The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-01

Colorado. The Barnetts have lived
in Denver over thirty years. They
have a large clothing and furnishing
store on Sixteenth street, and have
been very successful in business.
We took a trip on the Denver,
Northwestern and Pacific Railway,
named by the public THE Moffat
Road" for a days outing up into
the Rocky Mountains.
This road is being constructed
from Denver to Salt Lake City in
an air line, and when completed
will reduce the distance between
the two terminals approximately
200 miles.
Our train left at $3.50 o'clock.
For the first twenty-four miles we
pass through farm lands, valleys, by
irrigating bitches, to the foot hills,
where the road swings back and
forth, climbing higher and higher
until we reach Plainview, where we
have a beautiful view of the valley
below with Denver in the distance;
then for twenty-three miles we pass
through and along the brow of the
mountains, gaining little by little
in elevation until Tolland, situated
in the midst of Boulder Park, is
reached at an elevation of $3.50
| feet. Leaving Tolland we creep
up the great gulch above the little
town and swing back upon the
wall of the opposite mountain. We
come back again after describing
curve passing along the noun
tain, face still higher above Boulder
Park. Again the track swings back
and returns higher up the mountain.
Looking down we can see three
railroad tracks below us over which
we have travelled and Tolland away
down in the valley looks like toy
houses. High above Boulder Park
are two small lakes, Yankee Doodle
and Jenny Lake. After going
around Yankee Doodle lake, a loop
of nearly five miles is made to gain
the summit of the Continental Di-
vide. Here, amid banks of per-
petual snow, three and one-half
! hours, or 65 miles from Denver, is
the railroad station of Corona
(formerly Rollins Pass) 1860
feet above the sea. On either size
of our train are snow banks seven
| feet deep. The station is under
snow sheds. We made a stop of
ten minutes, most of our party went
out for snow. Think of it! Snow
falling the 1th of July. Some were
gathering wild flowers near the snow
! banks, that were very fragrant.
/ From here by gradual descent for
/ miles we reached Arrow, where
| we had lunch. On our way up we
passed through 33 tunnels, and the
| continual change of scenery was one
( of the greatest delights of this won
4 dcrtul trip. Some on our train were
. very sick, could not stand the high
altitude. One lady tainted We
/ returned to Denver by c o'clock.
/ Nr. David II. Moffat, once President
/ OF the ID. II r. G. II. r., and who
is building the railroad we have
Just descended, was born in Wash
ir.tCnVille, Orange county, y. V,
tine son of Hon. David II. Moftat
who, in 1919, was a member of the
New York state Assembly. MIR.
. NOlfat, .Jr, started for California in
1853, Lut only get rs far as Denver,
where he bou-ht some real estate
ard this inv cstmcut proved to be
the foundation of his present great
wealth. In 1865 Mr.. Noffat, with
a few others, organized the First
National Bank Of Denver, now con-
sdorcd the strongest institution OF
its kind in ali the west. Mr.. Notfat
mas q warm SPOT in his heart for his
birthplare. Some time ago, he pre-
sentcd Wasningtonviile with =
beautiful $4,000 pubIic Ltbrarv
built on the same location where he
was born. lie maintains and kecns
The library well suuplied with new
books. We are ACQUAINTED with n
number of his personal friends and
sChoolmates, among whom are.
Mr.. Ge0rae \. Owen. Admiral IT