■:> ,«06l*l3-MVr'lVJ •JdMBM SOJfl pJOiABO ll .0^ h ^^: "^: DHMS© THROiytGH TiliilE ROCKIES ONSRMiE Rj o mpmmmm iiiiliiliiliiliiliiliiliiliiliiliiliiliiliiliili!liiliiliilHi;iii!iiiiiiiiiliiiiiiii|iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiitiiii :i'.i.. "Around the Circle A Thousand Miles Through the Rockies ^ Every Mile a Picture'^ By EDWIN L. SABIN v.) ? Issued by the = = Passenger Department ? I DENVER & RIO GRANDE RAILROAD | = Copyright, 1913, by | = Frank A. Wadleigh, General Passenger Agent ? jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiliiiiiliiliiliiliiliiliiiiiiiiliiiniiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilii|v> i 1 ix UNCOMPAHGRE FALLS Near Ouray, on the "Rail and Stage' route of the "Around the Circle' tour. 7^6 ACADEMY OF PACIFIC COAST HISTORY In the San Juan Mining Region By Way of Explanation HAT the sight-seeing public may reasonably and easily view the Rocky Mountain country in all its distinctive features, the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad has instituted what is known as the "Around the Circle" trip. This trip starts at Denver, traverses Colorado westward (crossing the Continental Divide of the Rockies), almost at the western line of the state turns southward toward New Mexico, at the New Mexican line turns east, and after skirting New Mexico and dipping into that state turns northward, for Denver again. Thus it is fitly styled "Around the Circle." The tour embraces a thousand miles of travel, and can comfortably be performed in four days' time. The service given by the Denver & Rio Grande is modern ; the meals are excellent, and open-top observation cars are employed during the summer months, when practi- cable. "Around the Circle" includes the Denver & Rio Grande's most famous scenic features: Pikes Peak, Manitou and the Garden of the Gods, the Royal Gorge, the Grand Canon of the Arkansas, Marshall Pass, the Black Canon of the Gunnison; Ouray and the stage line and the Canon of the Rio de las Animas; Tellu- ride, Ophir Loop, Lizard Head Pass and the Cliff- Dwelling ruins of the Mesa Verde; the Cumbres Divide, Toltec Gorge, the San Luis Park, La Veta Pass, etc. It is a tour presenting Nature in a magnifi- cence well-nigh prodigal, displaying feats of engineer- MAP OF AROUND THE CIRCLE TOUR, Showing Location of Principal CiiTT Dwellings. n! "I I I LlZABt) HEADv«A-. ^No"v?rAH RUINS [Xiesa Verde National Parkj ^ "^ ^O'li'^ 1 j Cli]f Dwellini FOUR I CORNERS NEW _ Indian SANTA CLARA p^^j^,^ „ Indian fSAN ILDEPONSO p^jblo THE course of the traveler on the Denver & Rio Grande's great "Around the Circle" tour is indi- cated by arrows. Start may be made from Denver, Colorado Springs, Manitou, or Pueblo. At Ridgway, on the western turn, the course divides. The traveler may follow the arrows by the outer, "All Rail," route; or he may take the inner, "Rail and Stage," denoted by the arrows and dots. Choice is made when purchasing ticket. The various side trips marked should not be neglected. For them special low rates are granted; the "Circle" ticket permits of stopovers. By Way of Explanation hig that might have been deemed impossible, and instructing in the varied industries of the typical inter- mountain West. Two Indian agencies are passed through. The "Around the Circle" ticket is good for sixty days, and admits of stopovers as desired, so that numerous little side trips to hot springs, mining camps, ancient towns, pueblos and ruins can conveniently and cheaply be taken. THE TWO ROUTES When purchasing the "Circle" ticket, there is a choice of two routes. One may travel the entire dis- tance by rail, or one may change for a short space to stage. The two routes are identical to Ridgway, on the western turn. At Ridgway they separate, but come together again at Durango, south. When going "All Rail" from Ridgway one pro- ceeds over the tracks of the Rio Grande Southern, via Dallas Divide, Telluride, Ophir Loop, Lizard Head Pass, and Mancos, and as a side trip may visit the mar- velous cliff-dwelling ruins of the Mesa Verde. By the "Rail and Stage" route one proceeds from Ridgway over the Denver & Rio Grande to Ouray, at Ouray takes stage-coach for a thrilling mountain-trail ride to Red Mountain and to Silverton, and thence descends by railroad the Animas Canon. From Durango on there is again only the single route. Each of these two methods — the "All Rail" and the "Rail and Stage" — has its especial attractions, and either will be thoroughly enjoyed. SIDE TRIPS Side trips contiguous to the "Circle" tour possess- ing attractions of especial interest, but which are not included in the "Circle" rate, arc briefly described in side notes running with the general text. Holders of "Circle" tickets can make these side trips at greatly re- duced rates. [5] PIKES PEAK The most famous peak of the Rockies. Seen from the car windows on "Around the Circle" trip. Elevation, 14,109 feet above sea level. Pikes Peak through Gateway to Garden of the Gods ^'^Around the Circle Denver to Pueblo Starting from Denver, Colorado's capital and metropolis, at first the route leads south. Upon the right are the mountains, upon the left are the plains. Fort Logan Just out of Denver the train slips by Fort Logan, one of the finest army posts in the United States, ac- commodating infantry or cavalry. Castle Rock The train has been climbing the long incline of a divide, or watershed. At Castle Rock, thirty-three miles from Denver, the altitude has increased a thou- sand feet. Across the track from the station here is a boldly out-cropping hill from which the pretty little town takes name. The up-grade continues. From Larkspur a side trip by private convey- ance may be made to Perry Park, an hour's ride westward. Palmer Lake PERRY PARK Perry Park is an ideal little resort tucked away at the foot of the mountains. Its advan- tages are its supply of i)ure. cold water, its quiet, its walks and drives, and its accessibility to Denver. It contains curious, fanciful formations of red sand- stone. Elevation, 6,800 feet. Distance from the railroad, five miles. About seven miles beyond Larkspur the train passes Casa Blanca, a white cliff on the west of the track, 200 feet high and 1,000 long; and two more miles bring the crest of the divide and the resort of Palmer Lake. The lake here is so pre- cisely poised that one end of it contributes to the Platte River north, the other to the Arkansas south. Eleva- tion, 7,237 feet. Glen Park and Pine Crest Adjacent to Palmer Lake, on the southwest, are the summer resorts of Glen Park and Pine Crest, with tnO ■ Around the Circle >> numerous pretty Swiss chalets nestling among the pines. The route is now down-grade, among grotesque