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NOTES OF A WONDERFUL TRIP.
The Pleasant Company That Made the
Jenrney te the Reckies.
DOUIITINO THOMASES.
In n Ictter from Denver I speke of having
passed In Kansas nn apple orchard of bOO
ucres. Since returning te Maysvllle a friend
Informs me that that statement was pre-
neunced a He bva certaln "DoubtlngThemas."
All I have te ndd Is, that the doubter" has prob
ably never been beyend the borders of his own
state, and that he Is te be excused solely en
account of his utter Ignerance of the possibili
ties of bis country. If the statement In re
gard te the orchard Is discredited, I knew net
what opinion may be formed of theso that arc
te fellow, neither de I euro; for with a full
knewledge of their truth, I leave unbelievers
te grepe In the darkness of their own narrow
.minds. ....
FOUR DAYS IN DENVER.
The Ledger was premised, and In turn It
,. premised Its readers, frequent letters from
the Maysvllle Pilgrims during their recent
Western tour; but after leaving Denver there
was nelther tlme nor opportunity for writing,
se the most Interesting points of the pllgrl pllgrl
raage will be recorded here.
Toe much cannot be said of the beauty of
Dent er and the hospitality of Its people. Al
though the greatly reduced rates of tnuel
caused an luflux of many thousands mera
than weie expected, se far as could be learned
no one was sent empty away. The Knights
Templars and their ladles, of course, wcre
provided for according te arrangements long
previously cntercd Inte, but still there were
places nnd plentr for every visitor who set
feet In Denver during the ontire neck. Other
and larger and elder cities might novo dene
as well ; none could ha e done better. In de
parting every oue left n blessing for the geed
people of the "magical city or the plain."
01 1' roll SALT LAKE CITV.
4 By pievlousnrrangement a special sleeper
was provided te carry a portion of the Denver
Club of Maysvllle Commandery te Salt Lnke
City and return going by the Colerado Mid
land nnd returning partly by the breadgauge
und partly by the narrow.gauge systetn of the
Denver and ltle Orande Hallways. About 10
o'clock Friday morning, August 12th, theso
persons old odleu te Denver and set out for
the city of the Mormons, via the Colerado
Midland:
E. A. Hobinsen,
Mrs. E. A. Itoblnsen,
William H.Cex,
Mrs. William II. Cox.
. I., urewimig, l Miirsvilln
Frank S. Owens.
Ed P. Drowning,
J. L. Drowning.
Themas A. DevI,
W. L. Andrews.
Mrs. W. L. Andrews.
J. C. Hepkins.
Mrs. J. C. Hepkins,
J. W. Damren,
Mrs. J. W. Damren,
J. W. Klncald,
L. T. Everett,
J. K. I'ej ten,
S. P. Hager.
Julius C. Miller,
Sam II. Stone,
Mrs. Sam H. Stone,
James Stene,
n. e. witt,
Mrs. B.G.Witt,
Miss Anne Witt,
Marien Duncun,
Lewis Apperson.
Mrs. Lewis Apperson
Mrs. N.H.Trltnble,
Themas A. Garrlgan,
Mrs.T. A.Oarrlgan,
Catlettsburg.
I Ashland.
ltlchmend.
Hendersen.
Mt. Steillng.
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Cincinnati, O.
Levi J. Webb, Wobbvllle.
W. J. McKec. Hlvorten.
und last but net least.
O. C. Kubach, Stone CHIT. W. Va.
The Colerado Midland has been well named
"The Great Scenic Heute," for on.ne ether
line In the West Is te be found such a diver.
slty Of scenery mountain passes, rearing
rivers, wide-spreading valleys and yawnlug
canons alternating and combining te umnze
and bewilder the astonished tourist. Leaving
Denver with Its elovatlen of 6,300 feet, the
read passes through a vast expanse of terri
tory which is belng rapidly reclaimed by the
recently adopted system of Irrigation, gradu
ally rslug until It cresses the Hayden Dlvide
at Palmer Lake, 62 mlles from Denver and at
un altltude of 7,237 feet. Frem this point the
dogeo.ut begins and at Colerado Springs, 71
miles from Denver, ttbe olevation is only
0,000 feet. This Is the third Important city In
the state, with a population of 15,000, elegant
hoteU, Que business blocks, the state Deaf
and Dumb Institution the Chllds-DrOxel Print
ers' Heme, numberless handsome residences,
beautiful parks and wide, well-shaded streets.
