. The Pacific tourist . the narrowgauge railroadjust opened toGrass Valleyand X e v a d aC i t y—the for-mer andthe latter 22 1-2miles from Col-tax. At the bottomof the deep gorgeL r o u n d CapeHorn, and on themountain sideacross the stu-pendous chasm,may be seen thestage road toIowa Hill, amining to w nacross the railroadhere is anachievement ofe n g i n e e r i n g■;kill. genius anddaring on thepart of its boldprojectors, tri-umphing overnatural wondersand obstacles ofwhich ever to beproud. Theview is magnifi-cent. No onepassing can af- TKESTLE-WORK. iovA tO UllsS It, ] or h
. The Pacific tourist . the narrowgauge railroadjust opened toGrass Valleyand X e v a d aC i t y—the for-mer andthe latter 22 1-2miles from Col-tax. At the bottomof the deep gorgeL r o u n d CapeHorn, and on themountain sideacross the stu-pendous chasm,may be seen thestage road toIowa Hill, amining to w nacross the railroadhere is anachievement ofe n g i n e e r i n g■;kill. genius anddaring on thepart of its boldprojectors, tri-umphing overnatural wondersand obstacles ofwhich ever to beproud. Theview is magnifi-cent. No onepassing can af- TKESTLE-WORK. iovA tO UllsS It, ] or he will die poorer and worse for the Unless it be the view at Giants Gap, there! is no railroad view to surpass it. The wonderfulchasm is almost frightful to behold. The housesand even fields in the valley beneath are littlethings, and the buttresses to the deep water-gateare so enormous that large canons are as indis-tinct as the lines of masonry, and as the defyingmountains open wild galleries back among the. I_l 240 wmm ^m€iFi€ wow^trnw. higher peaks, the mountain sculpture growsgrander and grander until the rugged, but dimlyoutlined forms stretch away in a vast sea of pine,peak and snow, • Though inland far we be. The road-bed, to one looking down, is appar-ently scooped out of perpendicular rock andoverhanging the great abyss; and, to one lookingup, is like a long skein of gray thread woundaround the cliff. Colfax and the descending railroad, and theless pretentious narrow gauge toiling up to meeteach other, are clearly seen across RicesRavine. Secret Town,—and Secret Town is a side track Ijut it is not now a station,and the high, curved trestle-work, at first 1,100feet long v^ill soon be entirely replaced by themore durable embankment. The ravine wasnamed from its early history, to mark the effortsof a party, to conceal their discoveries of lichclaims. About a mile and a half below Secret Town,there is a pretty view, where the railroad isnea
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