sand- stone figures, the aggregation being most pronounced in Monument Park, Edgerton station. Ten miles far- ther the train rolls into Colorado Springs, beside Pikes Peak. Colorado Springs Almost any amount of time can profitably be spent in Colorado Springs and vicinity. The city is amply supplied with fine hotels and boarding-houses, and an electric system covers it thoroughly. The sub- urb of Broadmoor is a place of surpassing loveliness, and North Cascade and Wood . i-i-^ -1 CRIPPLE CREEK Avenues exhibit residences I . , rr>t . From Colorado Springs to princely in rank. The region crippie Creek, by the rio about is filled with natural Grande connection, is forty J -Q I . miles — every rod thereof wonders. IXeady access is crowded with mountain scenery. gained to Pikes Peak, Crystal cnppie Greek has a population r> 1 \/r ^ \ r -^ /^t_ of 6,300; the altitude is 9,591 Park, Mount ManitOU, Chey- feet-3.600 feet more than that enne Mountain, Manitou and of Colorado springs, it and its ,1/^j ri-/^j J companion camp of Victor are the Crarden Ot the CrOdS, and joined by an electric line. Hotel railroad connection is made accommodations are good, and • 1 ^1 /- , . . at some of the largest mines With the tamed mining-CampS ^j^jtors are welcome. The ores of Victor and Cripple Creek. y'^id principally goid. Colorado City Adjoining Colorado Springs is Colorado City, Colorado's first territorial capital. It boasts extensive railroad repair shops and important ore-reduction plants. Manitou The resort of Manitou is quickly reached from Colorado Springs over a branch line of the Denver & Rio Grande, or by trolley or carriage. It was long the "Manitou" or Place of Reverence of the Indians. The springs within the town limits, and which are so widely known, are nine, soda and iron. They are enclosed by basins and the waters are free. The hotels at Manitou are large and up-to-date. For excursions there are the Garden of the Gods, Ute Pass, North and South Chcy- [9] a tn-rS '- C ° CO O >*; ''Around the Circle" enne Canons, the Seven Lakes, Pikes Peak, Crystal Park, Mount Manitou, etc. The town is situated amidst brilliant coloring, the air is delightful, and probably pikes peak and crystal no pleasure resort is more pop- 1 From Manitou a cog road '-^I'*!^* Tj V I hauls passengers to the summit r'UeDlO of Pikes Peak, elevation 14,109 TP r^ ^ JO- ^i_ f^ct. From the top the view is From Colorado SprmgS the 3„,,erb beyond words. The course of the "Circle" trip "'orld Hes spread below, and the ,• ^u J J eye wanders over mile after mile COntmueS southward, down ,f ,,i,i„ ^^^ range. Ascent may Fountain Creek: the "Fon- also be made afoot or by horse, ._• • T> -n 5j • following a good trail, tame - qui - BoUllle — Sprmg crystal Park, a beautiful nat- Which boils. Distant mOUn- "ral park at the foot of Cam- .„• 11 .1 • v^ J eron's Cone, is reached from tains are blue on the right, and ^j,,,, Colorado springs or Man- forty-five miles from Colorado itou, by luxurious Packard au- Ql-^-^'.^^r, /^-.^ ir„^.^ T\^^ ^.»\ tos, over a newly built private Springs (120 from Denver) ^^,^ ^„^, ^^„,J„^ ^ ^f^^^i,. Pueblo is reached. The pOpU- cent panorama of all points of lation of Pueblo is 45,000; '"^-^^* j" '\' P«kes Peak Re- i^J* . ' gion and a bracing thirty-mile the altitude is 4,672 feet. ride. Sixty years ago it was simply "the pueblo," a trading-post for New Mexico. Today it is the "Pittsburgh of the West," and the second city in the state. It is a smelting center, has immense iron and steel works, forms an important railroad point, and is the home of the state fair. Medicinal springs of value are found here. Pueblo to Montrose At Pueblo the train turns sharply into the west, and proceeds up the Arkansas River. Florence The station of Portland, twenty-seven miles from Pueblo, is noteworthy on account of the cement plant. In a few minutes thereafter the oil region of Florence is entered. The characteristic derricks are seen on every side. The wells are rich and reliable producers. Canon City Ascending the rippling Arkansas the "Circle" train has penetrated through the foothills and now, [11] ROYAL GORGE, FROM THE TOP Reached from Canon City, on the "Around the Circle" tour. From the almost per- pendicular wall on the right one looks downward 2,627 feet to the railroad track and the Arkansas River. Around the Circle" eight miles from Florence, puffs into Canon City, at the edge of the mountains. Canon City (so-called be- cause of the Royal Gorge just beyond) has a popula- tion of 6,500, and is 160 miles from Denver on the "Around the Circle" tour. The altitude is 5,3/^/] feet. The city and neighborhood are one vast orchard and '^""'^ ° gorge^'^'''''' truck-garden; large and small „ ^ ^ , .^ t> , ^ r . 11- ^^^ *°P °^ *^^ Royal Gorge irUltS are produced m abun- is attained after a charming dance. The State Peniten- ^":^°^ f ^'^* "^"f ; ^'^'^^ ^^^ mclude the world-famous Sky- tiary is located here. Canon une Drive, upon the brink of City also possesses resources ^^'^ '"'^^^y ""^^^"^ °"^ '"^y p^^*" r 1 J • 1 J 1 down 2,600 feet upon river and or coal and mineral, and has track beneath; and lifting the soda and iron springs, hot and ^^^^ "^^^ ^"^^^^^ °" *^'^ ^and . J .-^ j*-^ ^ the expanse outspread of plain cold. A railroad ox much and valley, on that the brooding scenic interest connects with ^'°p" ^"^ ""'^^^^ °^ ^^^ ^^'■"^'' Cripple Creek, forty miles north ; and there is the Sky-Line Drive, and the trip to the top of the Royal Gorge. The Royal Gorge Leaving Canon City (on the outskirts passing the State Penitentiary, at the right of the track), the train glides between high hills; and still keeping by the river with a sweeping curve enters the Royal Gorge of the Grand Canon of the Arkansas. This far-famed defile, annually traversed by thousands of sight-seers, is the rift through which the Arkansas finally bursts from the mountains, to freedom and the plains below. Justly has the gorge won its great repute. The outer portals are dark green; within, the hue brightens to the more cheery shades of ruddy granite and gneiss. Where touched by the spray and the sun the particles of quartz glisten and the red is almost as deep as blood. The river boils madly. The confining ramparts rise in solid sheets; here and there broken by crack and crenelation, but all unscalable. Gigantic masses of rock have fallen, to lodge picturesquely in the water or alongside. Hug- ging close to the wall, the train swerves to right and to left, always miraculously rounding projecting shoul- ders, and ever proffering unexpected vistas of the nar- [13] IN THE ROYAL GORGE The Royal Gorge, i66 miles from Denver, on the "Around the Circle" tour, forms the