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Show 64 R KY 1\W NTALN CENERY. to b practically inexl lftliHtibl o, an<l wh n nrw p ro t' ses :u ·o. d is ovrn·<l for mor , tlCC' fully •xtractirw from t lw Jean ores t lte ]WCt: ro11s rn •tal::> I · 1 0 v lo t thon• will be no limit w nc 1 ar n \ , ' . · to the wertl th i lmt wrll How frortt thi · recrion to tho worl d. From thi · poin t w might mak • a !tort v i: it to thL• M i hlle Park, hy way of Berthoud' Pas. . It wi 11 not bt• lon<r b ·f~n: a good w:~<l'OJl ro:ttl wi ll b• built aero Or is rangr, an<l fh<•n th ·most t11nr l · •ek pr· after· hmltlt and rll'asur• can enjoy tho bt•aufy of thi trip. .r haVP taken my ~·pacl"r th us far ut of th n•gular roufl', lwmuH' T lwlwv<' t lrat 1:\0II l<' of tiH'St' l ocali ties urpn.s · all othe r·.;, 'I'L'll in tho \V •:;t for a ,' tllll nt ·r· p i ·a:snre exeur ·ion. Th •rc :tr ·event! roads wl li<·h ll';Ul to tho :Micl dlo Park, b ut tl H• one which ]JI'LfiS('S np a brandr of Uk:tr' Cn•Pk, by wny or l k rtl rond's Pn~H, will probably be tlte mo t fntvP il•tl in futu re. Empi re 'ify iH n. rnall miniu•r town, mo ·tly d<'SI'rl('(] at thi :-~ !inH', hut lol'ntnl in :t lwaufil'nl n10untai11 val l 'y, ,,1)83 t'et>t abovt• !ht· kvt'l of th<• Ke:t. As wt• a TPIHl the 15t • p :;itlt'S of thP ruonu!ain W<' fintl tlrrtt !lw arbon·sn•nt vvgt•!ation dwin lll' · mor and mort•, until m•nr th<' urnmit th(• shrub · tmil on tlrl' groun l. 'l'h nmmit of B<•rf hnud': Pass is 11 ,:30-1 fv •I ;ll>ov • tht• "m, nnd y t i t i · covere<l 1 ith ;L b<·nufiful carpet or grn.. and Jlow1•rs ev<·n :tmon,.,. tlre crt• vi ·r wlr •r I he snow has r'('IIHtirwLL for ag<'R. Many varil'f i<'S of th Alpine typ • an ·pen, HII<'lr as tlr<' Clayt.oni aH, l hlox<'H, 0-l'ntianaH, Viol l't, Doclecatlwnm, A n l' lll OIIl'H, nrHl a grt>at val'il'ty of o fi Jel 'S, none of tl r•n1 s<:arcely mor·r than a11 in('lt o•· two i 11 ht>ight, h ut ·ovt>ring tl11· ground, ,.,.ivin ,.,. •n•rythiug ahou! us !hp ap]waranel' of spring. l ndt'<'tl summer at this •l en1lion dol'K not pm}wl'ly l'XiHt a.f. all. 'I'IH•r<• an• r<•ally only two •ason 1 ri n ~ an<l wi11kr. Cpon tiJi Pas · Wl' tan<l on tlw clil·iclin o- l in whi ·lt cparatPs fhl' waf ' l'H of till' Pari fit' fron1 t i iOH<' of tlw Atlanti ·. A· we pas <H· r·os.· till' sunrmit II'(' ob 'l' r'l'l' a p it•c<· of wet boggy ground, and clt> 'C •nd the ralky of a littl • :trea.111 whiclr at 1ir;;t i searel'l.}' vi ibl e, and b•fore \'Pning wp <'Hil l]> by tho si clo of i t wlr •r• i t, has grown to be a •·iv r 30 yards in wi dth. 'l'ht• ]\ Iidd le Park, from :tny f t lw m llgP:; of' mountains that wall i t in, p r'\'Sl'nls tlH• mo t striking ancl woncl<• rfu l vi w . I t would be difficult to dis riminatc bt'twc •n them :Lnd kci(l<' whi ·h ' llrJ a e th r est. 