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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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e summit, the line runs down theeastern slope along Leopard Creek, high above it on the moutain side, givinga most magnificent view of the Uncomphagre Range to the south with itsgentle slopes softly colored by the deep, dark foliage of dense pine and firforests, gradually rising until the mountains develop into a huge mass ofshattered pinnacles, their topmost points covered with the everlasting snow. Arriving at Ridgway, a city of some 1,500 inhabitants, the journey isagain resumed on the original route via the Denver tk Rio Grande. THE RAINBOW ROUTE. From Durango, the metropolis of the San Juan, to Silverton the scenery isof surpassing grandeur and beauty. The railroad follows up the course of theAnimas River (to which the Spaniards gave the musical but melancholy titleof Rio de las Animas Ferdidas, or River of Lost Souls), until the pictur-esque mining town of Silverton is reached. The valley of the Animas istraversed before the canon is reached, and the travelers eyes are delighted
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Around the Circle. 25 with succeeding scenes of sylvan beauty. To the right is the river, beyondwhich rise the hills; to the left are mountains, increasing in rugged contour asthe advance is made ; between the track and the river are cultivated fieldsand cosy farmhouses, while evidences of peace, prosperity and plenty are tobe seen on every hand. Nine miles above Durango, Trimble Hot Springsare reached. The spacious hotel stands within a hundred yards of the roadto the left of the track. Here are medicinal hot springs of great curativevalue, and here,in the season, gather invahds and pleasure seekers to drinkthe waters and enjoy the delights of this charming resort. Leaving thesprings behind, the train speeds up the valley, which gradually narrows asthe advance is made; the ascending grade becomes steeper, the hills close in,and soon the view is restricted to the rocky gorge within whose depths theraging waters of the Animas sway and swirl. Animas Canon has characteristics peculiarly

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