University of California Berkeley WHAT MAY BE SEEN EN ROUTE BETWEEN OGDEN, SALT LAKE CITY AND DENVER ON THE LINE OF The Denver & Rio Grande System E. T. JEFFERY, PRESIDENT, .... NEW YORK. C. H. SCHLACKS, VICE-PRESIDENT, . . . DENVER, COLO. A. C. BIRD, VICE-PRESIDENT, .... CHICAGO, ILL. A. S. HUGHES, GENERAL TRAFFIC MANAGER . . DENVER, COLO. F. A. WADLEIGH, Ass'T GEN-L PASS-R AGENT, . DENVER, COLO. S, K. HOOPER, Gen'l Passenger and Ticket Agent, Denver, Colo. COPYRIGHT BY S. K. HOOPER. 19O5. if COMPARATIVE CUT DESERET vs. CANAAN. A striking comparison between the Holy Land and the new State of Utah, aptly termed the " Mountain Walled Treasury of the Gods." POOLE BROS. CHICAGO. HO EN ROUTE Rio Grande Western Railway "Great Salt Lake Route." The object of this book is to supply our patrons with information generally desired by travelers regarding their routes, and to do it in a brief, business- like way, leaving the flights of fancy to builders of "Castles in Spain." Western terminus, Denver & Rio Grande System. Second city in Utah. Nine miles from the Great Salt Lake, at the base of the Wasatch Mountains. Surrounded by immensely rich agricultural and mineral re- Ogden sources. Railroad center of Utah - Denver & Rio Grande, Suthern Pacific, Oregon Short Line & Utah Northern, Union Pacific. Second largest electrical power plant in the United States. Beet sugar factory. Destined to be an important manufacturing center. Ogden Hot Springs four miles. Growing sanitarium. Leaving Union Depot, you cross Ogden River in the city limits flows into Great Salt Lake. Roy Alt. 4,392 feet Og. 8 miles Layton ' Alt. 4,320 feet Og. 15 miles Kaysville Alt. 4,264 feet Og. 18 miles ably followed ally irrigated. From Ogden to Salt Lake City the railway runs along the eastern shore of the Great Salt Lake, through the Salt Lake Valley, with the Wasatch Range in the distance. This valley is extremely fertile and on the high ground around Kaysville dry farming is profit- while the lower lands are gener- CITY OF OGDEN. The Island you see from the train, looking like a mountain range in the lake, is Antelope n --^r or Church Island. It abounds AH See" in fresh water springs and Og. 22 miles contains a valuable deposit of guano On each side of the track are located natural gas wells of high pressure, discovered Lake Shore ' m th Spri " g f ' 92 - and ., T , Alt. 4,2,3 feet j nt Salt Lake Clt y and Og. 24 miles utilized both for heating and lighting purposes. Woods Cross Lovely rural village two miles Alt. 4,260 feet from station. Renowned for its fine fruits and vegetables. Capital of Utah, historic, commercial, finan- cial, mining and smelting center. Founded in Salt Lake City l84 . 7 ' , Ei S hteen hotels > four Pop. 65,000 daily papers. Beck's Hot Alt. 4,225 feet Springs and White Sulphur Springs adjacent to the city. Their waters equal in efficacy the waters of the Hot Springs, Arkansas. Points of interest: Mormon Temple and Tabernacle; Fort Douglas United States Mili- tary Post, three miles; White Sulphur Springs, one mile; Beck's Hot Springs, three miles; Liberty Park, one mile ; Calder's Park, three miles; together with other attractions and drives too numerous to mention. Thirteen miles from the city is located the magnificent bathing resort, Saltair Beach, on Great Salt Lake. It is the finest salt-water bathing resort in the world. During the bathing season trains leave every hour. Great Salt Lake is ninety miles in length and forty-five miles wide, with numerous islands to add to the general interest. The bathing is superb, one cannot sink on account of the density of the water, which contains twenty-two per cent solid matter, or sixteen and two-thirds per cent salt greater than the Dead Sea of the Holy Land. From seven to ten miles from Salt Lake City are located the large smelting and refining works at Murray and Sandy. Here the Denver MORMON TEMPLE, SALT LAKE CITY. & Rio Grande connects with the branch for Park City, one of the largest mining camps in the state. Tourists desiring to inspect a mining camp should make this side trip, which occupies but a few hours, and in addi- tion to an inspection of the big Park City mines presents a delightful ride through beautiful Cottonwood Canon. From a rambling village a few years ago Salt Lake City is fast becoming a metropolitan city in every sense of the word. Bountifully endowed with parks, drives, magnificent streets and lovely homes, destined to become one of the greatest sanitariums of the world. The population