Putnam patriot., 1911-11-03
A Days Outing. Colorado


 The Hume trip of which 1 had told you had been scheduled for today, so l started out alone, as usu 1, and along its entire length you had been in my thoughts, for you certainly would have enjoyed this trip as 1t is really one out of the ordinary and in it's own way of peculiar interest. The walk along ditch and Hume running high on the side of the canyon wall, took little more than an hour.
 First distance of ditch then a good ly length of Hume, and thus alternat- ing, until finally comes one long stretch of Hume; sometimes in the open, then under an overhanging wall of rock, again hidden by clumps of pine and bushes, turning and twisting with the canyon, stream and mountain wall. The ditch part is well enough, one walks along the narrow bank, with the waters rushing in the excavation l on one side while the abyss is on the | other, but one does not notice either very much as one is sure of a solid foot | the ground to give feeling of safety; | but not so when it comes to the stretches of Hume, here if one is not an adept al rope walking the trouble is l apt to begin, for the benefit of the ditch walker two narrow boards of six inches each are laid across the stringers of the box, and although they are securely | fastened they d3 not give the feeling of safetN NAieSired. At times they are | placed perilously near the very edge of | the Hume, with he water rushing un derneath aud the depth of the canS on at ones side the walk becomes just a little exciting Ud demands cousidera- ble attenuou to one < feet. But with d steady nerve is perfectly safe and q novelty of extreme interest.
 Whiie on the Hume, beneath my feet the waters rush wildly towards me with noise that is apt 10 become be- 1 wildering, while far below the creek
 
 sion racing over the rocks that try to stop 1t as 1t surges down from the | mountain tops on its long journey to the sea. Once in while there is an opening in the Hume allowing of sur. plus water to escape, this forming a beautiful fall of water down the rocky side of the preeipice. At first the Hume is high above the stream and the depth down into the canyon seems great but gradually the Hume and stream meet at the dam that spans the flood and one appears to be in the very midst of Spume and spray of roaring cataract. Here steep ladder leads To the top of an immense boulder which covers .the intake of the Hume. The noise becomes deafening, the canyon being narrow at this point the roar of the water is confined within it's walls.
 From here l climb hundred feet or so up the steep mountain side to reach some caves that lie hidden among the rocks above. Reaching the first or larger of the two, l rest to regain my breath, for the climb though short, was straight up into the air as 1t were, and one has 10 keep a-going In order to keep from falling back. From this point the view is superb both of the stream and canyon.
 And, To and behold. while my eyes
 
 piece of paper l espy, not so very strange, but there is writing on il, and my curiosity is at once aroused. l | pick il up, 1t contains the address of | Helen. Whoever finds it Is to corres- | pond with Helen. Helen of Troy | An, but l am toe late, for underneath & William makes note that he has been ! here on May 3oth, two months ago,