MOUNT OURAY, EAST SLOPE OF MARSHALL PASS.
The Ophir Loop.—The descent down the mountain side after leaving Trout Lake is called as above, and is one of the most daring and intricate pieces of railroad engineering that exists in the world.
Telluride.—Telluride is located on a branch from the main line some ten miles away. It is surrounded on all sides by high mountains whose faces are potted with innumerable mines, whose product is the chief source of revenue to the 2,500 inhabitants of this beautiful mountain town.
San Miguel River.—Leaving Vance Junction, the line follows the course of the San Miguel River through the beautiful Shenandoah Valley.
The Dallas Divide.—This divide is over a spur of the Uncompahgre Range on grades of three and tour per cent. Leaving the summit, going eastward toward Ridgway and to the right of the train, is the main range of the Uncompahgre with its soft shaded sides towering into splintered pinnacles above.
Ridgway.—The northern terminus of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad and the junction of that road and the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad; a city of some 1,500 inhabitants. Here are located the round-houses and the shops of the Rio Grande Southern, giving employment to hundreds of machinists and laborers.
HEALTH AND PLEASURE RESORTS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
Located on the Line of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad.