tiAHCl!«M T Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2007 with funding from IVIicrosoft Corporation http://www.archive.org/details/coloradosummerseOOatchrich Passen^er'Depai4men+ Axcni son .Tope lea- oL Oan-ta Fe -J» A Sl»*p Grade on Pike"» Pe«k Cok AVhcrl Road A Lesson in Geography. Colorado lies west of Kansas and Nebraska, east of Utah and south of Wyoming. Aver- age length east and west is 380 miles; breadth north and south, 280 miles. Its population now exceeds eight hundred thousand. The largest cities are: Denver, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, I.eadville, Cripple Creek, Trinidad, Aspen, Glen- wood Springs, Canon City and Grand Junction. Its plains country, comprising the eastern third of the state, averages a mile in height above the sea. Colorado starts in where Mount Washington leaves off. The moun- tains rise out of this plateau to an altitude, in some instances, of nearly two miles more. I The mountains proper, including foothills and park 7) 'y*'*^™*' occupy two-thirds of the total area. The principal H\ ranges have a general north and south trend. The Conti- ^N^ntal Divide separates the eastern from the western part of ^^v the state. Four great systems of parks, lying at an elevation of 7000 to 9000 feel, hemmed in by mountains and w«- V. S. Siiinat Sialloo Summil ol fikt't Oak o o < o o or ^o J San^rc de Crislo Ranee, from Cripple Creek Short Line tered by numerous streams, afford camping places for summer tourists. North Park has an area of 2500 square miles; Middle Park, 3000 square miles; South Park, 1000 square miles, and Sau Luis Park, 9400 square miles. This 60,000 square miles of mountains, parks and pla- teaux is watered by great rivers into which flow smaller streams, the >-alleys ^'ar>•ing in altitude from 4000 to 8000 feet There are nearly one thousand lakes in Colorado, and upward of two hundred and fifty snow-fed creeks and rivers. No other mountains in the world are quite like the Rockies. Mount Blanc and the Jungfrau are here out- matched many times. The mountain systems of Colorado ) occupy five times the area of the Alpine chains. There are in Colorado more than a hundred peaks, each more than 13,500 feet high, and forty exceeding an altitude of 14,000 feet — while the mean elevation of the Alpine ranges is only 8500 feet. (\ Glacier Lake, on "Swiuerlaod Trail of America" ^ A Talk About Climate. The altitude of Colorado ranges from 4000 to 14,000 feet. The climate >-aries from the cold of perpetual snow on the mountain peaks to an almost tropical balmincss in the lower and southern \'alleys. But nil places in Colorado have pure dry lir and an abundance of sunshine. Along the Rampart Range the sun shines two-thirds of the possible time, while in the Atlantic Coast cities the percentage is less than one half. Colorado's soil is dry. porous and sandy. The atmos- phere contains only twenty-five to forty-five per cent of saiuration. Th* Deril't Slide, on Cripple Cr««k Short Line The average annual fall of rain and melted snow is nearly fifteen inches, being thirty-five inches less than at Boston. There is a rapid warming up where the sun shines, and ^an equally rapid cooling at night. The monthly mean temperature at 1.00 p.m. for January is given at 28 degrees; ■ for May, 74 degrees; July, 85 degrees; August, 81 degrees; September, 72 degrees, and December, 45 degrees. One may experience cither extreme by going up and down the scale of altitude, or ad>-ancing into and retreating from the mountains When summer heat is most intense a step into the shade always brings relief, because the air quickly ports with its warmth. A difference of fifty degrees between sun- shine and shade is not uncommon. The Colorado summer may be likened to that of Manitoba and the White Mountains A short and pleasant winter is the rule. Winter docs aot begin until the middle of December, and ends by the first of March. Then a cool spring sets in, continuing until the latter part of May, when summer opens. This latter is the charming period of the year. Summer weather con- tinues until October in the valleys and on the plains. Showers are frequent during June and July, especially in the afternoons. They serve to cool the air and lay the dust, and do not seriously mar outdoor pleasures. The Sportsman's Paradise. The closed season for deer in Colorado lasts until 1918; on mountain sheep, antelope, elk and quail until 1924. For information about the open seasons on prairie chickens, native grouse, sage chickens, ducks, geese, brant, swans, cranes, plover, snipe and doves, also trout and whitefish — communicate with the Ourar U Surrouaded by Lofty Mountains State Game and Fish Commissioner, Denver. Hunting and fishing licenses are required. The nearest point to Denver for big game is Lost Park, reached by taking the Colorado & Southern to Pine Grove or Estabrook, and thence about twenty miles by horses over easy trails. The tamer sport of shooting jackrabbils may be indulged In near Lamar and Rocky Ford. Coyote hunts are fre- quently organized at Colorado Springs. In the northwestern portion of the state are hundreds of square miles of country teeming with deer. Routt, Rio Blanco and Garfield counties form a vast game preserve. The usual outfitting points for a trip into this country are