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summit of the divide, between the waters of the Saint Vraiu 

 and the Boulder, southeast about ten miles from the peak. 

 In the first, or left-hand view, we are looking ;i little 



north of west, showing the line of sharp snowy erests 

 that extend southward. Anion-- them rises the Saint 

 A' rain, flowing down through the deep gOT^ein the center 

 of the view. In No. 49 the peak occupies nearly the 

 whole view, but it is only the most easterly of the twin 

 summits, the highest one being beyond and hidden by it. 

 No. 50 is an extension of the view easiwardly, giving us a 

 glimpse of the range lying to the north of Lstes Park. In 

 the center. Mount Lilly, a ridge of gneissic schists and quart/C- 

 ites, rises about 2,500 feet above the plateau. The foreground 

 of these three views is characteristic of all the country lying 

 inside the foot-hills, a great plateau of granites, seamed and 

 furrowed into deep ravines and canons, and covered to a 

 great extent with dense groves of pine. 



Nos. 51-53. A PANORAMIC VIEW OP THE COLORADO OR FRONT RANGE, 

 as seen from Bald Mountain, about three miles west from the 

 Ward mining district, embracing a view from Long's Peak on 

 the north, to near Arapaho on the south. In the foreground 

 is one of the little snow-fed lakes, so numerous throughout 

 the mountains, and forming a pleasant variety to the monot- 

 on\ of numberless snow-white peaks. Although this view 

 was made late in June, it will be seen that the hill-sides are 

 heavily draped in a mantle oi sn >w, lying very deep through 

 all the forest. The difficulty of reaching even this altitude 

 was very great, requiring most laborious plunging through 

 the thick timber and deep drifts. At the extreme left in the 

 fust view are the two sharp crests of Smith's Peak. In the 

 center is a number of grand peaks, but nameless. In 

 No. 52 the large rounded summit of u Jim" Peak is most 

 prominent, in the last of the series the eye is carried past 

 Audubon to Long's Peak, away to the north about fifty 

 miles. This lake has an elevation of 12,000 feet, and the aver- 

 age height of the range is some 2,000 feet above it. 



Nos. 54-56. The Front Range, a panoramic view from Prospect Moun- 

 tain, about two miles north of the North Boulder. The 

 first view to the left is over the broad plateau, border- 

 ing the rang", to dames Peak, distant about twenty 

 miles. The next view is a continuation of the panorama 

 northward acrossthe head-waters of the Boulder. Among the 

 hills in the distance are the town and the famous mines of Car- 

 ibou. The town of Middle Boulder and the reduction- works, 



are about four miles below, in the valley. Beyond the hills 

 the very tip only of Arapaho can be seen. In No. ."><! Smith 

 Peaks are again shown, and a portion of the Paid Mountains, 

 from near which the previous series were taken. 



No. 57. CASTLE Pock, in BOUUDEB CANON, live miles below Middle 

 Boulder, near the head of the canon. It is a solid mass of 

 granite, standing out detached from the walls of the canon, 

 the river describing a half-circle about it, sweeping (dose to 

 its base. Jt is conical in form, rising to a height of about 

 250 feet, and is often called Hay-Stack Pock. 



No. 5$. BOULDEB CANON, (dose under the lower side of Castle Pock, 

 the river hugs its sides so closely that the roadway is forced 