It Is a prohibition city strictly se. Yeu can't
purchase a let thore unless it Is agreed In the
deed that It shall net be used for the erection
of ivhouse for saloon purposes; and yet there
are a multltude of drugstores where you can
buy oxcellent beer by the lottle or barrel and
u veyy bad artlcle of "busthemV' by the gill or
the gallon, without anymere feimallty than
the raore asklug for what you want. Bevon
miles from Colerado 8prlngs we reach Muni Muni
teu. the famous, the romantic, the beautiful.
Then ceme Cascade Canen, nestling In a plc plc plc
ttorcsque spot at the base of l'lke's Peak; Ute
Park, In the center or the famous Ute Puss,
overlooking a lovely valley hemmed In by
.. lefty mountains; Qrcen Mountain Falls, a
cosmopolitan resort; Woodland Park, at the
head of the Ute Pass, with n view of Plke's
Peak, which oneo seen Is nover forgetton;
and then' Manlteu Park, In the Ute Pass, oue
of the most beautiful purks la nil Colerado.
'- Frem Ute Pass the read oxtends West,
ugaln crossing the Hayden Dlvide at an alti
tude of 9,103 feet, down te nnd through Gran
ite Canen, across Sputu Park, evor Trout
Creek Pass and down te Iluena Vista In the
Arkansas Valley and thonce te Londvllle,
Qrnnlte Canen, or Sloven Mlle Canen, is one
of the most ploturesquo u the West. The
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PUBLIC
FIR$T YEAR.
Platte river Hews through It, and It contains
the celebrated Deme Heck. The traveler
who has never geno beyond Lcadvllle
may well say that Granlte Canen Is
the most wonderful sight he ever saw.
Emerging from the Wcstern end of the gerge
we cnter the rich and fortlle Platte Valley,
ene of the Quest and most oxtcnslve grazing
districts In the world, which sustains great
herds of cuttle throughout the entlre cur.
The valley Is well watored, here and there are
cesy houses, and gradually the oxpanse
widens until en either slde the sand hills nnd
mountains nre eighty miles nwny the valley
presenting a garnlture of velvety green
threaded by the s cry stream and dotted all
ecr with cattle, the animals In many places
appearing as tiny specks upon the horizon. I
was told that the ownership of forty-two miles
of this fortile region Is cnnllncd te thrce In
dividuals. On ve go through Seuth Park, and a matter
of some fifty miles brings us te Hucna Vista,
nestling thousands et feet below our train at
the head of the great valley or the Arkansas
river, unethcr unbroken sweep or agricultural
country extending far Southward. The alti
tude Is new 8,214 feet, and here begins the rlse
te IicadUUe, 31 miles distant and 10,103 feet or
nearly two miles ubove sen level.
OUIt 1'ILGItIMS IN I.EADVILLE.
This is the greatest mining camp In the
the world, with a population or 15,000. It Is,
In reality, a city nbove the clouds, and here
we remained ever night. Overcoats and tires
were in demand. After a ery Inte ami n ery
geed supper about 11 p. m. some of the Pil
grims made u partial tour of the city. The
population Is largely cosmopolitan, and State
street would be a geed plnce te rccult a salva
tion army of cither sex If tbe devil has net
nlrcady a perpetual Icase en the souls of theso
who Inhabit the dance houses, the gambling
dens and the brothels or that delcctnble neigh
borhood. I havu w Itncssed scenes In the great
Eastern cities which were bad enough, but
only the "Initiated" could gain ndmlttance;
here In Londvllle it is different. Lewdness is
net only opeuly ptactlced but It Is licensed by
the authorities at 15 u month for ench occu
pant of u house, or, mere preperly, n glass
fronted " stall," ns frce te public gnze as the
contents of nny show-wludew in Majsville,
and some of the brazen eccupnnts without
enough covering te wad a gun I The dauce
houses are well patronized by the miners and
omplejcs of the numerous large smelting
works, for in thorn "everj thing gees." A
bar skirts oue side of the room, the opposite
slde being devoted te fnre tables, chuck-n-luck,
roulette, craps, and etery ether gambling
de Ice. Acress the rear end Is n platform for
dancing and an asthmatic orchestra. If ene
w lshes n partner for the dance the way Is easy,
aud Is formal only se fur that ou Invite the
female te the bar, order a bettle or beer, pay
$1 Ter It and there you are. 1 don't knew
what they did In Sodom and Gomeruh that
drew down the wrath or Ged, but I de knew
that Lcadvllle nourishes like a green bay tree
In this christianized country and century, and
I hae the testimony or n traveled gentleman
that he never saw In Eurepe such depravity
us we witnessed In this Colerado city.
