The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-17
BAG FROM THE GOLDEN WEST
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Gauge railway, possibly en- route
through Cimarron Canyon. The
Black Canyon of the Gunnison river
and over Marshall Pass.
This was day of leisure. day
in the wild wood and among the
rocks, day of soul growth to our
whole party.
On leavn.. Grand Jcnction e.
our extra special and 4 ride
twelve hours to view the
overawning scenery of the b
| Our first view was along Tho
OF Crystal Greek. then throf
Short Side Canyon of the
ron.
Soon appears in view
right the tremendous SplirN
ICurecanti Needle. piercing
clouds, as it were. Next we
to the left TO behold ChieDeta
which come rolling. leaping
dashing from one lofty precip
ter another and pouring them
as cataract Of immaculatet
and spray at our feet.
In the real Canyon Of the
son there are many va
Sometimes the overhangi
draw in from both sides,
as they do to a marvelo<
shutting out the light an
until one is made to feel
going into the earth the
be rest, an opening, 4
rock, miniature park Oh
and trees, and shrubs and
and flowers and withal,
comes a flood of glorious lig
fall upon the varicolOred rock
the Canyon walls which still tow
er above us. and the soul Fevels inv
the change of view.
But Crystal Greek. Cimorron Can
yon. Curecanti Needle, Chifeta Falls
the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
are not all of the thrilling expert
ences. of that trip over the narrow
gauge. We shall view the Crater
Crest of Mount Ouray We shall
come to point where we shall
leave the Pacific Slope behind us
and realize the Atlantic Slope lies
out before We were then con-
scious of standing on the Continen-
tai Divide which was one Of the
chief features of the DAYS program
of our extra special over the mar
row gauge
Go back to the vallev and review
with me that never-to -he-f0fgOtten
climb in a we'll equipped train drawn
by two powerful engines.
In a sepentine trail the track
goes wriggling on. siezing every
advantage, weaving in and out and
doubling on itself. Each turn occu-
pies higher ground than the .prpced-
ing, and thus by series of loops
the great divide is scaled.
Gt is up up, with the air growing
Tarer and the view over the tops Of
the timber steadily expanding ~ -
all. having climbed typ memories -.
and eleven feet for eEery mile o.
advance and having rumDled
through protective snow sheets. up
ON the summit the train pauseS'
more than two miles in the air, an
elevation Of 1886 feet. and almost
~ t;nhpr line it is the watershed
lof the continent.
RAT snch a height yegetatlon y
below are the tracks sue
cpssivAp steps like terraces: from the
obervsNory all the mountains OF inc
RockieA seem visible---range after
range dAark green. gray or snow
white TAhe Grand Old Crater Crest
of MounfA Curay looms "magnlil-
cent" and Spur souls reioieed over
M ~ llpnf
Nowhere Use in the Old OF new ~.
world can There be found eranafr
or more varieSA1 scenery. me car
Won passes. WAVES and parks a.
ford endless combination Of beauty,
anpealing to evervEk emotion OF the
human soill At Salit\da. we cnanee.l
from the narrow gauge TO our ,spe0'
al. :,
Another treat in store 80 ~, :
day light trip through E e sa ToN@s
spnctacles Of the west.
Leaving CANYON CITY the 1 ,.,,
glides between HIGH hills anWA7', =
keeping by the river with sw ~
ing curve enters the Raval
Of tho Grand CANYON Of the Ark 80 ~.
sas This far-famed defle annu
traversed by thousands Of si,
seers. is the riff through which ~
Arkansas finally bursts from TN N
mountains. TO freedom and thu \
nlains below Justly has the GorgeS
won. its great repute.
The outer portals are dark green,
within. fhe hue brightens the more
cherry shades of ruddv granite and
where touched nv the sprav and the
sun the particles of quartz glisten
and the red is almost as deep as
blood.
Gigantic masses of rock have fall
len. to lodge picturesquely IN the
water.
The rushing stream would claim
The whole space: therefore it has