Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-08-16
A LETTER FRon WALDORF
Said to Be the Highest Postoffice In
the World.

To The Enterprise:-
We THAT is. Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Wilcox
and children D. W. Barklay and wife) are
most comfortably quartered In a portion
Of tho buildings of the Waldorf Mining g.
Milling Co.. IA miles from Silver Plume.
The Waldorf mines are half way from
Silver Plume to the terminus Of the Arg
gentine Central railway on the summit Of
Mt. Mcclellan. This is one Of the most
interesting and remarkable railroads In
the Union. reaching tho highest altitude
o! any regular railway in the world and
affording wider scope Of grand noun
tain scenery than any railway on the
continent. An extended description Of the
Argentine Central. which was built and
is owned by Mr.. Wilcox. is reserved for a
future letter. after have had the oppor-
tunity TO sec its wealth in mountain seem
cry under favorable conditions.
Our Japa nese cook is a typical Jap
intelligent. industrious. anxious TO learn
and willing to acquire knowledge even as
cook. This last term is used because
Torita is an educated Jap from ono OF
the best families. He Is graduate from
law college in Japan and is now q dill.
gent student Of tho English language.
His college studies have not disqualified
him for doing excellent work in his pres
snt menial position.
Waldorf in probably the highest post
Office in the U. S. and also one Of the
smallcst-Its floor space being not much
larger than piano box. A considerable
portion Of tho salary Of Postmaster Le
Comto is from postal cards and letters
mailed by Argentine Central passengers
on their return trip from ''the roof Of tho
world" their communications being filled
with enthusiastic language to describe
their enjoyment Of tho marvellous scenery
Of the trip.
II all the fairy tales which have been
told to children were true would today
bs enjoying = fair measure Of wealth.
Ono Of these pleasant romsness Is that
a pot Of gold Is always to b found whore
the foot Of rainbow touches the earth.
Up In these high attitudes the location
Of this elusive wealth Is not 80 unpeomis-
ing as outside . mountain region. A few
days since magnificent rainbow spanned
cur eastern view. the nearest end Of
which plainly rested In = grove Of pines
. little below and Just across . narrow
suleh. II the pot Of gold story were true
could In ten minutes walk know exactly
where TO dig. Jus, above the foot Of the
bow Of promise. and on . level with the
eye. Il crossed = field OF snow. The
combination Of the green Of the mountain
side with tho brilliant eolors Of the rain
bow. with snow bank a. . portion Of
the background. made picture long to
b remembered. The view also included
a elead In guleh few hundred feet b
low. It's aseey whi.sness saifaned Ia the
dark green Of rnoautain pines.
Sunsise hero ls not tho almost monsn-
,asy phssomenon Of the plains and the
ocean. but continuous performance dur
ing airos; half tho morning hours. First
tho tops Of the hishes; peaks arc tipped
with sunlight. whish slowly works i:s
way downward. giving ne~ ssilliaaey TO
The snow fields ard revealing tho rugged
NESS o. The pfseisi,sas granite cliffs. For
several hours after The SUNNI, Of M;- Nc
Celia n has ensSysd The delights o! sun
fise The ser,ieifels Of mountains which en-
close the mills and essisss Of tho Waldorf
Co. arc only partially og: o. tho shadow.
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;srninElsd with fields Of perpetual snow.
the sis~ bsing frightened By occasional
masses Of those richly eoietsd rocks. the
presence Of which htodshoa, the noun
;stns 10 The bass for The name Of the
state.
One Of these patches o. red and orange
Is composed Of slide from the rock
bs:ng washed down the mountain SIDE. I,
encounters preise;inz mass Of granite
which divides The eolofed slide into two
streams. causing The appearance Of a gi-
san;ie ~ishbone. The lower ends Of The
ptonss resting upoa field Of grass sur
rounded By snow banks.
Ea:ly eas brish, morning bafrs party
was organized for The bsasf; Of the chill
dfsn. The obisesivs point was small lake
several hundred feet above Waldorf. The
lake is fed By the melting snow fslds Of
The surrounding hills. One snow bank
rests on The adjacent slope and partly in
The lake. Il is a eotnbiaa;ioa Of snow ard
ies-a ssrisabls glacier on miniature
scale. Here The children snowbalIed and
broke OF pieces Of ice to feat out in the
lake. And while standing on this ice
foe Il was occasionally necessary TO
brush of The musical bu, snweieoms mo-