YALE UNIVERSITY M,nw7T"gTri927 ITINERARY UBR4|y. OF THE Headquarters Train A PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TOUR Conveying the Department Commander, Staff, Delegatesand Friends from the Department of New York TO THE 39th National Encampment OF THE (grano, Armtj of tlie lejmblu: DENVER, COLORADO September 4th to 9th, 190 J Arranged and Managed by KINPORTS & COMPANY, Incorporated Tourist and Excursion Directors 3 West Twenty-ninth St., New York Co'i ^--n w\ £y ITINERARY OF THE ^faiquart^rs ®ratn A Personally Conducted Tour Conveying the Department Commander, Staff, Delegatesand Friends from the Department of New York to the 39th National Encampment of the (Srarto Armg of tfj? Irpaoltr DENVER, COLOR-ADO September 4th to 9th, 1905 Arranged and Managed by KINPORTS & COMPANY, Incorporated TOURIST AND EXCURSION DIRECTORS 3 West Twenty-ninth St., New York Up the Hudson on the West Shore. (%j?. ^,iuly aand.iqn^.. Messrs. Kinports & company, Tourist Excursion Agents, #3 west 29th street, New York. Gentleman :- The Transportation committee have accepted your itinerary for a personally conducted tour and have designated the following railroads as th3 Official Route for the Department of New York to the National Enoarapment :- Vest Shore R. R. Denver & Rio Grande R. R. Wabash R. R. Missouri Pacific R.R. and Chicago & North Western R. R. -Wabash R. R. Union Pacific R. R. returning via Colorado Springs, Pueblo & Kansas city. Approved, Department Cominander. Official, Assistant Adjutant General. To the Comrades of the Department of New York, G. A. R. their Families and Friends : [ O minimize the distance, time and expense, and in the hope of securing a large representation from New York State to the encampment, the Depart ment has arranged for a personally escorted excur sion under the most favorable auspices. The ar- t^fFI rangements will be in the hands of Kinports & p^fa1' Company, who have made it a business for years L/"S^J to look after the innumerable details of the trip, lr«yjp thus relieving the members and their families (•J-UJ and friends of all care and responsibility and en abling them to enjoy to the fullest extent the delights of the journey to the Rocky Mountains. Arrangements Have Been Made for a Special Train. In this manner more time can be saved than by regular trains, desirable points can be visited en route, and unusual comforts placed at the disposal of our party. The route selected not only affords the greatest variety of Rocky Mountain scenery, but also offers a diverse route embracing the six principal cities of the West, i. e., Chicago, Omaha, Denver, Pueblo, Kansas City, and St. Louis, giving ample time for sight-seeing in each city. NOTE In submitting this itinerary it will be noted that the Department has. entirely ignored dining-car service, for the reason that a special train containing 125 to 150 people re quiring three meals per day would necessitate 375 to 450 meals to be served each day. In view of the fact that the largest diner will only accommodate forty people at a sitting, it will readily be seen that it is practically impossi ble to serve this number of meals with any kind of satis faction. The schedule is arranged so as to arrive at points where good meals will be served at hotels and dining stations, giving forty or fifty minutes for each meal. 5 NIAGARA FALLS Niagara Falls is recognized as the greatest natural won der of the world, and it is the objective point of tourists from all parts of the globe. There are three distinct falls. The Horseshoe Falls— so called from its crescent shape. It is by far the largest, and is in direct course of the river. It is 2,800 feet wide and 15S feet high. The American Falls is 600 feet, and the Central Falls is 24?, feet wide, each having a descent of 167 feet. The water flows on perpetually, fhe same, full and clear. Neither the snows of winter nor the evaporation of summer, neither the rains nor drought, materially affect it. Arrangements can be made for stop-over from one to ten days on the return trip for those desiring it. 6 TOUR "A" This Tour has been arranged for delegates and their friends who desire to remain in Colorado for an Indefinite period, making their own arrangements for their return to the Hast. It includes a first-class railroad ticket to Denver and return, a double berth in Pullman Sleeper to Denver, all meals going. Independent return. Schedule subject to slight change. Friday, September 1 Lv. NEW YORK, via West Shore R. R. (Foot West 42d St.) 2.45 p.m. " NEWBURG 4.25 p.m. " KINGSTON 5.20 p.m. TROY 4.30 p.m. " ALBANY 5.30 p.m. " RAYENA 6.25 p.m. " ROTTERDAM JUNCTION 7.25 p.m. " UTICA 8.59 p.m. " SYRACUSE 10.20 p.m. Saturday, September 2 Lv. ROCHESTER 12.05 a.m. Ar. BUFFALO 1.50 a.m. Sleepers Will be placed in Wabash Station, Buffalo, at 10.00 p.m. Friday evening to receive members of the party arriving from points throughout the State not on the route of the special, and from Buffalo and vicinity. Lv. BUFFALO, via Wabash Railroad... 