is cosmopolitan and steadily increas- ing. There is no uncertainty in its future; it is bound to be a great inland city. Natural gas in abundant quantities now in use, both for light- ing and heating purposes. Largest camp in the Camp Floyd mining district. Well known as the Johannesburg of Mercur America, owing to a similarity Pop. 3,000 in the res and the im mensity Alt. 6,700 feet of the ore zone. The camp 45 fikfc^ Salt alf eady possesses several big dividend payers and has the distinction of running the largest cyanide mill in America. New strikes are constantly being made and indications point to a development that will place Mercur in the van as a gold camp. Situated in the Salt Lake Val- Alt r ? 2 ^o feet ley ' Location of three of the Og.* 44 miles largest smelting and refining plants in the West. Here the gold, silver, lead and copper ores of Utah, Nevada, Idaho and Montana come for treat- ment. From Bingham Junction a branch line runs iourteen miles west to Bingham, a prosperous VIEWS OF SALT LAKE CITY. Bingham and heav 7 producing gold, sil- Junction ver, lead and copper mining Alt. 4,360 feet camp. Another branch runs easterly to Wasatch, a pleasant summer resort, and connected by tramway with the mining camp of Alta. Near this point the train crosses the historic Jordan River twice. Here is located a plant fur- Jordan nishing electrical power for the Narrows mining camps of Bingham and Alt. 4,455 feet Mercur.- From the Narrows Og. 59 miles the line follows the Utah Valley, Ri verton through which the Jordan River Alt. 4,408 feet flows, supplying the irrigating ditches which have made it possible for man to transform the sage brush desert into well-cultivated and exceedingly productive ranches, fruit orchards and gardens. Lehi Midway between Lehi and Pop. 3,000 American Fork, both of which Og% 4 5 5 mVe e s et ^ re promising little cities of 3,000 people, is located the American Fork Utah Beet Sugar Factory, A?t P ' 4 ?55 5 feet whlch is ne f the lar S est in Og.' 69 miles the United States and cost nearly a million dollars. Geneva n the shore of Utah Lake a magnificent sheet of fresh wa- AIL. 4*490 leet , Og. 72 miles ter about thirty by fifteen miles in extent. Excellent fishing, shooting and boating. Here is located Geneva, a splendid bathing resort with good hotel. SALTAIR etACh. NEAR SALT LAKE ClTf. Provo County seat of Utah County, Pop. 6.000 nas the largest woolen mill Alt 4,517 feet west of Mississippi River. The Og. 82 miles T 5 . btate Insane Asylum is also located here. View of Utah Lake both before and after passing Provo. Here a branch line extends through Provo River Canon to Heber and the far-famed natural Hot Pots. Springville A deli S htful rural town situ ' Pop 2 ooo atec * * n a rlc k agricultural val- Alt. 4,545 feet ley famous for its gardens and orchards. Here a branch leaves the main line for Eureka and the Tintic Mining District, the largest mining camp in the state. These are hot springs fast Castilla becoming famous for their Springs medicinal qualities. Well ap- Og%Vmi/e e s et pointed hotel and splendid fishing in vicinity. Leaving Castilla Springs the line runs up Spanish Fork Canon to Thistle, the junction Th . f , point of the San Pete and SevierValley Branch, 124 miles Alt. 5,060 feet . , ,, '. . . Og. 102 miles m length. This branch carries you through the entire length San Pete and f the fertile San Pete and Sevier Branch Sevier valleys, dotted here and there with prosperous towns. The present terminus of this branch is Marys- vale, the shipping point for the great Marysvale and Gold Mountain gold-mining districts, which are rapidly coming into prominence. Tucker A small railway settlement at the foot of Soldier Summit. Where the line crosses the Wasatch Range. Highest point on the line. On this point a soldier of Albert Syd- ney Johnston's army died and is buried. From that circumstance the place derived its name. Soldier Summit Alt. 7,464 feet Og. 127 miles CASTLE GATE. Colton Alt. 7,180 feet Og. 134 miles Junction point Scofield Branch, 1 8 miles through Pleasant Val- ley to the coal mines of Sco- field. Good trout fishing. Extensive blue sandstone quarries of excellent building qualities. Here is one of the most striking points of scenic interest in Utah. Kyune Alt. 6,960 feet Og. 140 miles It ?s similar in many respects to the gate- way in the Garden of the Gods. The two huge pillars of rock rise (one 500 and Castle Gate the other 45o feet) above the oE'SSmto tra <*. Th ey are separated