. Yellowstone Park through the Rockies by way of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad . , pitchesfrom the top of the dizzy cliffs to thebottom of the sparkling river which dashesbeside the road. Then a spacious amphi-theater is passed, in the center of whichstands Curecanti Needle, solitary and alone,a towering monument of solid stone, whichreaches up to where it flaunts the clouds,like some great cathedral spire. Truly,no gorge in all the Rocky Mountain regionpresents such variety and grandeur as theBlack Canon of the Gunnison. SEE THE ROCKIES ENROUTE TO YELLOWSTONE PARK OVER THE DENVER & RIO GRA
. Yellowstone Park through the Rockies by way of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad . , pitchesfrom the top of the dizzy cliffs to thebottom of the sparkling river which dashesbeside the road. Then a spacious amphi-theater is passed, in the center of whichstands Curecanti Needle, solitary and alone,a towering monument of solid stone, whichreaches up to where it flaunts the clouds,like some great cathedral spire. Truly,no gorge in all the Rocky Mountain regionpresents such variety and grandeur as theBlack Canon of the Gunnison. SEE THE ROCKIES ENROUTE TO YELLOWSTONE PARK OVER THE DENVER & RIO GRANDE 3D taken from the Leadville dis-trict, whose output is now morethan $15,000,000 a year. Thescenery around Leadville is mag-nificent. It is walled in on allsides by towering mountainswhose summits are crowned withperpetual snow. Mt. Massive,the highest peak in Colorado(altitude, 14,424 feet), lies justwest of the town. TENNESSEE PASS Reaching an altitude of 10,240feet, the railroad darts into atunnel half a mile long, thewestern end of which emergesonto the Pacific MOUNT OF THE HOLY CROSS, COLORADO MOUNT OF THE HOLY CROSS Through castellated canons the train is whisked into RedCliff, located on the headwaters of the Eagle River. FromRed Cliff the Mount of the Holy Cross is most easily cross is formed by two traverse canons of immense depthriven down and across the summit of the mountain. In thesecanons lies eternal snow. The symbol is perfect in shape, and,while gazing with wonder and awe upon this sign set in theheavens, the adventurous wayfarer at last realizes that he hasreached that height around whose summit splendid visionsrise. The Mount of the Holy Cross is visible from the trainat a point about three-fourths rr a mile east of Minturn on themain line, although it is but a /leering glimpse. EAGLE RIVER CANON Beyond Red Cliff Eagle River Canon opens to the the traveler beholds not only the miraculous works ofNature, but also the wonders of
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