28 BOULDER CANON.

up the picture; but it is the rock, the grim, gray rock,
which everywhere presides over the scene of wondrous
majesty and sublimity. Each turn presents new forms,
and our artists were on the alert. We paused, and
again moved on as they desired. About half way
down the canon the North Boulder comes rushing
down the mountain gorge and plunges into the principal
stream. Here is the finest water-fall we have yet seen
in all our tour. This must be taken at the central point
of the canon.

“ After leaving the cascade, we followed down stream,
still rapid, but gradually becoming less boisterous and
wild, and the scenery little by little assuming a milder
tone. A broken bridge hindered our progress for a
time, but this being soon repaired we passed on, and at
evening emerged from the canon and came to Boulder,
a town of 1,500 inhabitants, situated at the entrance
just outside of the foot-hills. What a change! after
eight days up and down incessantly among the moun-
tains to thus suddenly emerge into the plain. The last
night, even with all our resources of covering, we were
shivering with cold, and here it was summer again.
We had descended, since morning, 5,000 feet.

“ After remaining over night in camp near Boulder,
we rode into Denver this morning, arriving in the city
about noon. Thus ends the tour among the mountains,
on the whole a gratifying success. None of us would
have missed it. The editorial party, in this visit to
the mountains, made three good objective points which

I can commend to every tourist in this region: first,

 

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