. Crofutt's new Overland tourist, and Pacific Coast guide ... over the Union, Kansas, Central and Southern Pacific Railroads, their branches and connections, by rail, water and stage .. . edition to the river, butare not informed as to tlie results. A Avagon road leads north, up the eastside of the river, over which a stage runsregularly to the SwEETWATEii CouNTKY—The ]irincipalcities are South Pass, Atlantic and Hamil-ton. They are situated four miles principal occupation of the citizens isquartz gold mining. Many of the minesae said to be very rich, but for some re a-sou very unpro
. Crofutt's new Overland tourist, and Pacific Coast guide ... over the Union, Kansas, Central and Southern Pacific Railroads, their branches and connections, by rail, water and stage .. . edition to the river, butare not informed as to tlie results. A Avagon road leads north, up the eastside of the river, over which a stage runsregularly to the SwEETWATEii CouNTKY—The ]irincipalcities are South Pass, Atlantic and Hamil-ton. They are situated four miles principal occupation of the citizens isquartz gold mining. Many of the minesae said to be very rich, but for some re a-sou very unprofitable to w( rk. The prin-cipal mines are on Swectw iter River, a trib-utary of Wind River, which passes throughvery rich mineral and agricultural coun-try-Wind River is a tributary of the BigHorn River, which empties into the Yel-lowstone. The streams abound in fish, in-cluding trout of excellent llavor. Thevalleys and mountains furnish game inabundance, including deer, elk, antelope,mountain sheep, buftalo, cinnamon, brown,blac5 and grizzly bears. Indian difficulties have retarded min-ing, agricultural, and business operationsvery much in the past. AND PACIFIC COAST GUIDE. 75. BURNING ROCK CUI,NEAR GREEN RIVER. to Bryan, Septem-ber, 1808, and largeamounts of freightwas deliVI red here tobe re-shipped to thewestward. From thisstation to the north-ward, it is 80 milesto the Pacific Springson the old Californiatrail, and 90 milesto Sweetwater. At one time stagesleft this station for theSweetwater country,but they have beentransferred to GreenIJiver station. Freightfor the Governmentposts, and country to-Ihe northward, Atlan-tic City, South Pass,ccc, is hauled fromthis station by wagonteams as of old. Bryan, during itsearly days, was quitelively, and troubledwith the usual number Leaving the station,we cross Green Riveron a fine bridge, thecars passing alongthrough heavy cuts,almost over the riverin places, affording aline view of the frown-ing clifts on the eastside of the ri
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