INDEX

Acoma, New Mexico, 183;
theory of its origin, 184;
its antiquity, 185;
rivalry between it and Laguna, 185, 186;
Charles F. Lummis on, 186, 187.
Adamana, the gateway to the Petrified Forests of Arizona, 270;
origin of its name, 270;
the simple life at, 274, 275.
Adams, the Hon. Alva, 117, 118;
quoted, 118, 119, 120.
Agriculture in Colorado, 130, 131;
in New Mexico, 204, 205.
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 196;
excursions from, 196;
a "smart" town, 200;
characteristics of, 201.
Ames, Rev. Dr. Charles Gordon, on civilization, 162.
Arizona, sights of, 4, 228, 229, 239, 257, 258, 267, 268;
a treasure land, 9;
visited by the Spaniards, 214;
a land of magic and mystery, 228, 254, 255;
its resources, 230, 255;
irrigation in, 230, 231, 246;
rainfall in, 230, 279;
its attractions for men of science, 231, 232;
flora of, 232;
cacti of, 233;
grasses of, 234;
climate of, 234, 235, 256;
as a health resort, 234, 235;
meaning of the name, 236;
history of, 236;
separation from New Mexico, 236, 237, 252;
rivers of, 240, 251;
capital of, 243;
towns of, 251;
safety of property in, 251;
citizens of, 252, 254;
festivity of the "Snake Dance," 258, 259, 260, 261;
the "Painted Desert" of, 263, 264, 265, 266;
Petrified Forests of, 270;
desert of, 284, 285.
Bear Creek CaÑon, 89.
Bell, the Hon. John C., and the Gunnison Tunnel, 111.
"Ben Hur," where written, 219.
Boston woman characterized, 23.
Brooks, Bishop Phillips, on the superhuman, 181;
quoted, 216.
California, Southern, features of, 9.
Campbell, Rev. Frederick, on Glenwood Springs, 96, 97.
Campbell, Prof. H. W., on "dry farming," 129, 130.
CaÑon Diablo, Arizona, 289, 292.
Caruthers, William, on resources of Cripple Creek, 77.
"Cathedral Rock," 74, 75, 81.
Cheyenne CaÑon, 65, 66, 67;
Helen Hunt Jackson on, 65.
Cliff-dwellings of Southern Colorado, 114, 115, 116;
bill in Congress for preservation of, 114, 115;
opinions concerning, 116;
at Flagstaff, Arizona, 286.
Colorado, splendors of, 14, 139;
a second Italy, 15, 97;
people of, 16;
woman suffrage in, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29;
developed a demand for specialists, 33;
employment in, 33;
revenue of, 34;
railways of, 37, 40, 99;
C. B. Knox on the future of, 39;
Major Pike's description of, 63;
has larger percentage of American population than any other Western state, 88;
waterfalls of, 104;
irrigation of, 110, 111, 119, 126, 127, 133, 134, 141, 145, 146, 151;
yachting in, 111, 112, 113;
mountain climbing in, 113, 114;
agriculture in, 130, 131;
ranching in, 132;
"trip round the circle" journey described, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138;
engineering feats in, 138;
park systems of, 139;
industries of, 139, 140, 141;
stone-quarrying in, 142, 143;
mineral resources of, 143, 144, 147;
population of, 147;
progress of, 148;
towns of, 148;
northern, 149;
coal-fields of, 150;
fruit cultivation in, 151;
labor in, 152, 153;
forests of, 153, 154;
sport in, 155;
public school system in, 173;
literature and art in, 177;
its future, 178, 180, 181.
——, pioneers of, 157-181;
contrasted with the Pilgrim Fathers, 158;
"Denver Republican" on, 158;
their unselfishness, 159, 160, 163;
environment of, 162, 163;
Nathan Cook Meeker, 164-176.
Colorado College, 85, 86, 87.
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, 124, 125, 126.
Colorado River, Arizona, 240;
Prof. N. H. Newell on, 240, 241, 242.
Colorado Springs, gateway to Pike's Peak district, 51;
climate of, 52;
excursions from, 52;
as a tourist centre, 57;
summer and autumn in, 83;
the town described, 84;
life at, 84, 85;
founded by General Palmer, 85;
buildings of, 88;
park system of, 89, 91.
Commencement ceremonies in East and West contrasted, 86.
Cripple Creek, towns of, 75, 76;
gold resources of, 75, 76, 77;
mines of, 76;
character of miners in, 77, 78;
favorite excursion from, 78, 79.
