The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-07-02
THE EDITORS TOUR
Cedar Creek Canon, Visit
to the Silver Mines.

Cedar Creek Canon, Visi
II to the Silver Mines.
Z Continuation from last week.
We lef. our party resting las
week at the Iron Springs Pavil
ion after we had survived tn
wonderful decent from the tow
ering Pixies Peak. The roll wa
called by Pres. Pursell and alas
, eight we're missing. A pail o
, sadness came over us. Was
possible that they had etrayet
away from friends and fallel
from off some rocky cliff dow
IN the fathomless gulch below
Pictures fitted throughout mind
to that effect. Or in their ambl
tion had they endeavored t.
build a toboggon slide and wer'
lost in the snowg Plain to ou
yes came the picture that WI
used TO study in the third reade
Of the goodly dog dragglne
from the drifted snow on tht
mountain top, pale and ghastl,
''lifeless corps" (copy righted, }
The mountain passenger agenl
assured US that he would send
an extra train up the little hllI
five or six miles again, with q
rescue party on it and that all
would be we'll. Thereupon We
were well again, our raving pains
slowly left US. We repaired to
our car for repairs. Each was
carrying three or four tons oil
igrani,e from off the Peak which
we wished 10 take home to build
a house of. This made good bal
last in the hull of our car. We
we're to bid farewell to Man
itou at five o'clock P. M. and as
the hour approached we became
very anxious concerning the lost
ones. Several of US walked back
to the Iron Springs pavilion a
distance of three miles, TO in
qGire of the cog rail road official
if he had heard any thing OF our
beloved. Here however we me
four of the lost party who had
come down the mountain on. the
extra sent up for them but they
knew nothing of the others. The
officials told Us that there were
no more trains run that night
and that the lost, slrayed or
stolen would needs walk down
from the towering cliff, dis
lance Of several miles. We plead
but they prevailed and nothing
was left us but 10 return to onr
car and get warm water and hot
poultices for the pedestrians.
A few minutes before our train
pulled out, they came. They had
walked all the way. Streaks of
gray had found places in their
hair. Their shoes were bursting
from their feet and they were
real tired, and wished they we're
home. But the car was az good
as home, to them and every
measure was taken for their
comfort. When they were at last
in the arms of sleep, we even
walked on tip toe to keep from
waking them, with the train run
ing As miles an hour. We had
seen the sights and were on our
way back TO Denver. The tall
spiers in the "Garden of the
Gods" faded in the distance as
we receded and the drlfted snow
on Pixies Peak became more
like feecy clouds fitting in the
blue sky, than the icy cloak that
it was.
The picture was still on our
minds as it is yet but the reality
gone from US, perhaps forever.
We were now on theRio Grande,
a smoothe bed, elegant road, with
train officials courteous aud
gentlemanly. From Colorado
Springs TO Denyer, a dlsta uce of
perhaps fifty miles, the Rio
Grand and Colorado Midland,
both powerful western roads run
almost parallel. 1t happened that
our train and one on the other
road left the Springs at the same
time and a race OF fifty miles
was before us. Here was
chance to see the power of steam
thoroughly tested and the mag
OF the road beds of
those mammouth western lines.
The trains W ere near one size,
ours one coach heavier. Hand
kerchle fs waved from all win
dows and yells went up above
the rush OF the trains, as we
dashed along together sixty mile
an hour. The mamouth iron
horses swayed like the tops of
Lrees IN the breeze, but none felt
\ pang of fear, so much We we're
enjoying the ride. One would
cad the length of itself and then
ike a rushing metior the other
would take the lead. Half the
distance was run in this way
when suddenly our hugh
rain threw herself forward like
frightened steed aud we waved
'areweIl to the other as we LETT
hem miles behind.
We 70 lied into Denver just
ii time for a good supper which
We most heartily rellshed. After
nppcr We were met hv those