. The opinions of the judge and the colonel as to the vast resources of Colorado .. . intblue outlines of the Greenhorn range were discerned and to the eastthe union of earth and sky was unbroken. A sharjj turn in the curve induced the gentlemen to return to theinside, and the train sped through the steel bridge over the Arkansas, rat-tled the countless switches of increasing rails, and rolled past gatesand semaphores, and moving trains. The pace grew slower; theair brakesheaved a sigh of relief and the gentlemen alighted at the Union Depot ofPueblo, the Pittsburgh of the West. The att
. The opinions of the judge and the colonel as to the vast resources of Colorado .. . intblue outlines of the Greenhorn range were discerned and to the eastthe union of earth and sky was unbroken. A sharjj turn in the curve induced the gentlemen to return to theinside, and the train sped through the steel bridge over the Arkansas, rat-tled the countless switches of increasing rails, and rolled past gatesand semaphores, and moving trains. The pace grew slower; theair brakesheaved a sigh of relief and the gentlemen alighted at the Union Depot ofPueblo, the Pittsburgh of the West. The attention of the Major and Sir John was at once attracted to thehandsome depot building of pink stone, with its broad, inviting approachesand elegant interior of hard-wood and brass trimmings, which have givenit the reputation of being the finest depot structure west of Chicago. Ascene of animation presented itself about the depot as the trains of theMissouri Pacific, Rock Island and Santa Fe came in from Kan-sas City, St. Louis and Chicago, and transferred their passengers to the 29. ■JU ^f^r^J^ Denver & Rio GrandeRailroad to continue thejourney to various pointsof destination in Colo-rado, Utah and the Pacific Coast. The four gentlemen passed into theelegant dining-room, which is managed upon thesame high standard of excellence that characterizesall of the dining stations on this popular rallr< »a<l. andwere met by a polite attendant, who escorted themto seats around a handsome dining-table spreadwith the whitest of linen and laden with an elegantservice of china and silver.
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