narrow mouth of the Grand Canon of the Arkansas. The walls range from i,ooo to nearly 3,000 feet in height. The railroad runs between. At the famous Hanging Bridge the width is but thirty feet, the depth is half a mile. Around the Circle >> row way unfolding ahead. The engine's whistle echoes and re-echoes. The rushing stream would claim the whole space; therefore it has been necessary to build a road-bed for the track out from the wall, and buttress it. More constricted grows the route, until at the Hanging Bridge the passage is but ten yards wide, while on either hand the perpendicular granite towers aloft 2,627 feet — but thirteen feet less than half a mile. From the bottom of this spectacular crevasse the fleecy clouds appear to be brushing the rim, where the stars twinkle down at mid-day. Grand Canon of the Arkansas The Royal Gorge ceases by slightly expanding; however, the Grand Canon of the Arkansas, with the rock-masses and the crenelated ramparts, the strata fused and plaited, the glowing atmosphere and the rushing river, continues. At Parkdale, seven miles, the view opens; and although the course remains land- locked, the canon proper has ended. After winding among pretty parks and a multitude of cedar-bearing ledges the train halts at Salida. Salida Salida (Spanish for "outlet," and accented on the second syllable) is 215 miles from Denver on the "Around the Circle" tour and has a population of 5,000. The altitude is 7,050 feet. It is a prominent junction of the road, lines leading out south, east and west. The town commands a view, southward, of the remarkable Sangre de Cristo (Blood of Christ) Range; to the northwest is the snow-crowned Collegiate Range ; to the southwest are Mount Ouray and Mount Shavano, between which is Marshall Pass. The Poncha hot springs are five miles south, and the Wellsville springs are six miles down the Arkansas. Marshall Pass At Salida change is made from standard gauge to narrow gauge tracks; and at Mears Junction the ascent [15] Alio NDSINNnD M H Around the Circle" of Marshall Pass is begun. This famous pass, now subdued by a marvelous feat of railroad engineering, crosses the Continental Divide at an elevation of 10,856 feet. Two engines take the train in tow. In a serpentine trail the track goes wriggling on, seizing every advantage, weaving in and out and doubling on itself. Each turn occupies higher ground than the preceding, and thus by a series of loops the great divide is scaled. It is up, up, up, with the air growing rarer and the view over the tops of the timber steadily ex- panding, until, having climbed 21 1 feet for every mile of advance, and having rumbled through protective snow-sheds, upon the summit the train pauses, more than two miles in the air, and almost at timber-line. The Atlantic slope is behind, the Pacific is before. This is the water-shed of the continent. At such a height vegetation is stunted; below are the tracks, suc- cessive steps like terraces; from the observatory all the mountains of the Rockies seem visible — range after range, dark-green, gray, or snowy-white. The grand old crater crest of Mount Ouray looms magnificent. After the halt, down the farther slope rolls the train by gravitation, and with brakes set. A Sportsman's Country Along the descent the train falls in with Tomichi (To-mee-chee) Creek, and accompanies it through a beautiful stretch of meadowlands occupied by ranches. Trout are in the streams and feathered and large game in the hills. Ten miles by stage from Doyle are the Waunita hot springs. Soon the train arrives at Gun- nison. Gunnison The town of Gunnison is located upon a flat, alti- tude 7,683 feet, with the mountains surrounding. It has a population of 2,000 and is 288 miles from Denver on the "Around the Circle" tour. Gunnison is the com- mercial center of the prosperous Gunnison Valley, and is a favorite headquarters for fishermen. From it a spur [17] IN THE BLACK CANON The Black Canon of the Gunnison is 314 miles from Denver on the "Around the Circle" tour, and is traversed for sixteen miles by the railroad. Its sides reach a height of more than 2,000 feet. The Gun- nison River, famous for its trout fishing, pours turbulently through. "A r o u n t h C i r c 1 of the Denver & Rio Grande runs north twenty-seven miles to Crested Butte, forking there for the camps of Ruby and Anthracite. Along the Famous Gunnison From Gunnison the train follows down the Gunnison River, one of the finest trout streams in the world, here swirling on between grassy banks in a wide valley. At Sapinero station river and railroad enter together the Black Canon; but a branch of the road extends southward thirty-six miles to Lake City. Black Canon of the Gunnison The Black Canon of the Gunnison is deemed fully the equal of the Royal Gorge, but varies therefrom materially. The title is a misnomer, for the depths are not really "black" or gloomy. The Gun- nison River dashes through with such impetuousness that it is beaten to foam among the numerous boulders in its bed. The canon walls are pleasing- ly colored and are constantly opening and closing, display- ing rifts and parks. There is considerable vegetation, and in places are vast masses of slide-rock and granite blocks. Chipeta Falls (memorializing the wife of Chief Ouray of the Utes) comes rolling and leaping in a white course [19] TO CRESTED BUTTE The line up to Crested Butte ascends among the head tribu- taries of the Gunnison River, all noted for their trout. Ten miles from Gunnison, Almont, a pop- ular outing resort, is passed. From the narrow valley of the East River, the train makes exit into Crested Butte. Crested Butte is situated on the East and the Slate rivers, in a Ijasin at the foot of the romantic Elk Mountains. A peculiar hill be- stows the name. Bituminous coal of superior coking quality and anthracite of the best grade are found near at hand. Rich veins of gold and silver are be- ing developed. The scenery roundabout is entrancing, the hunting good, and the fishing, as elsewhere along the line, is splendid. Ruby, Floresta and Anthracite are camps that may he visited. LAKE CITY Lake City is reached by the Lake Fork branch of the Den- ver &' Rio Grande, and is 350 miles from Denver on the "Around the Circle" tour. The track skirts the tumultuous Lake Fork tributary of the Gunnison, through the narrow, deep Lake Fork Canon. The view from the farther end of the cafion is most impressive, embracing a wide sweep of snowy ranges. Lake City is a thriving place of 450 people, with mining the chief interest. It is one of the prettiest towns in the state. Here is charming Lake San Cristoval, named by a Spanish monk of the seven- teenth century. From Lake City the