only by a narrow space through which runs the Price River and the railway, pressing closely one against the other. Near this point are the Castle Gate coal mines. Situ- ated along the track can be seen 120 coke ovens. Helper ^ t * ie lower end of Price Alt. 5,840 feet River Canon. Here are located Og. 152 miles division headquarters, round- house and repair shops. One of the best rail- road eating houses in the West. p r j ce Named after Price River on Alt. 5,547 feet which it is situated. Stages, Og. 159 miles sout h bound, leave daily, except Sunday, for Cleveland, 18 miles; Castle Dale, 40 miles; Orangeville, 42 miles; Ferron, 54 miles. North bound, daily, Fort Duchesne United States Military Post, 90 miles; Ashley, 120 miles and Vernal, 135 miles. Price is the diverging point for the Uintah and Uncompah- gre Indian reservations soon to be thrown open to settlement. The desert between Price and Wellington Qreen Riyer . Alt. 4,950 feet . * Og. 165 miles but surely reclaimed by the Hounds introduction of irrigating ditch- Alt. 5,275 feet es anc * the persistent deter- Og. 175 miles mination of the sturdy Utah Sunnyside Branch Mounds 17 miles ranchmen. These are all that are needed to turn the appar- ently worthless desert into fertile farms and orchards. All kinds of fruits, sweet po- tatoes, peanuts, etc., grow lux- uriantly. At Sunnyside the new coal mines of the Utah Fuel Company have recently been opened and are turning out some 1,500 tons per diem. Woodside Alt. 4,645 feet Og. 197 miles CANON OF THE GRAND, UTAH. RIO GRANDE WESTERN RAILWAY. Green River Alt. 4,080 feet Og. 223 miles A veritable oasis in the desert; a striking example of what water can produce from desert land. The Green River, from which the town derives its name, is a majestic and navigable stream which has its confluence with the Grand some ninety miles below, where they form the Colo- rado River. Seven miles from station, on the Green River, is located the famous placer ground on which a $60,000 plant ha s been erected. The ground is very rich. This is the outfitting point for Henry Mountain mining district and the Colorado River gold fields, both of which promise great results in the near future. From Green River, on past Thompson's, Cisco, Agate, Cottonwood and Westwater, enchanting views of the Book Cliffs and snow-capped peaks in the distance greet the eye. From Thompson's and from Cisco there are good wagon roads via Moab to Bluff City on the San Juan River. Thomp- son's is the outfitting point for the La Sal Mountain mining district, forty-five miles distant. Thompson's Alt. 5,160 feet Og. 250 miles Cisco Alt. 4,380 feet Og. 274 miles Agate Alt. 4,350 feet Og. 279 miles Cottonwood Alt. 4,560 feet Og. 285 miles Westwater Alt. 4,340 feet Og. 290 miles Utaline Alt. 4,350 feet Og. 294 miles Leaving Westwater we soon come to the boundary line of Utah and Colorado, which is denoted by a straight line marked on the rocks, thus: "UTAH | COLORADO," and may be seen from the car windows on the left, going east. Shale Og. 300 miles Ruby Og. 305 miles From Utaline on past Shale and Ruby to Crevasse the line follows up the Canon of the Grand River, and is replete Mack wiln enchanting scenery. The Og. 309 miles. principal points of interest are Crevasse the Half Tunnel, Ruby Am- Alt. 4,585 feet phitheater, Flamingo Rocks, Mulligan Guards, Dodge's Bluff, etc. At Mack one takes the Uintah Railway for the Uintah Indian Reservation. Near Crevasse, the line leaves Fruita tne canon an d a s hort run brings us to Fruita in Grand Valley. Here the finest fruits BATHING SCENE, GREAT SALT LAKE, in Colorado are raised, and it is destined to become widely known as a fruit district. Appropriately named. It is the junction of four lines of railway, viz : Denver & Rio Grande GrandJunction ("arrow gauge) Colorado Mid- Po OOQ land, Denver & Rio Grande Alt. 4,583 feet (standard gauge) and Rio Og. 328 miles Grande Western. Located near the confluence of the Gunnison and Grand Rivers; a thrifty western city; the market town of an extensive surrounding territory. Famous for fruits, especially peaches. ON THK MAIN LINE. RIO GRANDE WESTERN RAILWAY. Denver & Rio Grande Railroad STANDARD GAUGE. "Scenic Line of the World." GRAND RIVER SCENERY, GLENWOOD SPRINGS, ASPEN, EAGLE RIVER, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, MOUNT OF THE HOLY CROSS, TENNESSEE PASS, FREMONT PASS, LEADVILLE. CALIFORNIA GULCH, MT. MASSIVE, TWIN LAKES, COTTONWOOD LAKE, SALIDA, ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY, ROYAL