. Salt Lake City, with a sketch of the route of the Union and Central Pacific Railroads, from Omaha to Salt Lake City, and from Ogden to San Francisco /with 12 illustrations from photographs by Savage . theSnake River, pouring downthe craggy descent in a doublecascade, which sparkles inthe sun with rainbow huesand fills the air with theechoes of its tumultuouscourse. This, assuredly, is THE DEVILS GATE, WEBER OANON. SALT LAKE CITY, AND THE WAY THITHER. 25 one of the greatest natural curiosities in the WesternWorld ; and the whole scene, with its lofty battlementedmountains and its foaming
. Salt Lake City, with a sketch of the route of the Union and Central Pacific Railroads, from Omaha to Salt Lake City, and from Ogden to San Francisco /with 12 illustrations from photographs by Savage . theSnake River, pouring downthe craggy descent in a doublecascade, which sparkles inthe sun with rainbow huesand fills the air with theechoes of its tumultuouscourse. This, assuredly, is THE DEVILS GATE, WEBER OANON. SALT LAKE CITY, AND THE WAY THITHER. 25 one of the greatest natural curiosities in the WesternWorld ; and the whole scene, with its lofty battlementedmountains and its foaming waters, its wreathing cloudsof mist, and its rich garniture of moss, and ferns, andgrasses, is well calculated to impress the imagination andfind a lasting place among the treasures of River, also called Lewis Fork, forms the southern branch of the Columbia, and is named after theIndian tribe whose ancient territory it traverses. Itscourse is broken up by numerous falls and rapids, whichhave been described by Fremont with much graphicforce. It joins the northern branch of the Columbia inlat. 46° 5 N., and long. 118° 55 W., and thence theunited stream flows onward to the Pacific (41) A SNAKE INDIAN AND HIS SQUAW. 26 SAT/r LAKE CITY, ASTD THE WAY THITHER. OGDEN TO SAN FRANCISCO. [By the Central Pacific Railroad. ] Travellers from San Francisco to Salt Lake City andOmaha have only to reverse the route laid down in thefollowing pages to render them available; beginning,that is, where we leave off. The distance from Ogden to Sacramento is 763 miles ;from Sacramento to San Francisco, 138 miles. The following Table shows the railway stations, andtheir elevation above the level of the Pacific: — SALT LAKE DIVISION. Ogden 4332 feet. Corirme 4274 .41)08 Monument 4290 Kelton 4500 Mathie 4821 Terrace 4450 feet. Lucia 4400 Tecoona 4600 Montello 4S00 Loray 1500 Toano 5964 HUMBOLDT DIVISION. Pequop C280 feet. 6115 AVells 5650 Tula
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