summit of Uncompah- gre Peak, 14,289 feet, may be attained. The altitude of the town itself is 8,686 feet. 1 ^ _ i _,_^^^^^^^Bi F "^^^^^^^^^ B^^^^^^^^^H I .v' ■ '-' f^ "f^^dl^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H ^^_^-^^ ^x;-- '►i ' ■^' - - -~ 1 II \j^jj/S^ pi jmwrS^^^^Km^Bf^^k CURECANTI NEEDLE The Curecanti Needle, midway of the Black Canon of the Gunnison, on the "Around the Circle" tour, is an isolated, sharp spire of rock projecting perpendicularly to a re- markable height above the track. "Around the Circle 99 down a lofty wall, on the right, and farther along on the left the tremendous splinter of Curecanti Needle pierces to the clouds. By the short side-canon of the Cimarron, just beyond Crystal Creek, the train finally emerges at Cimarron station. Into Mesa Land Onward from Cimarron the topography of the country changes. The pine-clad mountains give place to rolling sage and flat- topped elevations with striated sides — table-lands or mesas. This is a range for sheep and cattle, and when irrigated bursts into green ranches. Out of Cimarron two engines pull the train up the dif- ficult grade of Squaw Hill. At Cerro Summit the Valley of the Uncompahgre lies spread before, with Utah in the distance. Just before reaching Montrose the train passes the valley portal of the Gunnison tun- nel, one of the great works of the United States Gov- ernment Reclamation Service, reclaiming 150,000 acres of arid land. Montrose Montrose, 351 miles from Denver on the "Around the Circle" tour, is situated in the midst of Colorado's famous Western Slope district. The population of Montrose is 3,500; the altitude, 5,811 feet. The pro- duction of fruit, potatoes, garden-truck, grain and hay hereabouts is marvelous. The fertile Uncompahgre Valley runs southeast and northwest. To the north are the outlines of the Grand Mesa. The Horsefly Range, bluish and white-streaked, is slightly west of south, while slightly east of south appear the jagged Sawtooth Mountains. The "Circle" route now bears between. Montrose, Ridgway and Durango ALL RAIL Durango, a hundred miles south, at the lower edge of a bristling swarm of peaks, is the next objective point. From Montrose the "Circle" trail leads up the [21] OPHIR LOOP AND CATHEDRAL SPIRES Ophir Loop and its included phenomenon of Cathedral Spires are on the Rio Grande Southern Railroad of the "Around the Circle" tour, by the "All Rail" route, 422 miles from Denver and 17 miles from Telluride. ''Around the Circle'' prosperous Uncompahgre Valley. Translated from the Ute Indian tongue, ''uncompahgre" (un-com-pah-greh) means "red stream," and this valley was the Utes' favorite camping-ground. Twenty-five miles from Montrose is Ridgway, where the "Around the Circle" course splits into the two routes before explained. Dallas Divide The All-Rail passengers are transferred to the Rio Grande Southern Railroad; and diverging up Pleasant Valley, presently by a sinuous trail similar to that of Marshall Pass, are climbing the Dallas Divide of the Horsefly Mountains. Leopard Creek is a friendly companion. The ascent furnishes a superb view, east- ward, of the Uncompahgre Mountains, plashed with snow. Having coasted down the Divide, the train meets the San Miguel River; and rounding Mount Sneffles (height 14,158 feet) is at Vance Junction. It is worthy of mention that the first plant in the world for the commercial transmission of electricity of high power generated by water was put into successful op- eration near Telluride. Telluride The mining camp of Telluride, 423 miles from Denver on the "All Rail" route of the "Around the Circle" tour, is located at an altitude of 8,756 feet, in a basin encompassed by wild peaks. The population is 2,000. Near Telluride are some marvelously rich gold and silver mines, which the tourist should not fail to visit. The transportation of ore from the mines to the railroad is accomplished by means of pack mules, which present a most interesting sight winding up and down the mountain sides. Among the scenic features are the beautiful Bridal Veil Falls at Pandora, while in an opposite direction the picturesque "Tom Boy Road" leads far above the town to the famous "Tom Boy" and "Smuggler" mines. Days may be spent sight-seeing in Telluride and vicinity with enjoyment and profit. [23] r o u n t h C i r c 1 Ophir Loop and Trout Lake Southward bound from Vance Junction the train enters Ophir Loop, upon the side of Ophir Mountain. This is another triumph of engineering peculiar to the "Circle" trip. The ascending track takes wide, breath- less curves among the pines and the crags, while to the eyes unfolds the perfect stateliness, ahead, of the pin- nacle Cathedral Spire. And suddenly, over the crest, is discovered Trout Lake, blue and shimmering, with Beattie Mountain sentinel beside. Lizard Head Pass The San Miguel Mountains would bar the way, but the ''Circle" train climbs them by the way of Liz- ard Head Pass, and at an elevation of 10,238 feet crosses. From the pass projects into the clear air an odd outcrop of gray rock, resembling a lizard propped with nose uplifted. Rico Rushing down Lizard Head Pass, through a region encum- bered with boulders, the train arrives at Rico, another min- ing town. Rico (ree-ko: rich) has for a site the crater of an extinct volcano. Close by is Telescope Mountain, of curi- ous formation. All this region bears evidences of intense vol- canic eruption. To Cliff-Dweller Land From Rico the "All Rail" route of "Around the Circle" follows down the Dolores River (christened long ago by Spanish explorers for the Vir- gin Mary, "Our Lady of Sor- [25] THE MESA VERDE The Great Mesa Verde (Green Tableland) National Park and the cliff-dwelling ruins, of which it is a veritable storehouse, are reached by a ride of twenty-five miles from Mancos over a most picturesque trail and Govern- ment road. At Mancos guides, saddle horses and equipages and all needful accessories may be readily obtained. The Mesa Verde has an area of twenty- five miles in length by fifteen in breadth ; the height above the plain varies from 600 feet to 1,200 feet. It is deeply cut by startling cafions, many almost inaccessible, and all containing numbers of ruined habitations built into niches and beneath overhanging ledges and styled "Cliff Dwellings." The age of the ruins is estimated at from five hundred to a thousand years. Pottery, implements, re- mains of wearing apparel and mummified bodies are found. Navajo and Cliff cafions are the ones most convenient for visit- ors; the ruins in their walls never fail to amaze. The. Mesa rm^.f:^:^m FAMOUS MARSHALL PASS The Denver & Rio Grande here crosses the Continental Divide at an elevation of 10,856 