2.00 a.m. Ar. DETROIT 7.30 a.m. " MONTPELIER 10.05 a.m. (It should be noted that this schedule includes a diverse route from this junction point.) Ar. CHICAGO 3.50 p.m. Five hours for sight seeing. Lv. CHICAGO, via Chicago & North western Ry 9.10 p.m. Sunday, September 3 Ar. BOONE 6.30 a.m. " OMAHA 11.00 a.m. Four hours for sight seeing. Lv. OMAHA, via Union Pacific Railroad 3.00 p.m. Ar. COLUMBUS, NEB 6.00 p.m. " GRAND ISLAND 8.45 p.m. " KEARNY, NEB 10.00 p.m. Monday, September 4 Ar. NORTH PLATTE 12.30 a.m. " DENVER 7.20 a.m. Denver, the capital of Colorado and the metropolis of the middle West, is situate at the base of the front or snowy range of the Rocky Mountains, at an altitude of 7 one mile above the level of the sea ; she offers to the delighted vision all the foliage and verdure of the plains, combined with the most magnificent scenery the world can offer. The population is about 175,000, composed of the best citizens from all parts of the United States. TOUR ''B" This Tour is arranged for the convenience of those who have a little time at their disposal for a sight-seeing tour in the Rockies. The schedule is precisely the same as Tour A to Denver ; then Friday, September the 8th, the Tour is resumed according to the schedule shown on the following pages. While in Colorado attending the 39th National Encamp ment of the G. A. R., the delegates, their families and friends, of course will want to see the world-famous scenery of the Rocky 'Mountains, but with such a bewil dering array of attractions one is apt to conclude that The Famous Georgetown Loop anything like a comprehensive tour would require unlimi ted time and expense. The tourist in search of grand and beautiful scenery finds an embarrassment of riches in Colorado. Among so many attractions he is at a loss which to choose, and having made a choice, he is frequently troubled with doubts as to the wisdom of his selection. Recognizing this fact, we have, after a careful and thoughtful discussion of the situation, decided on a tour for The G. A. R. Rocky Mountain Club that shall embrace the most varied and picturesque scenery to be found on the line of any rail road in the world, in a single trip at a moderate cost. This tour can be made comfortably in three days, and no por tion of the journey is lacking in scenery, thus affording constant variety and keeping the interest of the tourist pleasureably excited to the end. itearriptwe (iutltttr ^>k?trij?a of Sntmattng Potttta En IKouie. Friday, September 8 Lv. DENVER 9.30 p.m. Saturday, September 9 Ar. MANITOU 8.05 a.m. Manitou. — Of all Nature's lovely spots few equal and none surpass in beauty of location, grandeur of surround ings and sublimity of scenery this veritable "Gem of the Rockies." As a pleasure resort it presents more objects of scenic interest than any resort of a like character in the -ii:"B O,-**" Summit of "Pike's Peak" old or new world, while its wonderful effervescent and mineral springs, soda and iron, make it the favorite resting place for invalids. The great superiority of Manitou's climate is found in its dryness and the even temperature the year round. In summer the cool breezes from the mountains temper the heat, the nights always being cool enough to allow that refreshing sleep so grateful to all and most needed by the invalid, 9 Puce's Peak.