. The Pacific tourist : Adams & Bishop's illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean ... : a complete traveler's guide of the Union and Central Pacific railroads ... . etween this place and Chey-enne is 2,201 feet, and distance nearly 33 average grade from Cheyenne is 67 feet per XEAH SHERMAN. called from one of the civil engineers who laidout the road. Something like two hundredfeet to the eastward of the station, and onthe north side of the track, there may beseen a post, bearing the important announce-ment that this is the Summit of the Ro
. The Pacific tourist : Adams & Bishop's illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean ... : a complete traveler's guide of the Union and Central Pacific railroads ... . etween this place and Chey-enne is 2,201 feet, and distance nearly 33 average grade from Cheyenne is 67 feet per XEAH SHERMAN. called from one of the civil engineers who laidout the road. Something like two hundredfeet to the eastward of the station, and onthe north side of the track, there may beseen a post, bearing the important announce-ment that this is the Summit of the Rorkji Mount-aim. Station is named after General Creek bridge—is about two mileswest of Sherman. This bridge is l)uilt of iron,and seems to be a light airy structure, but isi-eally very substantial^ The creek, like a threadof silver, winds its devious way in the depths Ixvlow, and is soon lost to sight as you pass rapidlydown the grade and through the granite cuts andsnow sheds beyond. This bridge is feet long,and nearly 130 feet high, and is one of the won-ders on the great trans-continental i-oute. Awater tank, just beyond it, is supplied with water wmm ^^€iFiG F&tmi&r. 83. DALE CREEK BRIDG from the creek by means of a steam pump. Thebuildings in the valley below seem small in thedistance, though they are not a great way old wagon road crossed the creek down aravine, on the right side of the track, and theremains of the bridge may still be seen. Thisstream rises about six miles north of the bridge,and is fed by numerous springs and tributaries,running in a general southerly direction, until itempties into the Cache La Poudre River. Theold overland road from Denver to Californiaascended this river and creek until it struckthe head-waters of the Laramie. Leaving DaleCreek bridge, the road soon turns to the right,and before you, on the left, is spread out, like amagnificent panorama. The Great Laramie Plains, — Theseplains have an average width of 4
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