Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-09-08
LATE SUMNER VACATIONS.

The Public Escape from Heat Into the
Cool Resorts of the Mountains of
Colorado.
The hot spell has come late this
summer, but it has arrived, and thou
sands of persons have taken advan-
tage of the proximity of the Colorado
mountains to escape from the enervat-
ing and prostrating surfeit Of high
temperature. The mountain resorts
are more popular than ever and the
railroads are doing a heavy passenger
traffic, largely Of tourists. The Mis-
souri, Pacific System, with its Short
Line from Kansas City to Pueblo, has
been one of the most favored routes,
because of its luxurious car service
and it's rapid tiT2e and the desirable
route. AS the late summer and early
fall days are among the most delight
full in the mountains, the public still
has its face to the West, enjoying re-
lease from business and home duties
and reYeling in the beauties with
which nature has SO bountifulIy en-
dowed the popular Rocky Mountain re-
sorts. Pure air and cool breezes work
wonders in the way of restoring
ASdIlA, anu CuduSS VI oil dnO UlSl,
with rest, always repay the invest
ment by storing new energy and re-
Vivifying force in wearied brain and
body The expense is comparatively
small, as special tourist rates are made
low at this season.
Twenty-four hours places the most
eastern dweller of the state right in
the heart of the great divide, and he
has enjoyed such scenery as wealthy
tourists cross the ocean to find. The
Denver & Rio Grande road. the Great
Scenic Route of the world, takes you
at Pueblo or Denver and whirls you
through canons where there must
have been enchantment, and where
giant arms have dashed the boulders
into their present resting places. The
ride through the Royal Gorge displays
the great ingenuity of it's engineers
and the obstinate determination of it's
builders. The rails are laid in almost
inaccessible places, along the edge of
the stream or torrent, which with
wonderful skill has been forced out
of the way to make room for the rock
roadbed and the iron rails. At GER
tain points the torrent maintains its
supremacy, but the difficulty is : met
and surmounted, set of hangers be-
ing made into the cliffs overhead to
support the bridge work and track.
The stream is still jubilant of its pow
er over man, and laughs, booms and
dashes by as the train passes, not car
ing for the queer shadows that fall
into it, if it can only be supreme at
this critical point. The canon is one
of the grandest in the world, barely
wide enough, in certain places, to ad-
NIT of the stream and the tracks, the
granite walls of giant mountains tow
ering above and over all, and giving a
still more impressive object lesson Of
the great force of nature.
Especial attention is given to the
tourist business at this season, and
one may travel with the utmost COM
forts and conveniences, and at mini
mum cost. The combination of the
Missouri Pacific System with the Den
yer & Rio Grande Route affords the
greatest variety of scenery and the
most comforts and conveniences, all
of which are desirable adjuncts of a
summer outing If you haven't had
your vacation yet this summer, now is
the time to secure it, and every man
and every woman should take as many
days of recreation as can be obtained,
especially during this heated term.