Denver, 15;
metropolis of the West, 16;
climate of, 16, 44;
its buildings, 17, 18, 19;
residential district of, 17;
the Capitol, 18;
City Park, 18, 19;
homes of, 19;
telephone service of, 21;
women of, and politics, 22, 23, 25;
election frauds in, 28;
smelteries of, 34;
growth of population, 37;
future of, 38;
City Arch, 40, 41, 42;
spirit of the city, 42;
enterprise of, 43;
an early opinion of, 43;
a convention city, 45;
Art League of, 46;
institutions of, 46;
education in, 46, 47;
churches of, 47;
life in, 48;
should replace Washington as capital of the Union, 48, 49;
electrical supply in, 106.
Denver and Rio Grande Railway, 99;
scenery on, 100.
"Denver Republican, The," quoted, 147;
on the pioneers of Colorado, 158.
"Dry Farming" system, discovered by Prof. H. W. Campbell, 129;
Professor Olin on benefits of, 131;
extent of, in Eastern Colorado, 131;
success of, in New Mexico, 204.
Eliot, Rev. Dr. Samuel A., quoted, 86, 87.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, quoted, 25, 51, 63, 94, 104, 157, 182, 228, 268, 270, 275, 296, 311.
Estes Park, Colorado, 155.
"Fairy Caves" of Colorado, 98, 100, 101.
Fellows, Professor, surveys for the Gunnison Tunnel, 109, 111.
Flagstaff, Arizona, 286;
its antiquities, 286;
the Lowell Observatory at, 287, 28, 29.
Lookout Mountain, Colorado, 102, 103;
scenery on the ascent of, 103.
Los Angeles, the "boom" of, 229, 300, 301;
trolley system of, 299, 303;
lighting of, 300;
its parks, 301;
public library of, 301;
climate, 302;
irrigation in, 302, 307;
life of, 303, 304, 310;
population of, 307;
as a centre for excursions, 308;
idealism of, 309;
Pacific School Osteopathy at, 309;
churches of, 309, 310.
Lowell Observatory, 6, 268, 276, 287, 288.
Lowell, Professor Percival, 287.
Manitou, 67, 68, 104;
mineral springs of, 67.
Manitou Park, 64, 65.
Maricopa County, 243, 244.
Mars, photographs of, taken at Lowell Observatory, 287, 288, 289.
Mead, Prof. Elwood, on irrigation, 144, 145.
Meeker family, 164, 165.
Meeker, the Hon. Nathan Cook, 165;
his career, 165, 166;
his visit to the West, 167;
Horace Greeley encourages him to establish a colony in Colorado, 168;
founds the town of Greeley, 169;
his work among the Indians, 169, 170;
massacred, 170.
Meeker, town of, 170, 171.
Mendoza, expeditions organized by, 213, 236.

Meredith, Ellis, 79;
her literary work, 80;
her ode to the "Short Line," 81.
"Mesa, the Enchanted," ascent of, 184;
described, 184.
Mesa Verde, cliff-dwellings of, 115, 116;
Representative Lacey on, 115, 116.
Meteorite Mountain, Arizona, 290;
theory of origin, 290, 291, 293, 295;
discovery of diamonds in, 290;
description of, 291, 292;
experiments of Dr. Foote relating to, 295.
Monroe, Harriet, on the "Painted Desert," 263;
quoted, 311;
on the Grand CaÑon, 312, 313.
Montezuma Well, Arizona, 257.
Monument Park, 91.
Monument Valley, 91.
Moran, Thomas, paintings by, of the Grand CaÑon, 336.
Mount Massive, ascent of, 113, 114.
Mountain climbing in Colorado, 113, 114.
Muir, John, discovers a new Petrified Forest of Arizona, 277.
Munk, Dr. Joseph A., on the cacti of Arizona, 232, 233;
on Arizona as a health resort, 234, 235.
Murphy, the Hon. N. O., opinions on the union of Arizona and New Mexico, 253, 254.
New Mexico, features of, 8;
climate of, 13;
a land of surprises, 182;
its mixed population, 182;
scenery of, 183;
ruins of, 183;
its ancient civilization, 187-193;
Franciscan mission churches of, 191;
archÆology of, 193;
its progress in modern ideas, 194;
French expedition to, 195;
compared with Algiers, 195;
hotels in, 195;
resources of, 196, 197, 198;
irrigation in, 203, 204;
railroads of, 203;
opportunities in, 204;
fruit growing in, 205;
mineral wealth of, 205;
under Spanish rule, 214;
records of, 217;
Historical Association of, 220.
