. Tourists' handbook descriptive of Colorado, New Mexico and Utah . fall of great height. Hotels—As usual in a town of thischaracter there are ample hotel accom-modations of the first class. The Lizard Head Pass, Ophir Loopand the Dallas Divide rival anyengineer-ing achievement which exists on thesemountain roads, and their tortuous wind-ing up the mountain sides, through deep,rocky cuts, over high bridges, dodginginto a snow shed dark as night, thenrushing out into the bright sunshine,gives the tourist a taste of mountainclimbing second to none in the world. Coming down the eastern slope of t
. Tourists' handbook descriptive of Colorado, New Mexico and Utah . fall of great height. Hotels—As usual in a town of thischaracter there are ample hotel accom-modations of the first class. The Lizard Head Pass, Ophir Loopand the Dallas Divide rival anyengineer-ing achievement which exists on thesemountain roads, and their tortuous wind-ing up the mountain sides, through deep,rocky cuts, over high bridges, dodginginto a snow shed dark as night, thenrushing out into the bright sunshine,gives the tourist a taste of mountainclimbing second to none in the world. Coming down the eastern slope of the Dallas IJivide into Ridgway, away off to the right is the Uncompaghre Range with its oPHiR everlasting snow-capped peaks, its dark and LOOP, gloomy canons, whose darkness is emphasized by the glare of a Colorado sUn on the projecting rocks near by, its lower portions densely wooded with jiine and fir trees whose dark foliage gives a soft and gentle tone to these parts of the range and forms a striking contrast with the bold, rocky faceruf the mountain ■^ ^ -•>> AROUND THE CIRCLE. * The journey Around the Circle, on the Denver & Rio Grande R. R., fromDenver to Silverton, Silverton to Ouray and return to Denver, or via the Denver& Rio Grande R. R. to Durango, thence over the Rio Grande Southern to Ridgwayand return to Denver, comprises more noted and magnificent scenery than anyother trip of similar length in the known world. Piercing the heart of the RockyMountains, crossing and recrossing the Great Divide, between the Atlantic andPacific slopes; penetrating four canons, each of which is a worlds wonder, andno two having the same characteristics; climbing three mountain passes by railand one by stage; achieving grades of 2ii feet to the mile; reaching heights above the sea; penetrating gorges whose walls soar a half a mile in perpen-dicular cliffs above the track; traversing fertile and picturesque valleys, wateredby historic rivers; passing thr
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