The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-08-19
OKLAHOMA EDITOR WRITES
WELL OF CANON CITY


Mr.. Warren Zimmerman. editor OF
the Guymon. (Okla) Herald. Mr., r.
B. Quinn's former paper. visiting
Canon City as the guest of Mr.. Quinn
for couple of weeks not long ago.
and In telling of his western trip he
writes most Interestingly OF Canon
City and this vicinity.
His letter to his paper follows. In,
part:
From Osborne we went TO Denver
and Colorado Springs for few days
visit and sightseeing. When Il comes
to beauty we believe Denver is the
prettiest city We have yet visited. and
this last return but strengthened our
Impressions Of other visits, From the
latter place We went IN Canon City
for visit there with r. B. Quinn and
family who showed rs the wonderful
scenery there and made our stay
pleasant and memorable. Canon City
with her wide streets, beautiful trees,
yards and homes is certainly de
lightful place. The climate is ideal
and here we saw more fruit trees
than we ever imagined grew in one
locality. Apples and other crops OF
fruit there this year are simply won
derful. Out In Lincoln park. Mr..
Quinn possesses eight acres of one
Of the finest fruit farms in the state.
The trees are all loaded heavily And
VIII net him something handsome II
the price Is anything near right this
year. They ask fellow the small
price Of from $500 to 1890 per acre
for this land. but It Is worth the
money to fellow who likes fruit
farming. Canon City has many beau
tiful drives and much in the way of
scenery that is unsurpassed. The
Royal Gorge IN one OF Natures great
show places. Through this gorge the
Arkansas river roars, the water trav-
cling at rapid rate. On one side
, OF the river the ID. & r. @. has man.
aged to lay a good track. the roadbed
being cut into the mountain sides.
Going into the gorge II you walk you
have to keep one eye peeled IN the
direction ahead. the othen ON the
lookout behind. The roar OF the river
permits a train to slip up on you be-
fore you. know 1t. Once into the. gorge
fellow from a fiat country like this
simply stands amazed. The mountain
sides run not far from perpendicular
to the height Of practically 1000 feet
To appreciate the gorge most you
have to walk into It up to the swing
ing bridge. which is bit OF engineer
ing work that Is comemndable. Here
the Arkansas is confined to q narrow
passage OF possibly 35 or 40 feet.
The company was Obliged to suspend
bridge across portion OF the river
at this place by anchoring great beam
in an inverted v shape into the
walls on each side. The beauty OF the
great, high walls Of solid rock cannot
be comprehended By one who has
never seen the mountains. The Roy.
Al Gorge IL ono Of the prettiest Of
Natures wonders and no one will re-
gret day spent there admiring IT.
imposing grandeur. In Canon City
we met old friends in the persons Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gee. c. Hawkey. whom
We knew IN Kansas twenty yearS
ago and whom we had not seen since
that time. The West has treated Mr..
Hawkey admirnbly II avcrdupois ss
any basis for such 4 statement From
slender fellow he has developed in
TO q 25O FOUNDER and IL one Of the
city's best architects and designers.
Z In company with Mr.. and Mrs. Hay
key, with our better half. we enjoyed
I the hospitality Of Mr.. williamson.
who took ~ that day IN an auto drive
20 the top OF the. GorEe. WHARF from
wan Of solil rock We nav The b. {
r. q. trains running 5000 fset heIow.
in appearances miniature elsctricai
coptsiyances. The ate1t look almost
straight down makes folIon fesI
dinsy and the great b0ul1or of rqsei.
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