The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-08-14
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symmetrical group. with large cen
| trail structure connected with long
| tapering piers. at each end. curving
towards the lake and sumounted by
large airy observatories. The mag
nitude of this structure can be APP
preciated when one considers its ex-
IRENE length of 1900 feet. The lower
floor is used principally for an i'm
mense lunch and refreshment bowery,
| it being provided with large tables
and seats enough to accommodate over
a thousand people at one time. The
upper floor of the main building is
used for dancing. and is one of the
largest dancing floors in the world.
Its dimensions are l40 by $50 feet
clear floor without a pillar or obstruc-
ton of any kind. They claim that
| 1000 couples dancing at one time. is
a frequent sight to be witnessed at
this resort. The architecture is
modelled after the beautiful Moorish
style.
From Salt Lake City we took the
scenic route of the Rio Grande. The
mighty canyon of the Grande river.
with it's vastness of granite stratum
on stratum rising to stupendous
heighth shows many marvellous forma-
tions of nature. Near the junction of
the Eagle and Grande rivers is the
we'll defined crater of Mount Datsero
where the river bottom is overlooked
with lava 10 feet thick. At present
the volcano shows as little signs of
life as did Pelee or Vesurvius before
their outbreaks. What the future
has in store can not be told. Enter
ing Eagle river canyon and looking up
its rugged heights. you can see shaft
houses. tunnels and tiny odd cabins.
of the miners perched indeed. like
eagl. nests. in the fastness of the
rocky cliffs. From this likeness the
canyon derived its name. At Tennes-
see Pass is the sacred mountain of the
Holy Cross" The cross was in
visible when we passed.. the entire
mountains being covered with snow
The cross is formed by two transverse
canyons of great depth down and cross
the mountain. in which lie perpetual
snow. at the bottom. So the cross is
visible only while the surrounding
snow is entirely thawed Tennessee
Pass which crosses the continental
divide is 10418 feet above sea level.
Upon the summit of the great divide.
are numerous round charcoal ovens,
using the timber grown In the imme-
date vicinity. What astonishes one
amazingly is to find fair sized lakes
so near the divide. 1t naturally be-
wilders the close observer to under
stand from what source these lakes
obtain enough water.
Descending the mountains we fol-
low the Arkansas river and finally
enter the gigantic Royal Gorge with
It's inspiring perpendicular walls 5000
feet above the river which rushes and
swirls in its narrow bed. This Gorge
is fifty feet wide at the bottom and
but seventy at the top. and probably
ten miles long. Section hands are
constantly patroling the dangerous
railroad track. watching for boulders
that occasionly become loosened and
fall on the rails. Some years ago a
descending boulder crushed on the
rear end Of an observation car. de-
mollshing 1T into splinters. This ac-
cident occurred when the passengers
had retired for the night. They thus
had a narrow escape from death.
1 At Denver we visited the capital.
mint and other public buildings.
Riding about the city we saw some
Exceptionally fine residences. AS the
IC. B. & @. trains leave at and IL
p. m. we did not see much of eastern
Colorado and western Nebraska where
farming is done on the Campbell sys.
tenn by blowing deep and retaining
the moisture of the spring rains to,
produce at least grain or forage crol
which does not require more than Is
inches of rainfall. This is really be-
ing accomplished by importing foreign
cereals acclimated on high attitudes
j Land is worth from 81 to $12 per acre
in this supposed arid country where
irrigation cannot be obtained. In the
SOS the continual drought caused the
homesteaders to flee. as if from 8
plague. nearly depopulating the
country entirely. With the increase
of rainfall these past few years. i'm
migration has f1ocked thither. as if by
magic. Time alone will solve the