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Title: "Around the circle."
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Denver and Rio Grande railroad company. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: (Chicago, Knight, Leonard & co., printers)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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standing. Cantonment of the L nconipaligre.—Nine miles from Mon-trose the road passes the Government post, where soldiers are still stationed. Chippetas Home.—Four miles from Montrose can still be seen thelate residence of Chippeta, the widow of Ouray, the dead Ute chief, whowas always the friend of the white man. L^ncompaligre Mountains.—After passing Montrose, 353 milesfrom Denver, a fine view of the Uncompahgre Mountains, extending to thesouthwest, can be obtained. Lncompahgre Peak, the monarch of the range,rises to an altitude of 14,235 feet. Cerro Summit. — The ascent is commenced directly after leavingCimarron station on the westward journey. From here the UncompahgreValley, its river and the distant, picturesque peaks of the San Juan are withinfull sight of the traveler. Cimarron Canon.—Western entrance to Black Canon, the roadpassing up Cimarron Creek, where it debouches in the Gunnison. TheCimarron abounds in trout and the country round about swarms with largegame.
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Around the Circle. 49 Currecanti IVeedle.—Situated in a spacious amphitheater, midwayof the Black Canon, this curious monohth towers upward Hke a great cathe-dral spire. Cbippeta Falls.—A beautiful waterfall near the east end of BlackCanon, that plunges from the summit of the canon wall, descending in asheet of snowy spray to the Gunnison River below. Black Canon.—Twenty-five miles west from Gunnison. Along manymiles of this grand gorge the railroad lies upon a shelf hewn from the livingrock, which rises frequently to an altitude of over two thousand feet. Thecafion is sixteen miles in length, and abounds in many striking features. Gunnison River and Vallej.—Just after passing Gunnison City,290 miles from Denver, the valley of the Gunnison is entered, and upon theright, as one journeys westward, flows the beautiful Gunnison river. Mount Sliavano.—Shavano is a companion to Mount Ouray, andrises on the opposite side of the track to an altitude of 14,238 feet. Mount Ouray.—At

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