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hour for partic^s wishing to l^o to rikr's Teak. Soon tlu' party 

 that were to ni.ike the ascent came out. havini; lirst i)rei)are(l them- 

 selves for the trip witli a i^^hkI breakfast. 'I'hcn each chooses her, 

 or his, liorse, and with the usual amount of lau<;hint;-, talkini;^, 

 and " fixiui; " they started, the ^uide leading; the way, with tlie 

 ])hoto.orapher hrin^ino- up the rear, lie is never lelt, a party 

 is not considered comi)lete without him, as it is the amhition 

 of every one making;- the ascent to \)V\\v^ away with them their 

 picture, taken at the fearful height of fourteen thousand teet 

 above the level ot the sea. 



Primroses are found on the plains all the way between 

 Denver and Canyon City. They spring up all over the prairie. 

 They make their appearance early in the sprini^', and I have 

 seen them in blossom as late as October. The blossom varies 

 in size all the way from the size of a silver dollar to ten inches in 

 circumference. This one I found ^rowino at the foot of 

 Chcvenne Mountain. They are usually white, and the pink ones 

 are (piite unconnnon ; indeed, this is the only pink one I have 



ever seen. 



I w^as ridintr with some friends who were i^oino- for the first 

 time in the canyon. The mornini;- was a lovely one ; there 

 had been a recent shower, and as rain is quite uncommon m this 

 section of the country, it had been hailed with delight. The 

 canyon is never so fine as after a rain. The beautiful colors of 

 the mountains shine out with renew^ed brilliancy, and the delicate 

 green of the folia<;e looks cool and in\itin<^. Residents of 