Wolcott, Yampa, .Stearal)oat Springs, Glenwood Springs, Rifle and DeBequc, the last more especially for the Book Cliff and Grand Mesa country. From Rifle or DcBcque ^w M'^M^ Hunlins Parly Lcavin* GIrawood Sprioci hunters may reach Rifle Falls Ranch and Glen Bculah Park. The points within easy reach of Glenwood Springs are Grizzly Creek, about six miles up the Grand Valley; Sweet- water Lake, forty miles distant; the Crystal River country, and South Fork of the White River, fifty miles away, from whence can be taken in the entire White River country, the mecca of the hunters after big game. At Mar\-ine Lakes, forty miles from (Hcnwood Springs, (the Marvine Gun Club has erected a substantial clubhouse. Thirty five miles east lies Trapper's Lake, a sheet of water famed for trout. Over well-defined trails visitors may ride to Deep Creek Lake, twenty eight miles from Glenwood, and to Big Fish Lake, sixty miles, either of which have pmcticalty the same attractions as Marvine or Trapper's. The railroad up Crystal River has opened up a country heavily stocked with game and fish. 'X. Camptox Out ia the Rockies For deer the Little Book Cliff country, lying from fifteen to forty miles north of the town, can be relied upon. Twenty miles north of DeBcque is the Newton Ranch, from which a new trail has been built. There is also a deer park established at this point, having within its confines probably a thousand animals. Twenty-five miles south of DeBeque is the Grand Mesa, a majestic line of precipitous cliffs 10,500 feet high. On top is a rolling country many miles in extent, dotted with st chain of thirteen lakes. The extension of the Moffat Road to Steamboat Springs, 214 miles west of Denver, opens up the shortest route to Northwestern Colorado, the big game country. The hunter leaves Denver in the morning, and by night is at Yampa, the outfitting point for Trapper's Lake, Twenty Mile Park, the Flat Top Mountains and other sections which abound in ' feathered game and bear. Near Denver the visitor stilt can find satisfactory trout- fishing. A day's trip up Platte Canyon will open up twenty- five miles of good water, the stream being slocked with from 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 fry every year. These are from the Government and Slate hatcheries, and keep the river well supplied. Wellington Lake, six miles from South Platte station, on the C. &S., has fine fishing. Daily stages in each direc- tion, and also to Lake Cheesman, a large artificial lake in the heart of the Rockies. For the Fisherman. West of the Continental Divide, L reached by the new Moffat Road, are scores of streams, flowing into the Grand and Yampa Rivers, through an al- most unbroken wilderness. This region is so new that its waters seldom have been visited by fishermen. Gunnison River, reached by the Denver & Rio Grande, is the mecca of the "big" fishermen living between Denver FitliiiiK on Gunnison River, Denver & Rio Grande R. R. and Salt Lake. Many of the streams emptying into the Gunnison River are even better than the main stream. A trip from Gunnison to Sapincro and then up to Lake San Cristo\-aI will give excellent results. Wagon Wheel Gap, on the Rio Grande River, in the southern part of the state, is a famous place for fish. Frj-ing Pan River, at the base of the Continental Divide, isa noted fishing-ground, all the ^vay from Hell Gate to Basalt. At Nasi, Biglow, Castles and Norrie stations, on the Colorado Midland, there are rustic hotels, cottages and cabins where fishermen and others will find accommodations. Cottonwood Lake, near Bucna Vista, is a well-stocked stream. There are numerous trout streams flowing down the slopes of Mounts Princeton, Yale and Har\-ard. There is likewise good trout fishing in Platte River between Lake George and Aniero. Lake George is stocked kiA 'each year with 500,000 trout; this is a new summer resort ^i|j^* being only forty miles west of Colorado Springs on the [Colorado Midland. Magnificent fishing-lakes arc six miles distant from Thomasville, on the Colorado Midland. The public fishing grounds along the Denver, Boulder & Western are well stocked with trout, especially the lakes and streams in vicinity of Ward and Eldora stations. Colorado Springs (population 29,078) is situated on the western edge of the Great Plains, five miles from the easternmost range of the Rocky Mountains, and directly at the foot of Pike's Peak. The Pike's Peak Region is America's Playground. No similar area contains, within so small a radius, such grand scenery, so varied and so easily accessible. Canyons, parks, drives, trails, mountain railroads, picnic grounds, camping sites, turf golf links and good roads each offer opportunity for recreation and sightseeing. Ample hotel and boarding accommodations, ranging from the finest in the land to the simplest, care for upwards of 100,000 summer visitors. Among the nearby |x>ints of interest that should be visited are: North Cheyenne Canyon and the High Drive; Trout FisliiaK, Fryioc Pan River, alone Colorado Midland Ry. South Cheyenne Canyon and the Seven Falls; Williams Canyon and the Cave of the Winds; the Garden ot the Gods; Ute Pass; Pike's Peak, via the Cog Road to its summit; Monument Park; Manitou, with its famous mineral springs; Broadmoor; the Crystal Park Auto trip; Prospect Lake; Monument Valley Park (costing .