Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-07-24
c.. c.. STERL & co.

the fish caught in the mountain
streams the meals need not cost more
than SIS additional four persons can
live very cheaply and pleasantly, en-
| jOying as much healthful air and
scenery as lie out of doors in any one
place.
The ride from Cascade to GlenwOod
Springs via the Colorado Midland is an
experience of lifetime. 1t gives the
tourist a panorama of the grandest
scenery imaginable and fully impresses
him with the majesty of the mountains.
1t is for half the distance constant
climb. Upward and upward the en-
CINE tugs until Leadyiile is reached.
Surely you think the climb is past.
But you enter the canon and still sky
ward go. At the altitude of Leadville
the ladies of the party become affected
by the lightneSs of the air and the
into sea-sickness. To Hagerman tun-
mel there is a constant succession Of
surprises. Following 10y the side of
mountain stream the grade is exceed
ingly steep. AT one place the road to
reach upward winds ana twists up the
side of the mountain until the track
can be seen five times, one course
above another. The air grows cold
and overcOats are necessary. Finally
snowbanks are reached and the boys
could if halt was made indulge in
SNOWFALL battle on the 18th of July.
Still We climb and at last there is no
more canon for a great mountain blocks
the way. There is no going around it
and SO we 60 through. For three
fourthS of a mile we whirl along in
darkness, II, 800 feet above the level of
the sea, nile and three-fourths above
Abilene, at the highest point reached
by a railway in America and with half
a thousand feet of mountain above US.
Suddenly when about half way through
the car which has for eight hours been
inclined with the front upward pitches
down ward and the summit Is passed.
We shoot out into the daylight and
look for 40 miles down a new canon
through which the waters flow to the
Pacific. In three hours we have
reached Glenwood Springs and are g.
900 feet lower. 1t is warm and the
air though pure and fresh is apPreciably
heavier. Newspaper space is not sufi-
cient to describe the loneliness and
grandeur of the ride, even artists
brush can do 1t scant justice. 1t is a
memory that fingers perpetually in the
mind and is we'll worth all the eX-
pense and effort necessary to enjoy it. |
1t was particularly pleasing to our par
ty by reason of our being accompanied |
by Gen. Pass. Agt. NJ. B. Ochs, of the |
Colorado Midland, to whom we were
indebted for many favors. AT Glen |
wood Springs is little pool of what
Noble PrentiS calls 1.-The waters under |
the earth" Hot, salt springs make a |
magnificent bathing place and attract
many visitors. A glorious game |
country surrounds it and the biggest
fish stories can be verified, for the |
mountain streams are swarming with
trout. One fairly bankers for "a
month off, in order to seek the finny
beauties in their pellucid homes. 1t is
that more who can afford it
do not spend a part of their time in
such pleasures. 1t would cheat many
a doctor of fat fees.
From GlenwOod Springs the ride over
the mountains was again enjoyed and
the entire party lOnged for a stay by
the side of the many dashing noun
tain streams whose clear cold waters
gave promise of trout in abundance.
Denver and its many beauties occupied
a days attention. 1t is a wonderful
and growing metropolis, destined to be
the wealthiest city between the Mis-
souri, river and the Pacific. Many
boys are located in Denver and
are doing well. One can walk but a
short distance along any of the thor
oughfares without seeing familiar
face. Life and the REFLECToR's col
umns are too short to attempt de-
scription be it ever so brief of Denver's
or the beautiful spots
which surround the city. Nor is it
practicable to spare space for more
than a mention of the glorious ride up
the Clear Greek canon over the famous