. The Pacific tourist : Williams' 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 poin
. The Pacific tourist : Williams' 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 . rried to the nearest post-office on the route. In 1858, it is said, that an Indian massacretook place here, in which 18 emigrants werekilled; and other skirmishes with the gentlered men, wrere frequently in order. The old emi-grant road is fairly lined with the graves of emi-grants, who perished on their way to the land of finally come to believe it themselves; and thismay account for the many wonderful stories thathave been palmed off on some book-makers, andby them, in turn, hashed up for the travelingpublic. Travelers can always hear all theychoose, but it is well to be a little cautious aboutbelieving all they hear. The Maidens Grave.—There is hardly anold resident on this coast, but wTho has some in-cident to relate in reference to Gravelly Ford. Itwas not only an excellent crossing place, but itwas also a fine camping place, where both manand beast could recruit after the weary days onthe dreary plains. • There were wide bottom-lands that offered excellent grazing for stock,. gold, or in returning from the same. There are,also, many of the S
Size: 1724px × 1449px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, booksubjectcentralpacificrailro
