. Crofutt's new Overland tourist, and Pacific Coast guide ... over the Union, Kansas, Central and Southern Pacific Railroads, their branches and connections, by rail, water and stage .. . ROUXDING CAPE HORN 160 IACIFIC COAST (;uii)i-:. LOOKING UP AT CAPE HORX bti UCXt page. rACIFIC COAST GUIDE. Ifil reach the road-bed on the opposite side,which we caa see parallelwitli it is found, and turnin2; to our left,we cross the valley—Rices Ravine—on atrestle bridge 113 feet liigh and 878 feetlong, under which can be seen the track ofthe nariow gauge railroad, from Colfaxto Nevada. Gradua
. Crofutt's new Overland tourist, and Pacific Coast guide ... over the Union, Kansas, Central and Southern Pacific Railroads, their branches and connections, by rail, water and stage .. . ROUXDING CAPE HORN 160 IACIFIC COAST (;uii)i-:. LOOKING UP AT CAPE HORX bti UCXt page. rACIFIC COAST GUIDE. Ifil reach the road-bed on the opposite side,which we caa see parallelwitli it is found, and turnin2; to our left,we cross the valley—Rices Ravine—on atrestle bridge 113 feet liigh and 878 feetlong, under which can be seen the track ofthe nariow gauge railroad, from Colfaxto Nevada. Gradually the height growsless, until it is reduced, at the end of 600feet, enough to admit of an embankmentbeing raised to meet it. On, over the em-bankment, which cu ves around to theleft, and now we are on the so,d liill-side,and running along opposite the road bywhich we passed up the valley. We nowhave our last and best lo6k at the boldblufi. The best view of this noted place is ob-ta ned when going cast, or from the riverbelow. Viewed from the river, the pass-ing train looks like some huge monsterwinding around the blufl, bold point,putting and blowing with is herculeanlabors, or scream ng angry nutes of de-fiance, or perha
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