$750, 000); Phantom Cliff Canyon; Manitou Cliff Dwellings; Palmer Park; Glen Eyrie; Stnitton Park, with its pavilion seating 4000 persons; Red Mountain; Ml. Manitou scenic in- cline; and the scenic drive to Canon City and top of Royal Gorge. Cheyenne Canyons are rugged gashes in the red granite, cut to a depth of 1200 feet and threaded by brawling streams. The South Canyon is more than a mile long, its profoundest cleavage being arrested by Seven Falls; it Is owned by private i>arties, an admission fee being charged. North Canyon is pul>lic property maintained as a park. Star Ranch in-the-Pines is a resort for health, rest and recreation on the slope of Cheyenne Mountain. / GoU Links Near Colorado SprioKS The wonder attraction of catellaled Williams Canyon is the Cave ol the Winds, with its stalactites and slalagmilvs illuminated by electricity. The new golf course has plenty ol turf, .\utomobilists u / will find excellent roads; sixty distinct trips radiating from yi Colorado Springs. A hundred mountain trails tempt the pedestrian. Conditions are especially favorable for the camiH?r. Within a few hours' ride by rail is fine trout fish- ing. Riding, driving, tennis, trap shooting, cross-country riding, mountain climbing and picnicking are some of the other sports. Manitou. Manitou and Colorado Springs are closely connected by railroads, boulevards and electric lines. Colorado City lies midway. They form practically one city. Manitou lies hidden among the hills at the base of Pike's Peak, 6335 feet above the sea. The Fontaine-qui- Bouille (boiling water), fed by melting snows, pirouettes through the townsite, and furnishes a music of gurgling waters. Manitou has three groups of mineral springs. The soda springs, Manitou, Navajo and Shoshone, are in the heart of the village; the two chalybeate or Iron springs. Iron Ute and Little Chief, are located in Ruxton's Gleo, .\ Picnic Parly in CryMal i'ark iii while the Minnehaha and Hiawatha groups are half a mile up in Ule Pass. The hotels of Manitou are commodious edifices, equipped with all modern conveniences. They have accommoda- ^V ' lions for two thousand guests. The regular season opens K the first of June and closes the first of October. There is electric car service between the Santa Fe depot in Colo- rado Springs and the Cog Road depot, where visitors take the Cog Road up Pike's Peak to the summit. In Phantom Cliff Canyon, near Manitou, the old cliff- dwellers' ruins of Southern Colorado have been reproduced. Mt. Manitou Park is reached by a scenic incline rail-i way. Ute Pass Resorts. Cascade, Green Mountain Falls, Woodland Park and Manitou Park arc all attractive summer . villages lying beyond Colorado Springs in Ute Pass on the Colorado Midland Railway. From Manitou Iron Springs to Woodland Park this line is built on a roadbed dug out of ] solid rock, at an ascending grade of 211 feet to the mile. The old L'te Pass road was used in the early days for freighting ores and carrj-ing mails. It has been rebuilt as an important link in the Pike's Peak Ocean-to-Ocean High, way, the central trans-continental auto route through Colo- rado. One of the oldest Indian trails was that down Ute Pass Cascade is six miles above Manitou, altitude 7421 feet. Here the pass widens into a mile-wide lark. Here, too, is a picturesque canyon. Near the head of Ute Pass, at an altitude of 7734 feet, is Green Mountain Falls, an attractive resort. Woodland Park (altitude 8484 feet, and twenty miles from Colorado Springs) is famed for the view it affords of Pike's Peak. Here visitors to Skelton's Ranch, four miles distant, leave the train. At this ranch are forty log cabins; meals served in large dining room. Social functions are hold in the assembly hall. Horseback excursions are the thing here. Across the Continental Divide. En route from Colo- rado Springs, via Colorado Midland Railway, the traveler passes up Ute Pass and crosses Ilayden Divide at an altitude of 9198 feet. The descent is through Florissant Canyon to South Platte River, past Lake George, and along that river through Eleven-Mile or Granite Canyon. The South Park country is entered at Idlcwild, and, after a thirty-mile run . over meadow land, the ridge (9528 feet) between Platted River and Trout Creek is crossed; thence the track is built; , high up on the mountain side. Before reaching Bucna Vista there comes into view the T?J valley of the Arkansas River, backed by the Collegiate Range. A few miles from Granite Station is Twin Lakes. LeadviUe is one of the world's greatest mining camps, situated 10,183 feet above sea-level. Evergreen Lakes (altitude 10,500 feet) are five miles west of Leadville. \\ Mount Massive is in plain view. JJ The climb over the Continental Divide begins al Arkansas Junction. The way upward is carved out of solid rock — a precipice above and beneath. The train crosses Hagerman Pass through Busk tunne) at an altitude of 10,944 feet. Then begins the Pacific Slope descent, down the Frying Pan and Roaring Fork Rivers to where they enter the Grand River at Glenwood Springs. At Hell Gate the track curves and twists for fourteen miles to reach a point half a mile below. Should the trip be made over the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad to