The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-09-18

successful description, awe inspiring;
think of vending your way up chasm
thirty miles long, at no time scarcely
over 200 feet wide and often a good
deal less, with the rugged rocks stand
ing sheer away 1000 and 5000 feet
above you, one minute you in the
light the next moment deep shadows
fall all around you. Now you are on
the swinging bridge, suspended in mid
air. with all your anchorage above you,
now you are clinging to the sides of
the rock. This moment your eye is
upturned to Steeple Rock. 1000 feet
high. then you are looking down a 5000
foot crevice, and so 1T goes all the way
through this wonderful gateway among
the Rockies Long and beautiful vistas
are before us, the train winds round
and round climbing higher and higher;
at Horshoe Rend, where the heel OF the
shoe does 4s3t seem to be over 200 feet
apart, the line of the road has made
the circuit of at least three or four
miles, no where within which is one
point lost to another. The scenery is
grand. Thus We continue to rise until
finally rising above the line of vege-
tation we come out on the Divide be-
tween the eastern and western slopes.
at the sheds, 1860 feet above
sea level; here we begin the descent.
Marshall Pass presents a wonderful
and most beautiful panorama, the
scenery of the descent is almost as
marvellous the ascent. However.
we have become used to the wonderful
and hence are not quite surprised at
what we see. When we reach Black
Canon we are ready to say Royal
Gorge has found it's match" If indeed,
/ no r,.C-
ged grandeur l doubt If there is an
other place on this continent like it.
We are now making our way down
the Gunnison River, as before we were
climbing the Arkansas Gorge. AT
Salida at an altitude of 1000 feet. we
stayed over night and took the Mar
row Gauge r. r., to Delta where we
arrived at p. m, Friday and found
Mrs Minard. Marguerite, with Mr..
Gets, our landlord, awaiting US with
his automobile. in short time we were
whirled away up to our home, already
secured on the Garnet Mesa, or table
land Our present altitude is little
over 5000 feet.
| We have a little PENTHOUSE of four
rooms and bath and electric light
| furnished throughout, save bed-eloth-
| ing, for which we pay a small rent
per month. This, together with a good
Enterprise Bed cot and good fioored
tent, IL by IA, which Mrs. Minard and
Marguerite have been using will form
out winter quarters while we stay In
Delta.
Marguerite is improving, looks much
better and weighs more than when she
left Hammond. Her mother is much
rested and improved in her health. We
all are feeling better-and are enjoying
this wonderful Colorado climate.
The town of Delta is a beautiful littl,
city of 2500 population. The county
seat of Delta county The two branches
of the Gunnison-the Uncompahgre and
east branch of the Gunnison, forms 6
junction here making the Delta figure
from which the name is derived. The
town is up to date in its Improvement.
light and water works and telephone
The county is said to have a popuia-
tion of about 10000, mostly from the
states of Wis, Ia, ILL.,, and Mo, with
"a few desultory greasers and Japs ant
Russian Jews. very few other foreign.
ers.
1t was like getting home to FIND
members of at least three of my former
parishes here, a good G. A. r. Post, NJ
E., Presbyterian, Baptist and Christian
churches all in good condition, will
splendid church edifices, besides there
are a number of minor church organi
/ cations.
The Maosns and Odd Fellows and
other fraternal organizations are talk
. ing care of the fraterna1 interests o.
the city. The county fair Is now on
and is making a good showing.
All the gades of the public school arr
maintained by the school city of Delta
| Their high school is said 20 be yer,
: thorough in it's work. Professor Whal
en- is in charge of the Delta Business
College, the business men speak in yer,
complimentary terms of his work II
his department of education.
Delta County is noted for its splendi,
| fruit and vegetable culture. Apples