The Newtown bee., 1906-04-13

ralSe0 I'D uQlS Vicinity are particularly
valuable for sugar manufacture. As
we pass On the valley becomes more
narrow and the region mountainous.
Here we beheld one of the most beau.
tiful sights our eyes ever looked upon
shrubs upon the mountain sides were
covered with glowing colors-the
brightest reds, yellows, maroons and
green's, In patches by themselves; in
another section a mixture Of all colors
with the standings of the different
colors. Imagine, If you can, flower
garden of many acres in full bloom SO
thick as to obscure all else, and this
perfectly natural on rough mountain
side, and you have some idea of it's
brightness and beauty. Explanations
such as, "Oh! do look" "How beauti-
full, "Oh! If could only have a pic
ture of that scene to take home," were
frequently heard from all over the car.
distant mountain-sideS with their gor-
geous colOringS are shut out. The
stream which we had seen in the dis
lance is now close beside US; the cliffs
come into view, and here begin the
towering walls on both sides of the
track of the Grand River Canyon, with
their constantly changing forms and
cOlorS, a wonder to the one who sees
it and in this case the complete dis
enlargement of the one attempting to
describe the scene to others. The
walls Of this canon, which tower to a
tremendous height, are not made up
OF boulders or Of solid stone, but had
the appearance of being put together
in layers so plainly marked as to re-
mind us of gigantic masonry of won
derful shapes and colorings. This
seemed a region of glowing colors. We
oringS of the shrubs, land now we were in
the midst of glowing red, yellow, green
and maroon cOlOrS. and of graceful
forms Of rock. which filled the minds of
all who beheld it for the first time with
awe. Darkness came all too soon and
we left the train for the night at Glen
wood Springs feeling that we could not
afford to travel through overwhelming
grandeur in the night. AS usual the
train which we wished to leave on the
next morning was very late thus giving
us more time to look about. GlenwoOd,
which is a health and pleasure resort,
is situated at the junction Of the
Grand and Roaring Fork rivers, 500
every side by lofty mountains from
which gush numerous hot sulphur
springs which yield as high as 1000
gallons minute. Some of them are
the most powerful mineral waters
known their waters being used for
drinking as well as bathing.
MANY HEALTH SEEKERS,
especially those suffering with govt,
rheumatism and dyspepsia, find relief
fhoro Tho 1ni0I1o h0 tho
every thing Of the kind in America or
the Old World. By entering one of
these person is assured of first class
vapor bath. Hotel Colorado, a large
and handsome building near the bath
houses and pools, serves to make the
place dn ideal resort. Taking an en-
closed observation car with an open
one still behind for use when we
the the most interesting
part of the grand scenery that lay be-
fore u.s. we left Glenwood Springs in a
(although they claim it never blows
there was blowing as hard as it ever
does on Second Hill. Twas also
lightning and hailing furi-
Ously, but fortunately for us it did not
last long. We soon came to the Grand
river canon again where grandeur and
reigned supreme. We
came again to great perpendicular
walls of rock whose tops were scarcely
seen. We were told that these rocky
walls tower upward to distance equal
to that of the street frontage Of four
city blocks. 1t was difficult for US to
grasp their tremendous height. These
we're not as brightly colored as those
we passed through the day before. Be-
Meath we're great deep gorges which
created feeling of terror as the train
twisted among the rocks seemingly to
lash into them or tumble into the
abyss.
Passing through this we came to a
more monotonous mountain scenery,
:elieved occasionally by peculiar rough |
formations which ones imagination |
night transform into any object their
'ancy desired. AS we sped on at our
light was to be seen the mount of the
holy Cross On the side of snow