. To California and back; . fading night, and again when it sinks behindthe fierce tumbled mountain-chain, gilding thepeaks with ruddy fire, the while dusk spreadsbeneath like a silent submerging sea. The ascent, for very many years, was oftenertalked of than attempted. Zebulon Pike him-self failed, in 1806, and half a century passedafter that before the first trail was cut, fromold Summit Park, a dozen miles west of Mani-tou. That trail was little used, because of itsdifficulties and dangers. In the seventiesthree additional trails were constructed, and in1S89 the carriage-road from Cascade w
. To California and back; . fading night, and again when it sinks behindthe fierce tumbled mountain-chain, gilding thepeaks with ruddy fire, the while dusk spreadsbeneath like a silent submerging sea. The ascent, for very many years, was oftenertalked of than attempted. Zebulon Pike him-self failed, in 1806, and half a century passedafter that before the first trail was cut, fromold Summit Park, a dozen miles west of Mani-tou. That trail was little used, because of itsdifficulties and dangers. In the seventiesthree additional trails were constructed, and in1S89 the carriage-road from Cascade was com-pleted. In 1891 the Cog-Wheel Railway beganoperation, running directly from Manitou tothe summit, and accomplishing that feat in adistance of nine miles. The steepest grade onthe road is one foot in four. It starts near theIron Springs, at the mouth of EngelmannsCaiion, and makes the round trip in four and ahalf hours, allowing a stop of forty minutes onthe peak. Several trains are run daily, in theopen season, and,
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