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Title: Marvels of the new West : a vivid portrayal of the stupendous marvels in the vast wonderland west of the Missouri River : comprising marvels of nature, marvels of race, marvels of enterprise, marvels of mining, marvels of stock-raising, and marvels of agriculture, graphically and truthfully described
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Thayer, William Makepeace, 1820-1898
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Publisher: Norwich, Conn. : Henry Bill Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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cause the massive portals seem to have beencarved; but the workmanship is all divine. The plan, too, is divine.The pillars of the gate, on either side, composed of red sandstone,are three hundred and eighty feet high, —too high for any one butthe Great Architect to think of rearing. A beholder adds, without MARVELS OF NATURE. 99 the least extravagance, There is another parapet of white stone,and inner columns of various colors, which might well be the ruinsof a vast heathen temple, or the shrine of the long-buried gods. Theimpression produced by the Garden of the Gods varies greatlywith the time of day and the climatic conditions under vvhich it isseen. Immediately after rain its hues are deeper, and it becomes sovividly red that an exact representation of it would be scouted at onceas a distorted vision of the painter. In the soft light of evening asagy green of exquisite delicacy suffuses itself over the vegetationfrom which the rocks in all directions rise; while the last rays of
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GATEWAY TO THE GARDEN OF THE GODS. the departing sun cause the enormous tablets of stone to flash outwith surpassing grandeur. As a rule, to see the garden to the besteffect it should be approached from Colorado Springs in the morningand from Manitou at eventime. If possible, it should be visited atboth times, and also by moonlight, when the colors die away, andstrange and almost unearthly forms take their place. Entering the portals, with Pikes Peak looming up in front, andobjects of the strangest and most fantastic forms appearing on everyhand, the thoughtful visitor is disposed to uncover his head as if inthe presence of the Wise Builder of this natural amphitheatre. See there! V said our guide, pointing to a towering rock threeor four hundred feet high, the bear and seal ; the bear taking his lOO MARVELS OF THE NEW WEST. ease, and the seal crawling up to keep him company. And, sureenough, there was the menagerie on exhibition far above us, the twoaforesaid animals, in stone, appea

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