The pioneers of '49 A history of the excursion of the Society of California pioneers of New England . do Springsand Colorado City, back to Manitou. On our return we urged the driver to move a littlefaster, as we were going down hill. He looked at us with an air of surprise, but said nothing,and continued to jog along at the same gait. Hereupon I spoke with a little more emphasis,when he pointed in silence to a stream near which we happened to be moving, which wasdancino- merrily along /;/ the opposite direction. We were deceived by looking at Pikes Peakand other mountains in the distance. This
The pioneers of '49 A history of the excursion of the Society of California pioneers of New England . do Springsand Colorado City, back to Manitou. On our return we urged the driver to move a littlefaster, as we were going down hill. He looked at us with an air of surprise, but said nothing,and continued to jog along at the same gait. Hereupon I spoke with a little more emphasis,when he pointed in silence to a stream near which we happened to be moving, which wasdancino- merrily along /;/ the opposite direction. We were deceived by looking at Pikes Peakand other mountains in the distance. This peak has deceived many in regard to heights anddistances, ever since the day when Zebulon Pike, finding himself, as he thought, close by it,.started for a short stroll to its summit; and then, after toiling wearily along for many hours,. MAXITOU SPRIGS AJ^D PIKES PEAK. 239 without apparently getting any nearer, concluded that it was unapproachable, and postponedthe attempt. Now, however, the journey can be made by the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railroadin a few Iiours. S > HOC z o >Z o -3 SI. 240 piojYeees of 49. The entire length of the road is eight and seventy-four one-hundredths miles. The fulldescription, obtained from President Hurlburt and Chief Engineer Richardson, is asfollows: —
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