. The Pacific tourist : Adams & Bishop's illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean : containing full descriptions of railroad routes across the continent, all pleasure resorts and places of most noted scenery in the Far West, also of all cities, towns, villages, forts, springs, lakes, mountains, routes of summer travel, best localities for hunting, fishing, sporting, and enjoyment, with all needful information for the pleasure traveler, miner, settler, or business man : a complete traveler's guide of the Union and Central Pacific Railroads, and
. The Pacific tourist : Adams & Bishop's illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean : containing full descriptions of railroad routes across the continent, all pleasure resorts and places of most noted scenery in the Far West, also of all cities, towns, villages, forts, springs, lakes, mountains, routes of summer travel, best localities for hunting, fishing, sporting, and enjoyment, with all needful information for the pleasure traveler, miner, settler, or business man : a complete traveler's guide of the Union and Central Pacific Railroads, and all points of business or pleasure travel to California, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Montana, the mines and mining of the Territories, the lands of the Pacific Coast, the wonders of the Rocky Mountains, the scenery of the Sierra Nevadas, the Colorado Mountains, the big trees, the geysers, the Yosemite, and the Yellowstone . tower—black hills. Mountains. — Harneys Peak is 7,440 feetabove tide-water, the other peaks are Crooks Monument,Dodges Peak,Terrys Peak,Warrens Peak,Custers Peak,Crow Peak,Bare Peak,Devils Tower, 7,600 feet ,300 feet feet ,900 feet ,750 feet ,200 feet ,200 feet ,100 feet elevation. The Devils Tower is one of the most remark-able peaks of the world. General Dodge de-scribes it thus : An immense obelisk of granite. finest country I have ever seen. The beauty andvariety of the scenery, the excellence of the soil,the magnificence of the climate, the abundanceof timber and building stone make it a most de-sirable residence for men who want good homes. As a grazing country it can not be surpassed,and small stock farms of fine cattle and sheepcan not fail of success. Gold there is every-where in the granite—goldenough to make many fortunes, and tempt tothe loss of many more. 72 TMM ^m€iFi€ T&wmmw,. WILLIAMS CAXON, COLORADO SPRINGS. BY TDOMaS AlORAN. Tmm ^m€i
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