Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-07-17
MARION. CRITTENDEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY II, 1902

ter peak until the divide is reach
oil. Over trestles, across canons,
through tunnels, the mighty en-
CINE takos her stand on the sum-
init of this lofty peak of the old
Rockies. Up the side we cross
the great Cheyenne canon on tres.
tie work 1000 feet from the ground
below. Further up we climb, as
the threads of screw, around the
sides of st. Peters Dome. Finally
we come in sight of Cripple Creek
in the valley below. Then the
train begins to circle and wind,
round and round, until we de-
scend upon the Garden of Gold"
While in Cripple Creek make
inquiries for my old friend, Dave
Franks, whom the PRESS used to
be familiar with as "Jim Tom"
from Glendale. AS | only had a
short while IN the city, and as
Dave was at dinner, | failed to see
him. | found, however, that he
was we'll known IN Cripple Creek
aud that he had been successful in
mining.
Sunday, June 23th.--I attended
the international Sunday School
convention at Denver. | hoped 10
see some one there from Critten-
den county, especially Bro. Price,
but L failed, on sccount, | pre-
sumo, of the serious illness of his
mother.
One of the great attractions OF
the thousands of tourists who
come here is the trip to the sum-
nit of Pixies Peak. There are
three ways to 60 up: one is to walk
one is to ride a burro (little DON
key and the other is to go on the
cog. wheel railroad. This railroad
and train are peculiar. The track
is very steep, there being three
rails, the one in the center having
cogs in it to fit the cogs in a wheel
on the engine. The car and the
engine are not connected. In go.
ing up the car preoedes the engine
In coming down the engine goes
before. In case of accident, the
coach is on the safe side. Every
kind of break known is applied to
this train.
| | attempted to walk to the top
of the mountain; but L changed
my intention. When l reached
the halfway house l had enough.
Up the trail it is 9 miles from the
base to the top. The air is so thin
on top that one not used to it can
scarcely breathe it. A person with
J a weak heart dares not attempt the
trip. Often ones nose and ears
bleed and a sickness similar to sea
sickness effects him.
. The top of the :mountainiis be-
yond the timber line, hence moth
ing grows. The top is covered
with snow. The sides are covered
with pine and aspen timber. The
most beautiful springs of water
issue from the sides; the water is
fine and as cold as ice water COM
monty gets. There is lake on
the side of the mountain into
which the snow water runs, and
Colorado Springs gets its supply
from there.
These are some of the pleasant,
agreeable things about Colorado.
On the other hand there are many
things that, to southern man at
least, are not so agreeable. The
negro is supreme in this State; he
enjoys every social feature with
the whites. He attends the same
school, the same church; he occu-
pies place on the police force;
the business man tips his hat to
the sister of color on the street; i'm
the ball room the son of Ham
takes the aristocratic, maiden of
wealth and trips the fantastic toe
with her in his embrace. Gosh
Excuse me, My blood begins to