. 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 .. . vided Annex, No 10. We now return to the railroad, cross thebridge, and turn away to the northward,through long snow-sheds and rocky cuts,made through red sandstone, six miles toTie hiding—This station is importantonly in the lact of its being a point wheregreat quantities of ties and wood arebrought to the railroad from the hills tothe northward. The view to the southis that of a very broken and rugg
. 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 .. . vided Annex, No 10. We now return to the railroad, cross thebridge, and turn away to the northward,through long snow-sheds and rocky cuts,made through red sandstone, six miles toTie hiding—This station is importantonly in the lact of its being a point wheregreat quantities of ties and wood arebrought to the railroad from the hills tothe northward. The view to the southis that of a very broken and rugged coun-try. To the west, the southern entl ofthe great Laramie Plains is spread out,almost at our feet, tweuty miles in width,,with the wondrous Rocky Mountains ris-ing from its western border, range uponrange, peak overlapping peak, away up,up into the regions of perpetual snow,over one hundred miles away. Our train is descending rapidly, andmore to the northward; steam is nc longerrequired—only brakes. Onward. 4 1-10miles, through snow-sheds and deep exca-vations, brings us to Harney — an unimportant stationI*assing on, to the left can be seen the old PACIFIC COAST CROSSING THE RANGE ON SNOW SKATES-SEE ANNEX NO. 32. Denver and Salt Lake staire road, the tele-graph markinir the line for some distancealong the railroad. On the rit>hf hand, thewhole valley has been fenced in forgazing jDurposes. The next station is 41-2 mies, denomi-Eated Red Bnttes—This locality derivedits name from several ridges and peculiarlorm;i,tions of sandstone lying between therailroad and the Black Iliilson the right. Many of these sandstones rear theirpeaks from 500 to 1,000 feet above theplain, apparently worn and washed bj^ the■elements, into wild, fantastic shapes andgrotesque figures. Rocks which, at a dis-tance, might be taken for casties, rise sideby side with the wall of an immense fort;■churches rear their roofs, almost shadingthe lowly cottage by their side; columns,mo
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