Glenwood the route is slightly different, but the scenery is of similar grandeur. The traveler passes Palmer Lake, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Caiion City, the Royal Gorge, Lcadville, Tennessee Pass and Mount of Aalmas Caayon on D. & R. G. Railroad the Holy Cross ; also the canyons of l-jigle and Grand Rivers. Glenwood Springs. Glenwood Springs Is situated where the Roaring Fork and Grand Rivers meet, on a slop- ing plateau, shut in on three sides by steep mountains. The altitude is 5600 feet. Sulpho saline thermal springs, fifty in number, boil out of the ground on both sides of the Grand River, at a tem- perature of 127 degrees. Their flow is remarkable. These waters may be enjoyed by means of the vapor cave bath, or in the bathhouse, or in the great swimming pool which covers an acre of ground. The crowning glor>- of Glenwood is the Hotel Colorado, open from May 15lh to November 1st. Cripple Creek Short Line. The Florence & Cripple Creek Railway has a uniform grade of 3.56 per cent, with maximum cur\-aiure of 16 degrees. Colorado Springs is Mhe starting point. ■y^^s?^^^ ^^. \ A June Excursion Party Amuau ihe Soowbanks At Point Sublime a wonderful panorama Is unfolded. At your feet, Broadmoor; to the northeast and miles away, Colorado Springs; in the far distance, the great plains. North Cheyenne Canyon is hundreds of feet below. St. Peter's Dome is ascended by twistings and turnings that require three miles of track to gain an elevation of 540 feet. At Dufficlds, eighteen miles out, there is a last view of Colorado Springs. Three miles west is Summit, 10,000 feet up, the highest point until Cripple Creek is reached. You pass through the mining towns of Independence, Goldfield and Victor. Seventy-five miles away the snow- capped Sangre de Cristo range ("Blood of Christ") stretches fully three hundred miles north and south, form- ing the Continental Divide. The journey is resumed through Elkton and Anaconda on to Cripple Creek. Cripple Creek was discovered in 1891. The district covers an area of about six miles square, in which twelve towns are located, comprising a population of about 15,000. The output for 1913 exceeded $12,000,000. There are one hundred mines, employing 3000 miners. A Trip "Around the Circle." In four days' time one may travel more than a thousand miles among the Colorado I' Core Ranee from Santa Fe Peak / Rockies and return to starting point without twice tnvers- L ing the same region. The journey is by rail, over the J Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. The round trip may be / made in four to ten days. Starting from Denver the daily excursion train passes through Colorado Springs and Pueblo, thence west over La Veta Pass to Alamosa, through Toltec Gorge, past the Jicar- ( ilia Indian agency at Dulce, and on to Durango. From Durango to Ridgway one may go either via Mancos, (point of departure for Mesa Verde cliff dwellings). Lizard Head Pass and Trout Lake, or via Silverton and Ouray with a unique stage ride. From Ridgway the route is northward to Montrose, thence eastward through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, over Marshall Pass and down the Ro>^l Gorge, or the trav- eler may go from Montrose to Grand Junction, thence via Glenwood Springs, Grand and Eagle River Canyons, and Tennessee Pass eastward. The circle trip may be made in reverse direction if desin-d. Palmer Lake and Vicinity. On the summit of the watershed between the Platte and the .\rkansas Rivers, and near the Rampart Rang* , lies Palmer Lake, altitude 7231 feel. The "lake" is a tiny bit of water. Cottages and tents may be hired, while hotels accommodate transient guests. Glen Park is adjacent to Palmer Lake, located at the base of Chautamiua Mountain. Pine Crest, close to Palmer Lake, is a modern summei resort with swimming pool, tennis court, bowling alleys, mountain livery, trout fishing, etc. Seven miles from Larkspur station, half an hour s drive, S, is the pleasure resort of Perry Park. ' Clear Creek and Platte Canyons. When In Denver the traveler may select any one of several oneway excur- sions into the Rocky Mountains. ,. , . . >^^ One trip is up Clear Creek Canyon through Idaho V>^ Springs, Georgetown and Silver Plume, over the Jar famed "Loop;" another is up Platte Canyon to Grant. Both are via the Colorado & .Southern Railway. ^ Looking East from Top of Royal Cioree, Dear Caflon Cily Midway in Clear Creole Canyon is Idalio Springs, the summer home of a considerable transient population, attracted thither by the hot and cold mineral springs. Georgetown is a mining camp sustained by the rich mines in the adjacent hills. Green Lake is a few miles dis- tant. The world-famed loop is just above Georgetown, where the railroad track doubles upon itself to overcome . the steep gradient. The ride through Platte Canyon, on the South Park line, takes one past the summer resorts of Strontia Springs. Skyline l->ri\f. Nfar CaAon City Buffalo Park, Pine Grove, Baile>'s, Glcnisle, Shawnee and Casscll's. At Bailey's and Shawnee are two artistic hotels, kno\(-D as Kiowa Lodge and Shawnee Lodge. They are patterned after the best Adirondack inns. The South Platte affords the finest trout-fishing near Denver. On the way to Platte Canyon a branch of the C. tt S. leads to Morrison, in the foothills. From there a stage road leads up Bear Creek Canyon to Troutdale Resort, 7100 feet up among the pines. Switzerland Trail of America. Trains of the Denver, Boulder & Western Railroad carry the traveler from Denver to the crest of the continent in about three hours. This line is popularly known as the "Switzerland Trail of America. " The route is northwest from Denver through Platte Valley, thence up Boulder and Four Mile Canyons to Sunset (7800 feel). At Sunset one branch extends to Rldora, passing en route Sugar Loaf .