. Ocean to ocean on horseback; being the story of a tour in the saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with especial reference to the early history and development of cities and towns along the route; and regions traversed beyond the Mississippi .. . acturing and jobbing trade isover $60,000,000. Looking at these statistics, one is reminded of themagic tent of Prince Ahmed. At first it was no big-ger than a nut-shell. Surely it could hold nothing;but it did. People flocked to it. Surely it could notcover thera ;—but it did ! it did !! The army flockedto it;—but the tent was elastic. It cover
. Ocean to ocean on horseback; being the story of a tour in the saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with especial reference to the early history and development of cities and towns along the route; and regions traversed beyond the Mississippi .. . acturing and jobbing trade isover $60,000,000. Looking at these statistics, one is reminded of themagic tent of Prince Ahmed. At first it was no big-ger than a nut-shell. Surely it could hold nothing;but it did. People flocked to it. Surely it could notcover thera ;—but it did ! it did !! The army flockedto it;—but the tent was elastic. It covered all; itsheltered all; it welcomed all. Has not Sacramento proved itself the magic tent ofthe Golden Age, ready to cover, shelter, welcome thewhole world should occasion require? From Sacramento to San Francisco my route layalong the eastern shore of the river, and few haltswere made between the two cities. I was anxious toreach my final destination, as a feeling of fatigue was nowovercoming me, which, however, only served to stimulateand urge me forward. I passed several places thatstrongly tempted a halt for refreshment and rest, andfinally entered the Western Metropolis on the twenty-fourth of November, registering at the Palace CHAPTER XXX. SAN FRANCISCO AND END OF JOURNEY. AN FRANCISCO, the chief city on theWestern Coast of North America, is inevery respect a wonderful city, not leastso in its origin and development. Notvery long ago—less than a century—the Pacific Coast was almost an un-explored region. The great State ofCalifornia—next to Texas, the largest inthe Union—now teems with populouscities and new settlements, and produces meat andgrain abundantly sufficient for the supply of a largeportion of the country. It has a coast line on thePacific Ocean of seven hundred miles and, extendingfrom the coast, a breadth of three hundred and thirtymiles. California has also the most wonderful goldfields of the world. They were discovered in themiddle of
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