Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-08-23
Sights and Scenes in Colorado.

The most beautiful mountain region
in the world. Describing few points
of interest along the way.
The limited trains that cross the
country, that have every comfort and
convenience of hotel life, find greatest
favor with the tourists and travelling
public on account OF their quick service
to distant points.
The Colorado Midland train which
leaves Denver every morning gives
the travelling public the same elegant
car service as the Overland Limited,
pullman sleepers with beautiful toilet
rooms and the best Observation car
with smoking room and reading room
and chance to view the grandest
mountain scenery ON earth.
Leaving Denver, the run of seventy
four miles to Colorado Springs gives
the traveller chance to see the results
of irrigation in the substantial farm
houses throughout the Valley, while to
the right are the foothills, with the
snow covered peaks in the distance,
the most prominent of which is Longs
Peak, 1921 feet; Grays Peak, 14,4l1
feet; Torrys Peak Il, 1885 feet and long
before we reach Colorado Springs,
Pixies Peak, looms up prominently be-
fore US to the height of ID. 10s feet.
From Colorado Springs to Cheyenne
Mountain where Helen Hunt perished
in the snow; Bald Mountain and Pixies
Peak tower with their snow covered
SUBMITS way above the clouds.
Leaving Colorado Springs we pass
through Colorado City once the Capital
of the State. Then on into Manitou,
the widely known health resort at the
foot of Pixies peak. From there one
can take the Cog Railroad which ex-
tends to the top of Pixies peak and car
ries more passengers every year than
any road of its kind in the world.
Leaving Manitou our train climbs the
mountain up through Ute pass, where
the roadbed is blasted out ofsolid rock.
Manitou and Colorado Springs are
away below us now and the vast plains
of the Great American Desert extend
ing off to the East, dotted with Lakes
and farm houses makes scene never
to be forgotten.
We cross high bridge then through
a short tunnell and soon reach Green
Mounain Falls, summer resort very
largely patronized by people from all
parts Of the world. The three great
water fails that come plunging down
over the rocks, the pure embracing
mountain air, the beautiful scenery
with first.class hotels aud cottages
makes this an ideal spot to spend the
summer months. Leaving the falls we
see Pixies peak to the north, as it seems
to stand out in bold relief we can view
it from different points as the train
climbs the grade to the Divide, there
branch road leads to the great min
ing camp of Cripple Greek. From
Divide down through FIorissant Canon
the mountain views are beautiful and
very interesting. Then as we pass on
through Granite Canon with it's great
walls of stone and ragged cliffs, makes
one shudder to think what would
happen should one Of those large
bouiders come tumbling down on our
train, bat as they have stood sentinel
there for ages there is no fear of danger.
Soon we enter South Park Here at
an altitude of about nc 900 feet is the
largest mountain park in the state
Here upon a time nearly all the large
game such as buffalo, elk, deer and
antelope as we'll as hundreds of Indians
roamed where they would, where now
In their place are thousands of cattle
horses, and many hay ranches. This
park is surrounded with mountains
from which there has been millions of
dollars work of precious metals taken
Near Hartseis they have j0st lately dis
covered some very pomising leads that
prominent Mining men are preparing to
develop. Leaving HartseIs the scenery
is grand and ever changing. The many
mountain peaks are pointed by the
railroad men until we reach the Arkan-
saw Valley. Our next step is Buenna
Vista. This town lies on the Delta be-
low the station.
The state reformatory can be readily
seen in the distance, The Arkansaw
River flows through the fertile valley
to the left is the Collegiate range of
mountains with Mt. Yale some 14,IS7
feet; Mt Princeton, ID, 100 feet. and Mt
Harvard, 14,374 feet with their lofty
peaks extening away above the clouds.
The ride from Bueuna Vista to Lead.