The pioneers of '49 A history of the excursion of the Society of California pioneers of New England . Rothschild. Captain Thomes and the rest of us were annoyed by no more questions, but PatriarchBrowne found himself the lion of the hour. But he had had a hint of what was coming, andwas equal to the occasion. He shook hands with the people with a benignity that is probablyoften spoken of at Colfax, in terms highly creditable to the family of Rothschild. From Colfax we continue the ascent of the Sierra Nevadas. On the slopes, here and there,can still be seen the wooden tunnels formerly used to
The pioneers of '49 A history of the excursion of the Society of California pioneers of New England . Rothschild. Captain Thomes and the rest of us were annoyed by no more questions, but PatriarchBrowne found himself the lion of the hour. But he had had a hint of what was coming, andwas equal to the occasion. He shook hands with the people with a benignity that is probablyoften spoken of at Colfax, in terms highly creditable to the family of Rothschild. From Colfax we continue the ascent of the Sierra Nevadas. On the slopes, here and there,can still be seen the wooden tunnels formerly used to carry water to the mines. A few miles beyond Colfax the railroad doubles Cape Horn. The road here roundsa mountain promontory on a little shelf 2,000 feet above the bed of the American River, whichappears at this height like a slender thread of silver. Stretching away to the right is a deepravine, bordered by mountain walls, along which may be seen the stage road, which leads tothe old mining town of Iowa Hill, where S. W. Foster, of the Boston_/£??^r«^/, was located in DOUBLING CAPE HORJf. 189. 1S54. The trainwas stopped atCape Horn togive us time toenjo}- the pictur-esque view. Theriver roars andfo a m s as itrushes along itsrock bed far be-low. We can sitin the cars andlet stones dropalmost perpen-dicularly intothe water. Nowwe cross theAmerican Riverby a strongbridge, and rollalong the roadbed of solidrock, just wideenough for ourtrain. When itwas decided to build the road here, there was nofoothold on the almost perpendicular cliffs whosesides were to furnish the necessary support. ButAmerican perseverance lowered men in slings fromthe summits, and by blasting and picking thevictory was achieved. We are now ascending themountains beside the American River Canon, andmany magnificent views are had of that giganticrift, while Bear and Yuba River Valleys also furnishsome grand scenery. Gold Run, Dutch Flat (be-yond which, on the old stage route to Nevada City,are the mining
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