The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-09-30

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these dimiMutive sure footed beasts
reaps a rich harvest for their owner, es-
pecially when a newspaper gang OF 400
pounces down upon him.
Much as one has read Of the Rocky
Mountain bnrrow it 10 astonishing to
watch them climb to the dizzy heights
OF the pnsses, along the most dangerous
paths and with greater safety than one
could go afoot. Wherever 1t ia possible
for a person to 70 in the mountains
without the use OF their hands these
little creatures will carry safely almost
their own weight. While standing upon
the summit of the rock which rises
above Seven Falls. mentioned above, n
was not little amused and surprised 10
be interrupted By the advent OF a purity
Of a half dozen mounted on burrows,
three of whom were ladiea, one a woman
twho will never see 65 again. The ladies'
were all riding astride and in their.
street costumes at that. No other way
OF riding would be safe. The party had
como up the thousand foot ascend by a
winding path from the bottom Of tire
canon, feat that tries the stoutest
lungs of pedestrian. Despite their
heavy burdens you could scarcely see the
burrows breathe.
1t is worth almost q trip to Manftou
to taste its famous mineral water.
There Is mineral water and mineral
springs, but having drank OF almost all
tie noted springs from Saratoga to Flor
ida | have always been willing that any
one could have my share One doesn't
have to drink the Manitou water for
their health or because its the fashion,
bat because they can't help 1t; they like
it. Add it is free to all who come,
They can drink their fill and lug away
all the jugs and bottles of it they can
carry. Manitou is entirely different
from Colorado Springs. from which it
lies only five miles distant. 1t is dis
tinctly mountain summer resort, the
little town itself being built directly
upon the toes Of old Pixies Peak. The
famous cog wheel railroad to the sum-
nit of Pixies Peak starts almost out of
the heart OF the town. There is no sym
metry about the streets-Or street, more
properly speaking. There seems to be
but one street and that winds IN and out
along a canon, at the end Of which
Pixies Peak begins. mountain torrent
comes down the town, through yards,
under sidewalks. across streets and
wherever the despoilers of this naturally
beautiful ground seek to confine it. The
hotels, cottages and permanent resi-
dences are built wherever there is a rock
or bit OF ground big enough to hold
them from topping down upon a neigh
Dor below, and as in the usual run Of
mining towns ona can sit on his porch
of night, smoke aud spit down jones'
chir ney. Despite its fame was not
much stuck on Manitou. It's TOO ragged
to suit me--folks there call it pictur-
esque. Perhaps they are right and am
off. 1t looks that way in that it is the
most fashionable resort in all the west.
One is too liable to throw out a curb or q
y sphntclimbiDg around to see q manor
a girl-to suit me, and on the whole
rather preferred the level thoroughrares
Of Colorado Springs. But Society has
adopted Manitou and when "Sassity'
does thing what are you going 10 do
about it? 1t has thrown around the
little village of 1000 people the resist
less magic OF pretty women, gay equiv
ages, and such CLINT and glitter as at
taches to balls. parties, picnics, concerts
and tlirtations. The regular season
opens in June and closes in September
With Manitou in the summer and Colo
rado Springs in the winter, its high
old time all the year round.
1t requires S. bill to ride up the cog
! wheel railway aud puff cigar smoke of
the summit Of Pixies Peak, but near),
every tourist makes the trip to say thai
Z they have been there, and I don't know
!. but what they all feel we'll repaid for tn
time aud outlay. Pixies Peak is one o
: the most famous landmarks on th,
9 American continent. An old explore
! by the name OF Maj. Zebulon Pike dis
Il covered the monster way back in 1906
9 after whom it derives its name, although
8 he never set foot upon it. Little NOR
= was told OF 1t until 1910. In the earl
u seventies several wagon roads we're con
n structed to the summit. but they neve
Z we're safe and most OF them were dc
10 stroyed ~ rains and floods from meltin
le SHOWS about as fast as made. Aparty {
10 eastern capitalists finally conceived tn
" idea Of constructing q cog wheel railroa
IL and carried the plan to successful execl
70 tion. The road was completed in lSe
and cost a round million of dollars. /
IL its nine miles course 1t takes the touri
70 up an elevation OF {. .518 feet at an ave
a ago grade Of 16 feet and maximul
u. grade of 25 per cent. THIS means q
q elevation of 16 and % feet to the hui
lg dred. II would be like running liI
el from the corner Of Noy0tny's store to Il
IS top of the flagstaff on the opera hous
6tCCp ioA a SuOOk 90u oAlACs II
IN locomotive and cars are made to star
OF level when on track with a 25 per Gel
IN grade. The train makes four miles s
DO, hour hut can go eight. The cars ho
en- dfty persons each and the locomoti
en- eau haul two Of them loaded. The trai
ost is standard guage. The cog rails are
nd the center, one and half inches apal
ng These are made in sections so inch
~, long and the cogs were cut BY special
lat made machinery to the Rftieth part
TO- an inch. The locomotives have TO
on drivers. On tre axle of each pair
nk drivers is drum. upon which are I
me cogs engaging those oD the rails 7
'cK drivers. are connected with the pist
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