Telegram-herald., 1888-06-17

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tie road, AID there i a PIC of roeks y hiehs
altar ssin sEt0rt - cisiodse. se are i9fcso
- dfsFs over. LoDss1eFiGg Lhef ne ROAD .
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operation = BoE eondaeass - tlnaid 90
mas peace Of mind. Wien ne arrive a.
ths hotsl Al Red Mountain Ne are Esnaindss
that sc are kstwssl slsgxn sad twelve
Thousand feet IN he AR - The Effort ne
have to MAKE 20 oreslhs. IN order 70 take
IN . regaiaits amount of oxygen Oar stay
OF TOO Or three hours Ia the hotel. which -
q wooden structure, with wooden pArtlIIons
covered With muslin and papered. aud
ceiling Of IA aslin tAro1zh which We can
see daylight, rested Us. aud Ne picked up
our courage 70 commsnee our return trip.
Fer the 6rsG four miles ny little girl and
Ssre the only ones IL the stsss besides
lhs driver, and IS We made our gay down
shs mountain In true Nsstern style and
home again, our thoughts turned 70 mem
cries Of Horace Greeley and hls msnoraols
mountain ride. We concluded that he must
have bounded from hIs scat fully ss high rs
we did from ours. or ne wo0ldnt have
touched the top OF the stage with nis head,
and ws sympatnized with MS efforts ~ euro
the enthusiasm of hls Jehu, who kad besn
50 SLOW Ia The ascent but VINO now assured
him again aud again that be would get
- "a Of n.
less assertions that an hour or two wouldn' I
make anv difference. When, therefore, We
saw Two men running towards the road
| frOm one OF the mines We received them
with open arms nguratiyciy speaking. and
rode in cons derabls comfort the rest of the
way. But As We swept up 10 the hotel IN
| Oursy We felt that the pleasures OF the trip
| more than counter-DAlanced the hardships.
and rsaLized that all desirable things are 10
| De gained only through effort and that We
| could get glorious mountain views oaly BY
/ climbing.
Ii is said the Denver & Rio Grande
road will De put through from Silverton to
| Oaray Ia time. aud although II seems an
utterly i'm possibility yet a ride on thoss
mountain railroads will convince one that
nothing is impossible To q modern ciyi
engineer.
AS We left Oursy on our return trip. w
were very glad We were 10 retrace our stsp'
instead OF returning by another way, for
the different time of day gave a new aspec
| 10 the scenery and brought out It's beauties
| more strongly. Ths Black Canon was de
light, Marshall Pass was weird and lonely
In the dark, and the Royal Gorge solemn
and impressive under the peculiarly bright
innumerable staTs.
We had reserved our visit tC
Colorado Springs and Mani
ton until our retarn becaus
the schedule of tie trains made il muct
more convenient o. do SO. But wef re
gretted that We had not made an effort tS
visit those places when We first started out
for although Manitou is beautifully stu
ated, in the heart of the mountains, will
Pixies Peak rearing its majestic head with
in = comparatively short distance, yet
suffered in comparison with Ouray, and WI
felt sorry that all those who are 30 snthusi
astic over hanitou could not visit the Gen
of the Rockies" and feast on its beauties
The Garden OF the Gods, Glen Eyrie, VII
hams' Canon, Cave of the Winds. Cheyenn
Canon and the other places Of interes
around MAnitou should be visited. bat tha
done, let the tourist continue on his way
until be sees 0uray and Red Mountain
and if ne De lot pressed for time let hin
extend the trip to Silyerton. Durango. an'
30 on around the circle. But, unless one /.
really avaricious for beautiful scenery, tn
trip have described 10 very satistactor
and enables one TO digest the feast OF goo
things one has enjoyed and make II a
ones own. We are full 10 safety and cal
never forget the beauties upon which W
were fortunate enough TO gaze. A. L. ID.