Loose leaf. Copyrighted by Roberts Bros. This is first publication as a separate work. First printed as a chapter (unillustrated) in the author's Bits of travel at home, which was pub. in 1878 in Boston, by Roberts Bros. Same text, also unillustrated, appeared as a chapter in the author's Colorado Springs, 1883. Later publications of the separate work are: 1886 in Boston, by Roberts, limited ed. of 100 copies, illus. in water color by Alice Stewart, but illustrations and paging different for 1885 issue; 1897 in Boston, by Roberts, illustrated by a few line drawings, paged like the 1886 publication but about one fourth the size.