. Tourists' handbook descriptive of Colorado, New Mexico and Utah . y ends this gloriousride as the train sweeps 6ut into the greenery of Bakers Park and arrives atSilverton, in the heart of the San Juan. Population, 2,000Elevation, - 9,224 SILVERTON. Mining Town. Silverton is the terminus of the Silverton extension of theDenver & Rio Grande R. R. It is the judicial seat of SanJuan County and is in the heart of the rich mining region ofSan Juan. It is surrounded by scenery rivaling the grandestviews in Switzerland and the tourist will never regret a visit to behold its Silverton R
. Tourists' handbook descriptive of Colorado, New Mexico and Utah . y ends this gloriousride as the train sweeps 6ut into the greenery of Bakers Park and arrives atSilverton, in the heart of the San Juan. Population, 2,000Elevation, - 9,224 SILVERTON. Mining Town. Silverton is the terminus of the Silverton extension of theDenver & Rio Grande R. R. It is the judicial seat of SanJuan County and is in the heart of the rich mining region ofSan Juan. It is surrounded by scenery rivaling the grandestviews in Switzerland and the tourist will never regret a visit to behold its Silverton R. R., the Silverton & Northern, and the Silverton, Gladstone &Northerly railways have their terminus at Silverton, and penetrate the canons andgorges reaching out of Bakers Park to the rich mines, bringing their ores fortransmission to the smelters. The Silverton R. R. forms an important link in thewonderful journey Around the Circle. Hotels—Silverton is well supplied with hotels. Among these may be men-tioned the Grand Central and the Walker THE RIO GRANDE SOUTHERN R. R.—RICO. 29 THE RIO GRANDE SOUTHERN R. R. Leaving the line of the Denver & Rio Grande at Durango, crossing theRio de las Animas and continuincj up Lightner Creek past old Fort Lewis and onto Ridgway, 163 milesaway, where it again f-connects with theDenver & Rio Grande,runs the Rio GrandeSouthern R. R. Thisline forms a portion of,and adds a great manypoints of scenicinterest to, the famousAround the Circletour. The road passesthrough the valleys ofthe Mancos andDolores rivers, withtheir fine farms andranches, surroundedon all sides by snow-capped peaks, the melting snows from ~- which make numerous streams of pure, cold water which always assures thefarmer of a crop, for here it never rains and irrigation is resorted to in allagricultural pursuits. Cliff Dwellings—From Mancos station the famous ruins of the homes ofthe Cliff Dwellers are accessible. These ruins are to be found in the MancosCanon, Cli
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