^!ounlain, Glacier Lake and Silver Lake. The other branch, by way of Mt. .\llo Park, tcrminali-s at Ward. Kldora nestles almost in the shadow of James' Peak (14,242 feel), while Ward is situated near ling's Peak (H,271 feet). Arapahoe Glacier is best reached from F.ldora station. Although Glacier Lake occupies only twenty-five acres, it is a fine place for trout fishinji. The scene pictured below istypicalof the summer weather along this line, if one stays on the train until the top of the world is reached. A June Snow Scfne N»«r W«rd "Switietlasd Trail ol America" "^^^^s* The Moffat Road. The Denver & Salt Lake Railroad, known as the "Molfat Road," crosses the crest of the Con- tinental Divide at Corona, and reaches a height of 11,660 ■ feet but sixty miles from Denver — a three hours' ride. At Boulder Park (altitude 8889 feet) there is a chain of lakes. From here the train swings back and forth across the bold front of a stupendous wall, finally emerging on the snow crest of the Great Divide. Arrow station, eleven miles below, in Middle Park, on the Pacific slope, is at the end of the one-day round trip. The present terminus of the D. & S. L., however, is at Craig, 255 miles west of Denver. The mineral waters of Sulphur | Springs and Steamboat Springs have curative properties. Geonretowa Loop, C. & S. Ry. Estes Park is seventy miles northwest of Denver; an irregular valley, fifteen miles long and about two miles wide, lying a mile and a half above the sea, and enclosed by mountains which tower from two to seven thousand feet higher. Long's Peak is accessible for good climbeis at a direct distance of seven miles. The Big Thompson, a trout stream, flows through the park. Leave Denver any morning in the tourist season by the Burlington, through Lyons; the Colorado & Southern, through I.oveland; the Union Pacific, through Ft. Collins;' or the Denver, Boulder 8c Western, through Ward, a new route at base of Long's Peak. Thence the ride is by auto or team up Big Thompson Canyon. Resort hotels are: Moraine Lodge and .Stead's Hotel, Mor- aine Park P. O.; Stanley, Elkhorn Lodge, Rustic and Horse- shoe Inn., Rock Dale and Long's Peak Inn, Estes Park P. O. The City of Denver. Denver is the commercial metropolis of the Rocky Mountain region and the capital of Colorado. It is located on the western edge of the . Cily of Trinidad and Raion Teak plains, a mile above sea level. The population in 1910 was 213,381. Denver is a clean city; a well-built city; an up-to-date city. Take a walk through the business center and note . the numerous modern buildings. The hotels are better than hotels in many much larger American cities. A New Yorker or Bostonian feels at home in them. 5* Yankrr Doodlr Lakr and Jamn Prak on Modal Road The Streets are well paved, well "sidewalked" and well shaded. Imposing residences abound. I'll 1 lie ploasantcst, most economical and quickest wav of getting around is to take a "Seeing Denver" car or automo- bile which runs at stated hours. A well-informed lecturer accompanies each, and points out places of interest In the Chamber of Commerce Building is a free infor- mation bureau and exi>osition room for visitors. Pueblo is a manufacturing city, the metropolis of South- ern Colorado, with a population of 44,395. The Pittsburg of the West it has been called, for here are great iron and steel plants, and extensive smelters. It is a railroad center, loo, r.nd jobbing point. N Top of Avalanche al Corona, on Moffat Road, July 28, 1912 Pueblo's parks, schools and churches compare favorably with those of Eastern cities of twice its population. Two new high-class hotels furnish ample accommodations for travelers. While the summer climate is pleasant, the wintei weather is es|)ccially delightful. Canon City Is a city of 5162 inhabitants, located on the Santa Fe, forty miles west of Pueblo. The "Skyline" drive, starting at the western boundary of Caiton City, is unlike anything else in the West. It is al>out four miles in length, and runs along the top of a ridge six hundred feet above the city. The Royal Gorge l)egins near Canon City. The Denver 8c Rio Grande R. R. passes through it, along the Arkansas River; open-top observation cars are run during the summer. StooewaU Valley aoU Saagrc de Crutu Raoge A view of the chasm itself and the peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Range can l>e had from the top, nearly one-half mile above the surface of the stream. An automobile drive- way recently has been completed from Canon City to the rim of the Royal Gorge. This is by all odds the most spec- tacular auto trip in eastern Colorado, and very popular with tourists. Trinidad and Stonewall Valley. At the foot of Raton Pass, on the southern edge of Colorado, lies Trinidad, a