Leaving Lcadvllle early Saturday mernlug,
17 miles bring us te
IIAOKHMAK I'VSS,
11,500 reet above tbe sea. This Is the hlghest
jwlnt en the line. It requires two pewertul
engines te draw the train up and ever the
sinuous windings aud "loops" and snow-sheds
which rlse tier ubove tier en the mountain
slde like a huge serpent. The mountain Is new
being tunnelled at this point, and in n few
months the tourist will pass through in thrce
miles Instead of n or In nlne-and-a-half miles
as new. Hut it will destroy ene of the chief
beauties and novelties el this reute; for liore
It Is, emerging from the tunnel en the
summit, the travelcr can de as I did, make
snowballs with the right hand and gather wild
tlewers with the left. This en the 13th day
of August In the ear of grace 1892. We are
new en the Pacific slope, und as the train gees
dashing (low n Inte the valley below we pass
Lech Ivunhee, the hlghest lake In the land,
fellow the bunks of Flying Pun rlver, thunder
through Ited lteck Canen, passing great
lumber, coal and ceke regions, and at neon
we reach Glcnwoed Springs with its famous
het peels ferdrluklng and bathing. This Is the
Junction of Hearlng Ferk and Grand Ulver.
The swimming peel Is 700X110 teet, nnd many
or the Pilgrims embraced the opportunity of
testing the wenderful waterj. Three hours
were spent here, und 83 miles farther Grand
Junction was reached. Of this I will speak
hereafter. Just as twilight set in we passed
Utallne, where high up en the rocky blutf Is
painted the striking sign, "Colerado-Utah,"
nnd we nre In the land or our friends the
Mormons. Night new enveloped nil, nud the
remaining 2 IS miles were coveted in darkness,
SALT LAKE CITV
coming Inte view ut 7 o'clock Sunday
mernlug. Procecdlug te the Knutsford, the
host appointed hotel between Chicago aud San
Francisce, by the way, and artcr u loyal
breakfast our Pilgrims enjoyed a Tally-he
rlde te the principal points In the beautiful
city of the Mormons. The Tomple, the
Tabernacle, Assembly Hall.Zleu Co-eporatho
8tore, Lien Heuso, Ilee Heuse, Tithing Heuso,
Drlgham Yeung's prlvate cemetery, Hrlgham
street and soveral ethor " specialties" made
up the list. The Tomple was begun In 18(3,
and will be completod In Ib'Xt In tlme for
dedication Just 50 years from day of be
ginning. The cost te this tlme has been seme
1 10,000,000. At the eutset, the granhe blocks
of which It is built wero transported 22 miles
by ex teams, and the progress was nccessarlly
slew. Hut after the Introduction or railroads
the work progressod mere rapidly. It Is a
magnificent structure, without n peer In this
country. The Tomple, Assembly Hall and
the Tabornncle occupy n large Inclosure,
surrounded by a high beulder wall laid In
content. Of all, the Tabornncle Is the mesf
Intensely Interesting und roraarkable. Pest,
tlvely uncouth In appearanoe, It Is the most
wenderful structure ever built by man. In
form it Is oblong, 2MX150 feet and the center
of the roer Is 00 feet nbove the tloer. Take n
symmotrtcally-shaped, watermelen, .split It
longitudinally through the con ter, aud set ene
half of It en pegs six Inches high and thrce
inches apart, and you have the bust idea of its
structural shape that can be conveyed.
Thore are no Interior supports te the roer.
Acress ene end nnd along both sides for n
dlstance of about 150 feet nre galleries, theso
resting en deuble rows of columns. The
soceud largest plpe organ In the world innde
of nntlve weeds of Utah, occupies ene cud, In
front of which Is the ehelr of 050 voices.
