Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-30
FROM COLORADO SPRINGS
TO SALT LAKE CITY
Row. Mr.. Greene's Second Letter--CoIora-
do Mountain Scenery--High A1ti-
tndes and High Prices.
The Sights of Salt
kSMs4+r Lake City.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNE)

valley and bubbling streams. "Surel,
God is lover of beauty" and as HI
looks down upon the works of His
hands He pronounces everything very
good. &eee
We now come to Trenpass, which hal
an altitude of 1O,24O feet. Going or
We pass through a tunnel $500 fee,
long. This is the divide, the highest
point from Sioux City to Los Ang eles
Here streams begin to run toward the
Pacific. We come 70 another tunnel
where the rocks are steep and high,
Pines are growing on the top where
one would think there would be nc
soil. While l am writing I hear a
gushing noise and turning about | see
water plunging hundreds of feet down
the mo 'ntains. At my LETT | see a
great lake where trout fishing must be
great pleasure. We are going down
grade and in43 miles the decline is
l,04l feet, so you see that our er CINE
has nothing to do but to hold back.
At our right the water is racing down
the mountains like wild fire. The
white caps OF water bespeak the
mountain heights.
Now we are passing through great,
dark lodges of rock. We are in the
canyon, stopping at Red Cliff station.
The road is so crooked that can see
our engine. The Colorado river is at
our side, leaping and dashing over it's
rocky bed indescri badly. Now we
pass mining camp. We stop at this
place for luncheon. Here boys meet
the train with lunches of columbines,
the Colorado state flower, for sale at
III cents bunch. Ten miles east OF
GlenwoOd the Central Colorado Power
Co., are putting in the largest water
power in the United Sta ties for electric
lights. They are going to furnish
power to run the lights at Denver and
other cities. The Glen wood country
is great hunting country, the place
where Roosevelt got his. mountain
bear. We are now rumbiing down the
mountains and, Oh, how sleepy train
folks get! 1t Is o'clock and we have
failed to get berth.
We are now in Utah and are passing
through the bad lands, with great
high walls aud low hollows, as though
they were made of cement. We are
now crossing the Green river. By the
river peach trees are growing. We
are in the vast plains and looking
north one can see great hills, domes
and walls. We see nothing of living
animals except crows. We are now
In the valley of the Green river and
pass the little Price. This is an irrigat-
Ing country. The soil is very product
I've when watered. We are now in the
Price river valley. They use water
from the river to keep things growing.
we now pass town named Helper.
Looking north bluff 200 feet high
forms back ground. The railroads
have round house located here. We
next come to Price river canyon, walls
go feet high and on our left we see a
great temple standing with walls like
masonry representing the Egyptian
walls and Qualifications. On our right
we pass castle rock. 1t is wonder
and stands about 500 feet high, is abou,
81 feet thick and has huge pedestal
We are climbing the mountain and
have two huge engines pulling our
train. The river is dashing down the
gorge at our left and is very beautiful
We see the red roses and long SO
much to pluck them, but our train il
going, SO we can only say that God loves
the beauty of the rose and the blood
red hOneysuckle.
We pass through tunnel. We do MOI
know its length, but are reminded O
mans ingenuity and say, C b, the knowl
edge OF man! We pass through
another tunnel and, looking back, VIZ
see great mountain with only a hole
In it from whence we came. Lookins
west | see three covered wagons OF
the roadside. 1t must be very tedious
TO drive along such steep places, but
Alas, what is it that man will not do
He is not content with easy things
hence the problems which make III
our great commonwealth.
We are now In town called Cotton
ills only a freight station. I see
woman using an old fashioned coffe
boiler In the middle of the street. A
this place number OF mountaineer
board our train and they are highl
performed with bad odors of whiske
and beer. Their faces bear marks q
hsrdships. II they were only led q
God they would be wonderful men.
/ We are now In the Fountain Vale,
/ AT our left we see q large flock {
l ehGAn fppdipr IN thu