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Show Ovor Land From Rod Cliff to Grand Junction. UcdCliir isn beniitiful little nilnlnp enmp, situated high npiiithu mountains In Colorado, nnd Is nlwut 30 ittllra from U-mlvlllo hi n iiorthni'stcrly illrectlon, and is located hctrecn tho l'ark and the Hngiinchc Itiiilgea. Tho next place low n tho canyon Is ltock Creek, a clean rippling little pjtcnin coming out of the Park mountain on the cast side of tho canyon and How Ing Into tho Kngle lllvcr, nnd ft oiii hurculuwti the canyon nboiil 15 miles l. dotted Willi bctutlful litlto ranches, nml with grnsa In tho summer which mnkeaniovcly inountalii scenery. 1'ioni this point the canyon widens out and formes n vallcy.aliotit l'. to 2 miles in width, and about in miles In length, with ranches wittered all along the little valley (Jypmmi I(Clng their head itinrteis, ns it it n sm.ill lowu at tha lower end of the valley where it narrows up nml forms a rough rugged canyon about 20 miles In lengthj with ledges of rocks and dill's towering up In tho nlr nt n height of 100 to 150 htt oh each tide of the canyon. This canyon, befoto the 1). A. It. O. W. Itallroud built lliclr grade through, w as almost liupassahleon foot Thlsgourgout Ihlailistnuceopens out Into another little valley and ut the head of It is (ilenwood Springs, one of Ibolliiest littlo towns in the nest, lino buildings such ns banks, holil-, stores, elc. Tlio icoplc for huiidieds, nnd will s.ty thousands, of miles come there ,ulhosuii)m-r to bathe in the water ol tho hoi mineral springs, just nrro.os the liinnd lllver north am west of the town. In the cold mouths of the year that portion ol the town along the (linnd lllver heroines enveloped with ndeme fog frcm Ihe steam of Iheco hot springs-After springs-After coming through thorough rugged can;on for 20 miles nml I might say, dropping Into a paradise, the (streets and sidewalks kept In first class conditions con-ditions Olid down A more mnootll cntljotl for 10 or 12 miles Is a 11'tlo nillrond town called New Castle, where tho canyon widens out nnd formes Cactus Valley, foi II or)Q miles duwn it is here mid thcie ranches, nnd then comes Hitlu Cierl:, a mull town whero the railroad i onipauy owns some large coil Ileitis. The deer in this locality are to thick and tamo Unit thu ranchers are particular of the kind of deer lltey kill, usiliey kill nothing but those that make the best eating Then- is some pleasiuo in hunting here as the holder does not have to walk all day to llud his game. Abojlt -15 miles do'vn tho Milley witli enltlo ranches scattered along we come lo Uoa.i Creek, n small farnjlug lonn i Uliu of thu most peculiar fcatttics be tween Ultlu uud lto.iu Cieeks is thu gleat amount of caclusis tlial grow, uud the filllle iijipe.tr to !ie ot) tltepi, . I'hey paw tlicjiiup Indget llii'll) in their motiihs nml wollow them around for a while and llmilly swnllow them. 12 or 10 milts fiom Itoau Click through n most leni.ii table e.injou un the entire route. In places lliu cllHs, or walls, nru broken dimit in sttep hlopea; other places mo teiraceil on u grand stale, I d'l'krt often hniigiug utcr the wugou ro.nl. 'i'JlJUiili tliis uiillie pl.ico or canyon thero Fil'P Jujl a low places wheio fli' i'-moo i.rt riuooth, it ml It obeus out inb) a l.nge alluv uIkic lii.triil Junction Junct-ion is slliiuUd. . |