. The Pacific tourist : Williams' illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean : containing full descriptions of railroad routes ... A complete traveler's guide of the Union and Central Pacific railroads ... . it hasnow no attraction for the tourist. The town of Auburn proper is situated belowthe station. It has a population of 1,000, twochurches, good schools, fine orchards, and is thecounty-seat of Placer County. It is one of theoldest towns in the State. It has three hotels,one of which is the Railroad House. Many ofits buildings are constructed of b
. The Pacific tourist : Williams' illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean : containing full descriptions of railroad routes ... A complete traveler's guide of the Union and Central Pacific railroads ... . it hasnow no attraction for the tourist. The town of Auburn proper is situated belowthe station. It has a population of 1,000, twochurches, good schools, fine orchards, and is thecounty-seat of Placer County. It is one of theoldest towns in the State. It has three hotels,one of which is the Railroad House. Many ofits buildings are constructed of brick or stone,and grapes are extensively grown in the viciiiity,and with great success. The Placer Herald is aweekly Democratic paper, and the Argus, aweekly Republican paper. From the point where the locomotive stands,the Sacramento River can be seen on the left, asalso from other points as the train continueswestward. Soon after leaving the station, therailroad crosses Dutch Ravine, at the head ofwhich is Bloomer Cut, where the train passesthrough an interesting conglomerate, showing awell-exposed strata of boulders, sand and coarsegravel. The trestle work at Newcastle GapBridge is 528 feet long and 60 feet high. 242 wmm ^m€iFi€ A VISION OF THE GOLDEN COUNTRY. BY THOMAS MOKAN. As the train nears Newcastle, the MarysvilleButtes, rough, ragged peaks, are easily are about 12 miles above the city ofMarysville, and the town near the railroad,but clinging to a side hill opposite, is thedecayed town of Ophir. From the trestle work, just before reachingand also after passing Newcastle, there are finep a n 0 r a m a s ofthe SacramentoValley, on boththe right handand the Diablomay be seen onthe l^ft. Newcastle,—170 miles fromSan Francisco,is a day tele-graph station,five miles fromAuburn, 956 feetabove the has a hotel andseveral stores,every man inthe place a GoodTemplar, andsome promisingquartz mines inthe vicinity. Itwas named afteran
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