The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1905-03-17
Newbury,

rey's gave us a good sermon from
the text Man shall not live by
bread alone"
Letter fr"m Mrs. f. L. RICE.
Mrs. Rice will be remembered
as the daughter of the Rev. Mr..
Lyon, who was a pastor of the
West Newbury church for thir-
teen years.
Hotchkiss Colorado,
Sept. II, 1904.
Perhaps Our friends who read
the Journal would like to hear
about our journey home. My last
work in Nebraska was along the
line of the Union Pacific railroad
ending at Kearney and North
Platte. On Monday, Sept. 5th
went on to Sterling, Colorado,
where l met mother in the morn
ing Sept. 9th and we went on to
Denver together. Our train was
late, so we reached Denver at II
a. m. We shopped and enjoyed
the store windows until 3:45 p.
M, when we took the train for
Colorado Springs, where we we're
to spend couple of days with a
lady who was mothers pupil in
Massachusetts, who is now the
wife Of a Professor in Color ado
College.
Colorado Springs is the third
city in Colorado for size. 1t was
so arranged from the first that it
can never have saloons, if any
property is rented for that pur-
pose it is forfeited. Liquor is
doubtless sold to some extent but
there are no open saloons, which is
certainly again. Colorado College
is fine institution in every way
has about 500 students, the best OF
instructors and every privilege.
The buildings are beautiful and
more are planned. Wednesday
morning we had lovely carriage
ride of about seventeen miles into
the mountains. We went up
CHEYENNE Canon, following a
beautiful mountain stream, cross
ed ridge and came down Bear
Creek Cannon. 1t is useless to
try to describe the beauties of
that ride. Thursday morning
we spent in visiting the college
buildings, museum, etc. And at
noon took the train for Salida.
One pleasure of the visit was that
our friends also had visiting them
DR.. Charles Sheldon, of Topeka,
Kansas, the author of "In His
Steps,, DIR. Sheldon and his wife
were charming people and we
considered 1t great privilege to
meet them in this way. Thurs
day afternoon we passed through
the wonderful Royal Gorge. For
seven miles and a half we went
through the canon of the Arkan-
sas river, most of the way it was
so narrow that the railroad was
built on a steel trestle directly
over the river and the sides of the
canon were very high and pecip-
itous. In some places the canon
was only fifty feet wide at the
bottom and seventy at the top.
The highest point of the rock
wall was over 5000 feet above
the river. We spent the night at
Salida so as to have the whole
mountain ride by daylight. Our
train was late on Friday MORN
ing. but we got away about 9
O'Clock crossing Marshall Pass
was very interesting ride. We
wound round and up the sides of
the mountain. In some places we
could see two tracks below us.
The top of the pass is 10000 feet
above sea level.
After crossing the mountains
the rail road took us through the
Black canon of the Gunnison
river, which was repetition of
the Royal Gorge, except that it
was always wide enough to allow
us to go by the side of the river
instead of on the top of it. The
rest of the ride was prosaic
enough and at $3.50 we reached
Hotchkiss and found Harry wait
ing for us.
We are all in the peach bust
ness; Roy mailing boxes, and
Harry picking at the nearest big
orchard. l have been hustling
peaches to can-Have brought
home two buggy loads-mother
pairing them for met to put in the
cans. The fruit crop is immense.
The peach trees are a sight to be-
hold, and the apple trees just as
full. The packing house IN town
is running night and day loading
cars with peaches, and everybody |
is busy taking care of peaches in
some form or other. After it is
all done l may write again.
Emma L. Rice.