The Forrest City times., 1901-07-12
Colorado Scenery.

someone has said that Colorado is the Switzerland of America The comparison would be truer if it were stated thus: 'SwitZ- erland is the Colorado of Europe" History. tradition. fashion have cast their spell over the hills of Switzerland and the Alps have become the synonym for grandeur. Cast the glamour of romance over the mountains of Colorado, twiDe the tendrils of tradition around the brow of Sierra Blanca or the crest of grand old Ouray. turn the tide of fashion toward the West. and then compare the Rocky
 Mountains with the Alps. Or reverse the process, strip the Alpine heights of their garniture of legendary lore and with unbi- ased mind measure their magnificence with
 that of the great Rocky range. Then and
 then only can just comparison be made.
 If the extent be measure of merit. then the
 great mountain system that belts the North
 American continent is assuredly superior to
 the lesser boldric of Switzerland but aside
 from this the variety and the grandeur of our
 own home mountains must command the ad-
 miration of all who behold them and enforce the concession that even though the scenery be American it equals in all cases, and excels in many. that of much lauded Europe. Colorado is the land of color. the land of form, the land of startling variety. Monotony Is an unknown quantity. beauty is present everywhere, while grandeur greets the rey- erent eyes of all who traverse the fastnesses of the Rocky mountains, those everlasting hills that tower, snow-crowned. as if to pierce the bright and stainless blue of the sun.illu- mined sky
 Every variety of scenery can be found in Colorado. from the vastness of the level plain 1 extending to the far horizons rim to the vast ness of the mountains, climbing in splntered pinnacies to the very zenith. Canops whose l abysmal depths awe the soul, valleys whose | Arcadian loveliness delight the heart, rivers | whose rushing waters thrill with their tu. multueus sweep. mountains whose serried | ranks terrify with their stupendoue magnif- | cence. forests whose frost-touched foliage | glows with tints of fire or gooms with the 1 dark beauty of balsamic pines. brooks crystal l in their clearness, singing sylvan songs over
 golden gravel. waterfalls like festoons of flmy lace ornamented with fret-work of diamond | water drops. flowers that paint the IT ca do WIS | with delight" or bloom amidst eternal snows.
 all the1e are found in this land and form a | symphony whose haunting Dc auty, once hay.
 ing been experienced, can never be forgotten. 1 Variety is the striking characteristic of | Colorado scenety. Canons, peaks and passes
 awe the beholder with their grandeur but
 lakes, whose crystal mirrors reflect the ceru-
 lean hues of peaceful over-archng skies, . sbound-hundreds of them unbonored and unsung-but others known to the lovers of
 the beautiful and enshrined in the annals of l literature.
 Every mood of man finds here an echoing
 mood in Nature. The valleys smile with gen | tie contentment. the brooks laugh with jo-
 cund glee, the rivers rage with savage fury in l thelr wild race through their rocky channels. | the canons frown with somber gloom, the
 mountains gaze with majesty on the placid l plaips.
 With such scenic attractions no wonder the
 tide of tourist travel sets strongly towards
 the West. Easy of access, with no wide ocean
 tn cross, no extert.onate rates for railroad | fare or hotel accommodations with scenery
 unequaled for variety. beauty and grandeur
 surely the Rocky mountains outrival the
 Alps. and Colorado stands superior to Swi,x- erland.