Then ceme scats ,rer tlte church dignitaries
Hanking the rostrum, all belng elevated about
ten feet, and In front nre scats for the con
DATL
M?i fit MLPJX
MA XaVILLS
MAYSVILLE, KY WEDNESDAY, AUGUST j, 1892.
grcgatlen. I nttonded scrvtoe thore at 2
o'clock Sunday altcrnoeu, when thore wero
13,000 persons In the building aud ou may be
assured, when that organ and theso 350 voices
struck up n hymn, thore wus " music In the
air." I had heard of the phenomenal acoustic
properties et the structure, nnd was Inclined
te doubt, se resolved te make n practical test.
I cntered the auditorium nt the farthest point,
about 200 feet from the speaker who had an
easy delivery and speke In a moderate aud
well modulated tone, net half ns loud ns oue
must spenk te be henrd In our own Court Ceurt Court
heuso and I hnd no dlflleufty In hearing
overy word with perfect distinctness. Then
moving along the outer alsle I gained
position oppeslto te and ubeut 75 feet from
the rostrum, and I could hear perfectly well
but no better than when 200 feet awuy.
Uetwccn the pilasters en which the reef rests
are exits and entrances nreund both sides nnd
across ene end of the building nud nbove
these In n continuous line nre the only
MA
Te the everlasting credit of Maysvllle, her
pcople never de things by halves. And It Is
for this reason, mere than for any ethor, that
" Maysvllle nlwnys gets thore In geed shnpe"
when her citizens go ubrend in a representa
tive capacity. If nny proof wero needed te
establish this fnct, It may be found In the ac
companying Illustration aud text, reproduced
exclusively by The Lkdekii from The Denver
JleimhUcnn et August 12th the day following
the reception given by Majsvllle Comman Cemman Comman
eory. There were several hundred Commnn Cemmnn Commnn
deries lu Denver, coming from all the states
of the Union; but among the entlre number
net one ether received similar rccouniUen at
the hamte of the press. We copy The Itepuhlt
can't artlcle entlre:
IT WAS TWENTY-TWO.
MausviUc't Jelly Geed relleus Shew Their Hos
pitality. Celer-ado Ne. I Become Uie Guest
of the Famous Kentucklans. Speech
by Colerado's Quveinqr.
Ycsterday was Majsvllle Day at Kentucky
HeHdqunrtcrs nnd thut Cemmnndery kept up
the roputntlen ler hospitality which the llluo lllue
grass state enjoys In a royal manner. All Sir
Knights und their friends were entertained In
a manner which made them feel that of all
princes or geed fellows Kentucklans wete In
the le.id. The headquarters wero crowded
with Sir Knights and ladles from 0 a. m. until
lute lust evening. Fer the ladles there was de
licious lemonade, clnret punch, luscious fruit
nnd ether numerous geed things, whlle for
the gentlemen vhcre were nil these us well ns
somcet the famous "22" which forms a part
of the motto of the Commandery.
Scene nt the
windows or ethor openings. A very
father!) -appearing Mormeu took me In
charge and ettered a sent, which for lack
or tlme I was obliged te decline, as It was
nearly the hour rordeparturo rer Salt Lake.
However. I Invited the gentleman te step out
into the jard with me, explaining that I was
afraid te whisper a question Inslde tbe
building fox tear the whole audlunce would
hear It nnd I might be Justly charged with
disturbing public worship. I asked hint If It
was a fact that when the Taboruucle was
empty a pin dropped at oue end could be
heard at the ethor, nnd he said it wns true.
I leurucd also thut the spoaker was Klder
Talmnge, and I only wish that I could have
heard him through. Hy uct of Congress, the
Tithing Heuso, Lien Heuso, Ilee Heuso, nnd
nil ethor property belonging te the Mermen
Church und net used for religious worship,
wus n few ) ears age coudscated aud covered
lute the Territorial school fund. All prlvate
property wns exempted, ns were church
buildings or which thore tire twouty-thrce
besides the Tomple, Tabernaole aud Assembly
Hall. The same act abolished polygamy,
much te the discomfort or the rleh old
rascals who could support from two te a
dozen wives, aud much te the Jey of the OS
per cent, who were tee peer te have but ene;
for nt no tlme did evor 3 per cent, of the
faithful praotlce polygamy, aud a large
number of the remaining 08 per cent. wero
strongly opposed te It. It la but fair te say
that most of the "antagonisms" that exlit
botwecn the (lentllcs and the Mormons exist
only In the nowspnpers and the Imnglnntlens
of disordered utluds, for It Is nq unusual
thing te soe Mormeu and Goatlle enter Inte
busluest partnership.
