The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
i TOP OF PIXIES PEAK.
slomau's Ascent Of Colorado's
Famous Mountain.
ID THAT IS LONG AND TlRESOME.
rev People Ever Reach the
r..,t NJ walkinG-The Pixies
Peak News.

- ,ha morning Of August 20 when we
IA for Manitou Springs to walk up
!. peak. I've always had great de-
- climb this mountain, and when l
s,,t Lake City = month ago I firmly
.,vea to crafty it For three weeks
nar pluyius played havoc with our
:. He seemed in Ill humor and each
would frown down upon US and send
rain and hail TO disgust even the
,atured of mortals. At last he
IA 10 come to his senses and q blue
and bright sunshine once more glad
d our hearts.
I. sunday We took q long walk 10 lin
,,n our muscles for the long march on
,,,,oying day. Monday was ushered
q Glorious sunrise. the sky was blue.
s,mosphere pure and crisp, and every
:. nointed to perfect day. After a
.s breakfast and getting sufficient
~ ready to satisfy the inner man. we
.Ssred up our wraps, field glasses, our
s,ntain sticks and started OIL in most
NV mood. fully expecting to return by
D. N. ~, ),
Tais rhomme propose ct dieu dispose"
pike's Peak avenue we took the cars
The iron springs, six miles distant.
h took UP three-quarters Of an hour.
o o'clock we began the ascent. Every
Ing went as merry as marriage peii.
brman Heap, my youthful companion,
OF IA summers, was brave and courag-
. the word fall was not to be
,nd in his vocabulary. UP and on we
M until we reached HALFWAY house,
Eesort about one third the way up to the
ali Here we rested and chatted pleas
ty with Mr. and Mrs. T. e. Wilson,
biishers Of tho pixies Peak News"
lis ia the only paper in the world that is
blished and printed all outdoors. They
|e in a log cabin, set type under big
he tree and do the printing under o
ht. All tourists going to the peak by
y OF the cog road stop and register and
their return receive copy of the
bws for the sum of ten cents. This year
their first experiment and 1t lEs proven
oh bonanza that next year they will
bve their office up to where the Saddle
bck section house Is ga miles from the
of tho peak.
After good rest We wendell our way
ward. The sun by this time was get
hg unbearably hot but this did not dis
urage us one bit; cbeerily we went on
Toying TIE grand and varied scenery all
bng the line. Here nature is seen In her
bndest, as we'll as some OF her most
ntas.ic, moods. Though late In the sea-
d, tho mountain flora Is still beautiful.
pr one who loves nature as l do there is
end Of the beautiful to be enjoyed. The
rk and sombre hues, the gay and beau
hi flowers, the gigantic and rugged
cks, and the softly murInuring mountain
reams all have charm for ne that 10
descrihable.
AZ we neared the last steep ascent we
cided to rest and enjoy cur luncheon
large rock served as our table and small
ones as chairs. The panorama before
was grand, we had a beautiful view
OF the mountains for miles and miles
uld see all the large reservoirs from
hch Manitou, Colorado City and Colo
do Springs get their water. and many
her objects of interest. The long and
duous walk had whetted our appetites
ID never in all my life have ] enjoyed
hything more than / did our sandwiches
ID after having refreshed ourselves with
ol, clear mountain water, we stretched
i on the rocks for short siesta. just
ross the track from us were some peo-
who were returning from the peak. and
Judge from their looks they were pretty
el tagged out.
Pixies Peak has peculiar fascination
tourists. Thousands Of people walk up
each year, and while each and every
gets the worst OF 1t, none would be
nshed until they have made the trip.
had been warned by every one not K
pdertake it. In the first place, my heart
pos not pump as 1t should, then / had {
we're attack OF catarrh in the head
hlch forced mo to breath through my
outh, and lastly my weight was cnerous
was like the rest. experience had t
|ach me. I've learned my lesson; now
u advise others and have the laugh OF
lem
At half-past one, when we started To-
summit ! was so tired and gore ] dic
teel like continuing the trip, he ascen
- very steep, at an angle of As degrees
~ Tour miles long. but there was no al
ihative for us. onward and upward W,
ust go until we reached the "Saddl
ock section house, TX miles from tn,
mmit The sun, which had been scorch
US all forenoon began to hide Dehin'
clouds and by 2 p. m. II began b
IN then hail. At Windy Point" jus
lew PAGES from Saddle Rock / had t
'e up, my heart panied me so irrtensel!
you'd stand 1t no longer. My head fel
II IL were in a wise and being pressed
oo,h temples, it felt light and giddy
No instant | stopped walking | woul'
,,. from one side to another The higl
,su9e affected me most peculiarly. Nor
~ reap, my companion. felt as gidd,
aiu. but suffered no Ill effects other
e | was completely worn out; ! di'
4, care whether | ever reached the sum
- Or got back to Colorado Springs.
the train would como along shortl.
uecloed to ride UP the last mile ant
IA quarters. So we did. 1t was YER
W. oh the summit. and showed all tn
o.', we We're there-one hour. 1t was q
~ We could see nothing On the to-
81 peak is a stone house used as
49, states signal station. About fit,
- ,' eai''e up on the train. They picked
IA men and one young woman abou
yn., aus beyond the place where W
nd Inc train; they. too, had give
s.,A oh account Of the very disagreeabl
r,'in er everybody remained indoors. SOM
lung souvenir postal cards 10 friends
be ise'ers. some sent kilograms fror
tb ah, the highest point of telcgrap
world. Others bought souvenirs
ps as SNt before starting we had coffe
brnos ushnuts. At 3:A5 the cog train re
~ 70 Manitou. 1t makes the run 1
as nuurs' When l told the conductor
ss'ug to walk back he laughed a
VIZ, said ] would be sorry did no
al I'm nun before was mile from tn
ut s., re said going up was hard WEI
a,s,ns down was hundredfoid harder
n W. take me very long to find 1t out
kclas nsa walked up to where the trail
nsu US up In five hours I fancIed W