The farmers' union., 1893-03-23

with these and other places
of interest renders It very beautiful
for the eye of the traveller. We are
pushing further and further south |
toward Pueblo, one of the most noted |
town in the vest. We are l20 miles
south of Denver, and now have in
the grasp Of our views a city that
cannot be surpassed, considering its
size, III any way. This city is known
as "The Pittsburg Of the west" This
is a very interesting city CT $4,000
inhabitantits and With an elevation of
1900, she was favored by nature by
being in reach Of the mountains of
coal, and not far distant from abund-
ance Of iron ors.~
Your are all acquainted more or
less with the Colorado coal and iron
works, they are situated here and
are known as being one of the largest
works vf this character in the world.
Then from this time on have no
particular direction, but have all dir
ect:ons, up and down etc. The end
of this route where We had to change
on to the s. p. lail road is $50 miles
distance from Denver. We now en-
ter the great coal oil fields of Color
ado, here we saw sights never seen
before. This neighbofhood of Coal
creak is much more thickly dotted
with oil wells than there Is in our
country with common wells. From
here We soon glide into Canon City.
This city is rightly named, for it
stands at the entrance Of the greatest
canon penetrated by any railroad.
Grand Cannon of the Arkansas is
acknowledged universally to be one
OF the greatest wonders Of the world.
The Arkansas river which runs
in from South Park. from the north
west of Canon City, here brakes its
way through the front range of
mountains aud enters upon its un-
inventful course to the Missis-
sippi. Here the Royal Gorge is
u scene which no human imagina-
ton can picture, simply from
a written description. Now remem-
Der wc have been following the
Arkansas for some 20 miles and to
follow it for many more, but only for
a distance of about 20 miles. Before
We enter Royal Gorge We are passing
through Craps creek canon, which
| ofords US beautiful entrance into
Royal Gorge, at first sight you would
have thought it impossible for the
hand Of man to lay railroad track
through this narrow canon or gorge.
There was scarcely room for the rive,
alone. Mighty lodges blocked the
path with their massive bulk, causing
the river to leap from rock to rock
In time however these distractions
we're blasted away and road bed was
made. Closely following the in
cribed course Of the winding river
and the road is now in daily use bu'
its grandure still remains. We nov
move slowly along the bank of tn.
Arkansas and around projecting
boulders of dark hard granite, deepe
and deeper into the heart Of til
range. The river foaming in be
rocky bed and her roar is IN ost deaf
ening. You may look on the othc
side of those perpendicular walls, S,
lofty that their highest point i
almost above the SIGHT Of man. Il
many places the walls art very nearl
perpendicular and are 1900 fee
above the road bed. 1t looked il
some places 80 that a man coul'
stand on one rock and Jump to til
top of another, across the river, tha
however was not my day for jumping
Some places where there was no roor
at all for the blasters to level "a roa
! along the edge Of the stream the
: chiseled into the solid rock on tn
sides and there hung suspende
! bridge directly over the bed of til
river This bridge is supported b
means of roap from the trestle wor
y above the track. l do no not r,
). member the length OF this bri.lg'
but it is quite bridge and grca
sight for anyone who has an eye fe
beauty and mechanism. One VIII
y had heard of this road but never ha
the pleasure Of seeing it would VOL
der where their telegraph poles We,
set, where there is not enough dirt
cover three grains of wheat. Ju.
u above the top Of the tram they dri
small holes in the rock, where the
a place small iron rods. perhaps tw
0 feet long and an inch in dimater,
b this they attach their wires.
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