. 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 ... . MOVt MENT KOCK —ECHO C \^ ^N^ same side, its wildest and most chaiacteiisticscenery. The entrance and departure fromeach canon is distinguished with great abrupt-ness and distinctness Travelers who can enjoythe fortunate position of the lowest step on theplatform of each car, can witness all the scenesof Echo and Weber Canons, to the best advan-ta
. 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 ... . MOVt MENT KOCK —ECHO C \^ ^N^ same side, its wildest and most chaiacteiisticscenery. The entrance and departure fromeach canon is distinguished with great abrupt-ness and distinctness Travelers who can enjoythe fortunate position of the lowest step on theplatform of each car, can witness all the scenesof Echo and Weber Canons, to the best advan-tage. The view is particularly fine,—as whenthe train describes the sharp turn, under andaround Pulpit Rock, the view from the last plat-form includes the whole length of the tiain onthe curve,—and overhead the jutting jioint ofthe rock, and, farther alwve, the massive RockI^Iountain, the overlook to the entire valley. Justas the train rounds at Pulpit Rock, passengers TMM ^maiFia F&wmiBF. 123. THE CLIFFS OF ECHO CANON, UTAH. BY THOMAS MORAN. 124 TME ^m€iFi€ T^wmim. on the south side of the train, will have a pretty-little glimpse of the upper portion of WeberRiver, with its green banks and tree verdure—acharming relief to the bare, dry plains, so con-stant and even tiresome. A curious feature oftliis little Weber Valley, are the terraces. NearEcho City is a low, narrow bottom, near theriver; then an abrupt ascent of 30 feet; then alevel plain or bottom of 200 to 400 yards; thena gentle ascent to the rock bluffs. The Weber River is exceedingly crooked inits course,—originally occupying the entire widthof the little space in the canon—and in construct-ing the railroad at various points, the road-bedhere has been built directly into the river, tomake room for the track. The average angle ofelevation of the heights of Weber Canon is 70to 80 degrees,—and the height of the summitsabove the river is 1,500 to 2,000 feet. In thiscanon is found a thick bed of hard, redsa
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