. Crofutt's trans-continental tourist's guide : containing a full and authentic description of over five hundred cities, towns, villages, stations, government forts and camps, mountains, lakes, rivers, sulphur, soda and hot springs, scenery, watering places, summer resorts; where to look for and hunt the buffalo, antelope, deer, and other games; trout fishing, etc., etc. In fact, to tell you what is worth seeing - where to see it - where to go - how to go - and whom to stop with while passing over the Union Pacific Railroad, Central Pacific Railroad of Cal., their branches and connections by s
. Crofutt's trans-continental tourist's guide : containing a full and authentic description of over five hundred cities, towns, villages, stations, government forts and camps, mountains, lakes, rivers, sulphur, soda and hot springs, scenery, watering places, summer resorts; where to look for and hunt the buffalo, antelope, deer, and other games; trout fishing, etc., etc. In fact, to tell you what is worth seeing - where to see it - where to go - how to go - and whom to stop with while passing over the Union Pacific Railroad, Central Pacific Railroad of Cal., their branches and connections by stage and water, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Illustrated .. . e last was discovered the first coal onthe Union Pacific R. R. Two banks orcoal veins have been opened, the veinsaveraging about nine feet. Ihe work-ing capacity of the veins is 200 tons perday. The coal is shipped eastward,much of it finding iis way to Omaha,besides supplying the towns along theroad. About 300 men are employed inthe mines. The coal is raised from themine and dumped into the flals whilestanding on the track, the shaft of tliemine being between the main and sidetrack. A stationary engine furnishesthe hoisting power. Cajbon is distantfrom Omaha 056 miles. Elevation,6,750 feet. Through a succession of cuts, somequite heavy, for six miles, and we ar-rive at SIMPSOJT, Unimportant and uninviting. Eleva-tion, 6,808 leet. Seven miles west wearrive at ff-EKCY Station, at an elevaion of feet,and 1,107 miks from was named for Coltmel Percy, whowas killed by the Indians, wh-n Ihesurvey of the roid was b^ing was surprised by a paity of war-. CliOFUTl-ri TRAJ^S-CONTINENTAL ToURlSTa GUILHi. riors and retreated to a cabin, wherefor three days he wit hstood their attacks,killias^ severjil of his assailants. At theend of that time they managed to firethe cabin, and when the roof fell in theColonel rushed out and was immedi-ately dispatched by the Mr. Los. During tlie
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