. The Pacific tourist . lin —is162 miles fromSan Francisco,a day and nighttelegraph sta-tion, with 249feet of elevation,and is the pointat which east-b ound trainstake an extralocomotive toascend themountain. Theroundhouse ofthe railroad com-pany, with 28stalls, situatedhere is a mostsubstantialstructure, madefrom the graniteq u a r r i e s nearthe these quar-ries, many ofthe s t r e e t s ofSan Franciscoare paved, pub-lic and privatebuildings erect-ed, and herewere cut the im-mense blocksused for thepavements of theer cut. Palace Hotel. Junction—is 157 miles from San
. The Pacific tourist . lin —is162 miles fromSan Francisco,a day and nighttelegraph sta-tion, with 249feet of elevation,and is the pointat which east-b ound trainstake an extralocomotive toascend themountain. Theroundhouse ofthe railroad com-pany, with 28stalls, situatedhere is a mostsubstantialstructure, madefrom the graniteq u a r r i e s nearthe these quar-ries, many ofthe s t r e e t s ofSan Franciscoare paved, pub-lic and privatebuildings erect-ed, and herewere cut the im-mense blocksused for thepavements of theer cut. Palace Hotel. Junction—is 157 miles from San is a day telegraph station, and 163 feet abovethe sea. The town is called Roseville, in honorof the belle of the country who joined an excur-sion here during the early history of the road,and will probably be known as Roseville Junc-tion. Here the Oregon division of the Central Pa-cific leaves the main line. On the left may beseen the abandoned grade of a road that wasbuilt to this point from Folsom on the American. 244 FWM ®m€BFI€ F&&&I8&, River. By this road, Lincoln, Wheatland, Ma-rysville, Chico, Tehama, Red Bluff, Redding, andintermediate points are reached. One hundredfifty-one and a half miles have been built fromthe junction northward. Passengers going northmay use their tickets to San Francisco for pas-sage over this division, and at Redding takestage for Portland, Or. See page 300 for fulldescription of Railroad. Antelope,—a side track at which passengertrains do not stop, and miles farther on, aplace of about equal importance called Arcade. —The soil is light, much of it grav-elly, but it produces considerable grass, and anabundance of wild flowers. Prominent amongthe latter are the Lupin and the Eschscholtzia,or California Poppy. The long fence will inter-est the Eastern farmer, for here is a specimen ofa Mexican grant. It is the Norris Ranche, nowowned by Messrs. Haggin, Tevis and others, andnearly ten miles long. When California wasfirst settled,
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