Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-21
BY JAYNEs. sHEhoR. SMITH q sTEoK.

Peak, and some one remarked that
no doubt that the operator hold tho
highest Office in the telegraph COM
pany. In point of elevation, it is the
highest in the world. This is also
true of the government signal sta
ton. Cripple Creek and Victory,
the greatest mining towns, lie on or
near tho foothills of tho Peak, to
the westward, and in every direc-
tion the natural limitations upon ones
vision alone mark tho boundaries of
tho wonderful panorama which is
spread out before him.
The apex Of the mountain may be
termed conical. From the timber
line to the summit it is huge pile
of boulders; not the slightest vege-
tation nor soil occurs near the top,
and appearances suggest that tho
stone was thrown up by a stnpen-
dous volcanic upheaval, and shattered
by contact with the cold air.
Some of those who made tho ascent
when we did, were overcome by the
altitude and had to hurry down.
The reduced air pressure upon the
body 80 accelerated heart action that
the sufferers were prostrated by rush
of blood to the brain others expert
enced bleeding at the nose, and
many remarked that their heads
felt light and their knees unsteady.
Upon others there was no apparent
effect. 1t really is dangerous for
any one prcdisposed to heart trouble,
or pulmonary complaints, to make
the climb for the reasons mentioned.
Comming down we changed to
the other side of the car and en- noyed
the scenery as much az before. Fac
ing downward, we gazed upon the
bald tops of Cameron's Conc and
other mountains which are really
high and which seemed stupendous
from Manitou. She Spanish peak,
in southern Colorado, near the New
Mexico boundary, loomed up in bold
outline, at distance of about one
hundred and twenty miles.
THE Pixies PEAK NEWS.
AS we went up a man had come
through the car and taken the name
of each passenger. Returning we
learned his object when we were Of
fered the Pixies Peak News at ten
cents copy. The little paper is
actually printed on the mountain,
near the top. Presumably most of
the matter stands the same from day
to day, but the names of the passcn-
gers were all p; ted, and as they
called us "prominent pcrsons," who
had come to see the Peak, we were
moved to patronizo their enterprise
literally.
The members of our party were
made to feel near homo by glimpse
of Dir. A. w. Calhoun, Of Atlanta,
and Mr.. ii. M. Conner, of Savannah,
who in going up met us as we re-
turned. Ii was quite a pleasant sur
prise, az VIC did not know Of their
presence in the west.
Reaching our train, we imme-
diatcly badc adicu to Manitou, with
feelings of pleasure at having come
and Of regret at leaving such pic
turesquc place. Beautif'., and won
dorful Manitou In the Indian
tongue the word means Great Spirit.
And upon, bcholding these lofty
mountains, grand canons and the
Garden of the Gods upon drinking
the sparkling waters from these
hcalth-giving springs, it is not at al
strange that the child of the forest
should have associated this WONDER
ful spot with n superior Being.
A twenty-five mile ride southward
brought up to Pueblo, where the
road turns to the west. This thriv-
little city is located on the Arkan-
scs river, is well built and shows
many evidences of progress and
prosperity.
GLORY OF TIE ROYAL GORGE.
Turning to the westward, u run Of
forty miles, and we passed Canon
City, and were now to look upon one
of the grandcst sights of the Amori-
can continent; for the Royal Gorge
is assuredly worthy of that appella-
ton. 1t is folly to undertake to
describe a scene which surpasaes the
widest flights of imagination, but
picture in your mind, if you can, q
range of mountains rent asundcr, the
rocky sides of this chasm towering
above you garter of q mile in
hcight--as high us a dozen tall pines
stood upon each other, end to end !;
at tho bottom tho waters of the
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