The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-08-26

adequate, but my hand camera I'M
able to picture the full detail of all
the beauties of the Rockies. Only
with the eye can the grandeur be
appreciated.
For a side trip we take the train
for Cripple Creek, which is 46
miles by rail and 10 miles on an
air line. The scenery IS grand
passing to the south of Pixies Peak
and through nine tunnels and over
north and south Cheyenne canons.
The highest point is near 10, 900
feet, while this place is about
5000 and Cripple Creek 5000.
We are taken through Victor,
Goldfeld, indicator, lndepend-
ence and Altman. All are incor-
porated towns and can be seen from
the highest peaks. Altman is the
highest incorporated town in the
United States, II, 800 feet above
sea level. There is q, 900 lnhabi-
tants in the district composing
these towns. From one peak
which is called Windy Point"
we could see snow on the noun.
tain range 100 miles away.
We visited several gold mines,
but was only admitted under
ground in one, the Bonanza King,
which | think is about exhausted
and is kept in operation to fleece
the visitors. However, it gives
one an idea of the mining industry.
We were taken 1900 feet in ore
cars drawn by burros, then turned
over to the tender mercies of the
guides to foot it into the little
holes where the horny handed
miners were picking and blasting
out the stuff that the Republican
party worships so much. With
my easy flow of CAB | succeeded in
obtaining small piece of the rock
and gold bullion which runs about
1926 to the ton. The miners
change shifts every s hours, and
for s hours work receive So.
During the middle of the day in
Cripple Creek it seems lifeless,
though it has a population of TO-
900. But take care after the sun
goes down. The main streets are
so crowded with men we had to
elbow our way through the jam,
and the gaze which they gave Mrs.
S. was something appalling.
steered for our room fearing
kidnapping show might take place.
To all old maids | would suggest
this as good market to drive their
ducks to. In fact, while in con.
yersation with a miner, | men
toned this subject, having warm
place in nay heart for them, partly
on account, possibly, of coming so
near to being one myself, and he
assured me that women could find
husbands there for all who wish to
come. The are much nicer and
more intelligent looking than |
to see from reading the
exaggerated newspaper reports of
their lawlessness. A small per
cent, possibly, are rough. | heard
only the English language spoken,
yet their nationality is badly
mixed. The Dago and Chinaman
are not represented at all, and but
few of Hams offspring-no place
Tor Teddy. They never failed to
raise their hats in honor of my
wife's presence when | would
speak to them, and were polite in
answering all my questions.
The highest peak overlooking
Cripple Creek is Mt. Pisgah, H.
800 feet. | was on top of it when
/ rain cloud passed over it. The ,,
ain was almost sleet. | could see
ain falling in several different ;
portions of the Rockies many !
niles away, and the suns rays fol-
owing upon other peaks which {
made picture beyond description. t
On top of this peak, which is 2
bout 40 feet in diameter, are the G
,raves of two miners said to have /
'een hung during the gold discov-
ny for crookedness. A huge pile
# loose rocks mark their last rest
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