The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-28

Face TO Face-Pike's Peak and the haiI-
Way House Route where the Reaiiza-
fion Breaks in on One that there are
Fully Two Hundred and Eight Bones III
the Human Body-The Colorado Sphinx
that Drives Mules.
Persons who have studied nature any
and discovered an exquisite sense OF
ner beautiful forms and harmonious
combinations can find nothing more I'M
posing than the maSnificience OF Colo
ado scenery. The mind invariably
drinks deep draughts of inspiration
and becomes intensely sensible 10 the
beauty and majesty of nature
Colorado is said to be the land OF
color. the land Of form. the land OF
startling variety. Monotony IS an un-
known quantity, beauty is present eV-
srywhere. while grandeur greets the
reverent eyes of all who traverse the
Businesses of her Rock mountains,
those everlasting hills that tower snow
crowned as If to pierce the bright ana
stainless blue of the sun-lllumlnec SKY.
Things go in mystical sevens-eXcept
churches; seven lakes, seven faIls-anu
there is sufficient glory OF sky 10 ad-
Vertise seven heavens.
The days spin and nothing accom-
pIishe3 save deliriums of adjectiVes ana
spasins of Calculations, Eating and
climbing succeed each other with most
assuring regularity, while fatigue IS at
discount and the chronic complalner
Is shown no quarter. Everybody goes
everywhere, and the trail TO PIKE
Peak even is no stranger TO nervous
. women who shrek at regular intervals,
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FOOT BETTER THAN RAIL.
The average tourist prefers 10 make
the Journey 10 the very topHoSt PIN
nacls4 OF the Peak in the coaches Of the
Pixies Peak cog-wheel railway, but oc-
rasionaly hardy mountain climber
makes the journey on foot.
The novelty of ascending Pixies Peak
IN foot is, that ii affords better OPP
portunity of beholding scenery of sur
passing grandeur, beauty and magnifi-
cence. To see fast is an accomplish
,nent greatly to be desired in the
Rockies, for while one view presents
another escapes. Here one needs a
duplicate head and four faces, a double
Intelligence and the eyes of eagles.
The trail 10 Pixies Peak starts near
the Iron Spring in Eaglemann's canon,
and follows this gulch to the head wa
tiers of PuXton creek. This stream is a
typical mountain brook, with cold,
clear. sparkling waters that come dane
ing down the mountain side. broken in
10 a thousand little cascades and foam
ing rapids.
AS the ascent is made many oppor-
tunities are given for exquisite views of
the world below, through vistas of
trees. with the eastern plains glowing
in the sunshine and extending as far as
vision reaches. and limited only by the
blue horizons verge
About a third way up the mountain is
found a most delightfully."- romantic
mountain retreat-the Halfway house
an ideal place for tourist, weary from
his days journey to spend the night.
lulled TO bHssful slumber by the soft
wind and the deep sullen roar of the
waterfall below.
ALL BONES PRESENT.
In Flooding on-on-upward toward
the summit. one fully realizes that there
are two hundred and eight bones in the
human frame-they all ache sol How
ever. the realization is more complete
a few days after having returned from
this trip. Walking and especially stair
climbing, being extremely fatiguing.
The view from the Peak once beheld
can never be forgotten, and tourists
feel most amply repaid for the difficult
climb: The clouds below break noise
lessly into foaming pillows against the
faces Of beatling cliffs. The scenery
shifts, like drawn curtain. the clouds
part, and a 8 from the heights Of anoth-
er sphere we look forth upon the ma
jesty Of the mountains and the plains.
An ocean Of entagled peaks sweeps in
10 view. Forests dark and vast seem
like vague shadows on distant noun
taiE-sides. A city is dwarfed into the
compass Of a single block: water
courses are mere threads of silver laid
in graceful curves upon the green vel
vet mantle of the endless plains. The
red granite rocks beneath our feet are
starred with tiny flowers. 50 minute,
Yet tinted with the most delicate, and
tender colors. The majesty Of great
ness and the mystery of minuteness are
here brought face to face
The thoughtful mind is rewarded by
the contemplation of this scene and at
the wonders Of creation existing be-
tween these two extremes.
Several days after returning from
the Pixies Peak expedition we took a
carriage ride of about fifteen miles
through many places of interest. The
surrounding mountains as a CLOUD Of
Witnesses We ourselves behind a pair
of mettleSome horses: for character. a
Colored driver. not one of the most ap-
proved pattern. As such. the Colorado
driver is a 'typer" Age cannot wither
iety Of style He may be narrator.
f2bulato tor. sphinx or all three combined
but he is never a fool. The ''petrifiad
man. on a petrified log. catching petri-
fed fish. in petrified stream while
above On a petrified limb sat petrifie1
bird singing q petrified song''is a rather
worn. but effective sample Of the ex-
travaganza Of this fabulist He
senses a party With as much saEacity
as a hound scents a trail. knows in
tuitiveiy II what manner they are
born" and conducts himself with such
nice adaptation to the unaccountable
idiosynCraCies of the traveller that Re
proves his consummate fitness for his
vocation.
CANYONS AND CASCADES.
Well the conons, No two alike. bat
each bearing a distinct chara cter of its
own. Cascade and Cheyenne. the form
er wooded and heavy To climb. but
hewitching with its coGuettish cas-
cades. singing and sparkling At YOU
through Tistas Of emerald and from be-
hind grey shelters Of rock: the latter 4
nearly level walk between walls of red
sandstone which etch against the blue
arch of heaven such fantastic shapes
rs bewilder all ones preconceived ideas
Of even mountain outline under most
rugged conditions. This South Chey-
eune canon is the most freduented be-
Ing the site Of the Seven Falls. and also
the most direct approach 10 the form
e. resting place Of Helen Hunt Jackson.
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