. The Pacific tourist . ountains in sight, fromone side of the State to the other, is called Hum-boldt Range, or Humboldt Mountains. Asto the fertility of these and other valleys in thispart of th« State, it all depends upon sage brush plain indicates good soil, but watermust be obtained to raise a crop. An effort hasbeen made to make Carlin the shipping point tothe mining districts on the north, but withoutmuch success thus far. The iron horses arechanged here, and with a fresh steed we passdown the valley. It is quite wide here, but willsoon narrow as we enter the Twelve Mile Ca
. The Pacific tourist . ountains in sight, fromone side of the State to the other, is called Hum-boldt Range, or Humboldt Mountains. Asto the fertility of these and other valleys in thispart of th« State, it all depends upon sage brush plain indicates good soil, but watermust be obtained to raise a crop. An effort hasbeen made to make Carlin the shipping point tothe mining districts on the north, but withoutmuch success thus far. The iron horses arechanged here, and with a fresh steed we passdown the valley. It is quite wide here, but willsoon narrow as we enter the Twelve Mile the former, the road winds around the baseof the bluffs and under the ledges, withthe river sometimes almost under us. Thep(!aks and ledges seem to have no local name,but some of them are vei-y singular. In oneplace, soon after entering the canon, the ledgeson the right side of the track seem to stand upon edge, and broken into very irregular, sei ratedlines,—the teeth of the ledge being uneven as to.
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