. 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 ... . e, kept along the narrowledge, while the Duke and Custer followed in aline along the bottom of the canon. The chasewas most exciting, and the Grand Duke, exhib-itinir an enthusiasm and daring which the most elevation of 2,637 feet, and miles from theeastern terminus of the road. The island in theriver, from which the station is named, is qui
. 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 ... . e, kept along the narrowledge, while the Duke and Custer followed in aline along the bottom of the canon. The chasewas most exciting, and the Grand Duke, exhib-itinir an enthusiasm and daring which the most elevation of 2,637 feet, and miles from theeastern terminus of the road. The island in theriver, from which the station is named, is quitelarge, and formerly had considerable timber forthis country. An occasional tree may yet be *herson—is miles from Omaha,and 2,695 feet above the sea. It is the stationnamed after the fort which is located south of thePlatte River, on a military reservation, and111 a: ly opposite the station. There is a wagonbridge across the river connecting the two fort is about seven miles from the station,and is located near some springs formerly called Cotton-wood Springs. It bears the name ofthe gallant geneial who fell before Atlanta, in1861:, in the war for the preservation of theUnion. But few soldiers are now kept at this. ; Dl KL Al TVIb KILLIVO HIS FIRST BUFFALO. experienced western hunter could not have sui-passed, pressed his game until she turned uponhim. Describing a semi-circle with his horse,he dashed to the other side of her, and takingdeliberate aim, discharged the contents of hisrevolver into her fore should m-, as quick as aflash of lightning. The buffalo fell dead uponthe instant. Thus, as he telegraphed to his fa-ther, the Czar of Russia, he killed the first wildhorned monster that had met his eye in sport continued for two days, and endedwith a series of Indian festivities. Warren—is a side track miles fromOmaha, and feet above the sea. A section-house stands near by. The valley here narrows,and the bluffs o
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