Drlgham street Is oue of the most beautiful
v
LEDOE
RKVVBLtCAR.
In the city, and n number of Hrlgham Veung's
widows nnd descendants occupy Its handseme
residences, The city directory shows that he
left elght widows. His prlvate ccmotery,
whero his remalns and theso of sevcrnl of bis
wives rest, Is a short dlstance from the Tem Tom
peo. Itccently It vv as ordered that no mere In In In
terments be made within the city limits, nnd
that bodies already Interred should be re
moved; but out of respect for Drlgham an
exception was made, with the rurther pro pre
vision that his widows should be burled be
side him, though nene or his children can be.
The Gentiles or Salt Lake have dene them
selves credit by this course, Ter Hrlgham
Yeung Is surel) entitled te the grntltude of
mankind for having planned ene or the lovoll levoll lovell
cst cities or the world, whutever clse mnybe
said of him. The blocks nre six hundred feet
long, many of the streets two hundred leet
wlde with a row of shndctrees through the
center, n drlvewny en either side, unethcr row
of trees, a stream et living water, und then
TS V1LLE G OMMANDER T A T DEN
The Invitations were nevertheless printed
en common brown wrapping paper In the
st) le or 1776.
Sir Knight J. D. Dje. ene of the Maysvllle
Commandery, was very loud lu his praises of
Denver and Denverltcs, aud said that If be
were net a Kentucklan be would be a Colora Celora Colera
doan. The Kentucklans are certainly a royal
let of geed fellows and many Denver pcople
will remember for j ears the hearty reception
they received at their headquarters en "Mays "Mays
vlleo Day."
COLOKADO'S VISIT.
It wns 5 o'clock In the afternoon when 2.V)
members or Colerado Cemmnndery Ne. 1, led
by Eminent Commander Williams and the
Fert Legnu Hand, executed a "right by flle"
movement and engaged the Kentucklans lit
band-shaking nnd congratulations. The big
room was crowded te suffocatien: but who
cared? It was ene of the best gatherings of
the week nnd Kentucklans and Coleiadoans
formed a mutual admiration society en the
spot.
The Mendelssohn Quartette wns with tbe
Westerners, nnd their excellent voices chnrm
ed the hospitable entertainers.
The long table In the room was surrounded
by Knights and ladles slic deep at the punch
bowl the guard was or a still greater number.
Eminent Commander Williams speke for
Colerado, and brought fourth hearty cheers In
response te his words of greeting. Then Sir
Jehn L. Heutt, Governer of Colerado, vras
culled upon. He wns responsible for se much
cheering aud applnuse that the cable car con
ductors en Seventeenth street stepped their
cars te see what multitude had broken loose.
A PLEASURE AND IIONOIl.
"Te me It Is a pleasure and honor," he said,
"te be associated with you Kentucklans. I
was born In that state. Se were my rather
nnd mether and brothers and sisters. Thank
Tlic KentucMam "At Heme."
lloccptlen or Maysvllle's 6-15-22 Cemmnndery
the sldevvalk. Can ou Imaglne anything
mero ctfoctlve7 Manv of the residences and
lawns are of surpassing beauty, and all in all
Salt Lake City Is a vorltable garden.
SALT LAKE.
At 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon a rlde of 0
miles en the norrew-gaugo railway landed us
at Gnr field llcach. ou the shere of Salt Lake.
