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Show SWIHC AROUND PlKE'T PEAK. k Agreement Between Colorado Midland Mid-land And Sltort Line Olves Fine Scenic Tour. ' By nn ngroomont just ontorod luto between tbo Colorado Midland and the Oolorndo Springs and Oripplo Oreok District railroad ("Tbo short Lino")a dlrorso tour of that portion of tbo Rooky Mountains lying around Plko'a Peak is mado possible, tbo now trains to go on early in June. Tbo now nrrangomout has created oousidorablo ol n stir in tbo world of travel, and greatly simplifies tbo problem of obooslng a ono-dny sight-sooing sight-sooing tour, which oftou oausos tbo average tourist considerable vexation. An oditorlal in tbo Colorado Springs Evening Tolegraph of tbo (Into of May 11th comments upon tbo now arrangement arrange-ment with n conoisonoss which torsoly toll tbo story of wbar. tbo trip really moans to Colorado visitors this summer. sum-mer. Tbo Tologrnpb Buys : "It is a very lino thing for tbo ( tourist i and for tbo traveling publio gouorally. "Evoryono knows that tbo Colotudo Midland's Uto Pass lino is ono of tbo most interesting aud soonically bountiful sections of track in tbo wholo country. The train now skirts r' tbo brow of a terrifying precipice and thou, in tbo twinkling of an oyo, plun?os boadloug into tbo lionrt of n mountain of graulto or sandstone, to como out again, as unoxpootedly, cIobo to tho bod of ono of tbo most beautiful aud traditionally interesting interest-ing streams in tbo state It Is tho atmosphoro of romanco that draws moro than a fair proportion of residents resi-dents from other sootions to tbo West, nnd thoro 1h something gratifying, nnd porhaps a littlo of regrot over tbo passing of tbo old days, in tho thought that it is posniblo now to be drawn by n horso of iron ovor n pathway path-way of stool up tho famous mountain pass down whioh not so very many years ago tho Utos mado their pilgrim-ngos pilgrim-ngos from thoir South Park hunting grounds by broncho to ongago in conflict con-flict with tho OboyencBand Arapaboos on tho plains that Ho to the oast. ,.., "And thoBO who know best tbo ' vantage points about tbo Soutinol of tho Rookies will not bosltnto to do- B , .. olaro that (ho moat improsalvo view "E t, . ipJ.k,d Ek thatrcnnTboLa1f,"-ik-LjhMkflj0&ii1(aapi' trom tho high ground In tho ' i-' eastern part of Colorado -Sjirlngs, is ! to bo had from tho violnlty of-Wood land Park on the Colorado Midland. "Whon those gems of Intordot and inspiration for tho tourist aro mado accessible by tho samo tloket that takes him 'O'er tho Canon and Grog-to Grog-to tho Land of Gold,' via tho Point Sublitno St. Potor's Donio-Cuthedrnl Park lino, it oortalnly oonvorts it into a thing of beauty and n joy for-ovor. for-ovor. "Thou horo'8 to tho 'oirolo tour'. Moy it bo popular, for it desorvos to bo. May tbo publio find in it tho opportunity to soo moro of Nnturo's mighty work nnd of tho triumph of railroading genius than can bo seen anywboro olso in tho world for tho nino mouoy or in tbo samo length of time, for suoh an opprotunity It Is." |