feet. The building of this line in 1881 was the first construction of a rail- road over the tops of the Rocky Moun- tains. round the Circle" rows,") traverses the Dolores Verde is now under the protec- r^ - J • ^i_ r • T 7- n tion of the Secretary of the In- Canon, and in the fair Valley Verier. Arch.oiogists repre- Of the Dolores arrives at Do- senting the Smithsonian Instl- 1 „ . T-v- • tutlon and the U. S. Govern- lores town. Digression may „,,„, ,,,, ^een engaged during be made, here, for the Cliff- the last few years in strengthen Dwellino- ruins of the Mesa '"^ ^""^ restoring the principal X^wcilillj^ lUlll^ Ul LllC iVXCbd ruins. The Government Is build- Verde; but ManCOS, twenty Jng an excellent wagon road, miles onward, is generally se- "'''' "'" '°°" ^', completed, ' o / affordmg accommodations for lected. From Dolores, also, those who object to making a the overland trip is made to ^^^j;;^" "^ '''' ''''' °" '°'"^- the wonderful Natural Bridges of Southern Utah. Next obliquing eastward the train speeds through the thickly sodded Lost Canon, and over a hill studded with great pines, to Mancos, in the Mancos Valley. On to Durango Continuing from Mancos the train leaves the pas- toral Mancos Valley and crosses the Divide at Cima; and after passing through a lumbering tract and the Government reserve of old Fort Lewis enters Durango. Montrose, Ridgway and Durango RAIL AND STAGE The "All Rail" connection between Ridgway and Durango has been described. Those who, on this "Around the Circle" tour, have elected "Rail and Stage" continue by Denver & Rio Grande from Ridg- way, the point of division, up the Uncompahgre Valley to Ouray, ten miles. Ouray The altitude of Ouray is 7,721 feet; its popula- tion is 2,000. To the eye Ouray is completely walled in by an amphitheatre of precipitous cliff, with no por- tal apparent. Its site is a natural park; upon one side the amphitheatre of cliff is banded with all shades of red from pink to maroon, and topped with orange; upon another a limestone white predominates; and upon another the white and the more vivid hues are overcast by the darker pines and cedars. From high up on the front of one striated cliff out-gushes a sudden [29] "Around the Circle" water- fall. At the opposite limits of the town is an area underlaid by hot springs, and all the year the grass and cress grow green. Beyond is Box Canon, a crack extending from base to crest of wall, through which careens, roaring and tumbling, a creek. A walk has been constructed by which the crack may be ascended for some distance. Across the canon has been thrown a suspension bridge. Mining is Ouray's chief asset; and the aerial tramways of the mines look like spider-webs against the crimson and yellow and white backgrounds. Over the Stage Road At Ouray change is made to stage. The famous old Concord coach is still used — drawn by six clatter- ing horses, the driver picturesque on his seat. Exit is found through a gap, and along Uncompahgre Canon. The road is here buttressed with fragments, and here hewn out of the solid rock; and ever climbing winds midway betwixt top of hill and bottom of canon and gulch. The blending colors of the cliffs and of the foliage are entrancing. Where Bear Creek is crossed, directly beneath the water falls a straight, uninter- rupted 253 feet. Swathes cut by snow-slides are to be noted. Likely enough a prospecting outfit, with pack- train of burros, is encountered. At a certain point the stage from the other end is met and passed. Mount Abram, whose huge, rounded crown is just visible from Ouray, is revealed in all his majesty ahead. Mining camps, active or idle, are scattered along the way. At Red Mountain, altitude 11,025 feet, the passengers were formerly transferred to the Silverton Railroad, "The Rainbow Route," but for the season of 1913 passenger trains will not be operated on that line, and the stage will continue through to Silverton, paralleling the railroad track. The Silverton Railroad This remarkable railroad was constructed by Otto Mears, the "Pathfinder of the San Juan." The obsta- cles which it has overcome, the tortuous, thrilling course which it covers, can be appreciated through experience [31] ON THE STAGE ROAD This wonderful line extends from Ouray up to Red Mountain, twelve miles, and on to Silverton, twelve miles further; being a part of the "Rail and Stage" route of the "Around the Circle" tour. '"^ A round the Circle'' only. It runs along the side of lurid Red Mountain (the location of many rich mines), at Summit attains an elevation of 1 1,235 feet, and thence descends to Sil- verton; in all a distance of twelve miles. SiJverton The altitude of Silverton, the "Queen of the San Juan," is 9,300 feet. Dominating the flat upon which the town is situated rises Sultan Mountain, its tinted flanks honeycombed with tunnels; and all the red and purple slopes about are likewise made to pay tribute of silver and gold. Many mines are above timber line. Silverton is well accustomed to "old-fashioned" win- ters, with snow eight feet and more on the level. The population is 2,200. Las Animas Canon From Silverton the "Around the Circle" route leads down the Canon of the Rio de las Animas Perdi- das (River of the Lost Souls) to Durango, forty-five miles. The trip through the Animas Canon differs from any canon trip yet experienced. In places the track is upon a shelf of the rock, a gorge below and the perpendicular wall above. The hurrying river boils and eddies. From this side and that silvery rills hasten to join it. Through a gap are described the Needle Mountains, their hue a strange, pale purple, their row of peaks seemingly as thin as splinters. De- scending from its shelf, the track skirts the very brink of the river, and passes through lovely little parks. Thus the aspects of the trip continually change. At Rockwood is an immense reservoir, for supplying power to the mines of the San Juan and La Plata districts. After thirty-four miles of adventurous descent, at Her- mosa the canon opens, disclosing below and ahead the placid Valley of the Animas. Trimble Hot Springs Two miles from Hermosa the Trimble hot springs, alongside the route, are reached. Here is a hotel. The waters are of pronounced curative value and the place [33] CANON OF THE RIO DE LAS ANIMAS PERDIDAS ("River of Lost Souls") This picturesque canon extends for over thirty miles between Silverton and Durango, and is traversed by the "Rail and Stage" passengers on the "Around the Circle" tour. The road-bed is high on the canon wall, with the Animas River below. Around th 1 r c 1 >j is an attractive resort, being conveniently and pleas- antly situated. After leaving Trimble the train skirts for nine