. St. Nicholas [serial] . A VIEW ON THE PIKES PEAK COG ROAD, SHOWING THE STEKI KST (;UADi; ing wherever night should overtake them. Themountain-sides were rocky and very steep,making climbing extremely difficult. Ever-greens, brilliantly colored flowers, and kinnik-innic—the holly of the Rockies—grew in pro-fusion wherever a bit of earth could be found clouds, and the people were terrified to heargreat, echoing sounds like the blows of a gianthammer. This lasted for several days. Whenthe clouds lifted, the people realized that theirprayer had been answered; for near the top ofthe mountain, the
. St. Nicholas [serial] . A VIEW ON THE PIKES PEAK COG ROAD, SHOWING THE STEKI KST (;UADi; ing wherever night should overtake them. Themountain-sides were rocky and very steep,making climbing extremely difficult. Ever-greens, brilliantly colored flowers, and kinnik-innic—the holly of the Rockies—grew in pro-fusion wherever a bit of earth could be found clouds, and the people were terrified to heargreat, echoing sounds like the blows of a gianthammer. This lasted for several days. Whenthe clouds lifted, the people realized that theirprayer had been answered; for near the top ofthe mountain, there had been chiseled a huge 784 THE CONQUERING OF PIKES PEAK [July,. PIKES PEAK OCEAN-TO-OCEAN HIGHWAYThis picture shows a bit of the Pikes Peak Ocean-to-Ocean Highway as it traverses the plains, aimingstraight for the Wigwam of the Manitou. Thishighivay crosses Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas,and eastern Colorado almost in q straight line,entering the Rocky Mountains by way of the oldIndian trail, known as Ute Pass, directly west ofColorado Springs and Manitou, and crossing thecontinental divide over Tennessee Pass. It continuesby way of the Eagle and Grand Rivers to Glenwoodand zvestward through Utah and Provo to Salt LakeCity, where it connects ivith the routes to thePacific Coast. Stone face, like the face of a mighty that, the followers of the Manitou neverundertook the slightest task without first look-ing to the image for approval. Often the topof the Wigwam of the Manitou was wrappedwith clouds, hiding the great face. At suchtimes the people were filled with fear andstopped all work. The clouds became more andmore frequent.
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