Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-25
/. 500 CHICAGO POLICE BOOTLEG SAYS
The Spot Light

And then the road turned gently to
the left, there was narrow cut with
banks on both sides, and ali of +,
sudden, where the road should be, In
front, there was nothing at all. a
great space, So vast that only gradual
" could the startled nerves OF vision
measure distances, and fit into their
proper places the indefinite features
Yef an enormous landscape.
Tnnumerable mountains. each one
gigantic in Individual proportions,
but dwarfed to insignificance by i'm
mense distances, were the pieces of
the grand mosaic. Mountains seemed
to crouch at ones feet, mountains
huddlcd in groups in the mid-dist-
ances, and still. on the scrrated hori-
ron, mountain peaks formed the saw
tooth edge of the visible world, and
lifted snow-tipped fingers to beckcn
toward mountains that lay beyond.
Last of all, sharp to the right, the
vanished road rcappesred, a narrow
shelf, cut in the solid rock, and prom
lied, in few feet of gently descending
grade before 1t turned behind the
cliff, pathway TO the lower valleys.
A steep slope, forcst-vcllod. sinking
westerly to unknown depths from the
lvory edge of the road. Two rounded
upper peaks of huge mountains ris-
ing to right and left above tho mar
row pass, brown with the frost of
early September, crowned with few
defiant evercrecns, rugged with rocks;
The deserted and vanquished bsst,ors
Of the Wilderness.
Gcncentric semi-circles of noun
ta11 range. with radIi measured IN
fQy, hundred, u hundred and fifty
O4os. A great mountain region seen
- from an airrlane. SKY of Colorado
-. and fleets of clouds, white diric-
b3es of Natures own making. float
ing lszily back from Far adventures
10 secret hangers in an unknown
land. A chilling breeze, whipping
from the west thru the narrow road
way cut. the lowest avenue over the
mountain barr1cr.
At the top of the Rainbow Its east
EN- foot Is planted ailid the mills
and furnaces Of Pueblo; its western
end Is among the peach orchards
vherc the waters of tho Gunnison
merge with those of the Colorado
and its crest lies high on the conti-
mental divide, where the forcs,ers'
signboard at Monarch Pass prociaiins
an altiturc of / 200 feet above sea
level and the latest triumph of Colo
RADIOS highway builders.
From such sl,itudinous and titanic
pznorsmas how msy ono fifty dc
Acepd to those levels of lower earth
where domestic economy and indus
trial relations cngrpss tho thoughts OF
mankind, and pcrspiration rather
than aspiration is the rule of human
activities. Not upon the wings Of the
eagle. however suitable such trans
portation NIGH appear. but IN cnr-
Portable car pilcted by ono of Sa-
lids's group of active ci,y-buildcrs
and state builders, swinging around
easy curves. on perfect grade of less
than siS per cent. along perfectly
drained roadway wide enough TO per.
init safe passin. at any point.
In ono of the forest rangers camp
ing ground, three miles from the
summit Of the pass, hundred auto.
mobiles were gathered from the towns
and farms of tho Arkansns and the
Gunnisoh valleys. There great fires
roasted tho meats and boiled tho cof.
zee tha. wore served freely TO all.
There DELEGATION from tho State Re
for1ns'ore at Buena Vista distributed
bresd-rolls and cream without limit,
aud amid the crorCrccus five hur
dred people fcastcd upon fricd chick.
en-, peaches, layer cake, and other deli.
oscies vhercvi'h woman is able. n,
least IN part, " reconcile man t., civil.
ration.
had mine.
II i= hic thing, this hichrsv