The Gavelyte, June 1907

100 THE GAVELYTE, Railway and was soon speej_ing westward. Upon awakening the next morning, the passengers found that they had been carried through the state of Illinois, had passed through the South-Eastern corner of Iowa and were in Missouri. If the ·country that was visible from the car window ould lie taken as a sample, it would certainly indicate that a Missouri G od Road's Association ~ight find plen~eous employment for some time to come. Even the ·principal streets of the small cities through which our train passed, were well-nigh impassable lJecause of the deep mud. Just about noon, we drew into Kansas City, stopping there nearly three qqarters of an hour. Kansas City is a _very pretty and thriving city, and spread out upon her hills, was a pleasing sight from the car window as we ·again resumed our journey. During the remainder of the day, we were . greeted with a view of the fine farms of the Sunflower State. We made a half-hour stop at Topeka, the capitol city, and we also stopped at Emporia, the home of Wm. Allen White, the newspaper sage. The next ·morning. found us in Colorado, with the snow covered mountains in plain view. To those of the passengers who had never seen the mountains before, this view of them was indeed a treat. The Santa Fe passes through Colorado just at the foot of the mountains, and on our right were the bleak, tall hills, while on our left was the level plains. At 9:00 o'clock we came to Trinidad, which was our destination for the present. Trinidad is a typical South-western city. It is in the center of the Colorado coal regions, and is a thriving business city. It has the promise of a bright future before it, as Ex-Senator, W. A. Clark, the copper king, of Montana, is opening up some new coal fields which he has recently purchased, South of the city. The new Senator from Colorado, Mr. Guggen– heim of Smelter fame, has also purchased extensive coal-land to the West of the city, and is proceeding to develop them. Riley Canon, a new town which Mr. Guggenheim is building at the site of one of his mines, is claimed to be· the model coal-camp of the world. While in Trinidad we had very enjoyable weather. The nights were very cool, but in day time, the heat would reach almost that of a summer ·day. The view of the mountains from Trinidad is a very pleasing one. To the South and ten miles in the distance, is Fisher s Peak, 10,200. feet in altitude. On the orthern boundary line of the city is Simpsons Rest, 7,000 feet . To the West, forty miles away are plainly visible the panish Peaks. The Snowy Range, extending from ew