The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-12
A LETTER FROM COLOR ADO
Some of the Novel Sights at Silver
ton aud Ouray.
EXCITING MOUNTAIN TRAIL RIDE
Description of n Concentrating NH.
A stage Ride in Wintcr-City
at the Clouds.
written for The Post.

Written for The Post.
Denver, Colo, December s. SHY ,r'on Is
frowne4 down upon from every side by
rugged pfaks-At. Kencai, whish looks
bat stones throw away, rising 10 1853
feel, which is but $50 iee, less than Pixies
Peag With glance qne can trac1 on the
mountain sides tho timber line, ApoSe which
no Avlag thing, not evan the hardy pine.
Is seen.
IA in eli mining camps, the bisIress
portion OF the town ia largely tsade NY Of
saloons and it is said that tho revenue ac-
eruing TO Thorn from this business. l4yys
the towns Expenses and no o,hcr a = less
Us taxed. There are, however. IN all the
camps. pretty homes and very crcGltable
school and church buildings.
Every morning therd Was a very novel
slight In the main street OF Stlya,tjn, \
PICK OF twenty or more burros were being
loaded Tor their journey up the steep aua
narrow mountain trait TO one VI the mines
Each sleepy little beast bose HIS pack
saddle. to which were strapped etottucs,
meat, boxes OF dynamite ana fuse, bales of
hay, AID one train carried long riai l.s OF
lumber, the boards strapped either side tho
saddle and dragging on the gro mi. they
look SO small, but they can each carry four
boxes OF dynamite weighing 80 pounds and
other ehinss In proportion. Their llttla
fest are very sure upon the duii erous
mountain trails. and despite their iacom-
parable slowness and thear horrible bray
Ing, they are Invaluable TO the miner.
After patiently standing about to have
their saddles packed, they start of In a
straight line. two men, known AZ bl.rru
p,anchers. riding behind on horseback Each
little beast has his own aalne on his pack
saddle and 1t Is his especial nropertj l., tor
In the forenoon the train can 10 seen On
slender trail scarcely 'rass lble up ,ba
snowy mountain side. crawling along to-
ward the mining properties above.
In the sme,ter at SiNer,on we saw Ii.
Quilted ore called copper rat, which vas
tho color OF red wine, pouring from set
ting tank into iron trucks, When the 50
receptaclcs were full OF the eel llr,,, Tie
hole whence 1t had Issued in WAS sttt rcd
up with plug OF clay. mt IN with Ions
pole and the truck of LIQUID Gre poured
onto cooling moNlds in The open ar Wher
cooled to solidfaction, Il is IN the form
OF a rectangular slab, it is then CIV d ea
up and shipped TO the refinerias, wi ere II
goes through the last process rieyicus IL
tho mint.
ON A MOUNTAIN TRAIL.
There Is vast difference between a
buggy ride on level prairie road aid enc
on a mouniain trail where Tic wheels
roll the loose stones OF the road Gown
ehutess precirices at every turn and where
the trail winds about huge Wonders % sud.
Denly that you think you are 10 90 lu,l.d
To destruction straightway
we We're hound for ,ae Iowa mioe. Ieay.
ine siiverton IN strong mountain lugr,
Gnd horso that was sure OF herself *,
urst was certain that she would miss
ntr footing, but soon discovered ,hat IN,
cherished her life as much as m,ne an,
that she knew misstep mcaut death Il
herself as we'll us 20 US.
Inc sun was warm. athousl we feu,d
= necessary to be well wrapped. out d
6ilverton We passed a line country llacs
owned by large mine holder, which hal
every convenience, even 10 an electric leh,
plant Tho trail was beautifully sci VIII
pines and richly colorsd rock piled tisi i
on one side and on The other the steer
precipice, on the edge OF which the ,oas
chung. Waterfalls splashei ana tumb,ec
Sown the mountain sides. making rretty
pactures, halt hid lmong tho boulders,
Again and again We came out tIcn q
Dyc1ection from which he had a clear ,icw
- me whole Silverton valley. ana whcr,
- GOULD look straight down upon The ro.f,
ne country scat, whica we had inst
paneed. ! wondered what In tho world ",
would 90 u we should mset tear, ccminr
eoWn, We were tignt against the lpuun.
q tem % one hand AMI on tho down "a
enesV wasn't foot between the whe+ Ia and
~ Sdge q the canon. pot the a,sst,on
8 nsss W guess We won't meet anybody was
tie Inevitable reply,
Bot We might, 4
nsainesrs Always Ani way out. .