Critique . s ofmountains of granite as strong as the Rock of Gibraltar—and considerably more massive. By easy stages and manyfantastic windings, you are gradually let down to the levelof the Frying Pan River, the states most prolific trout stream,which is followed for a distance of thirty miles until thecountry opens up into the Roaring Fork Valley. Mt. Sopris,shown in one of the accompanying illustrations, is the sentinelof this valley. This mountain has been declared by artiststo be the most impressive peak in the entire Rocky Mountainrange. Eighteen miles to the south is Aspen, the noted si
Critique . s ofmountains of granite as strong as the Rock of Gibraltar—and considerably more massive. By easy stages and manyfantastic windings, you are gradually let down to the levelof the Frying Pan River, the states most prolific trout stream,which is followed for a distance of thirty miles until thecountry opens up into the Roaring Fork Valley. Mt. Sopris,shown in one of the accompanying illustrations, is the sentinelof this valley. This mountain has been declared by artiststo be the most impressive peak in the entire Rocky Mountainrange. Eighteen miles to the south is Aspen, the noted silvermining camp. A few miles farther on, where the Roaring Fork emptiesinto the Grand River, is located Glenwood Springs, now sofamous as a summer resort and watering place that - shescarcely needs an introduction. With her mammoth naturalhot water swimming pool, splendid hotels, magnificent settingsand rare mountain climate, Glenwood Springs stands in thefront rank of the worlds resorts. 164 THE CRITIQUE. Leaving Glenwood Springs we enter the valley of theGrand River, following this stream to Grand Junction, whereit meets the Gunnison River. Grand Junction is the metrop-olis of the famous fruit belt on the Western Slope of Colo-rado, where land values have within the past decade risen ashigh as $4,000 per acre. Located near the Utah line, GrandJunction is the last place of especial interest in the Centennialstate. A nights ride brings us to Salt Lake City, the greatMormon metropolis, around which there revolves history ofprogressive civilization that has made Utah respected andrevered the world over. The great Temple and Tabernacleare buildings which stand as monuments to the pluck andenergy of the diciples of Brigham Young, who snatched thedesert from oblivion, and by the magic application of irriga-tion have caused it to bloom like a rose. 4* # THE CRITIQUES TOOH-BAH IN THE OPEN. O THE CRITIQUE: Have you observed that thedistinguished member of the American Institute:Whom
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