miles the Animas Valley, which is one great ranch with the river rollicking through; and presently glides into Durango. Durango The altitude of Durango lation is 5,000. It has one of the state. Enormous beds of coal exist, and much coke is manufactured. The Ani- mas Valley and the Florida Valley, and the desert where reclaimed by irrigation, are producers of wonderful crops — fruit and garden truck, grain and hay. The New Mexican line is only twenty miles south; a branch of the Denver & Rio Grande from Durango crosses it, extending down along the Animas, amidst a prolific orchard and garden region, through Aztec, where are ancient pueblo ruins, to Farmington, fifty miles. Durango to Alamosa From Durango the "Around the Circle" route continues eastward, gradually inclining toward New Mexico. Along the rivers are bottoms of wil- lows and grass; sage and sprawling cedar and pinon are the features of the natural is 6,520 feet; its popu- the largest smelters in THE AZTEC RUINS The town of Aztec, New Mex- ico, is thirty-five miles by rail- road from Durango. The ruins are then but a short drive. They are upon an elevated tract over- looking the Animas, and differ only in location from the ruins of cliff-dwellings. The largest mass of ruins is presumed to represent a pueblo seven stories high. The flat stones of which the buildings were constructed came from a quarry three miles away, and the remarkable road over which the toilers trudged can be seen even from the train. There are two groups of ruins, termed the "Old" and the "New." FARMINGTON AND SHIP ROCK Farmington, the present ter- minus of the branch railroad, is set in the midst of orchards and ranches. Thirty miles west, and plainly to be descried, a stu- pendous mass of rock, resem- bling a ship under full sail, stands out above the desert. The Navajos, whose reservation is just beyond, claim that by this rock their ancestors were transported through the air from the far Northwest. The rock is sacred. PAGOSA SPRINGS These springs, lying upon the north bank of the beautiful San Juan River, at an altitude of [35] ''Around the Circle" vegetation elsewhere. North, 7,108 feet, were the "pagosa" or _^i 1 •Ti r i_ "healing waters" of the Utes. in the hills, are areas ot heavy They constitute one of the great- timber. ^^t thermal fountains on the continent. By quantitative and The Ute Indian Agency — 'r./rHr^:;.^ TZ r, ., J. _^ famous Carlsbad Sprudel spring JbOUrteen miles out ot DU- of anything found in this coun- rango the train crosses the ^'■y ' ^"^ '' '^ «^'"s to the simi- f-^1 • 1 T* • 1 • • 1 larity of the waters that this Honda River and is in the resort is caiied "The carisbad former reservation of the of America." Besides the wa- ri » YT AT • ters, the locality offers hunting J50Uthern Utes. At IgnaClO ^nd fishing and fine scenery. (named for the head-chief of all the Utes) is still the agency. At Pagosa Junction a branch of the railroad runs northward thirty-one miles, through immense primeval pines, to Pagosa Springs. Apache Indian Reservation About ten miles beyond Pagosa Junction the route passes into New Mexico, and soon thereafter into the reservation of the Jicarilla (Hee-cah-ree-yah) Apaches. At Dulce, seventeen miles from Pagosa Junction, is lo- cated the agency. Both the Apaches and the Utes are likely to proffer for sale specimens of their handicraft. Chama In the rolling, sagy country now being traversed multitudes of sheep move from pasture to pasture. Chama, where the train halts before climbing again the Continental Divide, presents an interesting sight in the shearing and the shipping season. The Cumbres Divide From Chama the course bears northward. The Cumbres Mountains rise before. Gliding over a lofty trestle, with Wolf Creek far below, the train proceeds to climb. At Cresco, Colorado is entered. The grade waxes at times 2 1 1 feet to the mile, almost the maxi- mum. The altitude of Chama is 7,863 feet; that of the crest of the Divide, fourteen miles on, is 10,015. [37] ,^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ y TOLTEC GORGE Two-thirds of the way along on the "Around the Circle" trip Toltec Gorge is encountered. From the car windows the passengers look down a startling 1,500 feet. "Around the Circle" The course of the ascent is rather more open than that of ascents before experienced. The view back into New Mexico is grand beyond description. At Cumbres (summits) the ascent has been achieved; once more the Continental Divide has been surmounted. Now below are vales particularly lush and well-watered, ideal for the camper and sportsman. Garfield Memorial Stone With speed slackening the train is approaching a startling chasm. On the right, close by the track and at an altitude of 9,600 feet, stands on end a block of granite with polished face. This is the token of me- morial services held upon the spot, September 26, 1881, by the National Association of General Passenger and Ticket Agents, for the late President James A. Gar- field, whose funeral was at the time taking place in Cleveland, Ohio. Toltec Gorge Beyond the impressive tribute the train rolls out upon a balcony of rock suspended over the very brink of Toltec Gorge. This gorge is as clean-cut, as nar- row and as deep as though an earthquake had split here the resisting granite. Within, the sides are singularly jagged and abrupt; just a few scattered pines cling to precarious footholds; the aspect is gloomy, forbidding; fifteen hundred feet down is a stream, imprisoned among huge, icy boulders. For that sensation which makes one tingle and draw breath hard this unexpected gaze into the abyss of Toltec Gorge will never be erased from memory. Phantom Curve Upon leaving the balcony the train is instantly swallowed by a tunnel; and when it has emerged there- from it has veered from the gorge and is hurrying downward. Rounding a sharp curve it is among the Phantoms — a weird company of monoliths, clustered along the track ; the family of some Lot, transfixed and exposed to the elements for untold centuries. [39] 'JUtau^fT Around t h Circle Los Pinos Canon The route now skirts the edge of the Canon of the Los Pinos. This canon partakes of the nature of a mighty gulch. From the train one has a birdseye view of the Los Pinos, and ranch-buildings and patches of meadow. Even the tops of the hills are below. The Whiplash A rolling, arid region covered with lava outcrop- ping or in disintegrating fragments is entered. The track lies in meandering loops. Finally, after a be- wildering cruise along this, "the Whiplash," Antonito, down within the beautiful San Luis Park, is attained. Antonito Antonito is set amidst a community devoted chiefly to agriculture and