The Greeley tribune., 1911-07-20
liz Pixies Peak
(lNlialture's llil FaIest Sight

but they must wait. Who has gazed
from that sublime eyrie withou,
emotions deep and thrilling; and
who has not borne away impress
sions strange and indefinable. but
indelible as we'll? Here, where in
fnitude ia SO vividly portrayed, he
who knows not reverence will bow
his head.
Aroused at last from awesome
contemplation, there are interests
of the summit that must not be
overlooked. Upon top OF the new
Summit Hotel is a steel tower and
powerful field glasses through
which the gorgeous landscape may
be studied in detail. Eighty miles
away to the north Denver can be
recognized by the telescope aid /;
to the south, Pueblo. the Pittsburg
OF the West, crowned by the smoke
clouds of its furnace fires; to the
west Cripple Creek. Victor. Gold
field, Independence, and the dozen
lesser towns Of the busy Cripple
Creek gold mining district. Mani
tou peeps out from its nest at the
Eastern base Of the mountain; and,
beyond, Colorado Springs lies like
vast checker-board on the border
of the plain. Colorado Springs is
fourteen miles distant. as a bird
would ny; yet 80 near does the
glass bring 1t to the observer. that
signs on the stores may be read.
Tho top of the peak comprises
several level acres thickly strewn
with big rocks that are principally
in cubes and other rectangular
shapes. One might easily imagine
it to be the scene of some Titanic
building pro1ect-the materials all
assembled but construction aban-
doned.
The Bittomless Pit and the Abyss
of Desolation are great shuddering
rents in the mountain. into which
where the SHOWS OF centuries lie in
unconjectured depths.
Few men, comparatively, know
mountain top over thousands Of
miles OF the earth's surface. To
those who have realized this sensa-
tion 1t affords an indelible recollec-
ton; one of the cherished expert
ences of a lifetime. The Cog Wheel
Route affords to many thousands
an opportunity to gain this expert
ence, an opportunity which other
wise they would never enjoy, II
only those physical aristocrats, who
have superior development in limbs
and lungs we're permitted to mount
above the clouds and stand "close to
the sun In lonely lands" The Pixies
Peak Railroad reduces all men to
level in ability to enjoy this plea
sure. Without any physical exer-
ton. without fatigue of any kind.
anyone able to travel in railway
car can be lifted up to the strange
region of clouds and storms. and
for q few hours exist in the heart
Of eternal desolation.
To the commonplace man this
trip 10 like living q chapter from
one Of Jules Verne's romances. He
meets NO antediluvian monsters to
be sure, but he visits scenes whore
these can easily be imagined. What
ever susceptibility to grand i'm
pressions. whatever poetic fancies
the dullest mind may have, are sure
to be aroused and exercised by this
experience.
The barometer on the summit OF
Pixies Peak stands at about seven
teen inches, and water boi1s at 1874
degrees Fahrenheit. Is 1t wonderful
that the human body and the human
mind, in these new conditions.
manifest new feelings?
The Lighthouse on the Plains
From the steel observatory sur
mounting the hotel building a high
power search light is operated. The
path Of its light may be seen from
adjoining states and when its rays
are projected along the highways
or into the cities and villages Of
this region 1t is a reminder that
Pixies Peak, the Sentinel OF the
Rockies, stands vigil over its own.