Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-07-31
Vacation Jottinxs.

70 the pictured bnganes 0f his nau 2
lznc. had cg,fitrsc fer some point In : 9
mountains inaccessible for teams. he
had train o. b1Fros. and : glance a.
the pstisn. animals showed thA. almost
anything needed fer use or comfort can
De transported on the backs Of the rns-h
abused buro-he Of ths s.F.Ssh, yai-s
and uneoath fgufs. We sIpsstss 70 see
the PICK sns shovel. the sacks ei -four,
the boxes of groceries ard the fclis
blankets. tIi was surprised 70 nots thsi
cur Italian miner vas preparing % sleep
On Sifs springs supplemented ~ith good
mattress. Ard there were chairs sna =
camp stove with proper smggn,si s.sss
pips. Verify. there Is 70 Limit % ths
range Of merchandise ~ ich e=a Be
thas transported 70 the bleak fsgioas
above timber Ans.
There are stfong points Of similarity
between Georgetown md Santa Fs,
There Il that same quiet. rss.iul. sleepy
air as IS one psfpstuzi SABBATH Tsgnsd.
| There Is the same naTroDnsss cf streets
In Gsofgsto~n the asrup. moantzlas sa-
elosing The Town made 3 nscsssafy %
sssaemizs IN the amount dedicated 70 the
pablic. bgi IN Santa Re the s;inginsss in
width oi streets vas due % the prevail
snss o. the characteristics HnpfoErsssiys-
ness o; Spanish bloo6- While Santa Fs
has pFzetissa great seonomy in the width
ei s.Fssis. the same pzfsimsniclEasss IS
70; visible in attempts % run IN sifaigh;
Ines.
Gsorgs.o~n IS surrounded b. rnsgnis-
cen; mountains which helt mines oi IN
.Sld richness. In this vicinity have been
same ei The mast valuable silver mines on
The continent. The pfsssa; ls~ pfies o;
silver has greatly reduced the ou,pg; c!
The mines and Gsofge.own's business is
rnush less than IN the booming days o.
silver
The altitude o. 1000 fee, gives a mag
aiHesa; summer climate. This. with
grand scenery and two ies-eols mountain
streams, makes Geofgs.e~n = eslght'a
place these July days. JOS; above the
town Is the famous loop. where in DIS
lance Of two miles the celors6oL South
ern makes the s.eepas. climb Of any rail-
road 10 Colorado. From Geofgetown the
trains waltz Up 70 Silver Plume in about
As may = path As taken BY round dang
srs on the ws1sd ioof. Three tracks are
frequently seen side by side. doubling
necessary 20 make the ascent. Gning Up
you pass under . high bridge. which a few
minutes later you pass over. making
perfect loop. The RAPID upward ascent IS
IN the midst Of magnificent mountains, the
whole comprising scene not surpassed
n the state for rugged grandeur. The
trip over tho loop is deseryedly popular
and crowded excursion trans yisi; Silver
Plume daily. The Colorado & Southern
pays great attention 70 the eomfor; Of
tourists. 4 trip over the loop is one
which vii long be remembered for re-
nArsable scenic beauty enjoyed.
A. seven o'clock Wednesday morning
cur party Of Eve left Georgetown behind
pair Of bays which during the day
proved 20 be thorough nountsineerS. Our
route led up beautiful Leayenworth creek
a tortaons. turnutuous. preeipitous stroarp.
It's water Of crystal elearness being con-
stantly lsshed 70 foam in its rapid pas
sage over masses Of bouldcrs. Tho as
cent was very steep-in many places as
steep as possible for horse-drawn vehicles
10 travel. Many rich mines were passed.
as the Georgetown district has for forty
years been famous for the value Of its
silver mines.
! As we assembled each turn Of the road
brought 70 view new and beautiful scenes.
After a strenuous climb Of almost three
hours we reached timber-line where we
found the headquarters Of the ambitious
and most promising Waldorf properties
At the entrance Of the tunnel was an
engine house completely equipped with
/ e. atr e.,
| prosecuting the work Of the Waldorf Co
/ This company owns large number Of
mines comprising an area Of over 600
acres on and adjacent to MeClellsnd
mountain. which is noted for the number.
extent and richness Of the ore bodies
which are concealed beneath its rugged
exterior. Six Of the Waldorf mines are
/ now producing ore in paying quantities.
and others give every indication Of doing
IS well when development has been fur
ther advanced. Fully half mile Of val
liable ore bodies are now in sight and on
the day Of our visit the workmen in the
tunnel struck a wide vein of promising
ore. The Waldorf is one Of the most at
traetive mining propositions in the state.
| Much stock has been sold east and stock
/ holders who have come out to examine
the property are highly pleased with their
| investment, some Of them increased their
holdings after the investigation.
After short stay at the tunnel we
started for Argentine Pass. The steep
road we had left behind US was surpassed
in deeliyity by that Travelled TO reach the
pass. Going upward much in the manner
Of the slope Of Gothic roof and in the
| light air above timber-line the stops were
frequent and the progress slow. But the
view grew in interest and beauty as we
assembled, until all at once burst on the
vision view which for grandeur cannot
be exceeded in the state or nation. We
stood on the continental divide at Argen-
tine Pass and enjoyed a view of hundreds
of snow-capped peaks glistening in the
bright sunlight, including among them the
famous Mount Of the Holy Gross. The
scene was one worth travelling half across
the continent to see. Over 1000 feet. be
low US was Blue river whose waters flow
to the Pacific, while the springs we had
Just passed contributed to swell the Father
of Waters.
The stay on the pass was brief for in