Pacific service magazine . of the earlyhistory of Californiawas made here. Atone point on thehighway from Jack-son and just aboutopposite the site ofSalt Springs dam isthe summit of Ped-dler Hill at an ele-vation of 7280 feetabove sea level. Tenmiles farther on thetraveler reachesTragedy Springs, aspot commemorativeof a gruesome hap-pening on the nightof June 21, 1848,when two gold seek-ers are said to havebeen slain by graves sur-rounded by piles ofstones and decorated with bits of evergreen have lain there throughthe years, on that silent eminence where atnight naught but the o
Pacific service magazine . of the earlyhistory of Californiawas made here. Atone point on thehighway from Jack-son and just aboutopposite the site ofSalt Springs dam isthe summit of Ped-dler Hill at an ele-vation of 7280 feetabove sea level. Tenmiles farther on thetraveler reachesTragedy Springs, aspot commemorativeof a gruesome hap-pening on the nightof June 21, 1848,when two gold seek-ers are said to havebeen slain by graves sur-rounded by piles ofstones and decorated with bits of evergreen have lain there throughthe years, on that silent eminence where atnight naught but the occasional soughing ofthe wind breaks the death-like names and a short description of theirfate are carved upon a neighboring pine. Another spot reminiscent of early days iscalled Maidens Grave. Here Rachel Mel-ton, a young unmarried woman, lies buriedsince 1850. A tiny American flag wavesover her resting place and her story is tobe found in the annals of Amador county. Landmarks along the route, which runs. Calaveras Bald Rock and Mokelumne River justabove Salt Springs dam site. in a northeasterly direction from Jackson,are Pine Grove, Cooks and Hams, alltypical wayside resorts. Thirty-five milesout from Jackson lies a Forest Ranger sta-tion, and at this point our company is busilyconstructing a road which plunges downthe slope in the direction of Beaver Creekand to a point where the Bear River joinsthe Mokelumne. At the time of writingthe road has descended about 800 feet,but there is consider-able more to do, forthe turning point onthe highway is some6000 feet above sealevel. At the timeof writing some 50men are at workwith dynamite anddrill and steam-shovel carving thisnew highway out ofbrush and rock; anda temporary con-struction camp ispitched under thefirs at the best avail-able point nearest tothe work. Countingthe road down thehill and its continua-tion along an emi-nence parallel withthe north bank ofthe M o ke 1 u m nethere will be twelvemiles of speci
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