GORGE, CANON CITY, FLORENCE. PUEBLO, COLORADO SPRINGS, MANITOU SPRINGS, ETC., PIKE'S PEAK, ETC., PALMER LAKE AND DENVER, ARE CHIEF POINTS OF INTEREST EN ROUTE TO TOURISTS. Grand Junction Eastward the beautiful Grand Alt. 4,583 feet river scenery is followed on the left side of the river, through De Beque fantastic canons, long tunnels, O lt '36imife e s t pretty mountain vales. Station for extensive grazing country ee Og.' 374 C mii?s country contiguous to Grand Junction immense quantities of exceedingly fine fruits are raised. Rifle Stage runs to White River &&5&S Plateau-6o miles. New Castle Extensive coal deposits largely Alt. 5,562 feet worked. The famous "Sun- Og. 405 miles shine" coal is mined here. GLENWOOD SPRINGS. One of the greatest health and summer and winter resorts in the world. Possessing most remarkable and extensive hot springs ten great, and countless small ^"springs ones of great curative proper- Alt. 5,758 feet ties - The lar S e springs are Og. 417 miles estimated to send forth every minute 8,000 gallons of water, which is thirty times the outflow of the Hot Springs of Arkan- sas. The largest spring, named the Yampa, gives out 4,000 gallons of water per hour. The extreme temperature of the water is 124 degrees. The properties of the water are alka- line, saline, sulphuric, chalybeate, calic and thermal. Amid lawns, drives and terraces is situated Glenwood's magnificent bath house, constructed of red stone; the edifice having cost $220,000. The "Big Pool" is unique among Glenwood's attractions. It is 750 feet long, from 65 to no feet in width, with a gradual depth of from four to six feet. The pool's tem- perature is 95 degrees Fahrenheit, and all the year around hundreds throng here to enjoy a plunge in the warm waves open to the sky. The one thing necessary to make Glenwood Springs the most magnificent summer resort in the world has been accomplished by the erec- tion of the Hotel Colorado, at a cost of $350,000. The Colorado is constructed of peach-blow colored stone and Roman brick. The hotel is built around three sides of a large court, 124 feet square. In locating the building, advan- tage was taken of the natural slope of the ground, thus enabling the court to be terraced and adorned with fountains, paths, grass plats and beds of flowers, affording delightful prom- enades and commanding extensive views. Are stations on the Aspen Branch from Glenwood Springs to Aspen 41 miles. Aspen, one of the greatest mining camps in the world. Population 4,500. Mollie Gib- son, a most remarkable mine of late years, is here. Other grand properties are being worked. Well worth a side trip to see these wonderful mines of silver. A most picturesque, weird and majestic stretch of quickly changing panoramic scenes. "Flamingo Point," ruddy col- Carbondale Alt. 6,181 feet Og. 430 miles Emma Alt. 6,610 feet Og. 439 miles Woody Creek Alt. 7,270 feet Og. 450 miles Aspen Alt. 7,874 feet Og. 458 miles Canon of the Grand Shoshone Alt. 6,119 feet Og. 427 miles ored and graceful images ot flamingoes perched high on the mountains. The resem- blance of portions of this canon to the grand architectural de- signs of ancient Egypt is very striking. Near Gypsum are immense beds of lava, thrown in its present position from a now extinct volcano, rising to the north. Sixty springs, varying from cold to 160 degrees, Fahrenheit, make a puffing sound and Steamboat clouds of steam. Reached by Springs stage or carriage from Wolcott Alt. 6,410 feet station 70 miles. Beautiful Og. 529 miles scenery en route. Dotsero Alt. 6,154 feet Og-. 435 miles Gypsum Alt. 6,325 feet Og. 442 miles Wolcott Alt. 6,976 feet Og. 459 miles Eagle River Cation Alt. 7,825 feet Og. 475 miles Rock Creek Alt. 8,311 feet Og. 481 miles Picturesque scenery. Miners' cabins, high up, dot the moun- tain sides. Canon gradually widens to beautiful valley. Mount of the Holy Cross Height 14,176 ft. Og. 487 miles Red Cliff Alt. 8,608 feet Og. 484 miles Pando Tunnel Alt, 9,489 feet Og. 490 miles Has a clearly defined and im- mense cross imbedded in its formation. Clearly visible from Pando, and can be visited by trails. On Eagle river flourishing mining town. This tunnel is on the western ascent of Tennessee Pass. It is cut through solid granite, and, in connection with the windings of the line up the mountain, constitutes a marvel of engineering. Named for General John C. Fremont. The Denver & Rio Grande here has an altitude high- er than that attained at' any other point