. The Pacific tourist . Pikes Peak or liiisf.—This expression has become widely known, and received its origin as. REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. 23 follows:—At the time of the opening of thePikes Peak excitement in gold diggings, twopioneers made themselves conspicuous by paint-ing in large letters on the side of their wagoncover:— Pikes Peak or Bust. In their haste toreach this, the newly discovered Eldorado, theyscorned all safety and protection offered by the train and traveled alone, and on their ownhook. For days and weeks they escaped the dangersattending their folly,
. The Pacific tourist . Pikes Peak or liiisf.—This expression has become widely known, and received its origin as. REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. 23 follows:—At the time of the opening of thePikes Peak excitement in gold diggings, twopioneers made themselves conspicuous by paint-ing in large letters on the side of their wagoncover:— Pikes Peak or Bust. In their haste toreach this, the newly discovered Eldorado, theyscorned all safety and protection offered by the train and traveled alone, and on their ownhook. For days and weeks they escaped the dangersattending their folly, and passed unharmed untilthey reached the roving ground of the bloodySioux. Here they were surrounded and cruellyand wantonly murdered ; their bodies were driventhrough with arrows, and punned to the earth,and left to the sunshine and storms of theskies. Fremont—is miles from Omaha, audhas an elevation of 1,176 feet. It is the county-seat of Dodge County, and has a population offull 3,000. In the year 1875, over $100,000 wereexpended in buildings in this growing youngcity. It has never, so far as
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