Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-13
SALT LAKE TO SANTA re,
Tho HOrmOns Blaz3d th) U.y for
tho Railroad Routes.
New usxico's Ancient Capiihi-Ths
ola shniitnz itauds Witn tuo Nru.
ford Wood iIHuiou on Dunkcy
packs.

-csrd Wood iisuisa on Donkey
packs.
SANTA FL, New Mlg.g1, Feb. @,
Isgi.-suuing out on frp 90 Au.
slna and lloEis5, lr.. sau uata city
ou tho ,vgails OF Saturday, the std
lust. Fiom Grand Junction 1 took
the Colofad3 Midland rallrny 10 Colo.
RADIO Syringe. The mountain scenery
along this road is grand beyond de-
-cllpii1n, nt least part vi tue way.
From Grand Junction tho road b u
follows uu Grand river o. the point
where IIaring Fork puts into faid
river. AZ tue confluence 20, the two
btroams, ia picturesque valley sur
rounded on the north, east anu west BY
timbrf-Clnd hills, Afu the celebrated
/ 0lrnw01i Springs, whore a large hotel
has recently been erected anu whurc
the tourist can enjoy a hot salt water
bath Ia the heart OF the R0cMcl. From
that interesting point tie railroad fol
lows the il5anng Fork 90 Aspen,
thence up 10 Red canyon, along The
Frying Pan riyur uircliuE the HI.ggllCd
I "ucll gate" aud up over .Nu slguuuhr
range Or Continental Divide, where the
road, nt un altitude % ll,5-a
feet, passes through the Hayvrmiu
| tunnel This b., / believe, 90 present
the highest operating railroad rlint IN
/ the United States, being Glj feet
higher than Marshall pace, tur nlu.
tulu " when Is lO,s52 foot Frlm the
HngcrmRu pnss IL IN down hill 90 Lead.
VILE, ons OF Colond0's chief mining
I town., AMI, after following the general
course OF the AgkausAs fivUrt tho r0uu
turns 90 the luit over Trout CTcfE pgsHi
across south PafS, up Granite canyon
nnu east over the Hayden divide O. Tie
| Ute pass, which il celebrated through.
out the land Tor liz beautiful scenery
aud interesting natural parks. From
/ Woodland park, a. the head Of Ulu
/ pass, gU0l Wow h obtained u Pike
/ Peak, at the base OF which tue traveller
pls-rs through the celebrated Cascade
/ canyon. Manlluu, "a romantic city
/ nestling NJ the east base 0f Pike'aPcak
/ POSSESSES q gtoat number " novelties
/ aud attractions; nul iil mineral water
have gained worldwide fame.
! AZ Colorado Surin.s, 81 mllel by
rail- from Salt LAKE City, change
care, taking the A, ~. d 3. r. railway
/ via Pueblo 10 La Juuth, d town situ-
/ atuu away out on the plaiua in o.
southuaatsTly direction from Pueblo,
| thence the c1utfe IL changed % q
aouthwestorly direction aud the noun.
tains arc again reached NJ the growing
| city Of Trinidad. Then We Travelled
| Up through the celebrated Ration pass,
| through which the Old Santa Fe ttalI
/ lod the numerous caravans that built.
tho advent OF the railroad brought
goods from the Min0uu river-priucI-
pally from Nustppd, Jackson County,
Miss0ud-tu Santa he.
Tho Mormon Battalion, on So fam.
ouB march iu 1875, also euttrel the
mountains 10 this point. Whllu thu
! Union Pacific railway follows the Oh
Mormon wagon road ~ the Platte
valley for several bundled milcs, it ia
also u matter Oi Interest 10 know that
tho Alchi.0n, Topeka aud Santa Fc
railway follows the old Santa Fo trail
for several hundred mllgs--Jr from the
Ration Pass 10 Gl0rol,n.
Though 1 have only spent few
hours Ia this historic place, Santa Fo,
have already become deeply interest.
ed In II. This morning early walked
out TO ana climbed the hill on which
old Fort Mercer once stood. The
trenches and earth works thrown W
by General Kearaey's tTOopgi ia 1876
are still seen, anu from the top OF the
hill / obtained q tine vlew OF the old
town. Situated on both sides OF the
Santa Fe creek, tributary Of tho Rio
GfRnde, the city 10 almost enciroled 10y
blutis. Tho higher mountains IL
eastward about three miles distant.
Cedar covered bluffs protect the Santa
valley proper from the north and West
WINDS, while the adjacent country on
the south IL lower nud quite Hat, slop.
ing gently toward the RIO Gmude on
the southwest. The river 10 about Is
miles distant from santa Fe.
10 observe the stately modern build.
ings, such "a the Palace hotel. tho
courthouse, the Federal build ng, The
high school, rising tall and grand iu
the midst OF the numerous low na'-
rooted One.story uIudiugs Of tho
MeXicans, including tho huudrul
year old Palace, which Is only one
story high, the visitor natural.
~ becomes Possessed OF strange
feelings. Here truly ,ne improvements
Of agc8 past nre, Negatively bpc liking,
Chaklng hands win the most Improved
architecture OF tho uluu.euuih century,
thus forming oAg OF ile most uuiquu
ami iutor0itlng pictures that any one
can dUsiro 10 gaze UPON, Then there
are tho original uauoW rohl wayf.
aomn OF thOm sC8r .y rod Wide, In.
turmIEUd win utIu.s aii out accord.
Ing 20 American t1"g tom four to Alx
rods wide; nud while .hu latter are
straight and aim t1tai.lW the cardinal
points Of the com avs 90 considerable
regularity, the Oil streets are crooked
and winding, anu allowed 10 Iun IN all
directions.
OF historic building il santa H. tho
81. Miguel church BE- Cue .i4cal church