. The opinions of the judge and the colonel as to the vast resources of Colorado .. . h anopera glass. This is the highest peak of the Rockies, is it not?No, there are several that out-rank it; but Sierra Blanca, in the Sangre De Cristo Range, is the highest. Pikes Peak is the better known,however, and is more prominent, from the fact of its being in the frontrange, and thus the first seen from the plains as you approach the moun-tains, and also from the fact that the district of the early gold excitementtook its name fron_ the peak. What is that winding line I see through the snow?That is Win
. The opinions of the judge and the colonel as to the vast resources of Colorado .. . h anopera glass. This is the highest peak of the Rockies, is it not?No, there are several that out-rank it; but Sierra Blanca, in the Sangre De Cristo Range, is the highest. Pikes Peak is the better known,however, and is more prominent, from the fact of its being in the frontrange, and thus the first seen from the plains as you approach the moun-tains, and also from the fact that the district of the early gold excitementtook its name fron_ the peak. What is that winding line I see through the snow?That is Windy Point. and what appears to you a a line is the CogRailroad, which runs from Maniton to the top of the Peak. Can you seethat little dot on the very summit of the Peak ? No-o-o, drawled the gentleman, as he looked closely : but drawinghis field-glass from its case ami pointing it in the direction indicated, hesaid: Yes, I do; it is a building. That is the railroad station. It was formerly the United StatesSignal Station. What is the beautiful mountain between us and the -Peak? F7. 19 That is Cheyenne Mountain, said to be one of the most beautiful inthe Rockies. You can easily see the entrance to the famous CheyenneCanon. What are those towering red walls ? That to the right is the gateway to the Garden of the Gods. Theother you see are the Cathedral Spires. The Judge then went on to explain that the gateway, which rises upfrom perfectly level ground, reached a height of 330 feet, and then toldof quaint sculpturings to be found here, carved in stone of various hues,by those cunning instruments in the hands of Nature, the wind, the rain,the sunshine and the frost—curious, often grotesque, figures, irresistiblysuggestive of forms of life. Manitou is near the Garden, is it not ? Manitou is just beyond those rolling hills. It is a beautiful spot, andNature hid it away in a cup-shaped glen at the base of the Peak. It iseasy of access, however, as the Rio Grande road has a branch k
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