on the line. Mount of the Holy Cross plainly visi- ble. (On Dillon Branch.) Is one of the highest tunnels in North America. The sum- mit of this pass is on the San- gre de Cristo Range, and is the great Continental Divide. The "City above the Clouds" was first known in 1859 as California Gulch. $5,000,000 in gold dust was washed from placers in five years. Fremont Pass Alt. 11,330 feet Og. 493 miles Tennessee Pass Alt. 10,240 feet Og. 500 miles Leadville Nearly abandoned until 1878, Alt. 10,200 feet when great deposits of carbon- ate silver-bearing ores were discovered; since 1893 camp has become more famous as a gold producer. Mines and smelt- ers everywhere. At the foot of Mt. Massive (14,368 feet) five Soda Springs miles from Leadville, are the Alt. 10,250 feet Soda s P rin gs, reached by 100- Og. 512 miles - foot boulevard. Stage twice a day. Excellent fishing close by. Beautiful sheets of water six miles southwest of Leadville. Great summer and fishing re- Evergreen sort ^ or Leadville people and Lakes others. A branch U. S. Nation- Alt. 10,500 feet al Fish Hatchery is located here. At Granite may be seen the great flumes used in hydraulic mining. Gold has been discovered here in great quan- Twin Lakes titles. Two hours' ride from Alt. 9,024 feet Granite station are "Twin Og. 523 miles Lakes." They are 14 miles southwest of Leadville. One dranite T , , , Alt. 8,940 feet 1S ^K by i^ miles in extent, Og. 530 miles and the other about half that size. They are 75 feet deep Buena Vista an d well stocked with fish, as Pop. 1,800 are also the mountain streams Og.'s^fmife^ near this well-equipped sum- mer resort. Cottonwood Twelve miles southwest of Lake here is the summer resort, Alt. 7,900 feet Cottonwood Lake. Good fish- Og. 554 miles i ng an d hunting. Cottonwood Famous among the Indians Hot Springs for curing diseases; six miles Alt. 7,525 feet f r om Buena Vista. Stage daily. Og. 548 miles , r , . j Good hotels, good fishing and hunting. Salida Prosperous town on Arkansas Pop. 3,000 River. Junction of Denver & Alt. 7,050 feet , , , Og. 567 miles Rio Grande standard and nar- row gauge lines from Grand Junction; also junction with narrow gauge for Santa Fe and Durango. Delightful scenery, drives, etc., and good fishing. Wellsville Five miles down the Arkansas Hot Springs River from Salida. Natural Alt. 6,873 feet warm plunge. Great medici- Og. 572 miles . , . . nal qualities. Leaving Salida the road meanders down the Arkansas River through varying scenery of broad scope and gradually being closed in upon, finds itself in the ponder- Howard ous j aws O f the gaping Royal Og/B^miks 1 Gor e > the most wonderful piece of scenery in this grand transcontinental route, but is no more wonder- ful than the great achievement of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, in building, first of all, its narrow-gauge line, and later in capping the climax by build- ing its present standard-gauge line through this almost im- passible gorge, where the rushing, roaring waters of the Arkansas River battle for room with the precipitous granite cliffs thousands p l_j l f feet high- From the car at the rear of the train, the best Alt. 5,800 feet Og. 618 miles views of this wonderful scenery of tall pinnacles, rugged crags and a streak of blue sky are obtainable. At places the railroad Cotopaxi Alt. 6,386 feet Og. 591 miles is suspended in mid air over a seething cal- dron of the rushing river,whose Royal Gorge roar> coupled with the awful Q 1 *' &7mifes grandeur of the overhanging cliffs, makes one of the most awe-inspiring scenes and incidents to be found anywhere on the globe. West Cliff In Wet Mountain Valley. Good Silver Cliff minm S an( * agricultural sec- Alt. 7,816 feet tion - B y branch line from Og. 625 miles Texas Creek. Canon City Handsome residence and busi- Alt. ^,343 feet ness city for mining and stock- Og. 623 miles men All modern conveniences. Splendid winter climate. It is at the mouth of the Royal Gorge. Colorado State Penitentiary located here. Junction with Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad. Royal Gorge At Cafton C %' Pr f L W f' Hot Springs Government Chemist,has made Alt. 5,343 feet an analysis of the water showing Og. 623 miles splendid medicinal properties. Florence Florence is a junction point Alt. 5,199 feet with the Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad to the famous gold camp, Cripple Creek. Oil wells may be seen in abundance on either side of the train, and several refineries are located here. Cripple Creek is, perhaps, one of the most wonderful mining camps in the country. In the early part of 1893 the camp was practically a wilderness; to-day a promis- Cnpple Creek in g town of I2jOOQ inhabitants, Og:6 9 72 9 mife e s shipping gold ore from over a hundred paying mines. Three railroads now reach the camp. "The Pittsburg of the West." Metropolis of Southern Central Colorado, and live business, Pueblo supply and manufacturing Alt 4 668 feet town - Great junction point of Og.