thri\ing city of 10,204 inhabitants. Here is an exten- sive coal belt and large coke-producing interests. Eastward is Sunflower Valley. Toward the mountains stretches the valley of the Purgatoire River. Fisher's Peak and Simp- son's Rest are near at band. ( A scenic highway hiis been completed between Trinidad and Raton, up and down Raton Pass, following the old Santa Fb Trail; one can ride over it in an auto — a very pleasant outing. Summer Micationists will enjoy Stonc^t-all Valley, which is reached via the Colorado & Wyoming Ry. upthel.asAnimasRivertoTercio, thence byslage eight miles The New Aallcn, Colorado Spriorf Hotel Colorado, Gleawood Sprinjfs ADVERTISEMENT The Santa Fe affords the best facilities for reaching Colorado from the east and south. Our fast train, the Colorado Flyer, leaves Chicago in the morning, leaves Kansas City in the evening, and reaches Colorado the following day — only one night out. This train carries a cafe-obser\ation car between Chicago and Kansas City, in addition to through Pullmans and chair cars. Or passengers can take the Colorado Express, which leaves Chicago in the evening, leaves Kansas City in the morning, and arrives in Colorado the morning after. Large sums have been expended on the Colorado line of the Santa Fe in putting down heavier steel rails, sub- stituting substantial steel or iron structures for wooden bridges, straightening curves and leveling grades. For excursion fares to Colorado apply to nearest rail- road ticket agent. Excursions are run from Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo to interior Colorado points^^ California passengers on the Santa Fe are given a free*' side ride, La Junta to Denver and return, if arranged for when buying through ticket Sliawaee, Plane Canyon, Colorado & Southern Railway Obtcrvatioa Car— HaoeinK Bridge. Royal Gorce. near Cafioo Cily Heproduclioo of CliH-Dwellera' Ruin*. Near Maoilou VtdaltT o( Pikc'i Peak Mountain Peaks, Passes and Lakes of Colorado TBAMM __J»Te H.424 tOttn 14.421 r* 14.34". iBIWOS 10.410 : 14,375 tPtala 14.342 U« 14,340 rt 14.33« 14.330 12.823 14.297 riB 14.298 Cmofflpaliire I4.28U WUaon 14.2S0 LoiWi 14.271 Qiiudary 14.2X6 OHUe 14.2S9 AnlcrD 14.245 SSm 13.281 " 14.23J 14.233 14.196 14.187 14.178 14,158 14.132 Democrat 14.125 Plke'a Prak 14.IOi« auLuLi 14.100 Itcd Cloud 14.002 8u Mlmiel 14.075 CulFbra ■ 14.069 Weuwhoro 14.089 atmrnon 14.0.'>5 B. CT Pyramid 13.773 Aeolus 14.054 Humboldt 14,041 Sinnrt 14.032 Hsndlo 14.008 narmui 14.04S B^y Cran 14.170 Miroou 14,003 Capitol 13.997 Horanhoe 13.912 ALTITt'DE PEAKS aoosnuas. Pyramid. Silver K 13,970 13,956 13,956 13.961 13,905 13,893 13.8X5 13.855 ALTITDDV White Rock 13.532 Ilavur 13.«32 Arkaiuaj 13.S07 Huni-hback 13.1.13 Howier 13.750 Sp*"!* lnj\m Gu>ot 13.565 Trincbara 13,646 Kpndall 13.4M BuHalo J3.641 Arapaboo 13.520 Duna. Home^takc. Fl«lier"8 Peak , Bra«. ...... Bellevue OJo Cameron 13.502 I 13.227 9..'iS8 9.468 8.9114 8,1S4 6.S63 PASSES ALTmjl Mosquito 13.1 Alpine 13.5 C'oitonwood 13.5 Argentine 13.2 Tarryall 12. 1 Corona U.6 Fremont 11.3 Ilaverman 11.4 Berttaoud 11.3 MarahaU 10,« Havdeo 10.7 Tenncuee 10.2 I.l!sard Head 10.2 t'ochetopa 10.0 llrerkenrldffe 11.5 l*a Veta 9.2 Trout Creek 9,:i Poneba 9.0 Ute 8.4 LAKES Ai;nTtn>E Chlrago Ijikes 11,600 Cottonwood Lake 10.700 Kvcrgreen Lakes 10.600 Green Ijike 10.000 Trout I.ake 9,801 Twin l^kes 9,367 Clrand Lake 8,163 Palmer 1 jike 7,237 X'^ Santa Fe Agencies For informatton about summer excursion fares to Colorado. Pullman fare, train schedules, etc.. apply to the nearest railroad ticket acent. or address the Santa Ke representative at any one of the aiiencies named tjelow: Atchison. Kan., 21U ,'■• *""»«' '■'"">■ >-«' Aniteles. Cal. 1. M. CON.VELL. Cicn. Pass. Acent. A. T. A S. K. ily, and 8t. L. li. .M. A P. Uy.. Topeka. Kan. E. J. SHAKESHAFT, Asst. Ocn. Pass. AKent, A. T. A 8. F. Ry.. Topeka. Kan. A. P. M0RI80N, Asst. Gen. Pass. AKent, A. T. A 8. F. Ry.. Railway Exchange, cniicago. III. ^^ W. 8. KEE.VAN, Gen. Pass. Airent. G. C. A 8. F. Hy.. Galveston. Tex. S- J v*.'?'*^''''' *»"'■ "«■"• J"**"- Asent. G. C. A 8. F. Ry.. Galveston. Tex. F. P. CHITICE. A. G. P. A.. A. T. A .s. F. Ry.— Coast l,lnes-8. F. P. A P.Llnea and Grand Canyon Rv.. Preseoit. Ariz, J. BRIXKKR G P. A.. S. K. Ry, of T and r -t N. T Ry . Amarllio. Tex. J. P. HALL, Gen. Agent Pass. Dept.. A. T. A s. F Ry.. Denver, t'oio. Atlanta. Ga . 14 N. Pryor St Beaumont. Tex.. New Ciosby Hotel. Boston, Mass.. 336 Washlmtton St Buffalo. N Y . 201 Elllcolt So. Bidi{. Cblcaxo. 64 \v. Adams St. Cincinnati. O.. 209 Traction Bids. Cleveland. (} . 28 Taylor Arcade. Colorado Sprlnss, Colo., 118 E. Pike's Peak Ave. Dallas, Tet., 1205 Main St. Denver. Colo.. 601 Sevenleenth St. Des Moines. la,. 31.> 7lh St. Detroit. Mich . 151 f;rlswold St El Paso. Tex. Mills Uldg.. .Mills and Ote«on Sts. p. Worth. Tex., 702 Houston St. Fresno. Cal.. 2040 Tulare St. Galveston. Tex., 221 Tremont St. Houston. Tex.. 904 Texas Ave. Kan.sas City. Mo.. 906 .Main St. Leavenworth. Kan.. 406 Delaware 8t. Lomlon. Kng.. 60 Haymarket. Los Aniieies. Cal.. 334 .lo Spring St. Mexico City. Mex., AvenUla del Cinco de Mayo 3. c^ >^ All the way from Pueblo to De of the Rockies. This panoramic vi continuous one north and south, ; western section. The change from same, because the color effects \ Always the picture is an alluring oni) to see" and never becomes olt! -.The Spanish Peaks, nearTrii ^.'