. 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 .. . -tion it is 10 miles. Percy—The station was named forPercy T. Brown, an engineer who waskilled by the Indians, while employed sur-veying the line. During the construction of the road,this was an important station. Ties, tele-graph poles, wood and bridge timber, wereTanded at this point in immense quantities. They were obtained at Elk Mountain,seven miles to the south. The old stageroad winds around the ba
. 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 .. . -tion it is 10 miles. Percy—The station was named forPercy T. Brown, an engineer who waskilled by the Indians, while employed sur-veying the line. During the construction of the road,this was an important station. Ties, tele-graph poles, wood and bridge timber, wereTanded at this point in immense quantities. They were obtained at Elk Mountain,seven miles to the south. The old stageroad winds around the base of the moun-tain, between that and the railroad. Nearthe loot of the mountain, old Fort Halleckand one of the most important stations ofthe Overland Stage Company, were located;both are now abandoned. Elk Mount.\in—is a noted, landmark,and quite a curiosity in its way. It risesto a great height, its top being coveredwith snow a great portion of the year,and at any time snow can be found inplaces on the summit. It has the appear-ance of being an isolated peak, though,really, it is the extreme northern spur ofthe Medicine Bow Mountains. It is, how- AND PACIFIC COAST GUIDE. 65. SEALS AND SEA LIONS AT FARALLOXES ISLANDS, BELOW SAN FRANCISCO. ever, surrounded by rf)lling prairie laud,and seems to rise boldly Irom it, rough,rugged and alone. On the west side, thesummit is easily reached by a good road,made by the lumbermen. The mountainis nearlj round, about six miles in diame-ter at its base. Its sides are covered withdense forests of pine, aspen and is worthy of note, that this is the onlypoint where the Jatter species of timbei-is found along the line of the road. Itgrows in profusion with the spruce in thegorges, m ar the summit. To the soulh is a fine valley, about 15miles w ide and 20 miles long. Pass Creek,which rises in the Medicine Bow Moun-tains, runs through this valley on its■way to tlie North Platt3 River. Large5 quantities of hay are cut in the botto
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