. Ralph's scrap book . ur reflections as the contluctor shovits ^c AljiineTavern, 5000 feet above sea level, at the loftv terminusof the Mount Lowe Railway, ^ou are in the heart of theSierra Madre Mountains. Perha|)s \du pinch yourself toascertain if \-ou ha\entdreamed it all. But agood dinner is waiting; tosatisfy yoiu material in-stincts, and \-ou ask theclerk all about it aftc]-wards. The Sierra MadreMountains, which Pro-fessor Lowe undertookto conquer for the bene-fit ot Southern C a 1 i-fornia, lorni part of thecoast rani;e of the Pacificslope. They rise abrupt-ly in verdant grandeur from

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. Ralph's scrap book . ur reflections as the contluctor shovits ^c AljiineTavern, 5000 feet above sea level, at the loftv terminusof the Mount Lowe Railway, ^ou are in the heart of theSierra Madre Mountains. Perha|)s \du pinch yourself toascertain if \-ou ha\entdreamed it all. But agood dinner is waiting; tosatisfy yoiu material in-stincts, and \-ou ask theclerk all about it aftc]-wards. The Sierra MadreMountains, which Pro-fessor Lowe undertookto conquer for the bene-fit ot Southern C a 1 i-fornia, lorni part of thecoast rani;e of the Pacificslope. They rise abrupt-ly in verdant grandeur from the foothills about forty milesfrom the coast and seventeen from Los Angeles. Porwild, primeval beauty of peak, canyon and forest theyare unexcelled. They are not gray, stern, forbidding fellows,these silent sentinels of the Southland, their outlines arerounded and graceful and their yucca-dotted coat is alwaysgreen, e\en when Nature has changed her dress to yellowand brown in the \alle)s below. The front range is a99. Contemplating tnefrom the sun hejutfci nf the valleymit of Mt. Lowe 34(35 l[i

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