^, northwest of Denver. Tht;j low timber line, where ttj ^ ) y Peak taken from a poi; Y:^ .. Pike's Peak, from near Colorado Sprint's hr, a distance of 118 miles, the Santa Fe trains rua near the Rampart Rang' t is one of the grandest in the West. The mountain wall here is an almost (arating the eastern third of Colorado (the plains country) from the mountainous' tel plain to towering peaks is so abrupt as to be startling. The view never is twice V with the sun's course, the constant shifting of the clouds, and the changing seasons fispecially to those who are seeing Colorado for the first time. It is one of th( I Numerous peaks rise from this -.tupendous wall. Of these the most notable nd; Pike's Peak, back of Calorado Springs; Gray's Peak and Long's Peak :)leak slopes are covered with everlasting snow, which, in winter, extends be- ngreen pines and spruces grow. The photo reproduced above is of Pike's near Colorado Springs. v^ Manitou is situated near Colorado Sprinjfs, at the base of Pike's Peak; altitude 6335 feet. Here are several groups of scwla and iron mineral springs. Numerous hotels care for summer guests. Ute Pass, Rainbow Falls, Crystal Park, Mt. Manitou Park. Williams Canyon and reproduction of old cliff-dwellers' ruins are local attractions. The Pike's Peak cog-wheel railway starts from Manitou, climbing 7.^1 S feet in its nine-mile uphill course. Garden of the Gods and Tike's Peak Four miles northwest of Colorado Springs is the Garden of the Gods, recently added to the city's park system. This wonderland of gigantic and grotesque rock forms— huge slabs of red sandstone— is well known to the world of travel. As seen from the gateway of this unique "garden," the white summit of the Great Snow Mountain, rising to an altitude of 14.109 feet, is singularly impressive. The signal station on top looks like a mere speck against the sky. 1 y PIke't Pnk (ron} Woodland Park Woodland Park is twenty miles west of Colorado Springs, on the Colorado Midland • R. R., near the head of Ute Pass. Although 8484 feet above sea-level, you are not conscious of the altitude because close a^hand Pike's Peak rises almoil an equal dis- tance skyward. The view here is superb. Connoisseurs in moun- tain scenerj- pronounce this outlook the moiJl satisfying. In the summer season a tallv-ho runs between Woodland and Manitou Parks At Duffield, on the Cripple Creek Short Line, eighteen miles out, there is a last view of Colorado Springs. Three miles beyond is Summit, 10,000 feet up, the highest point until Cripple Creek is reached. This short ride across the top of the world is one long to be remembered. The Cripple Creek districtproduces one- fourth of the goto mined in the Enited ^^, mates. hii }9-J» ■Mi£!^iO. '-> .^ Foar Elvvsliou of Tnck on Cripple Crack Short Uae "Nl ~^v> . 4 ^J Nowhere have railroad engineers built more daringly than in Colorado. The Cripple Creek Short Line, for exam- ple, boldly assails the mountain backbone and forces a way over forbidding heights. Here a cut in solid rock or tunnel, there a bridge thrown across dizzy abysses, yonder zigzag- ging to accomplish the asce 't of steep sloi)es. The scene pictured above is a good example of how the Rockies are climbed by the steel high\Nay. ■^^ ov Before reaching Buena Vista, either by the D. & R. G. or Colorado Midland lines, there comes into view the wide valley of the Arkansas River, backed by the Collegiate Range, composed of Mounts Princeton, Yale and Harvard, -*-^ the summits of which pierce the clouds above the 14,000-foot a, /'l,'^ level. This group of Titans dominates the landscape for miles around. Prettj' Buena Vista (^beautiful view) is on the slop- ing plain below— a thriving town, appropriately named. il Twin Lak«iS'- / .fiabc-' X ife cir f!!^ The City of LeadviHe V r4 Leadville is i the carbonate boom davs are over one of the world'! fli m. m great mming camps, though . The production of gold and silver to date exceeds $250,000,000. ML Massive, the highest mountain in Colorado, is in plain ' view. Leadville (altitude 10,183 feet) has about 8000 inhabitants; it is reached by Colorado Nlid- land, Denver& Rio Grande and Colo- /li^^ilMill^ l\ rado&South- t^^ W Ml. Msusivr (rum Near Biuk Tunnel The snow-covered slopes of Mount Massive (highest peak in Colorado) not only make a striking background for the city of Leadville, but also are a dominant feature of the landscape in the vicinity of Busk Tunnel. Trains of the Colorado Midland Railway cross Hagerman Pass, through the two-mile-long Busk Tunnel, at an altitude of 10,944 feet. This is the ridge of the continent, water here flowing west to the Pacific and east to the Atlantic. Rio Grande main line trains pass this peak on the north. This vista of Mount Sopris reveals in a charming way the picturesque charm of one of Western Colorado's most famous mountains. Viewed from the wooded foothills below, its snow-covered and silent summits make a beautiful picture, rising sheer from the surrounding range to a towering height Mount Sopris may be seen from the Colorado Midland and D. & R. G. trains in vicinity of Aspen. Other notable mountains in this part of the state are Snow- mass, Smuggler and Aspen. Caoyoa ol Ihe