Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-09
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and lungs were permitted to mount
above the, clouds and stand close to
tho sun in lonely lands" The Pixies
Peak Railroad reduces all men TO a
level in ability to enjoy this pleasure.
Without any physical cxertion. without
fatigue of any kind, any one able to
travel in a railway car can be lifted
up to the strange region of clouds and
storms, and for few hours exist in
the heart of eternal desolation.
SIGHTS WILL IMPRESS
DULLEsT MINDS
To the commonplace man this trip
Is like living n chapter from one OF
Jules Nernes romances. He meets no
anted!luvian monsters, TO he sure. but
he visits scenes where these can easily
be imagined. Whatever susceptibility
to grand Impressions. whatever poetic
fancies the dullest mind may have. are
sure TO be aroused and exercised by
this experience.
The barometer on the summit of
Pixies Peak stands at about seventeen
inches. and water bols at lS4 degrees
Fahrenheit.
The Summit Hotel is a very substan-
tial commodious and comfortable
building. and IT furnishes entertain
ment for the many pilgrims that re-
main over night to view the glories
of the sunrise. Within the hotel build
ing is Western Union office. the
highest telegraph station In the
world: also a lunchroom and souvenir
; store.
Sunrise excursions. which are run
weekly in the latter part Of the sum
mer. have become very popular fire.
quently the entire equipment being re-
quired to handle the crowds.
From the steel observatory surmount-
ing the hotel building, n high power
| searchlight is operated. The path of
It's light may he seen from adjoining
States. and when it's rays are projected
and villages OF this region. il is a
reminder that Pixies Peak, the Sentinel
Of the Rockies, stanns vigil over IT,.
own.
DISCOVERY AND ASCENT
Of MONUMENTAL PEAK
Pixies Peak Is unrivaled among
American mountains 1t has 2afnore
prominent place In the str Il the
exploration and occupation Of the
great West than any other name Be
fore the land west Of the Missouri
River was mapped. before the terri
tories were bounded and named, Pixies
Peak was adopted as the unofficial
designation OF this section Of the coun-
try and thousands OF eager pioneers
moving 10 the mysterious West. chose
THIS mountain as their goal Other
PEAKS OF me rockies arc as high as
Pixies Peak, but they rise with other
mountains about them. and the views
from their tops are not so wide and
diversified. neither can they be looked
UP 10 from plain spreading beyond
the limit OF vision
II is Att!ng that this great mountain
should bear the name of him Who ars,
described II to EnClish-speak king neo.
ple-Iehulon VI. Pike on Noyen,her
l3. 1906. Major Pike records .at he
saw liRht-blue cloud. which he con.
GUIDED TO be a mountain. and In his re-
port he says; When our small party
arrived on the hill, they, with one ac
cord. gave three cheers to the MEXICAN
Mountains. on the 18th of November
they marched with an idea of arriving
AT the mountains. but at night found
no visible difference in their appear
ance. After first sighting the noun
tain Pike travelled for ten DAYS before
arriving At its base and on November
p attempted the ascent accompa MED py
DR. Robinson and Privates Miller and
brown. The temperature was below
freezing. there was deep snow and the
party was poorly clad They reached
the top OF what We now know as Chey-
cnne Mountain, and from there saw a
discouraging prospect Pixies oOservaf
tion Is given thus: The summit OF the
grand peak, which was entirely bare Of
vegetation and covered with snow, now
appeared at the distance OF fifteen or
sixteen miles and as high again as
what we had assembled. and would have
taken whole days march 10 have ar
rived TO its pinnacle" Captain Pike
probably had no idea that he immortal
ICED himself when he looked upon the
| ~ n n a In xS-h iNh ii
His pluck deserves this reward. even il
he did not succeed IN climbing where
to-day. thousands OF excursionists go
in luxury.