'fiH· lmhit of usincr npPrl ativl' will "TOW upon u o that th y will form the ,.,.r<'at<'I' pru't f our fonuH of sp •t>ch, a11d ommon langua"'e will I rov • alt gl'th •r too tam, for onr purpo • · \ \T' V F.I~ TilE F IRAT UA , K might v i it tlt H ot 'ul] hu•· p l'ing · wl•ich must soon becomP on of ti t mo:;t favori t• l o<'ali tie il1 Col orado. Tlrc·s' ·p r·ingf:! a•·c si t11atpd 011 th • right bank of tho 0 mm1 Riv ,,., ju 't at th • hm d of a n1ao-nifi · nt gmni to calion, t hronO'Il wltich tho watPrs of t his r·i vL· r· f1ow. Ju ·t ba('k of tho pri1ws is a. lim• l ofty 1110ttn tain, ri sin O' 800 to 1,000 Ji•<•t above LIH' IIr, which bt'at·s the wt nr . of :M un t B ro ·, in l ronor of' a mo t t'X<'<'IIt·nt ~t>ntlemiLn, th<' lion. \Villiam B l'o · ·, of hi cnPo, I l li nois, who vi:;;iktl thi · nC'i<rhborh otl about two year · ago. lt will un<louhtccl ly alway:;; lw rPcognizPd by t his nam<·, and fo l' tho thouf'anls of visi tor·r; to t lri >~ cle li glrLful . pot, i t wi ll fo l'm on ' of nature' gm11d ob:-; rvatorit• . Ji'ro111 ih HunJmiL ono can <•a:; ily s" in a u1 •ar day a distnnc · or 50 to 100 lll i lt•s in evel')' direction. I lr:we wand<'I'<'Cl tlri'OtJ <'rh t it r eo-ion or the Hoek y Mounhtin s, fi'Olll thP n l'tlt li•w of tlr coun t ry to Now Mt>x i ·o, nllll .)'<'t J lravu J1l'Vf' I' sPrn sueh an ahnndanco of fin ' trollt i11 any of tlr • n•ounfain .tn•ams, as i 11 tlw Grand Rivt••· and i t · b rancl1e, C'v ·n su•1m ·sing th · Rio Gr·ande of tht• .'an L ui · VrLII 1>y in numbt•J", if not in ·iz<' and qual i ty. I think it i:; safl' to sa.y that in a Rlllall t l'cam, about 113 mil t's north of t i re Hot . wiu~s cal l <'tl 'l'roul> IP 'O ill • 'n•t>k, on could ·at ·lr witlr a lr k 200 to 300 pounds of f·ine trout in a ·ingl • day. 'l'h Nor th Park i · ('PfLI'atcd from thv 1Vlicld l<' Park by a lofty r:tllgl' or 1110UI1 tain ·, and it is lw -t l'l':tclwll fm rn thl' L amnr h• l lains. B ut to YiHi t tho M iclc11 f', 0 11 th ancl , 'an L ui · Pal'ks we l:lhould t l'avt'l hy way of Jknvt•r. J3ut talw wl rat <.1ir ction wt• r11ay, follow 11·hat Oil <' of th<' Ill l lll •mus r oad we will, viHit as many of th • l o<·rLii t i 'S of intN<' ·t a:-; we may, we .·hall alway r ctmn un ·ati::;fi Jd. \ Y<• cannot SP' all, tlw an•a i:; too l arrr , an l it would Pl' lll a.s i f the l :u;t situation <'Xltm inPd again ])('(' 1'11ted to ll ' llCW f aturPH of i nt I' •st. \ VI' <'an not bid fal' '11'1']] fo Colorado witlrou t r1•g•· t, and wi tlrou t an i nwanl or· ]Wrhap on t ward prom is' to vi it it again at the earli • t po:Ri ble m nnent. From tl r<• UIH•y•nrP to ' ra.ni t• 'ai ron, near· tl•o snmmit of tho fir t ntnfl'e, t ire gm<lr f th> asc'Jit is o· t·<'ah·•· than b tw •en any oLiu•r·v infs alorw the L ni on Paeiiic Railroad. 'I'll distanc> is abou t 19 111il <• , and tho ditri.•r •11 ('of <• lem tion b twcPII tll , two place i · 1, 07 f •<'t, or a O'J·ad<' of mor than 90 f<· t per mil '· Th rPc •nt Ter tiaiT b •cl lie ·lo • up t the flanks of the 111ountain , ovel' a b>lt of v ral mil ' atfo •·d in O' a omparafii•Piy asy transi tion from the n •wer formation to th gnwit • n ucl u . l<'o•· |