*664 miles all railways in Colorado. Most extensive rolling mills and iron works west of Mississippi River. Large gold, silver, lead and copper smelters and reduction works. ON TOP PIKE'S PEAK. Gulf Junction Alt. 4,680 feet Og. 655 miles At Pueblo the road turns north toward Denver 120 miles; From Pueblo to Colorado Eden Springs 45 miles, one of the Alt. 4,480 feet grandest pictures in America. Og. 672 miles Majestic Rockies rise to the Wigwam left, and the broad "plains" Alt. 5,231 feet sweep to the eastward to the Og. 685 miles % J _., , foot of the Alleghames. Pike s Widefield Peak in sight nearly all the Og^^mifet time. Flourishing towns, all . more or less renowned as sum- mer resorts, line this part of Alt. 5, $68 feet Og. 704 miles the route. Colorado The fashionable health resort Springs and city of Colorado. Most Alt. 5,992 feet noted place in Colorado for Og. 709 miles . ^ -, consumptive cures. Grand views of Rocky Mountains. Broad shaded streets. Magnificent hotel. Junction point with the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway for points in the Cripple Creek district. Famous as a marvel of engi- neering and beautiful scenery. Manitou Famous the world ver ' n Springs branch of the Denver & Rio Pop. (Winter) Grande Railroad, six miles Pop. (Summer) from Colorado Springs. Is visi- Alt. 6*3i8feet ted by more people in search Og. 714 miles Q{ either a healthf a pleasure or a summer resort than is any other place in the West. It has magnificent hotels, elegant baths, delightful drives and grand scenery. CHE EAGLE GATE, SALT LAKE CITY. Garden of ^ s ^ ort distance from either the Gods Manitou or Colorado Springs is the famous " Garden of the Gods/' abounding in gigantic monoliths carved by nature from beautiful red sandstone into myriads of fantastic shapes. The most renowned mountain in all the Rock- ies, climbed by a cog-wheel road eight and Pike's Peak three-quarter miles long from Alt. 14,147 feet Manitou. Magnificent scen- Og. 724 miles to summit ery, interesting points en route. United States Signal Station and restaurant on the summit. Unparalleled view for 100 miles. Main Line Again Pikeview Alt. 6,201 feet Og. 713 miles Return to Main Line at Colo- rado Springs. Last grand view of noble Pike's Peak. Ascending the divide to Pal- Monument merLake. Good farming towns Alt. 6 ^74je^t an d summer resorts. Monu- ment Park, similar to Garden of the Gods, to be seen on the left of train. Beautiful lake on summit of the " Divide," an east and west spur of the Rockies. Great sum- mer resort for Denver people. Palmer Lake Beautiful scenery. Some noted S^TttSSS Points of interest are Phoebe's Arch, Glen D'Eau, Bellevue Point, Ben Lomond and Perry Park. Good hotels and eating station. Perry Park, an hour's drive from here. Unique and fantas- tic rock formations. Delight- ful drives. Good hotel. Named from remarkable promontory rising from the plain, and in whose shadow the village lies. United States Military Post. Beautifully located. Ten miles from Denver. Larkspur Alt. 669 feet Og. 741 miles Castle Rock Alt. 6,220 feet Og. 751 miles Fort Logan Alt. 5,394 feet Og. 774 miles Denver Alt. 5.198 feet Og. 784 miles Metropolis for country west of Missouri River. Homes of scores of millionaires, mining men, stockmen and manufac- turers. Grand public buildings, parks, boule- vards, etc. Immense smelting and manufac- turing industries. Denver & Rio Grande Railroad NARROW GAUGE. "Scenic Line of the World." LOWER GUNNISON VALLEY, DELTA, OURAY, MONTROSE, CEDAR CREEK, CEDAR DIVIDE, CERRO SUMMIT, CIMARRON, CANON OP THE GUNNISON, SAPINERO, CURECANTI NEEDLE, CHIPETA FALLS, VALLEY OF THE GUNNISON, KEZAR, GUNNISON, CRESTED BUTTE, PARLIN, WAUNITA HOT SPRINGS, TOMICHI RIVER, SARGENT, MARSHALL PASS, MOUNT OURAY, GRAY'S, PONCHA SPRINGS, SALIDA, ARE THE POINTS WHICH GO TO MAKE COMPLETE "THE GREAT SCENIC LINE OF THE WORLD." From Grand Junction the Denver & Rio Grande narrow gauge starts in a south of easterly direction for its junc- tion with the standard