The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-11
Colorado's Wonderful Sights
Denver, Col.

MI. Summer1ll, Dear Sir:
1t is ten weeks since l arrived in
Denver. Had expected to return to
Penns Grove by this time, but there
will be a game of ball Sunday after
noon at Broadway Ball Park, the first
of the season, and as Ray will play,
1 shall stay to see his performance.
The weather here is ideal. So warm
during the day we have no fire, but
sunset brings a chill which lasts until
the sun is well up the next day. What
glorious sunshine it is. So bright,
and the atmosphere so clear you can
see miles away. Even Pixies Peak,
which is seventy miles from US, seems
only a short distance. There is no
dew.
Most of the houses are n story
bungalows. We are in a third floor
fiat. There is a back porch with a
beautiful view OF the mountain range;
a very attractive garage built of cob
bleS for the accommodation OF visitors
free. 10 our right at the highest
peak we see the grave of Buffalo Bill.
one climbs up the rocks about fifty
feet to reach 1t. 1t is a most wonder
Iul tomb. There is a stone coping
about twelve by twelve feet surmount-
ed by an iron railing. A small stone
marks the spot where his body lies
and on the front Of the stone a bronze
plate records his name and age. A
wreath OF the pine encircleS the stone
and a tree, one a beautiful pine, rises
within the enclosure. Souvenir seek
efs have despolled the tree until it is
bare and dead.
buffalo Bill made a request that he
De buried here and that a simple
stone should mark the spot, but re-
quesCed that each visitor should bring
d stone and crop on his grave, so d
monument should be built to his
Ills memory. There Is quite some
PIE OF stones there now and it grows
daily. Kay and l made our contribu-
ton. we snapped some pictures
which we hope Will prove good. Our
driver tells us that the day this won
derIul man was buried more than
seven thousand automobiles were in
The line gong up the mountain to do
to mis- memory.
After taking in all the wonders of
Lookout We cnmb back in the auto
and take the route over to Mount
Genessee. This drive is great. We
are just below the peak OF the range
all the way. 1t is all very wonderful
to me.
Wednesday, March I'd, Ray and |
took a trip to Lookout Mountain. We
went by trolley, fourteen miles to Col
den, once the capitol of Colorado.
Then we took auto to the top of the
mountain. From the time we passed
the huge ornamental cobble posts
guarding the entrance to the noun
tain road until III return through the
same the ride vas a succession of
majestic beauty. The road is very
hard and just wide enough for two
cars to pass. 1t winds and turns
a constant upgrade for seven and one
half miles. There is a stone and
heavy cable rail nearly all the way.
At times we look over a slope covered
with rocks and scrubby growth; then
again, particularly at double hair-pin
curve we look down a sheer drop of
thousands of feet to the narrow val
ley through which runs the c.. and S.
narrow-gauge railway. The noun
talns rise range above range until in
the far distance we see the peaks
glednllng Wnlte With snow.
We rounded the last curve and came
out on a beautiful slope. There are
hundreds of beautiful pines and an
abundance of stone. There is a casino
where refreshments are served and all
kinds of souvenirs may be bought. A
large reservoir which supplies the city
of Golden with water is on the top of
the mountain.
1t is a succession of valleys and
peaks below us and above, on the
other side a slope upward of about
fifty feet. We see several little
mountain homes and a tiny school
house, not more than sixteen feet
square and rests on a cobble founda-
ton. We can see the stove pipe go
ing up through the centre and the
little Imprinted desks. Further on
about a hundred feet below US is a
larger square building painted white.
There is IN enclosure OF perhaps two
hundred feet and we count a few
graves. Our driver tells us this is a
Church, school house and grave yard.
There are tall pines standing around
1t and in the sunlight it makes a
pretty picture.
just aIIef passing thlS we a a
blowout, so we got out and waited
while a new tire is adjusted. l climb
up the slope and try to dislodge some
cactus which is growing among the
rocks when Ray calls me to look at a
truck rounding the curve. I look and
see that it is loaded with boxes mark
ed dupont explosives. For just a
moment we seem back home. We are
told they are on their way across the
mountains to the mines.
Soon We reach Genessee Mountain
more than a thousand feet above
Lookout. We view the great skying
course still packed with snow, the
beautiful club house and other beau
ties, then go on around the mountain
to where the State herds of mountain
sheep, buffalo and mountain deer are
kept. The sheep are too far away to
snap, but we get out and try to do
justice to the buffalo. They are
wonderful. One little fellow was roll
ing and kicking his heels up and they
/ did NOT SaaYT IN mind ne onIv tho hio