Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-20

operating cable is so constructed as to
make this the safest railway in the
world. There has never been an acct
dent or fatality since the road has been
operated.
1t is Impossible to describe the won.
derfnl view from the Incline car. The
grand mountains, valleys, foot hills,
ranches, ocean, ana islands, all COM
bined, makes this Que ut the most mag
4 nificent views in the world.
J The Alpine division of this railway
/ is from Echo Mountain to Alpine Tav-
ern. The Echo Mountain House is
f, fine-all modern improvements, and
/ from its fine piazas one can look over
the San Gabriel valley and the whole
surrounding country for many miles.
The view from this place Is one full of
pleasant surprises. The road runs in
and out of many canyons, passing all
sides of the mountains, zigzagging its
way toward the sky; there is much to
see, for the mountains are so beautiful
with their thick covering of tall pinos,
i've oaks, and majestic sycamores and
other trees. The CIRCULAR bridge, which
makes a complete circ;e over deep
canyon and around a spur of noun
tain gorge, when the road is cut thr0'
solid wallis Of granite, grand canyon, q
chasm over 5000 feet deep. From the
Tavern delightfully."- nestled among the
tall pine, sycamore, oak, and myrtles
We can reach Mount Lowell by horse,
5000 feet in height Inspiration Point.
5000 feet above the sea, from either of
these points one gets grand views In
every direction.
| The air up here and at the Tavern is
so pure, so stimulating one feels per-
fectly delightful. Our PARTY was a
merry and good natured one.
In going up from Echo Mountain,
only standing room was left for some
of us. The day was ideal, sunny and
! clear, but when you are standing with
not room enough for both feet down
at once, and the hot sun coming down
one is apt to hunt for even the shade of
a rope, fortunately some one in our
crowd had an umbrella and the united
effort of three of us we managed to
shade several.
Such tired set as we were when we
reached the Tavern, but how quickly
rested; tho lovely shade and pure water
and an easy rocking chair in the cool
sitting room, with Its books, papers,
magazines, piano, and its man 9th fire
place with huge backlog of wood, its
big old fashioned crane with kettle
hanging on 1t, and above the fire.
place the old time motto carved IN big
letters: "Ye Ornaments of house is
ye guests who doth frequent it," |
was sorry it was not cool enough for q
fire. There is also most comfortable
long old fashioned sofa, where people
are at liberty to lie down and rest and
where Mrs. Pierce is now fast asleep.
There are all kinds of old coins, and
curiosities for sale here.
i A cozy and handsome parlor leads out
of this room which seems to be the re.
sort today for the few young men and
! others who have ladies with them, but
the1s ere not many couples in at once,
intact but few gentlemen i'll the party
for remember this is distinctly ladies
party
Out side close to the steps is huge
tree, bent SO that If 1T we're not so high
from the ground would make a lovely
seat, but as it is the beautiful squirls
have their table there "a box o. shelled
icorn,) where they come for their meals
and care very little for the people who
watch them They are much like oul
Iowa squirrels except they are gray
and black while ours are gray and red
In another large tree on the Othel
side of the steps there used to be fine
stream of water running, used fol
drinking, and fell into very pretty
fountain in which gold fish and fine
MOSES grew, but the tree failed to give
us the pure and sparkling water
| This Tavern seems to be an ideal
place for rest, and those who enjoy ma.
.iture. l felt so delightful when there
but had not reached the Echo Noun.
; tain house on our return until began
to feel the dis8greeable effects of the
altitude, my throat felt as If it would
burst, and my head and eyes ached sc
terrible and this feeling continued SC
/ went on down to Rubio Canyon, there
l felt dizzy and little faint, but after
leaving there felt better, but did not
get over the feeling of pressure and
head and ear ache until nearly morn
ing. At first | did not realize wha
made me feel so fearful, but thought
perhaps was suffering from the heat
. but when on reaching Echo Hotel an(
my purple face In the glass l knew il
was the heat. l noticed while at thu
Tavern, that several of the ladies look
ed badly, but they did not complain
so thought would be good and no
complain either, but was glad to ge
started for home, which We reached
about 8 O'Clock p. m, tired but happy
over our days visit among the clouds
Today is oppressively hot.
forgot to say that this was the La
dy's Pertinent crowd, and of cours
Mrs. Pierce had charge of the sofa il
the big sitting room for her nap, ant
3 Miss Minnie and Mrs. Munger are pre-
tending to read while enjoying thei
| big rocking chairs.
Tomorrow / leave for visit at Sal
a Diego and from there to Cataleno Isl
. and for for short stay, and then t.
Ioor old Vn,yo hNn,n honir 4