It Is n common errer te suppese thnt the city
Is built en tbe berders of the lnke. Here Is nn
Immense partition, with numerous dressing
rooms and all the accessories te be found nt
nny Enstern bnthlng-beach. The water Is se
dear that the smallest object can be seen at a
depth or ten or twelve Teet. The bottom of
the lake is almost iwrfcctly white, with Assures
of black running through It, very much rc
sembllttg a tloer of variegated marble, and
the crestless choppy waves that dance lu the
sunshlne Impart te the vvhole n koleldoscoplo
offcet. A number or the Maysvllle Pilgrims
Indulged In a bath, aud all stand ready te
vouch that It t Impossible te sink In that
water. On the contrary, the most difficult
thing te de Is te keep otte's root en the bottom.
At waist deep all you de Is te Interlock your
feet and in n Jiffy jour nre bobbing about en
the choppy waves a human cork. Keep your
head out of the water, pr you'll get It in your
nose, cars nnd eyes, aud it will smnrt beyend
comfort. The lake Is 33X$0 mlles In oxtent, Its
water Is S3 per cent, pure salt, and ue living
thing has evor been found In It.
Heturnlng te the pity we started en the
hemeward rutt nt 8:20 p. m. retracing our
steps as far as
CJrtAND JUNCTION,
381 miles. This Is the confluenco et the a rand
and Gunnison rivers. Twelve years age thore
wasn't a whlte man within fifty, miles. To
day then Is a well-built elty et 8,000, In the
ONE CENT.
midst of what Is seen destined te become ene.
of the most prolific fruit-producing areas In'
the state. Only a few weeks age a small tract
of land was sold there at (500 per aero made
valuable mainly because of Its superior ad
vantage for Irrigation. As a matter of Infor
mation te farmer readers who are fortu fertu fortu
nate In having well-watered lands through
Nature's own channels, I give a few facts re
garding the newly-Intreduced system of re
claiming desert places. A perpetual water
right Is a right granted te an ludlvldual by a
Ditch Company for the perpetual usoef n cer
tain nmeunt of water by paying te the com
pany, as a purchase price, ?10 or $20 per statu
tory Inch In this valley (If taken out of first 15
miles, (10. subject te nn annual assessment of
CI per Inch; balance of ditch, $20 per Inch,
subject te an nnnual assessment or ?1 25 per
Inch.)
Doferc going further the following table
will be given for the purpose of enabling the
reader te clearly understand the terms used.
VER.
Ged I left it at n very early point in my ca
reer. I Laughter and confusion. 1 Kentucky
has produced many cmlnent men, but It wns
before my tlme. I am delighted te see be
many faces of the meu that ream the bills my
rather reamed, se many of the ladles who at
tend the Haptlst Church whero my mother
went. I nm the executive of this state, nnd
offer your Cemmnndery the privilege of run
ning things your own way here In Colerado.
I have discovered that you are all happy, but
I would net pretend te say why. Pretests
mat no la raisuiKen.
" Visit our mountains and valleys, our stene
quarries aud wheat Holds and see what we
have In Colerado. We shall be glad te see you
again and hope you will visit us frequently."
(Prolonged cheering.)
CHEEKED FOR KENTUCKY.
Colerado then cheered continuously for
Kentucky. " Here Is a Sir Knight who enght
te have been born in Kentucky, ' said Sir Wil
liams, Introducing Sir Fclker. "Governer
Iteutt Is a unptiet. ' said Judtre Fclker, "and
I speak for the Methodists. He has net men
tioned Irrigation. Tbe. Haptlst Church be
lieves In Immersion and the Methodists in Im
mersion and the ether tnlng take it cither
way whlle In Colerado. Te Kentucklans we
extend everything In the way of liquors."
Governer Heutt We use liquids at the
proper tlme and place. We can't ralse any
thing here, except men and wemen, without
we Irrigate.
The subject of Irrigation was then discussed
lu a practical manner, and raised the temper
aturc, ir nothing else.
Hen. Frank C. Goudy was Introduced by
Governer Heutt, and he made a brier but flue
speech of welcome.
Then the Coleradoans marched past some
thing that was ancient nnd oily, the like of
which Is a rarity In Denver.
Yesterday.!
