The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1892-09-22
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and electric lines, and believe is
credited with having the hest
transportation of any city of IFS
size in the United States. There
are so many places of interest in
Denver. and almost all of them l
visited, bnt 1t would take too long
10 Try TO describe them all. Going
outside of the city, one of the most
interesting trips that l ever made
was the trip over the Loop" as
it is called. This trip we made on
the Union Pacific Railroad. We
lett Denver about eight in the
morning on the narrow gauge cars,
the only ones that can be taken up
through these canons in the noun
tains. We rode about twenty miles
over the level plains right TO the
mountains and 10 the town of
Golden, which is situated right al
the base of the Rockies, At this
point we put on an extra engine,
making one IN front and one be-
hind and began the ascent Of the
Mountains, going for sixty miles
right mp through "Clear Greek
Canon" one of the most beautiful
rides imaginable. This Canon is
very narrow one. On one side
the mountains rise, an almost per-
pendicular wall of rock for about
three thousand feet, right at its
foct. and following the curve of
the rock is the road bed, in some
places so narrow that il is suspend
ed by bars of iron, fastened into
some projecting part of the rock
! above. On The other side Of the
track, Cedar Greek, one OF the
widest of the mountain torrents
rushes along,its entire length white
with foam from falling over the
massive rocks, while just on the
other side Of the stream, the wall
of rock rises up again, as high If
not higher than on The other side.
1t is useless for me to try to de-
scribe this ride, for | cannot do it.
1 have not the words. AS We get
farther up the Cannon, and near
the Loop, the Cannon widens. and
we reach the city of Georgetown.
the old capital of the stale. Inev-
er before realized what the Johns
town flood must have been until |
saw that town, situated right in
between the two high walls of
rock, right in the fiat canon. Three
miles bevond Georgetown is the
LOOP" the finest piece of engi-
neering work in the United States
and the second in the world, there
being a similar loop in Switzerland,
which is considered the finest
Here the train winds round and
round the mountain. until looking
down you can see four tracks be-
low You, as you imagine, but they
are all the one that you have just
come over, then you cross on a
trestlework from one mountain to
another, and while crossing, can
look down (If you have the nerve)
on Georgetown, fifteen hundred
feet below, and after a few more
turns. reach the end of your jour
ney, Silver Plume, small village
where there are some very rich
and extensive silver mines. The
train stopped here for two hours
and half, and l took advantage
of the stop TO go couple of miles
down into one of the silver mines,
and get a few specimens. Or
course all The way up the train
puifs along rather slowly, but COM
ing down The mountain, all they
need TO use is the air brake. and
the way that the tram comes rnsh-
ing down The mountain-well, if
you are sitting out on the steps of
The platform, as l was, you want
to held on rather tight. We got
back 10 Denver about seven in the
evening, after a delightful day.
The next day we left ior Manitou,
Which is a beautiful spot right at
The foot of the mountains, and Of
course being the height of the
season found it crowded with VS.
itors; if we had not had our rooms
reserved for a few weeks before we
went, we could not have found ac-
commodations at all. AS it was
we had a very pleasant suite Of
rooms at the Cliff. Besides all the
smaller Boarding houses and cott.
ages, there are at Marltou fi.e
large summer hotels. "fhe Mani
lou," the "Mansions," The Barker
the Iron Spring." and The Cliff
All of these are crowded with
guests. and as each one has reg
nlar "Hop" night, and The guests
of he different hotels are invited
TO all. there is never a lack Of
amusement for the evenings. 1t
was quite warm there during the
day, but very cool al night. In fact