Gri«ui River, Colorado The Canyon of the Grand River is located on the main line of the Denver & Rio Grande R. R., in Western Colorado, just above Glen wood Springs. It is sixteen miles long. In places the effect is^that of Egyptian art and architecture. Vast bastions of granite, strata on strata, rise to great heights. This also is a region of brilliant colors, where every wall and pinnacle glows like a sunset — a kaleidoscope of many hues. In Western Colorado, at junction of Grand and Roaring Fork Rivers, is Glenwood Springs (altitude 5600 feet), reached by ^vo railroads, the Midland and the Rio Grande, and surrounded by steep mountains. Here is a fine resort hotel, ^he Colorado, and fifty sulpho-saline thermal springs. Visitors may en ^ joy a swim outdoors in the big warm water or try the vapor I cave bath ' and bathhouse. M'^'^ The sportsman who gets off the Midland train at Thom- asville station is only a few miles distant from numerous lakes full of fish. In the wildest parts of the mountains hereabouts, reached by riding— and packhorses, is Wood's Lake, a quiet stretch of water, surrounded by a virgin wil- derness. The big trout in this secluded lake greedily rise to V the fly. An ideal place for roughing it without discomfort. • One also mav hunt big game farther back in the hills. ,/ Baile}''s is one of several attractive summer resorts in Platte Canyon, on the South Park line of the C. & S. Ry., a few hours' railroad ride southwest from Denver. Here (also at Strontia Springs, Buffalo Park, Glenisle, Shawnee and Cassell's) r^ one may stop at cozy hotels, or. If purse and time permit, rent a ^-a. /'\<$» cottage. Campers-out will find many attractive sites along the Platte River. The mountain streams in this vicinity are well stocked with rainbow trout SUver Plumr, Colondo, (rom Ml. Lr«vcawortb The ride on the Colorado & Southern Ry. to Silver Plume, up Clear Creek Canyon, . presents no more marvelous sight than tlie world-famed "Loop," where the railroad track doubles upon itself to overcome the steep gradient. Silver Plume is 54 mi from Denver and 9176 feet above the sea. In the near fore- ground is Mt. McClellan, backed by the twin peaks of Gray and Torrey. The mountains here are rich in gold and silver ores. Early Moraine on Grand Lake, Colorado 1 2'^J!V'^^u'V¥^^^^''^^^^^ River, is sixteen miles bv sta^e from Granby, Colo., a station on the Moffat Road (a & SL. R - ^r=i ft R.), 100 miles from Denver, in northwestern Colorado; altitude 8400 feet. It is one of the largest fresh-water lakes in the Rockies, 700 feet deep, with.j; I shore line of seven miles, and\ surrounded by loftj' peaks. Excellent trout fishing 4^ and huntini?. ^^ ml Ml. Auflubon and Ampahoe P««ks Climbing upstairs to the stars on the "Switzerland Trail of America," one of the notable sights is Glacier Lake, tiny sheet of water near Arapahoe Peak (.altitude 13,520 feet) and Mount Audubon. A genuine glacier originates on the summit of Arapahoe Peak; this glacier is about one and one-half miles wide, and has an annual movement eleven to twenty-seven feet. It is seen to best advantage late iif the summer, when melting snow exposes the crevassea The Continental Divide is crossed by the Moffat Road Denver and Salt Lake Railroad —near the station of Corona, sixty-five miles from Denver, at an altitude of 11,660 feet above the level of the sea. This is the highest point J^y' ^~\ attained by any standard gauge steam railroad of the United States— y^C^ a noteworthy fact. Here, in sheltered spots, the winter's snow may be found all summer long. The outlook is magnificent, taking in a wide stretch of the top of the world. The Loop, oo Cry.1.1 Park Aulo Trip. Nm, Colorado Sprinr. Flalf a mile above Manitou, on the slope of Pike's Peak, is Crystal Park (altitude 9,000 feet), one of the famed beauty spots of that rcj,non. It now is easily accessible by means of a new private road on which run. at regular interA-als durine the season, a line of automobiles, each car accommtxlating twenty passengers. Crystal Park is exclusively reached by auto, the round trip requiring about four hours. «^ / Lons't Peak from Bsle* Park Gray's Peak, its near neighbor ,341 feet It is in the giant noted feature of the P'ront Range Rockies west of Denver. There are two routes from Denver to Long's Peak. One is over the "Switzerland Trail of America" to Ward, the other is to -^a»S* Estes Park. T Tbe SpanUh Peaks The California line of the Santa Fe leaves the main Colorado line at La Junta, and proceeds southwest to Trini- dad and beyond. Those white peaks that fill so large a space in the western horizon are the Spanish Peaks, respect- tively 12,720 and 13,620 feet higher than sea-level. They rise abruptly from the Front Range of the Rockies, and remain in sight until the traveler has entered the Raton Tunnel. Their poetic beauty is the despair of the artist I. Denver Colorado Jtprlngt . Denver, Pueblo and Colorado Sprines are ihe Ihrce larsett ciliea in Colorado. ^_ They all are situated aloDK the western cdji- o( Ihe plaini c- near the Front "^ ■ Range of the Kockiea. For a brief drsrripiion see pages 1, 17, 18 and H, herein i. Pueblo COIOPADO SPCS- u> rJ^>^ ,S^^U^^^ ^ c< k:..':3P' A- I PU£BLO naltm hj U >' MrCirml. ■>»<». 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