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NOTE. Alongthe Colorado or front range of mountains, there are many objects and places of 

 interest ; Pike's Peak (1. Archaean,) over 14,000 feet above sea level, which can be ascended on 

 horseback, by a good road, to the summit; the Soda Springs, at Manitou; the Garden of the Gods, 

 with the unique weathered forms of red (17. Jurassic or 16. Triassic) sandstone; and Monument 

 Park, with modern (19.) Tertiary-capped pillars or columns. Along the railroad from Cheyenne to 

 Trinidad, the lofty snow-clad mountain peaks are, many of them over 14,000 feet Jiigh. as Long's 

 Peak, James', Arapahoe, Torrey's and Gray's, Evans', Sierra Blanc! 



others. 



See notes on page 165. 



Blanca, Spanish Peak, and many 

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Nebraska/ 



* By Prof. F. V. Hayden, United States Geologist. 



