Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-09-27
THAT EDITORIAL EXCURSION.
A Party of Prosperous Pencil Push
ers Prospect for Pleasure.

| The long talked of editorial excursion
| by the Northwest Kansas Editorial As
ISOLATION has come and gone and behind
1t remains nothing but the pleasant rec
objections of week well spent. AS sec
rotary of the association we have spent g
great amount of time IN arranging for the
excursion. knowing full well that all fu
ture undertakings of similar character
depended greatly on the success of this
one, and failure at this time in any par
OF the program would have mortified and
panied Us deeply. But we are proud to
say that it was success common,
ordinary, everyday success, but glitter.
ing, bowling success-one continual
round Of pleasure from start to finish.
After day pleasantly and proftably
spent In regular meeting of the associa-
lion, a report of which was published
last week, the start was made from
Colby at midnight of September 9, going
via the ever popular "Rock Island Route
to Colorado Springs. Every body was
sanguine and happy, being filed with
pleasursble anticipation and potted ham,
being the direct results of an elegant
banquet which had just been disposed of
at the expense OF the patriotic citizens of
Colby.
Transportation had been arranged for
fifty-two persons and although few who
had notified us of their intention to go
were kept at home by various reasons,
others who were not expected put in their
appearance and the vacant places were
easily filed. Most of these scribes of the
land Of buffalo grass and coyotes brought
their wives and sweethearts and a hap
piee, brainier, handsomer or poorer col
lection of people would be difficult to
find.
The run through western Kansas and
eastern Colorado was made during the
night, arriving at Colorado Springs at
7:20 Wednesday morning. Here we were
met by Mr.. 8. n. Nye, the popular pass
enger agent of the Colorado Midland
railroad, who placed at our disposal one
their elegant Pullman cars with instruc-
tons to make it our home as long as we
saw fit and if there was anything We
wanted and did not see to call for It.
Here began the real interesting part of
the trip. Leaving Colorado Springs at
1850 A. NJ. we passed Colorado City,
Manitou, Cascade Canon, Ute Park and
Green Mt. Falls in quick succession as
We rapidly climb the steep incline up Ute
Pass, drawn by two monster engines
weighing sixty-seven tons each, and ar
rive at Woodland Park in time for good
dinner. Since leaving Colorado Springs
We have travelled twenty miles and ascend
ed to an altitude of 5000 feet, or 1900 feet
rise in twenty miles. It would be diff
cult to find finer views on any line of
railroad in the United States Each of
the aforementioned towns is complete
picture in itself, while the grand canons
and rocky ridges, o'er-topped by that
snow-capped patriarch-Pike's Peake-
around three sides of whose base we
travel, excite EXPLANATIONS of surprise
and admiration from all. Another very
interesting feature is the series of tun-
nels through which we pass between
Manitou and Cascade Canon and the lit
tie purr of delight coming from the seat
occupied by --- and lady would
seem to contradict the old saw that there
is more pleasure in pursuit than in pos
session.
After dinner We cross Hayden's Divide
and, making the decent on the west side,
reach the South Platte river after a run
of about thirty miles from the eummit
and then pass through Eleven Mile Can
on. This canon is worthy of more than
passing notice but would require the pen
of more able writer to do the subject
justice. 1t is twin sister of the Royal
Gorge of the Arkansas, lying about thirty
miles directly south, and its great granite
walls and foaming, dashing stream, now
on this side and now on that, need longer
time for observation than is afforded by
the hasty glimpses had from the car win
dovs of an express train, as to facts and
| figures.
Emerging from the canon we enter
South Park, through which we quietly
and monotonously roll along for the next
hour. All this time, however, we are
still working our way upward again, al
though by so easy and gradual grade as
to be almost imperceptible and have only
had time to rest our eyes when we are
crossing Hill Top and are tearing along
down the western slope again toward the
Arkansas. Crooks, curves, twists and
viggles, down We go, watching the ever
changing panorama spread out before
our delighted gaze. We reach the Ar
kansas at Buena Vista and follow its
windings the remainder of the afternoon.
reaching Leadyille at o'clock P. NJ.
where a short stop was made. Here we
were met by representative of the press
of Leadville and the freedom of the city