. Ralph's scrap book . Contemplating tnefrom the sun hejutfci nf the valleymit of Mt. Lowe 34(35 l[i. Whiskerii (in the foiegrouJid) and George (in the background), Two worthies of Echo Mt i;i)\cinmcnt rcscrxation, both for game and timber ; thegreat Architects Driginal is undisturlxxl. The wndchnans axe is not heard, imr the crack nf the hunters rifle,tile eliciting of the camerashutter instead and thescratching pencil ot thepoet. In suih a place it wasthat Professor T. S. C. Lowebegan and ft n i s h e d hisfamous railway. A stupen-dous undertaking — one thatmight well baffle the skill ofthe

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. Ralph's scrap book . Contemplating tnefrom the sun hejutfci nf the valleymit of Mt. Lowe 34(35 l[i. Whiskerii (in the foiegrouJid) and George (in the background), Two worthies of Echo Mt i;i)\cinmcnt rcscrxation, both for game and timber ; thegreat Architects Driginal is undisturlxxl. The wndchnans axe is not heard, imr the crack nf the hunters rifle,tile eliciting of the camerashutter instead and thescratching pencil ot thepoet. In suih a place it wasthat Professor T. S. C. Lowebegan and ft n i s h e d hisfamous railway. A stupen-dous undertaking — one thatmight well baffle the skill ofthe engineer and the nerve of the capitalist. In its success-ful comiiletion Southern California boasts not only wne of themost wonderful engi-neering achievements ofAmerica, but the scenicroute, barring none, otthe world. Moreover, the MountLowe railway is a newthing under the railways hadbeen built, but difficultiesheretofore had Ik-cii sur-mounted in different andmore clumsy California owes more to Professor Lowe than it

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