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at the Barton House, and received here the news of the great 

 railroad riots in Pittsburg. 



JULY 24, TUESDAY. 



Before breakfast M. carried a series of levels from the depot 

 of the Clear Creek Railroad up to the hotel, while L. com- 

 pared the three barometers, as we were to leave an aneroid 

 here with Osborn, and take the two mercurials respectively 

 to Gray and Evans Peaks. M. started for Gray and found 

 a good road to the top. This mountain is visited by many 

 excursionists, being very accessible, and also being one of the 

 highest in the range. L. took the road up Mount Evans, but 

 soon reached a riding limit, and had to climb some 1500 feet 

 before reaching the top. By means of a "powerful telescope 

 he found that both observers were at work at the same time, 

 which was very satisfactory. Storms of hail, snow, and rain 

 Avere experienced by both, and the rain continued the rest 

 of the day. Our canvas coats did good service on this occa- 

 sion. After our return to Georgetown, and a little supper, 

 we saddled our own horses (which were perfectly fresh, as we 

 had left them here all day to rest) and started down the val- 

 ley in the rain. We were already wet, and did not care much 

 for a little more, as we wanted to gain on time and space. 

 We raced all the way to Idaho Springs, making the fourteen 

 miles in an hour and a quarter. We went to the Beebee 

 House, which is kept by Mr. Beebee, who is not, however, as 

 good at it as his wife in Manitou Springs. We were treated 

 very nicely though ; had a cottage to ourselves, a wood fire, 

 a good supper, and luxuriated in grand style. 



JULY 25, WEDNESDAY. 



We went to the Springs before breakfast, and enjoyed a 

 warm soda bath very much. Leaving about nine o'clock we 

 rode down part of the canon, then turning to the right we 

 went over St. George's Hill, and after this one hill was suc- 

 ceeded by another as we descended the foot-slopes of the 

 mountains to the plains. .We reached Mount Vernon at 1.30, 

 where we had such an objectionable dinner set before us that 

 its mere appearance disgusted us, and we rode on. It seemed 

 good once more to be on the plains, after our four weeks in 

 the mountains. Osborn left us here to see Prof. Lakes, at 



