. The opinions of the judge and the colonel as to the vast resources of Colorado .. . rm, wha yo can see de grandes sight on de whole round earf. Theparty hastened back to the place reserved for them by the porter, and in afew minutes the train swung into the shadows of the Grand Canon of theArka11 The scene is one that no words can describe, no photograph reproduceno artisi paint. Its fame grows greater and greater with each advancingyear, for no one ran behold it without treasuring its magnificence in hismemory, and endeavoring, though vainly, to impart the impressions therereceived to frien
. The opinions of the judge and the colonel as to the vast resources of Colorado .. . rm, wha yo can see de grandes sight on de whole round earf. Theparty hastened back to the place reserved for them by the porter, and in afew minutes the train swung into the shadows of the Grand Canon of theArka11 The scene is one that no words can describe, no photograph reproduceno artisi paint. Its fame grows greater and greater with each advancingyear, for no one ran behold it without treasuring its magnificence in hismemory, and endeavoring, though vainly, to impart the impressions therereceived to friends who have not had the privilege of looking upon thismasterpiece of Natures grandest works. The canon is seven miles inlength, and through it the Arkansas River pours its waters, gathered inthe mountains, out upon the plains. The walls vary in height, but are2,600 feel at the highest point, reaching the culmination of grandeur atthe point where a steel bridge, swung between the walls of the canon andparallel with the stream, gives passage for the railroad: This is theRoyal ? *C t:> After the train had passed through the Gorge the part; remained Beated upon the platform, enjoying the delightfn] air just crisp by a tinge of coolness blown from the snow peaks of the mountains. The scenery had changed from the wildness of the canon to the rolling pine-clad hills thai abut on the eastern verge of the Great South Park. What are those peculiar conical structures of white? asked theMajor, pointing to the right. Those are charcoal ovens, replied the Colonel. The manufactureof charcoal is widely distributed over the state, and the industry reacheslarge proportions. Charcoal is extensively used in smelting and all min-eral assaying, which makes the local demand very great. Generallyfallen timber is used, free of expense to the charcoal makers, but when-ever they find it necessary to use live trees, they pay the state or thegovernment an agreed price on the amount employed. Doe
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