The chronicle=news., 1914-03-06

esasp, In thst day. vegslAtion reign
- sapssne and aspaaised its uos-
dssfai sssssy all evss this E~stoa.
After arrupysns the center Of the
stage for sheassaAs' 'of year,. mature
finsiis dreu the curtain apon ihia
act and save the carson the hook.
That this ~osd~sfsi ss-rxy mish,
10 preserved for all sis-. she sub
ss~SG~a the eatise ve9Sna with water
ssd sssdsAliy eaysssA il oses With
sssA asd silt 10 . great depth. Ihs
sssd formed our spieadid light ssad
ssaas siAsie Nhavs RsIon. which
leads itself - BEAUTIFULLY TO aFehi-
ssetsre. This sass underground -
of seessatiaa saa life baried bes
aeash the heavy sspaait. Of water
asd mud. BY ehsai~si arsSoa sad
sssssftr pr-ssu5s. formed oar remark.
able coal be.is- Asnia and srais this
dssma ~ss ss-sesets1. have b~ss
taid BY s-o,oxiass thai srsea dissises
asd separate coal veiss have b~~a
aseosSsed II this eoah'y. The
greater rnssins u shk sona-sfsl d..
rnsis at ensi was later a-ssrorsa hy
the -supsise soress which broA- u
up. ssd water aad sraaiss destroyed
II sad scattered u sij tAs way aous-
wssd TO the oesaaa'hsd. However.
ssoash Of u was pssrrsea In the
wessrsa half Of oar eosn,y to plsr~
US ia che front Essk of saa; psnaaur-
isx eoaasies Of the voT,d. and Coafss
.oassy TO-DAY has probably the .sss.
-si and-s-,.--d ruai d-f>s.ils ~ saS
seansy in the t'sis~a ssai-s- It's
quality i. aa-ss~ll~a f.s faraar~
h-aiins. ss-amias pssl.n.~s ami soA-.
Chanr e fsiiau-t chsns- darins
that as-s sir = t~sts-i s-e-ssiSna
.as,id srien saps~ss-. ,s~n wafer
would bc kinss b-rn.i,. Of ssad
from higher s-sioss uouii deposit
osss the coal. thea esupsis- foer~s
soaia sssis change The face at ~.
iusv ssd the saad voaii srsppess
above the urssa's t,ed sna more coal
would form. AGsts ssS sxsia car.
t,as ~oaid Sria@pA. oal, 10 BE- ~s~a-
,ssiiy s~-sabrersed. rtssiiy tho -.
ssrs disappeared foeeves. ssd this
hroashi us dowa einss 10 our PRIV
cat ax~. II was out of 'hsss dspos-
iis os saaastose aid coal Shss the
creative fissrr Of assas- 'os,~d out
oar beeuseoos essoas sad tevslssi our
valley: aaa thee isxssisat Dlss for.
-ssa came sad 'eovessA esIe The hish.
attitudes ahn~s Rsioa. TAe usnan-
isia s,r-sms ser. fi'i-d with b~saii-
fui sp~eki~a rsiahn~ irnas. the for.
~, ahoand~d with Wild animal life
i,-~uilar To tho Roxy mountain ~.
s.an. co,n~id-n, With this appeared
primitive msa--thc prehistoric riise
dw~ii-r.-shc American indisas For
reaiuri~S they occupied this region
unmoicsicd. iivins upoa the fat of
the land from stream aud sor~ss
To this beautiful sirsin forrs' and
natures wonderland ihcs~ came the
firs, Spanish eouauiiadorc~. They
Toasted their cyca upon the wonder
fnI mountain rauE-.. psoasiy named
iIcm with hcavcni, aamc>. and
planted the cros. Following fas,
upon their heels came the vanguard
Of the trsppcrs. prnspectnrs. early
settlers and soldiers Of fortune. who
fought tho Indian and conquered the
country for the white man. OScg the
old historical trail they srckkcd with
OK teams. and cross the Ration pass
over the identical route Of the Santa
fe railway and me Scenic Highway
Of today. And 20 Il WAS that Ration
was carly chosen as an ideal spot for
a city beautiful. possessing rs she
did every advantage the mind could
conceive Of. Al her very corporate
limits the outcroppings Of the coal
were visible. Her beautiful. distant
mcsas. her broad. open country and
valley. offered ideal farming lands.
Her rising foothills and mountain
peaks produced the fincst Of timber
and grazing facilities. besides giving
head to various streams for irriSa-
tion. and her flood waters from the
western and northern parts OF the
county offered an unlimited supply
OF water for storage reservoirs. So
the town and county grew fast. being
peopled with an energetic. apprccia-
tive and intelligent class OF pioneers.
1t has been truthfuiiy said that
Man IL the heir OF all the ages.
In no region is this more true than
right here. In Coifax county. In a
moment OF Inspiration. King David,
In one Of his Psalms said. My
strength cometh from tbs hills!":
likewise does the strength Of Our