. Crofutt's new Overland tourist, and Pacific Coast guide ... over the Union, Kansas, Central and Southern Pacific Railroads, their branches and connections, by rail, water and stage .. . he sea level twohundred and slrty - six feet, where sul-phur springs, mud geysers, salt andmany other kinds of springs—both hotand co/rf—are very numerous, forciblyreminding one of the old version;but, as our modern teachers have doneaway with that old bugaboo, we sup-pose they would not hesitate to visitwith us this remarkable and very in-teresting region, and—gather a speci-man. Let us see, we are living in
. Crofutt's new Overland tourist, and Pacific Coast guide ... over the Union, Kansas, Central and Southern Pacific Railroads, their branches and connections, by rail, water and stage .. . he sea level twohundred and slrty - six feet, where sul-phur springs, mud geysers, salt andmany other kinds of springs—both hotand co/rf—are very numerous, forciblyreminding one of the old version;but, as our modern teachers have doneaway with that old bugaboo, we sup-pose they would not hesitate to visitwith us this remarkable and very in-teresting region, and—gather a speci-man. Let us see, we are living in a fast age;the sun makes very good time, butOld Sol is aged, has run in the sameold groove for too many years to re-tain muchof the spirit of Progress. Itis within the memory of many, howMorse,with his lightning, beat the oldluminary, and we are now talking allaround him. Steam on the rail is nextin speed ; one mile a minute is notuncommon. The trip from New Yorkto San Francisco, a distance of 3,296miles,was commenced June 1,1877, byJarret & Palmer, on a special train,and the run made in 83 hours, r>3 min-utes, and 45 seconds, an average ol AND PACIFIC COAST GUIDE. w. IS 1B2 birds eye view of the plains, from LOUP FORK RIVER. 1869. 39 miles an hour including stops. Solmust look sharp, or steam will also beat himin the race. West to the Missour River— Weshall not attempt a minute descriptionof the various railroad and steamboatroutes, east of the Missouri River. Eachpossesses its own peculiar attractions, a fewof which will be briefly noted hereafter. Passengers from the Eastern Atlanticsea-board, contemplating a trip to the Pa-cific coast, or the trans-Missouri countrybordering the great Pacific railroad, canhave their choice of five through TrunkLiaes, four American and one Canadian,which find their way by different routes, toa connection wiih the Union Pacific rail-road, on the east bank of the Missouri River, midway between Council Bluffsand Omaha. These five lin
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