stock raising. A mile from it is the very interesting town of Conejos (co-na-hos: rabbits), one of the earliest of the Spanish settlements in Colorado, and today exhibit- ing Mexican life in all the distinctive features. From Antonito a branch of the Denver & Rio Grande Rail- road extends south 125 miles to historic Santa Fe, New Mexico, passing the hot springs of Ojo Caliente and penetrating into the curious pueblo country. Up the San Luis Valley Now over a three-rail track, accommodated to both nar- row-gauge and standard- gauge cars, from Antonito the "Circle" route leads straight up the green San Luis Valley, twenty-nine miles to Ala- [41] DOWN TO SANTA FE The trip from Antonito takes one across a high ridge which at Volcano, eighteen miles, is 8,487 feet above the sea; down again, through Comanche Can- on, at the exit of which is the station of Embudo (funnel : so christened because of the odd hill which splits the Rio Grande River here) ; nineteen miles along the Rio Grande del Norte, to Espafiola ; and on amidst pueblos to Santa Fe. RESORT OF OjO CALIENTE The hot springs of Ojo Cali- ente (Oho Cal-i-en-te: "Warm Eye," the Spanish poetically terming a welling spring an "eye") are twelve miles by stage westward from Barranca. The springs, strongly medicated, have long been known. Nearby is an ancient Mexican church. The Cerro Colorado (red moun- tain) is said to have been an active volcano seventy years ago. Around the Circl INSPECTING THE PUEBLOS mosa. In this prosperous val- ley, the size of Connecticut, v^^t rrnn^ nrp rnispH anri ^'^°"' Espaiiola, and from vast crops are raisea, ana g^^^^^ ^, ^^^ ^^^.^^ ^.^.^^^ ^^^ thousands of lambs and hogs pueblos of Santa Clara, San Juan, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, Pojuaque, Nambe, etc. These pueblos resemble closely the structures of the old Aztecs or valley-people, and intimate con- nection is traced between the Pueblo Indians, the Aztecs and the Cliflf-Dwellers. A typical pueblo is one mass of adobe, tilled with rooms, the stories constituting terraces. Entrance is gained, in many cases, by a ladder and a hole in the roof. The mode of life is communis- tic, and each pueblo has its gov- ernor. Feast days are many ; on them occur dances, races and ceremonials. are fattened through the win- ter on field peas. The streams afford good trout-fishing. Alamosa Alamosa is a junction town; from it the Denver & Rio Grande radiates in the four directions. The view of the Sangre de Cristo Range, and of its monarch. Sierra Blanca, is most inspiring. From Alamosa a side trip should be taken to the new Wheeler National Monu- ment Park, of strange natural formations, and to Wagon Wheel Gap and Creede, described on pages 45 and 47. Alamosa to Denver At Alamosa the course of the "Around the Circle" train changes from north to east, and heads for the Sangre de Cristo barrier. Twenty-four miles from Alamosa, Garland, where once stood Fort Gar- land (now but ruins) is to be briefly noted, and then atten- tion should be paid again to grand Sierra Blanca (white mountain), which long has been dominant on the left, be- fore. Sierra Blanca Sierra Blanca is accorded first place among all the strik- [43] THE PUEBLO OF TAOS The famous pueblo of Taos is reached by a drive of thirty miles eastward from Servilleta. Taos is peculiar to itself. The great day there is September 30, the Feast of San Geronimo (Her-on-i-mo), or St. Jerome, Taos' patron saint. This festi- val attracts sightseers from hun- dreds of miles. Taos occupies about 8,000 acres; the pueblo structures, inhabited by four hundred Indians, are two, one of five stories, one of seven — the latter being the highest pueblo in the Southwest, and Taos' glory. PAJARITO PARK CLIFF RUINS Adjacent to the Santa Fe branch of the Denver & Rio Grande are many cliff-dwelling ruins. The most fascinating of those yet investigated are the JS A r o u n t h Circle M ing crests of the Rockies. Measurements give him an elevation of 14,390 feet. With his pose of isolation, his bared head rising so above timber, and his triple peak, he is indeed a king. La Veta Pass At Wagon Creek station the ascent of La Veta (the vein) Pass is begun. The train goes darting up, through cuts and thickly growing trees and around sudden bends, with Veta Mountain, smooth of flank and sharp of apex, on its left, until at 9,242 feet the summit is reached. On the north is the Sangre de Cristo Range; on the south an ex- tension thereof, the Culebra (snake) Range. Spanish Peaks During the winding de- scent, ahead and to the north are the Greenhorn Mountains, dreamy with distance; to the south rest lightly in the haze the Spanish Peaks. These symmetrical uplifts from the plain were named by the In- dians "Wahatoya," twin breasts. After traversing the coal-fields, wherein Walsen- burg is the principal town, at Concord opportunity is pre- [45] ruins ill Pajarito (little bird) Park, a day's drive from Espa- nola. Quickly reached from Santa Fe are* numerous other evidences of ancient habitation, and Indian pueblos not men- tioned in the text. .ncrott L93Kinl[ SANTA FE Santa Fe, the terminus of the Denver & Rio Grande branch from Antonito on the "Around the Circle" tour, is the oldest continuously inhabited site of an American city. In 1542 there was located upon the spot an Indian pueblo of 15,000 peo- ple, and in 1605 the Spanish founded a town — the True City of the Sacred Faith of Saint Francis, now known simply as Santa Fe. The story of Santa Fe through the three centuries since may dimly be read in its quaint architecture, the treas- ures of its churches, and the relics in its wonderful Archaeo- logical Museum. The city has been under Spanish, Pueblo, Mexican and American rule, and was long the end of the "Santa Fe Trail." WAGON WHEEL GAP This digression, sixty miles over standard gauge tracks, fol- lows the upper Rio Grande del Norte into the mountains. Where the river bursts from the hills, is the health and pleasure resort of Wagon Wheel Gap. The springs of which it boasts were the "little medicine" of the Utes, as the Pagosa Springs were the "big medicine." They are hot and cold, and give most satisfactory results. The Rio Grande is a trout stream of much fame, and in the hills is game. Wagon Wheel Gap has a $25,000 bath house, a large hotel and cottages. Altitude, 8,449 feet. Around the Circl sented to diverge south, by a Denver & Rio Grande branch, to Trinidad, forty-two miles. To Pueblo Again From Cuchara Junction it is fifty miles up to Pueblo. The route bears into the plains. Upon the left is the Greenhorn Range, but on the right the eye may gaze abroad with little intercepting. After Pueblo comes the homestretch, to Colorado