The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-07-02

The City were open to Us an,
that they would take pleasur
in escorting us to them. Our par
; ty divided, half going to tn,
+. Grand and half to the Tab
} or theater, where the most pop
ular and most elegant play,
were witnessed. At the Taber
Nellie Free appeared in a very
prominent part aud a low ap-
plause of pleasure could be hearG
among we Buckeyes" 10 see s
beautiful girl from out our ma
tive state winning fame in the faI
west. We voted the evenings
entertainment grand success
and felt that the western cities
are climbing 10 the top of the
stage theatrica.ly as well as ex-
ceiling on the stage Of active life.
With hearts full of joy we re-
turned 10 our car to recline on
the bosom of Sleep. Morning
broke on Tuesday with its usual
premeditated brightness. A
8 o'clock our genilemanlv news
paper friends met US and had ar
ranged for US TO take a special
observatory car on the mountain
narrow gauge road, through the
Clear Greek Canon, over the loop
to Silver Plume and Silver
mines. We travelled near 20
miles over the high plains that
surround 0enver and most alb.
ruptly whirled into the canon
through which Clear Cree K ioains
In restless turmoil. On either
side of US, straight up rises the
rocky cliffs 500 feet high, with
but space enough bet ween them
at the bottom for the rushing
creek 10 find it's way. The mar
row railroad steals its winding
path from the rocky bed of the
creek and the towering moup.
tain side. Just high enough
were we that the lashing torrent
tossing high its :oaming spray
could not reach US in its flight.
The road is a continuation uf
short curves all through the canon
1t required two engines all the
way up. as our train was COM
posed of several cars. and il
seemed that the curves were con
tinually so short that we in the
rear car were nearer the engines
than the middle coaches. We
didn't hand the engineer cigar
from our car. or anything tbatway
We could hay 9 done so had we
had the cigar; the distance be
: ween us cut no figure. Far up
the mountain We reached a beau
liful little settlement of 8 or 4
thousand inhabitants called
Georgetown. Our car had scarce
ly stopped when we We're most
unsermoniously beseiged by
children selling boxes Of speci
mems. A few miles OF winding
up the mountain threw us as il
were in a position far above
Georgetown so that we could get
an elegant birdseye view oflhe
little city resting below Us. In a
short time following up the
creek we passed under a lofty
trestle near 100 #. high and
so pushing higher and higher
up the mountain from
one side of the creek to the other
we came around and crossed
over the trem bling trestle that We
had before passed under. This
round IS what they caIl.W onderful
Loop, land wonderful it is. The
civil engineering in the construc-
tion of the road is IN ITSELF to be !
at. Seven times from our
position among the
towering cliffs. could we look d own |
milee through the gulch and see
the beautiful little city of George
town. At last we reached Silver
Plume the end of the road. 1t was
quite cold here as it had showed in
The town q few days before our visit
and the snow, was yet clinglng
around the mountain sides above
the town. Overcoats buttoned to
The chm, we're right in style and
Pres. Pursefi was sorry he had not
brought his. The town, was we'll
decorated with flags and banners
Ipon which were inscribed "Ohio
Welcome. This gave US courage
10 We took the town and put it IN
,ur pockets. Dinner was awaiting
Is and We were not like people
hat couldn't eat. In the P. NJ.
accompanied by a millionair
liver king. we were escorted
hrough the Mendoza Silver
Nine and were shown the veal
by vein of silver oar and the
manner in which it was mined. K
Having all collected speci /,
mems from the mine cars we
.roped our way out into the open
world again. with our best clothes
veil bespattered with mud. {
Nothing was left US now but to
eturn over that tow ering trestle
through the projecting rocks. by
he leaping creek until we soar
d out across the wide plains to
Denver, which by this time
oomot lilo hopoo IN no :