— The Cog Wheel Railroad to the summit of Pike's Peak, which was completed and put in operation on July 1, 1891, is the most novel railway in the world: When it reaches its objective point above the clouds, at a height of 14,147 feet above sea-level, it renders almost in significant, by comparison, the famous cogway up Mt. Washington and the incline railway up the Righi in Switz erland. From its station in Manitou, just above the Iron Springs, to the station on the summit of Pike's Peak, the Manitou & Pike's Peak Railway is just eight and nine- tenths miles in length. The cars are not tilted, but the seats are arranged so as to give the passenger a level sitting. The engine pushes the cars, instead of drawing them, which is of great advantage in the fact that the passengers' eyes are not constantly menaced by cinders. The cars also work independently of engine and can be let down alone if necessary. Fifty people make a load for the train, and about three hours are consumed in making the round trip. As the ascent is made, many opportunities are given for exquisite views of the world below, through vistas in the Through the Clouds to the Summit of Pike's Peak trees, with the eastern plains glowing in the sunshine, and extending as far as vision reaches, and limited only by the blue horizon's verge. The ascent of Pike's Peak by special train will be made in the forenoon, returning for luncheon, after which car riages will convey the party through the "Garden of the Gods." The drive through the "Garden of the Gods" ivill include Colorado Springs. 10 The Garden of the Gods has been described and photo graphed more than any other place of scenic interest in Colorado, but words or pictures fail to give even the faintest idea of its wealth of gorgeous color, or of the noble view which its gateway frames. The portals of this famed gateway spring from the level plain to a height of three hundred and thirty feet and glow with the most brilliant coloring of red. There is an outer parapet of Garden of the Gods pure white and there are inner columns of varied hues, the whole suggesting the ruins of a vast temple, once the receptacle of the sacred shrine of the long-buried gods. Within the Garden the rocks assume strange mimetic forms, and the imagination of the spectator is kept busy discovering resemblances to figures of beasts and birds, of men and women and of strange freaks in architecture. Glen Eyrie is situated at the entrance of Queen's Canon and is a wild and romantic retreat in which is built the summer residence of a gentleman of wealth. Within the glen, which is made sylvan by thickly-growing native shrubbery, covered with wild clematis, are a great con fusion of enormous pillars of exquisitely tinted pink sand stone. Cathedral Rock and the Major Domo, which have gained a world-wide fame through pictures and descrip tions, are to be found in Glen Eyrie, as are also "The Sisters,'' "Vulcan's Anvil," and "Melrose Abbey." These are all grand and impressive 'shapes' of stone glowing with the most brilliant hues of red and pink, of cream and white ' and umber. 11 Colorado Springs.— This delightful little city is essen tially one of homes where the families of many of the most influential business men of the State reside. It is a tem perance town, with charming society, and an elegant opera house, built as a place of enjoyment rather than as an in vestment, by some of the most successful citizens. There are many points of scenic interest within an hour's ride from the city, or easily accessible by an excellent trolley car service. Among them may be mentioned Cheyenne Canons, Cheyenne Park, Palmer Park and Manitou Springs. Remain over night at Colorado Springs in sleepers. Sunday, September 10 Lv. COLORADO SPRINGS. COLO 10.35 a.m. Ar. CRIPPLE CREEK 1.45 p.m. The only day trip that bankrupts the English language; Ascent to St. Peter's Dome. the quintessence of Colorado reduced to an eight-hour limit. Mountains, plains, rocks, canyons, railroads, beauty, sublimity, thrills, wonder, admiration, geological phenom ena, and the greatest gold mining camp on the continent. The Cripple Creek district is a wonder of the age. Dis covered in 1891, its production of gold ore in twelve years, ending December 31, 1903, amounted to three and a half 12 millions of dollars — unequalled by any other gold producing district of the same area in the world. The district covers an area of about six miles square, composed of twelve towns, the principal ones being Cripple Creek, Victor, Goldfield, Independence, Altman, Elkton, Anaconda and Cameron, containing a population of 60,000 people ; with modern hotels, business blocks, theatres, residences, excel lent educational, religious and municipal institutions, and rapid transit suburban electric service. The camp is the most fascinating spot in the West ; is noted for some of Colorado's grandest