New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-11

at,er coming TO a dead halt. In travelling the tIec
miles Of This last stage, we consumed two hours VI
fine uut il Hermone lad not been SUFFERING ~
much from tine cold, l should have enjoyed h's''
of IT, By the side Of the road, dashlng ana ioa'ii-
,broueh rapds and cntactS making deafening no'se
.hrJ,c Ice cold spray into the air, flashing In the
,i,o moonlight ran o mountain stream All AROUND
no the straight shafts Of forest Of aspen slot up 10
e sky We drove straight 10 the edge OF precip,O,
then turncd suddenly around point Of rock ana ior
lowed the edge with only few inches 10 spur
Without any warning, We dropped suddenly nv
ravlnes that deep enough to allow Us Deio.e
,e reached the bottom TO review our past sins ana "
order II in that better world punishments are maue
IN III fine crimes. When did hit the bottom, ~
was usually with such spine telescoplhg tnuu .orn
felt brave to take our caovS III IN ay rrsc suspen
sion bridge that had no visible means OF support ".
no earthly attachments our rOad paS sd curve OF
nearly half mile and came Dach On top VI ~
boulder advancing us eight or zen eet ot U an the
The driver III an ungarded moment s1o~ed w. NJ noni
adge NJ the mesa, lone tree that marked the p9at
where the road finally completed the ascent me 10
the level ground and Within twenty s,cPs an"icty
ar ond M Our destination. Hermone, III Ief ahAcai
was AFRAID this Landmark would get away sle S
her ewes upon in hypnotic stare that never way me-
mi we hid passed the tree. Next day she tod me
She had not fully appreciated the via ,tinnary
wagon made till she began watching TINS id Che
solitary tree. As position varied she decIsu
saw this lone spruce successvey over sne Sbeel
r"nsb The Cracks of the buckboard when we were
inside down through the Of her hat ana oe'"oS
her feet.
AT THE MESA LAKES.
AT O'Clock we reached the scamp" Aiouhu o" Ii'
rnsnse bonfire of spruce logs the guests VINO psn pr
coded us were gathered discussing the adventure VI w
day on long log structure covered WIN YOU a.
we read the legend, " Mesa Lakes liOteL fi ~
aYternal appearauce we doubted whether even ''e
despotic and peremptOry Falsati could nave ''"on
ease in it. However when we had tha"eu o"''9', .ro
At the fire we found u very appetzlng meal OH 'no
inside We found. also that this particular SUI
only dining room, that "e nHss bilidngs
about eight feet SQUARE In one of these small rooms
we were sound asleep under Two p,s vi Ala NOT
SG I'M long after The camp was asr fresh
bonfire had been built and we hnsteDfn W It, .h End
TIppinS After breakfast went on brief exp9hr
ING expedition. Perched on little eieVa,ons ~ eno
vicinity Of nSv sFeam that ran e sP' S built
aspen logs chlnkedn with clay and with rongn QUO
Looking and were fresh and clean and sweet. Inc
most palaal residence on the grounds Tas 49, on the
doors purchased fire. hd fSn w lss @sr
for forty gDg don bore he coolest s water drank
Hermone much appauded for her expaana o 0t
its phenomenal temperature Se Sugeesed no mr. frec1
ing point sna 1 10 o %T wandered on up the trail
name and which were not visible from The hotel ,e
After a walk Of half mile found one OF them heosea
r III ra stood fisherman industrously whipping the
water for trout He sSSn caught ssS q as H the Irish
have IT, asked If would join him on his ratt ana
fired Ts !a a mule 'S esm 5pqg ny $shS W.
from the station that day, that woud prOoaog i 10,
BE- in S9C Ssv f ad o op he w pPeon Rs @as
He poled his raft however, and took me on I y
ard stayed ~ %e n Ps t ' memory n would have
been pleased with his acquaintance lie Khew I h
IsaTpc6 oly from he most ardent interest and the
most patient perseverance. He threw sixty ice. Ui
silk line in such winning way that he canght twenty
fmlr pounds of beautiful trout during the time that
with him.
LEARNING TO LIVE IN HIGH ATTITUDES.
We had climbed above 10000 feet Of lower air ana ID
few DAYS we learned how to live up to our hlsh
station We got used to sitting around blazing
omen fire I'm the evening. to sleeping under weight
OF covering at night. to frost on july morning ana
other phenomena Of high attitudes. Down the slopes
Iermoue found "A perfect tanGe OF mountain flowers
colnmbine mountain daisy, purple aster sweet pea
BLOSSOM Iarpspur, monkshood, standing cypress-and
made several books of them The luck that has stood
by me more or less all my life made me reaSohaoH
esful In fishing and we lad some nIm. Ines
mat couldu't be bought for any price NJ DelpoNlcos
among our great blessings counted immunity from the
man who asks YOU on snltry day i TINS Is aot enough
for YOU and ormiOne never mentioned lcecteam our
In 0u The mountains the first feeling of from an
acreni i region Is disappointment He is nsed to as
g 5G Bt aoa It Sa f99 Saq f o
him lies fin waving fields lowing herds, ancient nome
dcad.. hundred miles Of rugged barren
mountains preclude the possibility Of hundred
miIes Of sweet pastoral life. But, though he
t lhSi He geauty ' is its own excuse Tor being,
and concludes that though country bears plenty
If farming land IL cannot have too much of such
scenery as the Rockies show.
What farming one here Is done with noe
and n ditch and one who hes seen tho methods OF
farming region cannot bave much respect Tor the
methods and results lie secs here Here the farmer
must work carefully over every foot OF the ground
seeing that each spot each plant In some crops Ret
the required quantity Of water; and he c9n19t
thoroughly cultivate more than nfteen acres Alfalfa
was the only crop saw growing luXurlanty ana
though II is As pleasing To the eye as the clover
crop OF the old States has sweeter fragrance ana
makes excellent hay. Potatoes thrive we'll ana are
Of fine quality. In the production Of Strawberries,
western Colorado will rank with the famous straw
berry region Of Arkansas In the low valley OF the rad
near the western boundary OF the state Embarrassing IS
having phenomenal development. Peaches pears
apricots and small fruits prodnced in great qnan-
titles and Of fine flavor. The cereals are not paying
crops and only sufficient quantity for home consnmp
ton is attempted ,,,, A.,
II Is said that the engineer has made COorad0-the
civil locomotive stationary and mining engineer but
this is not all Of the story. From one point OF view
Colorado Is a great santarium; from another II Is
great play ground. Thousands Of tourists seeking
health and pleasure flock to 1t Annually The tough
cnng OF a tenderfOOt is a highly expensive process.
Only bank presidents and newspaper correspondents
can endure the strain longand the sDOndenb lasts
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