaches which add 500 feet. The
walls OF the canyon rise ,,erceptibIy and
are suhlime Verdure is left behind and
and The scenes are wild, and we gee not. ing
but grey granite, cold and whi,ened by
patches of snow. AT last We plunge into
darkness for a few moments and then
emerge on the Pacific slope. Two thou
sand feet below are the Quartz creek val
leys. We almost forget that ii we
should overturE we would be
hurled thousands Of feet below, the
scenery is so beautiful. We arrived
at Buena Vista at 2:i5, and had an elegant
dinner at the Lake house, left at 3:l5, and
arrived%st Leadville at p. IN. Twenty
three of our party stopped at the Hutchin
son house, kept by Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchin-
son, of the Hutchinson troupe" that
visited Sedalia four years ago They spend
their winters at their homestead In the
east, near Boston The balance OF the party
were entertained at the Clarendon and the
Grande. The majority of the party took
being able to inspect the mines, by viewing
the many places Of gas-light iniquity and
PLEASURES OF LEADvILLE.
A party of eight were shown the many
places of interest by the notorious Pap
Wymans," prominent bank Of the
place, they insisting that while sin Rome
we must do as Romans do" c. E. Wyman
has a magnificent gambling palace and he
shows us all through it 1t is heated and
lighted by electricity. From there we were
conducted TO FOSTERS Zoo Variety" /
will not de cribe il, but leave it to your
Imagination. From there we went through
La Pierce's Maison Doree, gambling and
eating house. Here We saw the notorious
Doc. Holiday who killed eleven men in
Mexico. We were informed that no one
dare arrest him in Leadville. He looked
quite harmless, seated at table playing q
quiet game of poker. Quiet! say yes.
There was no loud talking, no smoking
and no swearing allowed in any of the es-
Establishments we visited. The proprietor of
the gambling department is Capt. Wymsn,
of Chicago; the caterer of the restaurant,
late from the White house, Washington,
ID. c. We had an elegant supper served.
and as We passed through the cigar depart
ment, We were each presented with a pack
age of "Limekiln Cigarettes" as a sOuve-
mir. We separated, we'll pleased to find
such generous hospitality to US, strangers.
forgot to mention that, IS
everyone drinks, we partook of
some of the finest champagne and wines.
These plrces are never closed. The fronts
are plate glass, no curtains, no screens.
We left Leadville at ESQ for Desver, eat
ing dinner at Como, lightweight miles
from Denver, and at an elevation of 9,SO3
feet. We were two hours ard One-half be-
hind, and so had no chance TO see the lead
ing features of the South Park road, with
the exception of the lovely view from He
noshs Hill, our point of observation being
1000 feet, viewing South Park, the ex-
tent of which is $50 miles long by 40 wide.
with the hundreds of mountain perks in
sight, each over 13, 600 feet in height. We
reached Denver tired ont, at $50 this
morning, October % We visited the
ssmeltine works at Argo, and at 2 p. IN. we
start for Pueblo, where We take the Santa
Fe road for St. Louis. where the excursion
disbsnds George Ridgewsy and nephew
called at the hotel this morning. George
is an old K. 4 T. engineer; He Is we'll, and
says tell the BAzo0 the country agrees
with him 20 we'll he expects to be alive
when all the K. & T. boys are dead. He
had specimen Of smoky topaz worth SIS;
He gave US some fine specimens of agate
and topaz. In conclusion we can all say
We shall cherish tie memory of the finest
scenery in the world as the brightest aid
most instructive experience of our lives.
The people are very hospitsble, and have
treated US with the utmost respect and
kindness. Superintendent Cable remarked
This excursion is worth 100000 to the
Rio Grahde alone" SEDALIA.
HORSFORD'S ACID PHOSPHATE
Very Satisfactory IN Prostitution.