scenery, including the Sangre de Cristo (Blood of Christ) snow-capped range, and possesses an equable and invigorating climate, with sunshine nearly every day in the year. A visit to one of the mines is very interesting. With lantern in hand, and seated on small carts, drawn by burros, we go down into the mine many hundred of feet, accompanied by a guide who explains to us the various features in connection with the operation of the mine. After a visit to the mine a trolley takes us to Victor, going via one route and returning another, and we pass en route the twelve principal towns that compose the Cripple Creek district. I.v. CRirPLB CREEK 3.45 p.m. Ar. COLORADO SPRINGS C.20 p.m. (Train sidetracked until midnight.) Monday, September 11 Lv. COLORADO SPRINGS, via Denver & Rio Grande K. R 12.15 a.m. Ar. SALIDA 6.01 a.m. Lv. SALIDA, via Narrow Gauge 6.45 a.m. Ar. MARSHALL PASS 8.20 a.m Marshall Pass is entered almost imperceptibly from Poncha Pass, and the whole wonderful ascent might very readily be imagined as one and the same. The summit is almost eleven thousand feet above the sea, and the tortuous method by which the daring engineers of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad have achieved this summit can best be understood by a glance from the train. As the train progresses up the steep the view becomes less obstructed by mountain sides and the eye rolls over miles 13 of cone shaped summits. The timberless tops of towering ranges show us that we are among the heights and in a region familiar with the clouds. Then we behold stretch ing away to the left the most perfect of all the Sierras, The sunlight falls with a white, transfiguring radiance upon the snow crowned spires of the Sangre de Cristo Range. Slowly the steeps are conquered until at last the train halts upon the summit of the continental divide which separates the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific. The traveler looks down upon four miles of road, ter race beyond terrace, the last so far below as to be quite extinct to view. Wonder at the triumphs «of engineering Alignment of Marshall Pass District skill is strangely mingled with the feeling of awe and admiration at the stupendous grandeur of the scene. Lv. MARSHALL PASS 10.00 a.m Ar. SALIDA Noon Lv. SALIDA 3.03 pm Leaving Salida we pass through the Royal Gorge by daylight. Situated between Salida and Canyon City is this wonderful spot. After the entrance to the Canyon has been made surprise and almost terror comes. The train runs round a long curve close under a wall of black and banded granite beside which the ponderous locomo tive sinks to a mere dot, as if swinging on some pivot in the heart of the mountain, or captured by a centripetal force that would never resign its grasp. How those sharp 14 edged cliffs, standing with upright heads alternate with one another, so that first the right, then the left strike our view, each a score of hundreds of dizzy feet in height rising perpendicularly from the water and the track, splint ered atop into airy pinnacles, braced behind against the almost continental mass through which the chasm has been cleft. This is the Royal Gorge of the Grand Canyon of Royal Gorge, Grand Canyon of the Arkansas the Arkansas, and the climax of the Rocky Mountain scen ery. Ar. PUEBLO 6.15 p.m. Lv. PUEBLO, via Missouri Pacific Ry.. 8.15 p.m. Tuesday, September 12 En route eastward via the Missouri Pacific Railway, fol lowing the trail of civilization, we whirl the broad prairie of Kansas beneath the wheels of the flying cars. All along the route lie fertile, and well-cultivated farms, grow ing villages, booming cities showing every evidence of thrift, comfort and permanent prosperity. Ar. KANSAS CITY 5.50 p.m. 15 Kansas City is one of the busiest and most picturesque cities on the American Continent. A tour of the city will well repay the members of our party, who will have sev eral hours for sight-seeing Lv. KANSAS CITY, via Missouri Pa cific Ry 9.15 p.m. Wednesday, September 13 Ar. ST. Lv. ST. LOUIS LOUIS .10 Wabash Railroad 9.01 a.m. En route via Wabash Railroad, crossing the famous Mis sissippi River over the Alerchants' Bridge, and traversing the States of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. Ar. MONTPELIER. " DETROIT. 6.0S p.m. S.20 p.m. the Wabash Thursday, September 14 Ar. BUFFALO 4.20 am Lv. BUFFALO, via West Shore Rv. . . . 4 30 am Ar. ROCHESTER 6.03 a