. The Pacific tourist . ope, kei)t along the narrowledge, while the Duke and Custer followed in aline along the bottom of the canon. The chasewas most exciting, and the Giand Duke, exhib-itins: an enthusiasm and darins: which the most elevation of 2,G37 feet, and miles from theeastern terminus of the road. The island in theriver, from which the station is named, is quitelarge, and formerly had considerable timber forthis country. An occasional tree may yet be —is miles from Omalia,and 2,695 feet above the sea. It is the stationnamed after the fort which is located s
. The Pacific tourist . ope, kei)t along the narrowledge, while the Duke and Custer followed in aline along the bottom of the canon. The chasewas most exciting, and the Giand Duke, exhib-itins: an enthusiasm and darins: which the most elevation of 2,G37 feet, and miles from theeastern terminus of the road. The island in theriver, from which the station is named, is quitelarge, and formerly had considerable timber forthis country. An occasional tree may yet be —is miles from Omalia,and 2,695 feet above the sea. It is the stationnamed after the fort which is located south of thePlatte River, on a militaiy reservation, andnearly opposite the station. There is a wagonbridge across the river connecting the two fort is about seven miles from the station,and is located near some springs formerly calledCotton-wood Springs. It bears the name ofthe gallant general who fell before Atlanta, in1864, in the war for the preservation of theUnion. But few soldiers are now kept at this. GRAND DUKE ALEXIS KILLING HIS FIRST BUFFALO. experienced western hunter could not have sur-passed, pressed his game luitil she turned uponhim. Describing a semi-circle with his horse,he dashed to the other side of her, and takingdeliberate aim, discharged the contents of hisrevolver into her fore shoulder, as quick as aflash of lightning. Tlie buffalo fell dead uponthe instant. Thus, as he telegraphed to his fa-tlier, the Czar of Russia, he killed the first wildhorned monster that had met his eye in sj^ort continued for two days, and endedwith a series of Indian festivities. Wfirren—is a side track miles fromOmaha, and 2,570 feet above the sea. A section-house stands near by. The valley here narrows,and the bluffs on both sides come near the river. Brady Island—is the next station, with an fort, though at the time the war was in progress,and afterwards during the building of the road,and in the years of Indian conflict that raged onthe fro
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