The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29
FROM UTAH


fE1tNp HrH"k luNIaHs nicR-
cur-ioni-i. left iAe' fer over the II a
X. q at : iJa IN Jan % run at
- miles sou;hwari ssnors he foo,
hills of ,hc RockIes brig. Us IN Pueblo
At Colorado Springs se g. a fsis v'es
81 Pike. r'eak. standing grim ani ione
in III. frig,d mantle Of ~hiis. like a
ghu-;ly sentinel guarding the Garden
oi the Gois. and the MANY hadisorks
Of naturc ia and abou, Msniton. \
: stop At Pueblo o: barely - minutes Tor
dinner AMI ~ turn westward up ~
Arkau.a- nyvr N Cannon CtiE
are vel MP "a the man saHs. @-c0T
little engine turns hcruically toward.
thi. VISIT pi!s oi huge mountains. How
l. ia, barrier 10 bo passed WI wc
- over. under uy throuShs The ques-
lion : solved a. our tram making =
shoT curve enters = marrow depth 3n
the rocks and we know We are IA ;he
Grand Canon - the Arkansas. with
rarely room for thc ave. AMI railroad
4 between towering walls Ut granite
JDn feet high Ne are thrc.foutth. 81
- m!jc Ia the bowel, Of the earth ia
tIc narrow stUp 1t >ky Visible over.
head star. may te seen III daytime IL
j. a'wav~ night down here uu ray ul
sunlight I,a1he. tn, cn1~m NJ
vegetation can exist, aud I AVA todd
hlTd> never Neuturv sntu IT. depths \
allie further ou aud We iea,i, the
Grand Gorge where uu room O., found
beside the stream To- ,hv railroad. and
II II huIlI pf,s 1t, supported by al. ar,A
IT steel, WIth bookings ia fhc granite
walls. For mile farther the rocky
~gtaudouI OF the canon continues grad
u,ll! fading AWAY ILto a ,oylgaiIscly
Open country lew station. above
Salida another engine B, attached aud
, We notice the tam mcu critically tN-
, aiming the Wheei., brakc.. etc. and ~
r know something - ahead Nes. IN
, deed. We now have To- C!lmh the i;oykS
= range, winding back and forth acr,~s
thc face Of the II nj a grade ct
30 feet to the mile. When one third
oi the MN up u malt j. made aud wc
find that al our engines - disabled
, Meanwhile "A fuuou snow storm ha-
r g, in. aud io be showed IN for a few
: weeks on the summit Of the range
.sta.., rE-,sa-VHZ = ,E ..Af..-.as
; prospect, and We all breathe ffceT
when after u delay of halt an hour "a
. flesh engine arIIve. With a snow pillow
: in front. and We again iahorous-
= " forward H. OH hour u tam halt-
II IN u snow shed and here We are iu tina:
r vast notch IN the backbone of America,
Marshall Pass, l0.sis feet above ses
level the highest point. except one
y reached by any railroad. Here ",
o leave one engine. and with all steam
shut OF, and air brakes set We begin th'
y descent Of the western slope. We are
n fortunate To- get over when We lid. as
Il In six hours thereafter Marshall Pa
was closed by snow II requires Al
+ ADLER pen than mine TO portray III
grandcu- and sublime beauty at th'
Black Canon ut the ';unni.on b.
moonligh: ia midainter, beside. ! wa
,e asleep when we went through II. ans
N for these reasons Will not attempt
r description. We awake ia the morning
of well out in the western desert. n
rounded by a scene VI desolation. VI
ii q. Of Lincoln. and myself. made s,S'
nj each before breakfast. marking up Gu
Nebraska Iand-. \ good breakfast y
,e Green River and away over III" de-.'
Ic We go again. cr'-- IrIc- river, wnlc
we thereafter ascend. through CI.tl
m Gate. Castle Canon. sod the Rel NaI
AN " this time making n gradu'
,I ascent uf the Va. IA range. fr"'
which We decend along Siismr f"I
hc to the plains about the tak.- l.
Il here i. "A hay stack. the fi.t seen
K 500 miles and !, attracts more att'I
he ton than Nj Ncbo Who l,ft- a. sno
clad summit; To the south. Ur the .'c
gray waters 81 Lake Utah seen IA -
Mr. distance. Now our route . amor
To r%u-iiing village. and thrifty tsf
70. houses. surrounded by orchards az
I'M broad and level grain field. 5uI mes.
ow-. Skiriin.r along the edge of LIZ
X Utah ,fre.hl. down the hank 90 q
cr- river JoriOn. ~c dsbOuch into u
hi plain abor; salt Lake. and at ;ID
IN arrive at the famous Mormon ct
IT. named after the lake II il arm be
q. no snow and streets muddy ar
!, sloppy. We are ~unfavprapiy Impre-
~ ed with the appearance Of the ity b
y- no doub, IL looks muCh better IN .ur
mer with trees in leaf and flower.
-. bloom. Shall attend service III d
n Mormon Tabernacle today. and = :.
~ leave for ogden. Sacramento. and l.
MI Angeles. from whence you may hei
n. from u- again. IL you VISA. You
n, truly. AT OkH-Ef.