The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-06

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Sign IS not satisfied with that unusual
attitude he need rot go home without
going higher. Let him take train fol
the famous Georgetown loop and be
yond to Silver Plume, which is two
miles high. The trip is a matter OF
only about three hours and is as full OF
thrills as the fletful porcupine's eX,
terror is full of quilts. Past gold
mines prodigiorlsly rich the train
climbs up the mountains, the track
winding around and up so that at
Georgetown it crosses over itself twice
In case two miles high is too low for
satisfaction, there is still higher climb
ing by rail. The road which climbs
Gray's peak, not far from Denver, is
the highest up railway in the world.
In a zigzag fashion the train crawls
| up the mountain wall until all around
the amazed tourist lies perpetual snow
and within his range of vision are 1872
mountain peaks Of the mighty Rocky
range. This high. line Is something
new, having been in operation but two
seasons. The altitude reached by this
railway is $4,000 feet, considerably
more than two and half miles.
Should further thrills be sought after
these the passenger may make a one
day trip into the Royal gorge and re-
turn. Another trip is that into the
wonderful gold fields of Cripple Greek
and their vicinity, which, in the Ian
guage of an enthusiast, is "a one day
trip that bankrupts the English Ian
guage." A nights ride from Denver
is Glenwood Springs, the beautiful wa
tering place. A similar distance is the
Pixies Peak region, with Colorado
Springs, Manitou Springs and the cog
road up. Pixies Peak and the drive
through the astounding Garden of the
Gods.
Denver itself is about fifteen miles
from the mountains, though the mar
velously clear atmosphere causes the
stranger to imagine that he can walk
to the mountains and get back before
breakfast. Gold and silver are by no
means the only products of Colorado.
In the delightful little valleys and on
the plateaus around Denver one may
see the prettiest of farms, agriculture
being made possible and profitable
! through irrigation.
Denver is at the junction of the
South Platte river and Cherry creek.
Along the banks and in the bed of
Cherry creek, right in the city, used to
be placer gold in paying quantities.
For that matter, anybody in Denver
today may 60 down to the creek with
| a pan and wash out 81 or So worth of
gold dust in days work.
els that sop exclaimed an excited
tourist who recently visited Denver
and heard this fact casually mention
| ed. "Why, I don't see anybody down
there looking for gold. Why don't you
folks take advantage of your opportu-
mites and pick up gold if it is lying
! around looseW
The informant a Denverite, smiled
softly.
"Why," he replied, there's nobody
in Denver poor enough to have to work
! for 50 day, so what's the use?'
Colorado is the only state in the In
| ion which has preacher for governor.
| The Rev. DR.. Henry A. Buchtel, chan
| cellor of the University of Denver, is
the chief executive Of the state. An
! other interesting political fact is that
women vote in Colorado on equal
terms with men for any candidate,
from the man who runs for justice Of
the peace to his fellow citizen who
seeks the presidency. Never before
has a national convention met in a
state where the enthusiastic ladies in
the galleries Of the convention hall
| will vote in November for or against
the candidates Nominated at the con-
| ventiOn.
Colorado is called the Centennial
State because it was admitted to the
Union in 1876, just a hundred years
from the promul cation Of the Declara-
ton Of Independence. It is the most
mountainous of all the states and by
far the richest in mineral wealth. Den
yer has the largest smelling works in
the world, but for all its furnaces it is
remarkably clean city, with pellu-
cid atmosphere and no trace of coal
smoke smut on the walls of the build
1ngs.
Denver has four high schools and
sixty-fve graded schools and. no less
than 100 churches. AS proof posi-
tive that the town is altogether up to
date the fact may be mentioned that
the public library shortly is to be
housed in Carnegie building.
But the Auditorium, built primarily
for the Democratic national convention
and secondarily for all other big con-
ventions, shows and spectacles which
are expected in the next two or three
generations, is built exclusively of Den
uar funds