. The Pacific tourist . all narrowgauge railroad twenty-two and one-half mileslong, passing through scenery of the mostexciting character. The tourist should spendone day over it. Grass Valley—is miles distant, has apopulation of 7,000. It is the center of the bestgold quartz mining region of the State, and hasthe largest Protestant Church (Methodist Epis-copal) in the Sierra Mountains. It has also aCongregational Church, Roman Catholic, Epis-copal and Christian or Campbellite. Until re-cently, it had two banks, but at present has is the center of large lumber, fruit and min-ing
. The Pacific tourist . all narrowgauge railroad twenty-two and one-half mileslong, passing through scenery of the mostexciting character. The tourist should spendone day over it. Grass Valley—is miles distant, has apopulation of 7,000. It is the center of the bestgold quartz mining region of the State, and hasthe largest Protestant Church (Methodist Epis-copal) in the Sierra Mountains. It has also aCongregational Church, Roman Catholic, Epis-copal and Christian or Campbellite. Until re-cently, it had two banks, but at present has is the center of large lumber, fruit and min-ing interests, has a daily paper, the Union,and one weekly, the Foothill Tidings. This city as well as Nevada, is reached fromColfax by the narrow gauge railroad, on whichtwo trains connect daily with the trains of theCentral Pacific. The fare to Grass Valley is$, and to Nevada City $, the maximumallowed by the law of the State. Nevada—has a population of 4,500, and isthe county-seat of Nevada County. The people. CAPE looking down the American River. of Cape Horn and American Ri 3—Point of Cape Horn. River Canon, looking East. TSE &&€!FIG F&W&I&F. 241 of Truckee are compelled to attend court in thiscity. It is in the same mining legion as GrassValley, and was for many years the largest townin the mining regions. From an area of sixmiles, not less than $75,000,000 have been taken,and $2,000,000 are now produced annually. Slightsnows fall in the winter. The route of the nar-row gauge railroad lies through the valley of theBear River, over which one looks in descendingthe Sierras. At the crossing of Bear River,where it joins the Elkhorn, there is some finescenery, and although in the distance of 22 1-2miles there are 16 stopping places, there are notowns or villages except at the termini anil atGrass Valley. San Juan North, Comptonville,and Dovvnieville, Sierraville, Lake City, Bloom-field, Moores Flat and Eureka South, andMarysville are all connec
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