The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-29
SNOW BALLING IN JULY
FAMOUS TRIP UP THE sWlTzER-
LAND TRAIL.
A Lecture AZ Boulder on Scotch Liter
ature-The Chsutauqua Homes Are
Nearly All Filled.


trip up the Switzerland trail, named from
It's similarly TO Swiss scenery. The train
lef- here ut $50 a. m. Twas but few
moments until we were In the beau II II
Roulder canon a more Ideal spot an
no, imagine. II, ON hot summer ia s.
Won have dreamed of cool mountains, YER
dure clad, Of clear, cold streams eternally
dnshing over rocks and roaring In the
lonely canons, you have the reallRati
In this sequestered gorge. Tn road,
skirting the mountains edge, follows TINS
canon for three miles The height OF the
rocky preciplces on either side can seldom
he seen. The engine is hidded FIR m sight
as il circles around boude-, s. close
we can reach and touch II. Quaint httie
mining towns we pass and man. pres
| pect holes" One can but admire the IN
trepidty of him who undertakes 10 nc
Il tate the solid rock of these mount MS
for what hopes he may attain. We en-
| easily see that we are asctn Ing. wa n
| Ing the curves, the cndre tialI COP es
slantlng position. Round and rounl tie
mountains the road lies. Look ns &C. oss
10 the other mountains we se2 oar lotN,
ever higher and VIC wonder now we are
to reacn IL. But by some inthcate pa n,
! nndnEs the trail has wound "a ound
We md ourselves on tnls mar. ow path
on the mountains cage, viewing M opp
site track we nave let far below, J rJ,,le
| rock well named hangs above u.s. pcfhaps
We have now travelled two hons and
by the guide book have gone only thirteen
miles, having assembled over 90 feet rms
! has drought US ia the little town of sun.
set The view passed is commonplace
con pared with wnat follows, The us MT
! is s,ower because more prcclphois. IN
well appointed observation coaches were
| crowded. Ar. Rischars orchestra disco as,
ing sweet MUSE ina an the WIS, u% o 5u
Joe, who Is one of the curosites OF MS
place. He. was an old guide and scout
| before Buffalo Bill and nHs found MA
OF the paths which are now rail- Dad D ds
and thoroughfares joe wears lis har
III long curls dresses ~ pictur, slue f. N
! tier garb, but he has descended from The
ron anlic sphere Of hunter ana scou an
| keeps photograph gallery on the Chdu-
ttuqua grounds. However, he anticipated
every turn OF the train and sdowed me
( Mount Haggurd TO the loft tow nS
/ ll,OU0 feet. From this point we can | Ok
down and through the clear atmosphere;
see Denver Mount HaGGarh was named
| Tor Rider uaggard. Down In the va ley
the flowing stream looked like a no en-
/ glacier. In the midst OF this mountain
We wnirlcd. old Balde lay In 'front.' OF
us, TO the left, Albion and james Peaks,
an anphithenter of mountain p axis Ii
/ the ceuter of this the top not r,a nins us,
| lay Sugar Loaf mountain. II loak d ike
/ cup III n vast saucer.
Climbing up and circllng another noun
( tain the engineer was close enough
speak with The view below was yinl
| In its magnhcence. Joe told N, to wat, h
straight ahead. Just then the road came
| before an open space, and the ArNp1hues,
forever snowclad, stretched before our
70 the right, heavy blue cloud lay
against the mountains; The whole see ne
became dark green and gloomy We w,r,
econ passing through a slecly rain and
| tho snow could be seen "a ling on he
Arnpahocs. Round and round, Up ab "
the storm we wounu. Tue REIN AID
road below looked like sllken threads. In
! this awful desolatiOn wild rCs g.eN u
prGruSon as If compromising with civili-
SlgnI rumbling of the train as it NOV,
lightly over the smooth track
All were still within the coaches, Just
then, the orchestra began Nearer Ny God
to Thee Tho passengers took no the
refrain and sang 1t with 4 heartiness one
seldom hears. We were $40 feet hlg
! near the top Of a mountain, mountain sur
/ rounded.
We were near the end of our de tina
ZION Longs Peak, the highest IN Colorado;
Arnpahoes, with their lines o. Sow
stretched to the left. Sosn the ira n
/ stopped at ST. Francis and II larg mum
bel Of the party dlsembarked to snowbIll
| on Old Baldie. The ascent looked sill ht,
6 6t was III IN reality 200 feet. lrof Ash n
| uth OF Dallas was the first TO reach tn ,
STOW Inc. Snowballing and sliding were
| enjoyed and bags Of snow brought lac
70 surprise the unwary at the Chuuauqua.
beyond to the top of the mountain. There
We entered 4 gold mine 0OJ fcet in den. n.
n liz glacier on Arapahoe, three miles N
Niulh Is the largest on the Rocky noun
talns. The depth of some Of the crsyass q
mas never been ascertalned.
uhnd tbaPp t ESetuPaiSg seemed even more
In Boulder by in the evening,
u; "a lecture on Robert Burns, by a Scotch
found; This pleasure select few Of rs
had Saturday afternoon when Mr.. George
W W ri Ealconc r. of Fort Collins consentsd
man., he understands the scotch estlmate
!nterprets the poet himself Many Ie"I poets Is
Is ne universally beloved. Why is tbs 50?
pefhaps most Of all fer his broad sym
P pi iyrsI He loved Al creation, He pitied
! ulousle to the poor and feeble oil man
! t1ttcflng over the chill November hills ;
b he mas painted the portrait Of the human
anu nrotherhood of man. He wiote of hu
mnnlty. other poets sought to bring down
earth to heaven. Other poets have written
OF dreams, OF fances, OF splcndor Burns
described the cotter''s homo. his children,
son the world, loves Burns, because he
| .oNoh inc world In discussion some oh.
lrSSeIion was made IA, Burns private life.
are often grand lovers. Christ snid. tEor
give her for she has loved much.
gIven ~ Of tS Inc C hhnest entertainments yet
! kheh w tne Chautduqua was presented
! Thursday. night by Mr.. j. Franklin Cayeny
Of New York Mr., Cayeny Is a chalk talk
err lie Is more than that He Is an artist
! III voice ana action as well us with III
/ .IhY0h' The easy, accurate strokes with
Mhleh ne produced Booth as Hamlet, the
/ TaWl transformation TO Richelieu and 10
hsng Lear were among the portrayals
which brought quick applause. The pro
I gram was witty, sublime. entertaining
! Inc Chautauqua homes are rapidly being
| being supplied. o.
MOST Of the tourists who care for the
| privileges bestowed by the Chautau1ua live
on the grounds, preferrlng the eooness. the
| town, "fNi"s ~
Among the enjoyed features this week
! Mere the talks given by Miss Minnie Marsh
] o. benlson Miss Marsh Is as popular with
lne thautauqua as with the people OF her
| avn state. Her lectures every Friday and
.huesfdaN command an eKpectant and en-
Mlss Ammons, who has charge of the de-
I puItment OF household economies gave a
| reception 20 the faculty on the yerlnaa
oi ner pretty cottage Friday afternoon
among the Texans present were Prof
a ana Mrs Ashenden, Misses Ealenor and
bnnrese VIM Of Dallas. Miss Grace sharp.
| by the way, Miss Threse Wlnn takes the
! u,p 70 Denver each day 10 meet passen.
! gers Tor the Chautauqua She can easily