Telegram-herald., 1888-06-17

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= handsomely furnished, and - supplied
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coming from . hot sPfisg some little dls-
lance Eron the houss. Ins house also aas
tnat oiner prod1cE OF civilization. laeandss-
cent lshts TIE traveller we u sccus-
toned " psy sItrsssxsaf prices for very
poor sccom modaElons IN me mountain
towns, naturally regards this hotel As Al
OASIS Ia Ins desert, and 10 much surprised 20
nnd IN thIs little nsdntain tcsn of LOO
IL aa5iLaaLs a hotel 50 thoroughly equipped
aud with al The modern cenvenisnces U De
lOand 10 oux BEST elIs hotels- After dinner ,
salcn u saLsn here as II al other parts ef
Colorado, a. night ss started cut 10 End
cur lrlsad. j. w EliIs Who vas former
resident OF Grand Rapids aud Who azs
mzay friends there t0csy. Mr.. Ellis
Is engaged IN miniag operations Ia Ouray,
snd from what l coald earn fs01a rssldents
there q regarded a. working very good
property, tie Yellow Jacket and Rock
OF Ages mines. Under bis escort
Ne visited The canon Of the Uneompagnre.
which Is very nish and very narrow. The
riTer rushing n0isiiy along At the bottom,
pat our nnksrs inEOt ths not spring, with
/ drawing them with . motion which Was
more sudden than graceful. passing along 4
l mountain trail on the other side OF the
river wnich IN places was 30 narrow aud
shel sing iL required al my courage 70 20
| On. Bot with my umorsils as an "alPen-
stock / managed % creep along IN safety.
i To the young. however, fear is unknosa.
and Evelyn fairly reyeied IN this mountain
climbing and sished for 'sonisLhlnz hard
/ ar Sns did not realize that one slip
/ might and her IN the turbulent river
many feet below.
On the west aide Of the river. opposite
! the main portion OF Oarav, there Il street
right ON the side Of the mountain, and
nesting against the houses IN = ye-y con-
/ fiding, vet protecting sort OF way. are I'M
mease ooalders, which are nearly as lsrg'
Il Ia
one instinctiyely looks up the mountair
aide to see II there are any others ready tc
| come tearing down Al that particular mo
| menL The lasge number OF small ourros
| or d0ukeys. which roam around the streets
of Oursy, are picturesque, II not beautiful,
and tas Jack trains laden with ore seer
wrsnaing their way along the mountain
trails. giVs foreign aspect TO the scene
Ouray is delightfully."- situated, and th'
ruxsed mountains two tnousAns
feet high, the snou-csppsd. dome-shapee
peers over the top Of the nearer range, tn'
cascades which have their source IN tn
snow near the summit and whose existsnc'
is unknown until they make their graceful
leap eighty fset into the valley below, tn
infinite variety Ia the coloring OF the rock
| and the unusual amount Of yerdure on tn
hillside plead most sloQuently the right o
Ouray to the name which has been given II
the "GeTn Of the Rockies"
There are a number of picturesque place
10 visit at Oursy. but as We had time FOL
only the best. We concluded 10 take tn
stage 10 Red Mountain, which Is elevei
| miles distant and about half way TO Silver
ton, where the traveller resumes bis journey
on the Rio Grsnd-. The mountain town
Of Colorado are nnely equipped with horse
and burros aud Ouray has an especially
snserprising livery arm. Natter and Clark
| who keep sixty-hye horses and are very al
tentivs 70 the wants of their patrons. The
run q stage TO Red Mountain aud Sllverto
and We found the driver careful and reli
able and the horses sore-footed and ooedi
snt, most excellent recommendations i
| mountain travel.
In the crisp morning air, invigorstln
anywhere, bat especially so IN Colorado
We start for Red AcEntoin in three
seated blackboard drawn by four horses
Ats short distance from Oaray We CON
menoed 3 very steep ascent of the mountai
I aud soon We are in the midst of grand. rc
. mantic scenery. Tb, higher We 90 ID
more enchanting becomes the views deeF
narrow canons with a noisy. fosming, boil
, Ing stream az the bottom. cascades comm
from the region of perpetual SHOWS. no
only q thread of silver. but soon dashin
over The rocks hinging its spray to rigt
and left. Bear Greek Falls with its beaut
hll rainbow, mountain streams of bsaut
fully csay vstar. dsshinx under the sn0'
soon TO emerge and dance saucily alonl
AL these combine 20 make picture sC
easily forgotten. The road for the create
part OF the way is excellent, but unless on
has stout nerves the towering rocks on on
sde and the prscipices hundreds OF fee
, bslow on the other With only enough roof
for the horses aud wagon between. one vi
. ! quail little. Thsre are many curves an
! | bends in the road and the danger Of nee
ing teams in the nsrrovest portions 10 Erea
bnt although vs net number OF fou
, | horss teams yet, either by chance or %
! | wstchfailnsss Of the driver 10 happened
, | De in a portion Of the road whore ey caref1
driving it vas possible 10 pass.
> The higher Ne elmo the highs
/ the mountains seem 10 tower sDov
"a Here and there We see trail on
: seemingly innpsssibls part 0ffhs mountain
= and often a hole IN tne ground ia sppa
entity inaccessible ciid IS psthstic remind
: / Of the shattered hopes Of some DEos2ecto
\ But before ws reach iront0n es ses se'
: era mines ia successful operation. the u
I | YER Belle and Psymssier ranking smor
/ the most important. The president Of u
7 c0npanY OF the latter mine wss one OF og
: party in the stage and was making his a.
p visit - The n me since his election to th
. / important offics.
: Further on We see solitary man worI
: Ing With picksxs and shovel patiently ma
\ ing rs wsv into the bowels OF The earti
!. Between Tronton sad Red Mountain =
: Pass ths famous Yankee Giri. silver miI
Z saich ranks only second IN the State.
J But one Of the greatest wonders Of 4