The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14
A Trip Throuoh the Vast


AS about half the population Of Wichi-
ia goes on mountain trips during the
summer the Eagle receives scores OF leSs
ters describing mountain scenery, which
il doesn't publish as a rule because the
monotony of descriptive writing, so far
as mountains are concerned. is something
fearful However. the last communica-
tion received from the west the last week
will be published 1t deals with a long.
quick trip and indicates briefly the points
Of interest usually reached by the sum
mer tourist IT is written by w. Morris
1t should be said that the sanity man
who accosted outside the Mormon tenn
pie was either josher or the Wichita
traveller struck the ssuctum sanctoum.
On the seventh day Of August Mr.. c.
s. Quincy and I left our homes in Web
tia Kansas. for a tour through southern
California. on reaching Hutchinson and
taking a bird s-eye view Of the mammoth
salt works. We concluded that the people
Of that town got their salt whether they
earned Il or not. We reached Genesco
after dark where we changed cars.
The next morning found us in the state
OF Colorado whet1 we locked vut upon
tho vast plains for miles and nlilca as far
as the eve colld see. Ths rras. wos
short and but few cattle, horses and
sheep We're TO be seen. The houses were
few and far between but when we reach
Cd Sugar City the face Of the entire earth
seemed changed and the coarse. gravely
sell proved itself to be very fcr!.c when
water was applied through irr'gsting
dit hes.
Pueblo. our next stop IS a good business
point and is having quite a boom. The
shelters ard iron manufacturers are all
busy.
We reached COLORADO Springs about ten
O'Clock and few minutes later found
US driving through the Gardens Of the
Gods." The TWO hours spent there were
very enjoyable looking AZ TIRE wonderful
cUriosities Of nature. the Balanced Rock.
Three Graces. Campbell Reach. f.ag
Stools. Phoenix and She Giant Rock. Is
feet high which stands ike an inverted
chimney.
We ate cur lunch AZ Nanitca IN the
cool shade near a mountain brook. drank
water from the mineral springs ard with
out dalsy set out on foot up williams
Canon 90 visit the Caves ~ the wind
We paid = az the entrance Il the cave
and the guide furnished rs wlth Nrhts.
md the grandeur cannot - told and 81
we visited room after room We began
70 wonder when the erf would come. and
What the next room would r. Ike % draw
forth expressions u 5oy and wonder. the
Ericsl CHAMBER is ore o. profuslon q
staiacites and sta,agmltes- IN the upper
part a. what Is called The organ room
a tune was played OF TIE stalactltes BY
Guy guide which brought f95;h the ap-
piause - his hearers
We went direct from The Caves q The
wiud 70 South Cherrnne Canyon and
seven Fails On nearing The Faus ard
rhe7 betwen IRE pillars = Hercules. Ne
could nor rsstraia ourselves longer So re
waved or hats ard ous voices reEou-ded
agairFr the mighty rockz :hat ne 10 al
resi perperti-.llar f1r hundreds n feet.
az IRE saue tire CIR souls we're fIled
wl1h fantastic terror neser fe,t before.
for Il aay rock had 5rokea loose and
care down there woa.d have besu 10
rossfhie chance = or escape.
The ueHt morning as started ever SHAT
is known as The short Sire % cri9pie
Creek. q distance - e ralss. 5at 70 make
the grsde g vss necessary % bad about
- rniies q trzcE we began ~ cree
- cI.rb the tizzy eghta ard nsFer
csssef fe vlns and climb aagl ~ reach
- a helsh, - over = % feet Ie1k.rz -
;hz nosrtsia sise AZ couls osteo rec two
TRACKS Shove - art - th= saEe r1s
fVo beiow % au re sar-e raas we
could feel az = 8, were the 7ssss - IRE
engine ard bear itr crest hssrf beas as 4
f1Ges CT aue - ~ II raty cavern
Reaching C-i7r5s CTs-k a. ncc1 fog-t
ny Cd fr1erd Ers- Tlp.os sre ~e fock
Ire Ssrroz Gauge for Wiser. wszf fnto