. Crofutt's new overland tourist and Pacific coast guide : containing a condensed and authentic description of over one thousand two hundred cities, towns, villages, stations, government fort and camps, mountains, lakes, rivers, sulphur, soda and hot springs, scenery, watering places, and summer resorts : where to look for and hunt the buffalo, antelope, deer and other game; trout fishing, etc., etc. In fact, to tell you what is worth seeing--where to see it--where to go--how to go--and whom to stop with while passing over the Union, Central and Southern Pacific Railroads, their branches and c
. Crofutt's new overland tourist and Pacific coast guide : containing a condensed and authentic description of over one thousand two hundred cities, towns, villages, stations, government fort and camps, mountains, lakes, rivers, sulphur, soda and hot springs, scenery, watering places, and summer resorts : where to look for and hunt the buffalo, antelope, deer and other game; trout fishing, etc., etc. In fact, to tell you what is worth seeing--where to see it--where to go--how to go--and whom to stop with while passing over the Union, Central and Southern Pacific Railroads, their branches and connections, by rail, water and stage, from sunrise to sunset, and part the way back, through Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, California and Arizona . t high and dry on the beach, •where you see her. Not content with that,he chased the escaping occupants far intothe sand hills, throwing spars, masts, andrigging after them. Thank you! We dont want any of thatkind of pacific in ours. We will now keep our eye on Old Pa-cific, and drive along down the beach, byseveral fine hotels, and then turn into thesand-hills to the left, passing over a highpoint, where some fine views can be hadof the surrounding country, and around tothe old Mission Dolores. Here is food forthe curious. But we cannot afford to stophere long, as Boreas is getting waked up,and is sliding the sand over the bluffsafter us—rather disagreeable. This Mis-sion was founded in 1775, by Spanish mis-sionaries, who, for over 60 years, wielded amighty influence among the native Cali-fornians (Indians). In its most prosperousdays, the Mission possessed 76,000 head ofstock cattle, 2,920 horses, 820 mules,79,000 sheep, 2,000 hogs, 456 yoke of work- AND PACIFIC COAST GUIDE. 211. 212 CROFUTT S NEW OVERLAIS^D TOURIST ing oxen, 180,000 bushels of wheat andbarley, besides $75,000 worth of merchan-dize and hard cash. The greater portion of all this wealthwas confiscated by the Mexican Govern-ment, so t
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