Gunnison news-champion., 1905-10-06
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although this section Is BY No usxsss
rigorous IA samnser or winter. Ssu,e
think II vas the Resemblance 10 Ger
tain moaatsins II the Italian Alps o.
perhaps the warm coIorlnS OF Hss.s
Italian peak, VITA Its var,eas,ed caps
of iroa stained lime, porphyry and
granite. Prom one vIew Ps,sHt ~
observer can see all the lt&lksa na-
tloB2l colors.
The climb is no, a dlfhcult one -
a wagon road leads to within a snIIe
Of the ssmmit The last approaches,
especially by way of Mollie mo~A-
tam, are grassy, vet with long, steep
rise that starts the heart "a thamp-
ing If too rapid climbing IL III
tempted On the northern slopes
and intervening ridges are prec,pi-
tous cliffs and narrow footholds
where misstep would plunge one
down thousand feet of bluff upon
this side or glitterinS sheet Of
slide rock upon the sthei
The view from south Italian peak
its main summit, is well worth the
trip. From all sides the mountains
melt away into valleys and low di-
vides lifting here and there broad
brows above timber line. On the
northwest Tilden mountain, put
ting toward the Taylor range, iuts .
shoulder between Taylor river and
the head springs of Cement aud
Brush creeks. North, one overlooks
Taylor pass with its winding wagon
road alive with traffic TO the mines
Taylor river runs almost due north
at first, gradually swinging in the
arc Of = semi-circle, tAso~GA tie
park, past Bowerman, Dorchester,
the Forest Hill and Pie Plant mines
to its junction with Lottis creek and
a southwesterly course. Taylor
range runs north and east around
the head of East Taylor and Tellur-
ium creeks with wilderness of un-
known peaks until near Red Noun
tain pass it gains the Saguache
range mountains of the Cont
mental divide. Talk about forest
reserves, the government fellow
named SMITH Riley who borrowed a
horse, rode through Taylor park and
then condemned the whole thing as
a forest, should have climbed ON
Italian mountain. Easily a fourth
of the reserve, a quarter million acres,
is above timber line ON grizzly sum
mits of these ranges. And the rules
OF the reserves imprison hardy
prospector if he makes a trail
through slide rock without consult
ing the department of agriculture
The department of common sense
has got badly demoralized under
this administration. But Of that,
more anon" as the novellsts say.
Toward Tin Cup the back bone
OF cur continent takes the name of
Collegiate range from Mounts IIar-
ward, Yale and Princeton. With a
glass one could see Tin Cup nesting
in the upper reaches Of Willow
creek at the southeastern end of
the park, vet % miles away. Be
tween Tin Cup and Pitkin Mi. Fair
view and Cross mountain lift
glistening pinnacles, while nearby
Park Dome shuts off large part Of
the view into Union park. Looking
down Spring creek to the southeast
and beyond, the side streams of Tav-
lor river heading in Fossil ridge and
including Crystal creek, Five Mile
creek, Beaver and Lost canon appear
as little depressions in the valley.
One hardly recognizes them. Crest
ed Butte is hidden by its mountain
and Flat Top hides our county :
capitol city from the gaze, but look
ing beyond, it seems a few miles
only 10 distant San Luis peaks of
the main divide, where it swings
west behind Lake City, Ouray and
Telluride. Looking southwest again
over upper Slate river the North
Fork is visible through Kebler pass
and the Anthracite valley. Gothic.
Maroon and Pearl passes pierce
the Elk mountains toward Pitkin
county.
Perhaps this extended panorama
has tired the reader, but it is be
cause words fail to picture the mag
nihcent realities of the scene.
Italian mountain is long way from
railroad centers and the LARGE towns