Cañon City record., 1911-08-24

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ord had the pleasure OF oeing a guest
OF Chas. X. McLain. president Of the
Rainbow Route" association, a day
or two ago on an automobile trip over
the completed portion Of me Fremont
county division OF the Canon City Colo
rado Springs highway and was afford
ed an opportunity OF inspecting the
construction work in the vicinity of
Capt. C. H. Baldwin's prison road
making coip. some twenty miles
northeast OF town.
The road now being built. is in
realty, cutoff on the old line OF
travel between Canon City. Florence
and Colorado Springs and reduces the
line to be trsversed between the val
ley towns and the Pixies Peak region
by six or seven miles and makes avail
able to the public some of the most
attractive mountain scenery in south
ern Colorado. People with sufficient
leisure time TO take a days outing
without interfering with their business
engagements should drive over the
new road and see what is being ac-
compiIshed by the county commission
ers with the assistance OF Capt Bald
win and the men under his supervi-
sion. Hide from the pleasure to be
derived from such an exursion II
would ss.a revelation in highway con-
struction-
Capt Baldwin is one Of the most
skilIful road bulIS ' in the country
and with rixtr and fifteen teams
at his comman, -ngaged in what is.
probably. the most notable piece Of
construction of the kind in the state.
II not In the entire west. The work
on which they are employed is an
important link in the already famous
Rainbow Route" destined 20 he the
most picturesque and popular car
riage and automobile highway in Col
orado. and IL. in consequence. OF In
terest to people generally.
The cutoff begins at Glendale on
Middle Beaver and crosses the creek
about a mile further or by means Of
substantial steel and concrete
bridge. finished a week or so ago.
1t follows Salt Creek canon for eight
or ten milss. and then passes over
the divide TO Red creek and on up that
Ssam TO an intersection with the
present Colorado Springs road near
the El Paso county line. The survey
ors took advantage of the water
courses nearly all the way through the
mountains. establishing the road well
above high water mark and at no
place in the gradient at all difncult
The throng of automobile tourists.
sightseeing and home-seeking. com
ing here every day are so loud in
their praises Of the work already
done between Colorado Springs and
this city that II has conveinced all.
even former doubters of the wisdom
OF the enterprise. of the value OF these
highways as state assets. and their
cls.,ors for an opening by which they
can get into the heart of the noun
tains by safe and easy roads are the
best possible arguments for the earl
lest possible completion of the great
Rainbow route" up the Arkansas
river TO Salida and across tho CONT
Rental divide TO the western slope.
The building OF the Canon City-Col-
orado Springs highway has been done
very largely through the enterprise
and at the expense of Fremont
and El Paso counties and their boards
OF commissioners. az well as their
good roads boosters. cannot be given
too much credit for the perscvcr-
ance with which they have applied
themselves TO the task. The work
was a much needed ono and the COM