Flvc-elghths of ene statutory Inch of water Is
required for an aero or ground; tliorefero te
buy a perpetual water-right costs, per acre,
(10 te 11- 50. Annual assessment ou same
costs ft.K cents per aero per year, ir purchased
at this time. Te merely rent the water costs
li 80 per acre per year, There are, hovyev cr,
many independent rights In different ditches
throughout the valley, which bear, according
te the terras or the deeds, different annual
assessments, as follews:
Grand Hiver Ditch, per aero per yr V-'Ke
Mesa County Ditch, per aero peryr . 12Ke
Independent Hanchmen's Ditch, per
Here peryr , 23Sc
Pioneer Extension Ditch, per nore per
yr , .25 c
These rights nre appurtenant te the land ou
which they nre located, and pass with the title.
In describing land It is customary te say
"with wntcr" or "without water." The
former means that the land 1ms attached te it
ene of the abev e-nampd porpetual rights; the
latter means that no such right is attached te
the land, and that te Irrlgate it water must be
routed nt a cost of (2 80 per ncre per year.
The dlfforenco in value of these lands ranges
from (10 te (20 per bcre. It Is very plain te
any ene that theso old rights, bearlng such a
low annual assessment, are very valuable,
bocause tbe contract at these rates is ter nil
tlme te ceme. The value of the satne can only
be estimated by noting the advance lu the
price of lands In California, which bear but a
light yearly assessment. Ten years age the
best of land In California could be bought for
(50. Te-day It is worth from (750 te (1,000 per
acre, Thore the water Is se scaroe that the
farmers take turns using It. During tbe
height et the Irrigating season It Is customary
te work all night that they whose right It Is te
use It next may have it In tbe mernlug,
In Graad. Vnlley nothing of the kind will
ercr e.afJp. The Grand river flews as much
water . as thb Qbleand, has itich a great fall
that dltebeV taken" from it can easily water a
large im'edat e territory.
Here was a recently organized Cemmandery
of Knights Templars, (tad they had ereeted a
temporary building near the railway station
where, In conjunction with the citizens, they
kept "open house" te oil comers. There were
displays of all the coreals grown and stone
and minerals found in the Mean Valley, and
there were apples and peacbes for all te
eat and te carry away te be eaten another
day.
At this point at 9 a. m. et MeDday we took
the narrow-gauge s) stem of the Denver and
Hlo Grunde Hallway, sending our sleeper
Eastward ever the bread-gauge te meet us at
Sallda that night. Toward neon we approach
Cerra Summit, crossing ever into the Clm Clm
marreu Vulley nnd seen we enter
BLACK CANON. ,
In nil the world there Is no place se beauti
ful, Imposing, subtlme nnd uwful as the
Ulack Canen, for the iron horse has a path
way through the Canen and he draws utter
him coaches as handseme aud pleasant us
theso which he draws en the level plain.
Along many miles et this grand gorge the
railway lies upon n sheir that has been
blasted In the solid walls of Ged's masonry;
walls that stand sheer two thousand leet In
height and se clese together that for most or
the dlstunce through the ennen only a streak
of sky, sometimes In breadllght, spangled In
stars Is scen above. Once In awhlle the rail
road changes sides w 1th the noisy stream, the
waters of which, in the seinl-twlllght that
prevails between the rlsiug aud going down
of the sun, seem te be of an cxqulslte eme
rald green. Unlike many of the Colerado
canons, the scenery in this one Is kaleidoscopic,
ever-changing. Here the train glides along be
twecn tbe close, regular und exalted walls,
then suddenly It passes the mouth of another
mighty canon, which leeks as if It were a
great gateway and unroofed arcade resem
bling the mighty pathway of some monstrous
giant. New, at a sharp turn, there is a stream
of liquid crystul pitching from the top of a
dizzy cliff te the besom of a sparkling peel
which lies beside the read. Then a spacious
amphitheater is passed, in the center or which
stands, solitary and alone, a towering monu
ment of solid stene which reaches te where
it Haunts the clouds like some great cathedral
spire. This Is the famed Currecantl Needle.
At another place the train gees sailing strlght
na the flight of an arrow, right at a bronze
and ponderous bulwark that leeks as if the
cars must crash against it and plle up In bro
ken and splintered masses at the base of Its
rugged and beetling front, but Just when,
seemingly, the pilot must oharge the frown
ing wall, and when before and te the right
and left there appears te be no means of es
cape, the engine, as ir playing "tag" with the
cliffs, darts te one slde with thu swiftness et
a weasel and away it gees, train and all, thun
dering down another stretch of the echoing echeing echoing
gergewny. Thus for twenty miles the over ever
changing variety of the Black Canen holds
the awe-stricken attention of the traveler.
