. The Pacific tourist . a-r^-man hold allsame time fourlaces and a kling;whole weekwashee gonelikee wood-bine. Cape HornMillsâis a sidetrack, at whichthe overlandtrains stop onsignal, but theVirginia Citypassenger trainwill not stop. Itis miles fromGold Run, andnot far fromCape Horn. Be-fore the train doubles thepoint or Cape,Robbers Ravinewill be seen onthe left, deepen-ing into the greatcanon of theAmerican River. Cape Horn.âAround t h eCape, the rail-road clings to theprecipitous bluffat a point nearly2,000 feet abovethe river and farbelow the sum-mit, and wherethe first foot-holdfor th
. The Pacific tourist . a-r^-man hold allsame time fourlaces and a kling;whole weekwashee gonelikee wood-bine. Cape HornMillsâis a sidetrack, at whichthe overlandtrains stop onsignal, but theVirginia Citypassenger trainwill not stop. Itis miles fromGold Run, andnot far fromCape Horn. Be-fore the train doubles thepoint or Cape,Robbers Ravinewill be seen onthe left, deepen-ing into the greatcanon of theAmerican River. Cape Horn.âAround t h eCape, the rail-road clings to theprecipitous bluffat a point nearly2,000 feet abovethe river and farbelow the sum-mit, and wherethe first foot-holdfor the daringworkman on thenarrow ledgewas gained by men who were let down with ropesfrom the summit. When the Cape is rounded, Rices Ravine willbe on the left, and Colfax seen on the oppositeside. At the head of Rices Ravine the railroadcrosses by trestle-work 113 feet high and 878 feetlong, on the summit of the divide between LongsRavine and Rices Ravine âthe wateiS fromLongs going first northward to the Bear River,. SECRET TOWX, TRESTLE-Wt)RK and those in Rices Ravine soiithward into theAmerican. At the foot of the trestle-work, andclimbing up both ravines to Colfax, its terminus,on a grade of 113 feet to the mile, may be seenthe narrow gauge railroad just opened to GrassValley and Nevada Cityâthe former andthe latter 22 1-2 miles from Colfax. At the bottom of the deep gorge around Cape Horn, and on the ^\ mountain sideacross the stu-pendous chasm,may be seen thestage road toIowa Hill, amining townacross the railroadhere is anachievement ofengineeringskill, genius anddaring on thepart of its boldprojectors, t r i -umphing overnatural wondersand obstacles ofwhich ever to beproud. Theview is magnifi-cent. No onepassing can af-ford to miss it,or he will diepoorer and worsefor the loss. Un-less it be theview at GiantsGap, there is norailroad view tosurpass it. Thewonderful chasmis almost fright-ful to houses andeven fields in thevalley beneathare little
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