Newberry, Dr., on Arizona, 267.
Newell, Prof. N. H., on the Colorado River, 240, 241, 242.
Newspapers of the Southwest, 122;
"Greeley Tribune" quoted, 127;
"Denver Republican" quoted, 147, 158;
"The New Mexican," 225;
"The Eagle" of Santa FÉ, 227.
Night, charm of travelling by, 11, 12;
at Pike's Peak, 55, 56.
Nizza, Friar Marcos de, missionary labors of, 208;
expedition of, 213.
OÑate, Juan de, founds Santa FÉ, 214.
"Painted Desert," The, of Arizona, 261-266;
Prof. George Wharton James on, 262, 264;
Harriet Monroe on, 263.
Pajarito Park, New Mexico, 187.
Palmer, General William J., founds Colorado Springs, 85;
benefactor of the state, 89, 90, 93;
residence of, 90.
Pasadena, California, 304;
home of Prof. George Wharton James at, 305, 306.
"Pathfinders and Pioneers," Governor Alva Adams on, 118, 119, 120.
Patterson, Senator, career of, 31, 32.
Petrified Forests, the, of Arizona, 270;
a visit to, 271, 278, 279;
atmospheric effects in, 272, 273, 283;
towns in neighborhood of, 276;
metropolis of, 277;
discovery by John Muir, 277;
difficulties of visiting, 279;
three in number, 279;
area of, 279;
antiquities of, 281, 282;
preservation of, insured by the Government, 282;
the marvel of the geologist, 283;
an arid region, 284.
Phillips, Stephen, quoted, 15.
Phoenix, capital of Arizona, 243;
a tourist centre, 243;
attractions of, 245;
winter in, 245;
school system of, 252.
Pike, Major (afterwards General) Zebulon Montgomery, discovery by, 59;
his ascent of Pike's Peak, 60;
his career, 61, 62;
diary of, 62, 63.
Pike's Peak, region of, 4;
gateway of, 51;
winter at, 51;
the mountain described, 52, 53, 54;
sunsets at, 54, 55;
at night, 55, 56;
cogwheel railway of, 56;
ascent of, 57, 58;
its souvenir daily paper, 57;
summit of, 58;
discovery of, 59;
centenary of discovery celebrated, 64;
favorite excursion in vicinity of, 64.
Pilgrim Fathers, contrasted with the Colorado pioneers, 158.
"Point of Rocks," Arizona, 238.
Powell, Major John W., explores the Grand CaÑon, 324, 325;
journal of his expedition, 329, 330.
Prescott, in Arizona, 237;
mines of, 237;
the "Point of Rocks" near, 238;
surrounding country, 238.
Prince, the Hon. L. Bradford, on New Mexico, 218.
Pueblo, 116, 117;
home of Governor Alva Adams in, 117;
its amenities, 121, 123;
club-house of, 121;
climate of, 122;
library of, 122;
plant of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company at, 124, 125, 126.
Ranching in Colorado, 132.
Raton, New Mexico, 198.
Routt County, mineral wealth of, 39.
Salpointe, Most Rev. Dr. J. B., archbishop of New Mexico, 210.
Salt River Valley, Arizona, 230, 244, 247;
its mammoth dam, 231;
fruit-rearing in, 247.
Salton Sea, the, 242.
Salton Sink, the, 242, 243.
San Xavier, mission church of, 215, 217.
Santa FÉ, consecrated by holy memories, 207;
founded by OÑate, 209, 214;
centre of archdiocese, 210;
church of San Miguel, 209, 211;
visit of Diego de Vargas to, 211;
buildings of, 212;
inhabitants of, 212;
oldest town in the United States, 214;
occupied by General Stephen W. Kearney, 218;
governed by General Lew. Wallace, 219;
"Ben Hur" written at, 219;
old palace of, 220;
society in, 220, 221;
precious stones in vicinity of, 221;
chapel of San Rosario, 221, 222;
history of, 223;
buildings of, 223.
Santa Monica, California, 303.
Seeman Tunnel, the, 35;
claims reached by, 36.
"Short Line" trip, Colorado, 4, 7, 70, 71, 72;
homes along the railway, 74;
hand-car journey on, 79,