The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-08-24
To The Summit OF Pixies Peak
A Trip On the Famous Cog Railroad to the Top
I4I47 Feet Above Sea Level Grand ano Beauti-
full Scenery. Colorado,--a Hugh Play Ground.
Other Interesting Scenes

-NCpeClal correspondence 10 Vle
Press On the afternoon of the
same day that arrived here from
San Angelo, made arrangements
to go to the summit of Pixies
Peak. 1t costs you five dollars
and is worth nearer fifty for the
round trip from the foot to the
top via the famous Cog Railroad.
You take a street car from this
city to Manitou where in the
western suburbs is located the
Cog depot. On that particular
afternoon large crowds surrounded
the little ticket window, all eager
to get their ticket first as the car
is limited to fifty people.
At 80 p. III. the queer shaped
little engine started up the cog
track pushing ahead n car load of
curious people. The ride was
smoothe enough to be comfortable,
although slight jerk could be
felt as the cog wheels in the en-
CINE caught new hold again and
again IN the steep track. ! was
armed with a kodak, as a maj or
lty of the passengers were and
whenever the train stopped for
water or at stations, snap shots
of the massive crags and gorges
were taken. We passed many
people who were climbing the
Peak on foot with the assistance
of big poles as walking sticks.
Strange to say, most of them
we passed gong up, were sitting
down on rocks, ETC., along the
route resting. It's rest an hour
and climb half an hour with most
of them. and the longing way
that they look at the train plain
ly tells that they regret having
undertaken to climb the noun
tain on foot. There is also a
burro trail which is in sight of
the track and many take this
mode of travel to the top. Most
: of these go in parties with guide
and make an all day and part OF
the night trip of it, Some of the
people who have gone to the sum
nit on burros say that it Is al
! most as tiresome as walking.
The track seems to get sleeper
, and sleeper the higher you &C
. and sometimes you feel as if yor
were going straight up. The
smoke from the engine fills some
}: of the narrow canyons 80 that fol
a time your view Is cut off. Whel
the engine whistles in one o
these narrow canyons the sounc
, resounds from one side to the 9th
or and sounds 30 shrill that 1T i
almost deafening. BY the tim
you get to the "half way house
! YOU notice decided GOODNESS il
I the air and passengers begin pull
I ing down the car windows; rock
! and crags get larger and one be
Z gins to feel that he is getting "ul
q in the world"
4 The speiler on the car point
9 out scenes and interesting place
3 along the way, one of which Is
= huge Swinging rock" as it
b called, which is nearly over tn
& car. Mountain streams a II
z many beautiful falls are commo
2 sighUs that are passed. AS 20
" mount higher ard higher, LAX
: Broadmoor is pointed out to 20
far below, from which Colorad
z Springs gets its water supply
3 This lake ia about 10000 fee
4 above sea level and gives the cit
4 good force of water. A pit
q line runs over several Jesse
I peaks to this lake which is keI
2 well supplied with water by tt
3 numerous mountain streams.
I The grade up which you al
z going, at times seems almost in
Z possible, although the create
Y incline is 26 %, but when you a.
4 right on the ragged edge of
. mountain with an abyss on oil
x side and the track OH n me
2 shelf on the mountain side, yc
. have to put a lot of faith in Il
- grunting little engine behind yo
IN When about two miles from Il
3 summit the train stopped at
y little house and there
3 sign over the door surprised n
9 very much. 1t read: "Pike
z Peak Daily News" The prop
3 etor, with the assistance of o.
= typo gets out his little pap
4 every afternoon It's main o
\ iect is to publish the names of t
e visitors to Pixies Peak each Ola
4 and the owner thereby sells
z number of copies at ten cen
Z each to the passengers on t
g returning evening trains.
Z After passing timber line, t
Z surrounding mountains look
like bald pates. When in abe