. A California tramp and later footprints; or, Life on the plains and in the Golden state thirty years ago, with miscellaneous sketches in prose and verse ... Illustrated with thirty-nine wood and photo-engravings. Overland journeys to the Pacific; Agriculture. 80 A CALIFORNIA TRAMP. and from one to two feet in thickness, the whole being of a dark gray color. The surface of the rock is filled with names and dates from base to summit, on the side fronting the road, where ambitious travelers have endeavored to immortalize themselves through the medium of black and red paint, con- verted into gla
. A California tramp and later footprints; or, Life on the plains and in the Golden state thirty years ago, with miscellaneous sketches in prose and verse ... Illustrated with thirty-nine wood and photo-engravings. Overland journeys to the Pacific; Agriculture. 80 A CALIFORNIA TRAMP. and from one to two feet in thickness, the whole being of a dark gray color. The surface of the rock is filled with names and dates from base to summit, on the side fronting the road, where ambitious travelers have endeavored to immortalize themselves through the medium of black and red paint, con- verted into glaring capitals. Thousands of names, known and unknown to fame, are here recorded on a gigantic album which will stand till the crack of doom. Fremont, on his. The Devil's Gate. » return from his first expedition in 1842, carved a cross on this rock, which, after he became a candidate for the Presidency, became a prominent object: the enemies of the Pathfinder seeing Jesuitism in the act. The rock is situated close to the river, near by where the road crosses it, and as it stands on the edge of a plain, it has a majestic look. About four miles farther on we saw a still greater curiosity. This was the Devil's Gate, where the Sweet Water forces its way through a rugged. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kenderdine, Thaddeus S. Newton, Pa. [Philadelphia, Press of Globe printing house]
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