Springs and Den- ver. And then — CREEDE Nine miles onward is Creede — the mining camp which once provoked the lines: "It's day all day in the day- time, And there is no night in Creede." But today Creede is an order- ly, respected little town, in the richness of its silver mines the rival of Leadville. TRINIDAD Trinidad (population 10,300) is the largest city in southern Colorado. Enormous coal fields are tributary to it, and it has extensive livestock and manu- facturing interests. The view of the Raton (Squirrel) Moun- tains in New Mexico is exqui- site. We have witnessed valley and plain and crest. Canon and pass we've scanned; We have seen the best of the glorious West By the trail of the Rio Grande. L47] c c n) 5. -M n] C/3 bo g JS o Routing of Tours "Around the Circle" THE ALL RAIL TOUR From Denver, Colorado Springs, Manitou or Pueblo, via the Royal Gorge, Salida, Marshall Pass, Black Canon of the Gunni- son, Montrose to Ridgway; thence via the Rio Grande Southern Railroad, Telluride, the Ophir Loop, Rico, Mancos (Cliff Dwell- ings), to Durango, Toltec Gorge, Phantom Curve, San Luis Val- ley, La Veta Pass, back to starting point. Rate, $28.00. THE RAIL AND STAGE TOUR From Denver, Colorado Springs, Manitou or Pueblo, via the Royal Gorge, Salida, Marshall Pass, Black Cafion of the Gunni- son, Montrose to Ouray ; thence via Circle Route Stage Line, Ouray to Red Mountain, Silverton Railroad (Rainbow Route), to Silver- ton, Animas Canon, Durango, Toltec Gorge, Phantom Curve, San Luis Valley, La Veta Pass, back to starting point. Rate, $28.00. NOTE. — We are advised that for the season of 1913 the Silverton Rail- road will not run passenger trains. Consequently, it will be necessary for passengers choosing the "Rail and Stage Tour" to continue the stage portion of the journey from Red Mountain through to Silverton (twelve miles, at an additional cost of $2.00), when the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad will be resumed. If desired, the tour, "Around the Circle,** may be made in the opposite direction from that described, the rate being the same, $28. Holders of through tickets to or from Utah, or the Pacific Coast, desiring to make the detour "Around the Circle'* from Pueblo, Salida or Montrose, may have their coupons between Den- ver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Grand Junction, Salt Lake City or Ogden, exchanged upon payment of $ 1 to Agent at any of the points named. The holders of through tickets to or from Utah or the Pacific Coast may also make the complete "Circle** from Salida and back to starting point on payment of $18. The same rate obtains for eastbound passengers desiring to make "Circle** trip from Montrose. Tickets are on sale daily with limit of sixty days from date of sale. Stopovers will be allowed at any point or points on the trip for any length of time within the life of the ticket. Except that no stop- overs will be allowed in Nenf Mexico on "Circle** tickets, reading via the Stage Line. In connection with these tours various side trips can be made at greatly reduced rates. The journey "Around the Circle'* can be comfortably made in four days, with rests at Durango, Silverton and Ouray. Or the entire sixty days can be profitably and pleasantly spent in viewing the wonderful scenery of the trip. [49] MOUNTAIN PACK TRAIN A familiar sight in Colorado. Burros loaded with powder and other supplies for a mining camp in the hills. Among the Snow-Capped Peaks Mountain Peaks and Passes of Colorado Feet. Mount Massive. . . . 14,424 Mount Elbert I4i42i Sierra Blanca i4.39o Mount Harvard. .. 14,375 La Plata Mtn 14.342 Gray's Peak i4.34i Mount Torrey 14,336 Mount Evans (i). 14,330 Mount Lincoln. . . . 14,296 Mount Buckskin. . . 14,296 Uncompahgre Pk. . 14,289 Long's Peak 14,271 8uandry Peak 14,266 astle Mountain. . . 14,259 Mount Wilson 14,250 Mount Antero 14.24S Mount Shavano. . . . 14,239 Mount Crestone. .. 14,233 Mount Princeton. . 14,196 Mount Yale 14,187 Mount Bross 14,185 Baldy Mountain. .. 14,176 Mt. Holy Cross. . .14,170 Mount Sneflfles 14,158 Goats Mountain ... 14,132 Pikes Peak 14,109 San Luis Mtn 14,100 Mount Red Cloud. 14,092 Mount Culebra 14,069 The Wetterhorn. . . 14,069 Mount Simpson . . . 14,05s Mount .^olus 14,054 Altitudes Feet. Alamosa 7,546 Antonito 7,888 Aspen 7,874 Aztec 5.686 Bingham, Utah 5,891 Buena Vista 7,968 Canon City 5,344 Castle Rock 6,218 Cerro Summit 7,968 Chama 7,863 Cimarron 6,906 Colo. Springs 5,989 Conejos 7,880 Cottonwood Spgs. . 7,950 Creede 8,852 Crested Butte 8,878 Cripple Creek 9,59 1 Cuchara 5,942 Cumbres Pass.. ... 10,015 Del Norte 7,880 Delta 4,980 Denver 5,198 Dillon 8,859 Doyle 8,062 Durango 6,520 El Moro 5,879 Espanola 5,590 Farmington 5,305 Florence 5,i99 Feet. Needle Mountain. 14,051 Mount Sherman . . 14,048 Mount Humboldt. 14,041 Mount Capitol. . . . 13,997 Mount Stewart. . . 14,032 Mount Handle.. . . 14,008 Mount Maroon. . . 14,003 Snowmass Mtn. . . 13,970 Pigeon Mountain. 13,961 Mount Ouray 13,956 Mount Grizzly. . . 13,956 Horseshoe Mtn... 13,912 Mount Blane 13,905 Mount Frustum.. 13,893 Pyramid Mtn 13,885 Silver Heels Mtn. 13,855 Mount Haynes. . . 13,832 Mount Arkansas. . 13,807 Mount Hamilton. 13,800 Mount R. G. Pd.. 13.773 Mount Rowter... 13.750 Mount Ptarmigan. 13.746 Mount Gibson. . . . 13.729 Mount Silesia 13,699 Mount Evans (2). 13,650 Mount Oso 13,640 Span. Pks. . . 13,620 -12,720 Mount Grayback. . 13.61S Mount Rosalie 13.575 Mount Guyot 13.565 Mount King Sol.. 13,550 Trinchera Mtn... 13,546 of Towns and Feet. Feet. Mount Buffalo 13,541 Mt. White Rock. .. 13,532 Mount Arapahoe. . . 13,520 Mount Dunn 13.502 Mount Dolores. ... 13,502 Mount Kendall 13,480 Sultan Mountain . . 13,336 James Peak 13,283 Mount Homesick. . 13,227 Mount Hunchback. 13,133 Mt. Lizard Head.. 13, 156 Mount Sopris 12,823 Cottonwood Pass. . 12,500 Argentine Pass 13.286 Mosquito Pass 13,185 Tarryall Pass 12,176 Alpine Pass 11,606 Breckenridge Pass. 11,503 Berthoud Pass 11 ,349 Fremont Pass 11,330 Ute Pass 11,200 Bellevue Pass 11,000 Marshall Pass 10,856 Hayden Pass 10,780 Tennessee Pass 10,032 Cochetopa Pass 10,032 Cumbres 10,015 Trout Creek Pass. 9,346 La Veta Pass 9.242 Poncha Pass 9.059 Cities Fremont Pass 11,330 Garland 7.936 Glenwood Spgs.... 5,758 Grand Junction 4,583 Granite 8,943 Gunnison 7.683 Hotchkiss 5,369 Ibex 11.522 Ironton 9.940 Kokomo 10,614 Lake City 8,686 La Veta 7.024 La Veta Pass 9,242 Leadville 10,200 Los Pinos 9.637 Malta 9.580 Mancos 7,008 Manitou 6,318 Marshall Pass 10,856 Monte Vista 7,665 Montrose 5.8 11 New Castle 5,562 Ogden, Utah 4,293 Ojo Caliente 5,594 Ouray 7,72 1 Pagosa Junction... 7,108 Pagosa Springs.... 6,271 Palmer Lake 7,2Z7 Feet. 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