At last the train rolls out into the valley of
tbe Gunnison, and pastoral scenes take
the place of the tumultuous grandeur Just
beheld.
OU.NMSO.V.
Here are the remains of what at ene time
gave premise of a splendid city. Hut I am
told there is a luture for it. I sincerely trust
there Is, for It Is delightfully located, and con
tains among Its citizens three ex-MaysvlUtans
whom we wete glad te meet and who had
been advised from Grand Junction of our
coming Hen. Sprlgg Shacklererd, ex-Muyer,
his geed wire and Miss Mary Chambers. The
meeting was mutually happy, and I shall al
ways think well or Gunnison because or the
geed rriends and the gecd dinner that were
found there.
Hut seen a new marvel demands attention.
The ascent of
MARSHALL PASS
is Just begun. We have Just geno through
the mountains, new we are te go aver them.
The Pacific slope Is new te be achieved. Twe
powerful engines puff vigorously nnd take us
spinning up the ringing grooves of this mar
velous read, climbing grades of 211 feet te the ,
mlle with as much apparent ease us though
we were traversing the level pluln. What a
varied panorama of mountain views meets
the gnze, und when the summit Is reached.
10,852 feet abeve the distant sea, the train
pauses and the eye sweeps the prospect as
far as vision reaches. Te the right, fading
away lute the blue distance, can be seen the
serrated range of the Sangre de Crlste Moun
tains, snow-covered pyramids of transcendent
beauty. Te the left towers fire-scarred Mount
Ouray, n volcano whose fires died out ages
age, while opposite stands Its companion peak,
Mount Shaveue. Henenth is the pathway et
our asccut, four lines In view, each ene an
ascending clrcle of our tortuous upward
Journey. Half n dozen revolutions of the
wheels nud we ure en the Atlantic slope. The
waters all run te the Eastward new. One
engine holds the train In check. There are no
smoke and cinders. Puoumutle breaks skill
tttlly applied by the engineer contel tbe power
of gravitation, which Is tne sole lerca needed
te carry the long train down its winding way.
The sinuosity of the decent Is something In
describable, i
At ;nuch less altitude than Hagcrman, Mar
shall Puss Is far mero ploturesque. The read
ever It Is a monument te the engineer who
made the preliminary survey for the Govern
ment, and in whose honor the Pass is named
Lieutenant William L. Marshall, U. S. Engineer
Cerps, a nntlve or this county.
We remained ever night at Sallda, and Tues
day mernlug the Journey was resumed. The
crowning attraction, the wonderof wonders,
the marvel of marvels, yet remalns te be
seen. The
OKAND CANON OF TIIK ARKANSAS
lies berore us. Them are ue words In the
longuuge which can describe this canon.
There are no pigments en the artist's palotte
thnt can paint It ; It Is Indescribable and entirely
beyend the reach or mlraotle art. The Grand
Canen Is seven miles In length seven utiles
et wender, seven mlles of the grandest, most
aw f ul scenery In the world. Te the right bells
and Burgcs the Arkansas river, nbove which
tow or the red reeks or the canon. Te the left
ure cliffs, Jutting In places abeve the track,
and rising te tremendous aud nwe-lnsplring
heights. Tbe progress down the canon is by
means of many intricate curves, and it seems
ns though the engine would dash Itself" te
atoms agnlnst the cliffs, but each tlme a slight
turn Is made aud the truln rounds tbe pro
montory in safety. Soen the tourist finds
himself in the heart of the mountain. Pcuk
upon peak rises abe e him, until the splintered
summits seem te toueh the sky. Darker and
darker grew the shadows, narrdwer and (till
mero narrow grows the gerge, doeper nnd
deeper grows the gloom, the river ceases its
rearing, the nolse of the train la hardly per
oeptlble, for the onglneer has "slewed up,"
and the Iteyal Gerge t at hand. Hore the
canon lb net wlde enough for read and river,
and here Is one et the most remarkable f eata of
ongineerlug. Hlght across the gerge, fifty
feet wlde at the base and porheps seventy at
the summit, which sears abeve te a height tit
nearly three thousand feet, a series et great
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