Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-06-28

veil of misty cloud be penetrated, there
would be seen the pearly gates OF paradise
with the irridescent glow OF crimson, gold
and violet mantling the heavenly sigh
with halo of glory, bright as righteous
ness and pure as the beaming Of aange
eyes. There, surely, must be the abode
of peace and love, shelter forever from
the rude shocks and harsh vices of the
world that. With all the evil that dims and
shadows it, yet presents in its favored re-
cesses sights that raise the soul above the
world, and tell that humanity is capable Of
| higher aspirations than earth can ever
/ satisfy. How words fail TO picture the
scenel the glistening of the s9nbeams on
rocky sleeps and browning snow-belt
crags overhanging; PERCEPTIONS walls
mounting toward the blue vault above
stupendous granite masses, boary and
broken into fantastic shapes; lofty pin
aeles, whose tapering tips, slender as they
are, are fully distinguishable IN the pure,
attenuated atmosphere which renders
every detail perceptible to the pleased
eye; all are displayed amid a re-
| pose that no natural sound inter
rupts, and surmounted here and
there by the fantastic forms of the billowy
vapor that, like a virgin crown, encir-
cled some of the most elevated submits.
To gaze, absorbed and soul enraptued
was delight such as is vouchsafed rarely
to the plodding son OF earth. Beautiful,
gorgeous weber Canon, We pass from you
with regret, but with gratitude that we
have had the privilege Of gazing upon
your sublime, enhancing destinations.
The road is now rising rapidly, for we are
making our way among the Uintah range
of mountains, which have peculiarities
that distinguish them from the harder
outlines of the Wasatch range, but space
fails us and we must linger no longer, but
hurry on.
WYOMING.
We have left Utah behind US and
mounted the elevated regions that con-
stitute the far-stretching plains of Wyo-
ming. Here the snow-sheds are numer-
Gus, beside the road are the round
mounds of the multidinous prairie dogs
that are caught sight of at times scamper-
ing toward ,neir underground homes, or
saucily perched in sitting posture upon
their grassy thrones, and in atwinkle their
tails are seen quiveTing as they shoot
rather than juga into the recesses which
are their haunt beneath the turf. At the
horizon appears the blue haze Of distant
mountains; some Of the submits seen rival
the soaring nights of Pixies Peak itself.
Green river is crossed, whose waters join
the Colorado, and at length pour into the
Pacific ocean. The plains of Larawie are
passed over, and the cooler air tells that
the altitude is increased. At Cheyenne, a
handsome town standing in the broad
plains, little pond or two is covered
with thin ice. Some distance back we had
entered the region of snow, which cracked
underfoot as we slighted for a few mo-
ments from the train, but as We left the
neighbour hood of the mountains the hsecy
crystals were seen only on the distant
nights. At Sherman we stand on the
highest point on this route, 1926 feet above
the sea. The place is distinguished by a
lofty granite monument, raised at the ex-
pense of the railroad employees in honor
Of the protector Of the road. At Cheyenne,
which is thirty miles h5-d -SSifszHaR, we
can 90 on to Omaha, through Nebraska, or
turn south into Colorado and reach Denver.
We choose the latter, and on reaching the
South Platte are delighted with the pretty
town of Greeley, whose beautiful trees
with their rich foliage give it an Arcadian
air that is most delightful, standing, as the
town does, amid the wild bsrrenness of
the grass-covered, Understanding plains
around. In Wyoming the ssge-brush is
left behind, and the luxuTiant grass grows
that makes the Territory so popular with
the cowboys, and is a source of such great
riches that Cheyenne is reekoned among
the very wealthie5t towns of the Rocky
mountain region. Several other towns
are passed through and then the populous,
busy city of Denver is reached.
DENVER.
Denver is the metropolis of the noun
tains. Its streets are crowded with busy
citizens, and beautiful with handsome
stores and many grand and tasteful struct-
uTes. The useful, the beautiful and the
luxurious are all to be found here, as in
the old cities. What is novel is to see
the place standing on vast and treeless
plain producing only its native grass,
except where irrigation shows the
richness of the soil. Where that dis
penses its hfe-impartiDg streams, trees,
/ herbs and plants flourish in rich abun-
| dance. In the distance tower the blue
mountains, imparting beauty TO the 9th
| erways monotonous scene. But we mus
| pass on from Denver's halls, and towers
| and spires, & wonderful instance of western
| enterprise, and its hospitable citiz snE, who
talk of mines and ores as we in Memphis
/ of cotton bales-for our space is nearly eX-
pended. Again we enter the pleasant carr
| OF the Union Pacific railroad, and gazing
! still over the plains, We pass through such
| places as Box Elder, Deer Trail, Kit Car
son and other oddly named towns, many
of these hourishing places showing
| every sign of prosperity, and stop at better
known cities like Wallace, Ellis, Els
| worth, Solomon, Abilene, Enterprise, To
peka and Lawrence that lie on our route
Most OF these are in Kansas, the whole
| length of which State the traveller again
passes over, but north of his former route
when westward bound. On this route, as
on the other, admiration is continually ex
cited by the fiourishing look of the coun
/ try and the wondrous growth single gen
Grafton has seen. At lergth the Kaw ii
reached again, the Missouri's brown
waters come into view, and tht
| State of Missouri and crowded
busy Kansas City streets are under thu
| tourists feet. Soon he is on his way AGAR
| toward where the green forests of Arksn
sas, with their splendid timber, form
striking contrast to the sage-bTush valleys
Of Colorado and Utah, and the grass
plains Of Wyoming. Once more Nam
moth Springs is gazed at, the shades Q
Rayenden admired, the pretty waters o
Spring river are skirted, and the broac
Mississippi once more greets the returning
travellers eyes. 4 call is made at 81 Mad
ison street, where Mr.. Ellis provides tn
tickets for the route, to thank him for hav
ing pointed our attention to the grandes
touring country We ever passed over, ant
to record our sense Of the kind fscilitie
afforded us by Mr.. Lockwood, the tickle
agent at Kansas City, and so finish GU
grand Rocky mountain tour Of 2450 miles
there and back. The reader who want
something different from hackneye
springs, watering-p places and seaside re
sorts, who desires something novel, strik
ing and strange, and who desires the ben
eft following the pure air of an elevatet
aud mountain climate, should do as W