The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-30
ON THE WING.
From Salt Lake to LeadyilIe VIA
Denver s. Rio Grande.


Editors Herald:
1vilI send you few notes thas l
80 viII be aq fully appreciated by
49,. IYp many readers OF your valuable
naner IS tbs "trip 1 have made has
Ian to me. II lef. oar beautiful city
- salt Lake ON Sunday morning, the
28i The valley travsrsed for miles
wss indeed lovely. presenting a scene
of industrious active prosperity, and
snrelv a grand future (1nd that not
far distalt) ia IL store for Uiah's CO.
erpetie Peep G. The suu never ahone
IN any class of people more deserving
~ sueaess tnan those hsrd-w3r king
sons OF toll wac OVeEeOms all Of the
obstacles Of a Wild, rugged country,
and aagIeyemeDs of Development ana
1rogress that has Osen ucconpiished
The last fgs years, Wei, 1 am NJ 1r-
sIlziug perhaps but il u natural tor
ms to realize tia powerful BRAIN, the
naster baud, the ITon vii, TIA. has
been brought into active force and
accom- 1lished lnat which would al
most seem impossIb,e. the com pie"
tion of ths D ana r. G. Railroad
For q new ROAD it can fairly and
iusEiy claim tue houors OF competing
with older roads IN equipments,
smoo,h roadbsd, accommodations, and
Dlaosant agreeable employees. The
frain men are vsrv careful of acct
dents. and l felt much more safe
than I thought could have done.
Grand Junction is fast spreading out
into quite a town. But nothing Of
much interest appears until We reach
Cimmaron and Black Csn0n. No
writer will ever be able to give des-
Cripiion Of this grandest OF all g. and
eurs. How very weak and insIgnif-
cant ne feel in she presence Of the
wonderful creations of our mysterious
Maker, and for the hand OF man TO
take into bis master gEaap and reod
as it were from the Supreme power
the strength of the elemant3p the
mighty winds, rsins, ana every OBJ
gtsole OF these gigantic hilla OF rock
and gorge, and bend them to our
service, is an achievement that takes
men Of nerve and daring courage 10
accomplish. That all OF this has
been done any one will admit, when
seeing he fine skilled, engineering
done on this road. The roadbtd
seems perfect, and the little but &C
tive iron horse goes snorting, blowing
and flying along like some living
breathing thing, proud to show What
powers Of endurance it possesses; fly
ing down grades, whirling around
curves, putting and blowing up bills.
The bridges spanning riYers-cIing-
ing close to sold rock for support, We
dash over and are gone; looking back,
the bridges stand firm and steadiast,
as much as to say, Il will hold the
fort till you come again" What a
change when We think OF thos :
hills that for centuries echoed only
the souuI-of wild beasts. and the red
mans WarWhoop, now giving place
10 the civilization thst tends Onward
and upward, to mans elevation, So
Uial, moral, and intellectual. This if
g wonderful age. Progress and scienc:
20 hand in hand, until We zee and
fully realize that man is the image o.
our Creator, and one would think
there was oommingling of the SUI
preme with the earthly power IN all
Of these accom- plishments of science,
Such we're my thoughts When review
ing the grandeur, the magnificent
gplendor OF this Black Canon-Well,
ne will pass on.
Through as pretty valley as there
is on the continent, towering noun
tains, lofty peaks, beautifed by some
old castles of natures build. One cal
almost imagine be is viewing thu
MOSQUES OF STEAMBOAT, and others o
historical fame. Then We are as
cending Marshall pass, ten thousand
eight hundred and 6fty-tWo fee
above the sea, where at the sInmi
we stop for breath, and you need Il
stop, the atmosphere is so light. TIL
scenery is beautiful Then We glidt
gracefully down to Salida, wherr
ovsrshadoWed By mountain
in a valley green and quiet, tht
happy little ViIlag5 in the summer
sunlight shines; the river laughing,
leaping, flashing in its brightness by
it, while dsrK the orags above it.
The trip from here to LeadviIle,
will say more of next time. LOUIS.