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302 in that part of the range. It is so much higher unclear from the neighbourhood of Denver it is the only point visible in that direction, & so becomes the sheering mark for parties bound for the South Park. Colorado City is also put to the Ninth of the Peak, whereas it lies to the West of it. There are two routes to the South Peak, one by way of New York, South shore of Lake Erie, Chicago, Omaha, & Cheyenne by railway; this is about 2200 miles, then to Denver by coach which is 110 miles more, concluding with a wagon journey to the Park of about 75 miles. This is the route I wd recommend for several reasons. There is far more to see upon it, & it can be done in less time. Instead of merely coming down to the Mountains on a line at right angles to them, you wd unclear above them for nearly two hundred miles. You wd pass close under Long's Peak, & through a very interesting part of the Plain, in the neighbourhood of St. unclear & Burlington. You might stop,if you pleased, in a day or two's fishing at La Porte, & Big Thomson. You wd see Denver, which is a place of much interest, & a good place for getting your wagon, mules, & horses; & the man to act as cook & wagoner; & where you wd find every one ready to be helpful in giving information & advice. Or you might reach it in another way, by New York Hamibrig?, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, St. Louis, & the South branch