gauge at Salida 209 miles. When the idea of sur- mounting the Rocky Mountains in Colorado by a railroad was broached, the scheme was deemed visionary, im- possible and unprofitable. Experience has demonstrated that people will travel for pleasure and information, and the expected drawbacks have proven the strongest attractions. SOME UTAH MOUNTAIN VIEWS. Unaweep Alt. 4,636 feet Og. 335 miles Whitewater Alt. 4,665 feet Og. 340 miles Kah nah Alt. 4,683 feet Og. 344 miles Deer Run Alt. 4,712 feet Og. 350 miles Bridgeport Alt. 4,755 feet Og. 354 miles Dominquez Alt. 4,801 feet Og. 361 miles Escalante Ait. 4,845 feet Og. 367 miles Stratter Alt. 4.880 feet Og. 372 miles Roubideau Alt. 4,900 feet Og. 3/4 miles The towns, until Delta is reached, are small trading towns for the surrounding agri- cultural and mining sections, and are situated in the beau- tiful valley of the Lower Gun- nison River, which empties into the Grand at Grand Junc- tion. The scenery along this part of the route is beautiful, although not of that rugged and weird character which so awes the traveler in the Upper Gun- nison, a little farther along. Excellent hunting and fishing are to be found in the moun- tains and streams contiguous to the stations. Prosperous trading place, where the main railway and the Gunnison River part company for a time, the route being up a tributary of the Gunnison. Alt. 4,980 feet ^ . r Og. 379 miles Delta is the center of a great area of fruit country, and immense quantities of apples, pears, grapes, peaches, etc., are shipped from here annually. Hotchkiss Alt. 5,369 feet Og. 404 miles From Delta a branch line ex- tends northeasterly through the beautiful and fertile Valley of the North Fork of the Paonia Gunnison. This valley is noted Alt. 5,694 feet for the magnificent and abund- Og. 412 miles ant crops of the choicest fruits and its generally superb scenery. Chipeta Has an Indian name, as have Alt. 5,173 feet nearly all stations in this Og. 3 3 4 miles section. Ah he - 2 feet Tra ding station, in center of Og. similes great fruit country. Montrose Population 2,500. Flourishing Alt. 5,811 feet railroad and mining supply Og. 400 miles town. Junction point with Ouray branch for famous tour "Around the Circle." Ridgway, on Ouray branch, is junc- tion point with Rio Grande Southern Railroad into Southwestern Colorado. Is the distributing point for an agricultural region of great prominence and fertility. Continuing to rise on its ascent to the Cedar Divide, the road reaches Fairview. Magnifi- Fairview cent v * ew ^ tlie Uncompahgre Alt. 6,165 feet Valley and distant San Juan Og. 405 miles Mountains to the south. "Squaw Hill" or Crossin g Cedar Divide at Cerro Cerro Summit Summit, the descent is made Alt. 7,968 feet through Cimarron Canon down Og. 417 miles to the Black Canon of the Gunnison, which had been left above Delta, because a line could not be obtained by following the stream. Cimarron Cimarron Creek empties into Alt. 6,906 feet Gunnison River. During sum- Og. 423 miles rner months observation car put on here to go through Black Canon 15 miles and taken off at Sapinero. Black Canon Begins one mile east of Cim- of the arron and ends at Sapinero. Gunnison For miles the railroad is upon a ledge blasted out of the rock cliff, whose walls are perpendicular for over 2,000 feet. CURECANTI NEEDLE. Curecanti Famous Curecanti Needle and Chipeta Falls. Junction for branch to Lake City, a thriving Lake Junction mountain town of 2,000 people, 36 miles to the south, where mining, hunting, fishing, etc., are prominent. 35 Alt. 7,075 feet Og. 431 miles Alt. 7,235 feet Og. 437 miles Eastern end of Black Canon and the upper end of the Valley of the Gunnison. The rail- road has reached the river lev- Sapinero Alt. 7,255 feet r - . -1 r c Og. 438 miles Thirteen miles from Sapmero, to the southwest, lies the new Kezar gold camp of Goose Creek, a Alt. 7,434 feet recent discovery which bids fair to rival the older and more promising camps. A railroad is projected. Observation car taken off here Aberdeen Junction for branch to Aber- Junction ^een, 10 miles south. Alt. 7,550 feet Og. 45 miles Enterprising place of 3,000 Gunnison people, is in the heart of gold, Alt. 7,685 feet silver, lead, copper and coal country, and the junction for the line leading to famous Crested Butte bitu- minous and anthracite coal fields. Good fish- ing and hunting near here. Good hotels. Parlin After leaving Gunnison, a Alt. 7,952 feet broad, level plateau is crossed (altitude 7,680 feet) and Tomi- chi Valley entered, and the Bonita Tomichi River, a splendid fish- Q 1 *' ^mifeV in stream > * s followed toward Marshall Pass. Doyle Ten miles from Doyle are Alt. 8,062 feet Waunita Hot Springs, with wonderful curative qualities. Good accommodations and grand scenery. Crookton Alt. 8,168 feet Og. 486 miles Elko Alt. 8,288 feet Og. 490 miles Sargent Alt. 8,477 feet Og. 495 miles Opposite here is a large dome- like mountain. Foothills begin here and Tom- ichi Valley gradually rises. The range of mountains looms up ahead and looks insur- mountable. From here to Salida 43 miles half taken up in crossing Marshall Pass. MARSHALL PASS. Buxton Alt. 9,794 feet Og. 499 miles Chester Alt. 9,412 feet Og. 503 miles Shawano , Alt. 10,082 feet Og. 507 miles Hilden Alt. 10,278 feet Og. 508 miles Are passed as the road begins its tortuous climb of the west- ern slope of Marshall Pass. Train is here divided in sec- tions and two engines put on each section to pull to the sum- mit. From here four tracks en ter- race may be counted, as a re- sult of the road's zigzag course. Marshall Pass The railroad here performed Alt. 10,856 feet one of the greatest feats known to engineering science, and crossed the main range of the Rocky Mountains at a height of nearly 1 1,000 feet. Pocono The descent is made by going round and round, and is not really completed until Poncha Junction is reached, 21 miles from Marshall Pass proper. Alt. 10,316 feet Og. 514 miles Gray's Alt. 9,673 feet Og. 518 miles Keene Alt. 9,301 feet Og. 520 miles Mear's Junction Alt. 8,431 feet Og. 526 miles Poncha Junction Alt. 7,480 feet Og. 532 miles Splendid views between Gray's and Keene. The two trains play hide and seek around the curves. The D. & R. G. Line to Ala- mosa, Creede, Durango and Silverton, Espanola and Santa Fe, New Mexico, branches off here. Arkansas Valley entered, and run of four miles reaches Salida Alt. 7,050 feet Og. 537 miles Mentioned in accompanying description of D. & R. G. stan- dard gauge line, which here unites with the narrow gauge, and for description of remainder of this route see that given on standard gauge line from Sa- lida eastward. Memorandum. FOR COPIES OF THIS AND OTHER ILLUSTRATED , PAMPHLETS APPLY TO F. A. WADLEIGH, - Assistant General Passenger Agent, Denver, Colo. H. E. TUPPER , - General Agent Passenger Department, 335 Broadway, New York, N. Y. R. C. NICHOL, General Agent, RALPH J. VAN DYKE, - Traveling Passenger Agent, J. E. CLARK, - Traveling Freight and Passenger Agent 242 South Clark Street, Chicago, 111. L. D.KNOWLES, .... General Agent, A.R.MALCOLM, - - - Traveling Passenger Agent, C. E. BOTSFORD, - - - City Passenger Agent, 114 Wisconsin Street, Milwaukee, Wis. H. V. LUYSTER, - - Traveling Passenger Agent 315 N. Y. Life Building, Kansas City, Mo. F. B. SEMPLE, - - - City Passenger Agent, A. McFARLAND, .... City Ticket Agent, Albany Hotel, Denver, Colo. W.H.CUNDEY, - . Traveling Passenger Agent, Denver, Colo. J.M.ELLISON, .... General Agent 16 N. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, Colo. H. F. KRUEGER, - - - General Agent, 2nd and Main Streets, Pueblo, Colo. S. M. BROWN, - - - - General Agent, 401 Harrison Ave., Leadville, Colo. I. A. BENTON, - General Agent Passenger Department, Dooly Block, Salt Lake City, Utah. F. GROESBECK, - - Traveling Passenger Agent, H. M. GUSHING, - - - Traveling Passenger Agent, Salt Lake City, Utah. G. W. FITZGERALD, - - General Agent, A. B. AYERS, .... City Ticket Agent, 51 East Broadway, Butte, Mont. W. C. McBRIDE, .... General Agent, M.J.ROCHE, - - - Traveling Passenger Agent, E. B. DUFFY, - Traveling Freight and Passenger Agent. 124 Third Street, Portland, Ore. JOHN A. BECKWITH, - - Passenger Agent, 1118 Broadway, Oakland, Cal. JOHN T. SKELTON. - - - Passenger Agent, 1017 Second Street, Sacramento, Cal. LEROY B. JOHNSON, 11 East Santa Clara St., San Jose, Cal. W. J. SHOTWELL, .... General Agent. H. A. BUCK, .... District Passenger Agent, W. B. TOWNSEND, Traveling Freight and Passenger Agent, F. T. BERRY, - Traveling Freight and Passenger Agent, BODE K. SMITH, - - - City Passenger Agent, 625 Market Street, San Francisco, Cal. T.D.CONNELLY, .... General Agent, T.F.FITZGERALD, - - District Passenger Agent, TIMOTHY MEE, - - Traveling Passenger Agent, 230 South Spring Street, Los Angeles, Cal. or S. K. HOOPER, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, Denver, Coio. A MOST SUPERB DINING=CAR SERVICE IS OPERATED ON ALL THROUGH TRAINS OF THE Rio Grande System SERVICE A LA CARTE.